St. John's University Athletics
2021 Women's Volleyball Roster
Kathariou, Ariadni
Postgame Press Conference St. John's Volleyball vs Bowling Green 12.13
Saturday, December 14
Postgame Press Conference St. John's Volleyball vs UCONN 12.12
Thursday, December 12
St. John's Volleyball vs Providence Highlights 11.23.24
Saturday, November 23
Volleyball vs DePaul Highlights 11.8.2024
Friday, November 08
Jersey Number 19
Ariadni Kathariou
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Hellenic College of Thessaloniki
- Hometown:
- Thessaloniki, Greece
Bio
As a Senior (Fall 2021): Appeared in 115 sets and all 32 matches for St. John’s … named to All-BIG EAST Team … recorded a team-high 151.0 blocks and 182 kills on the season … hit a BIG EAST best .406 clip … averaged 1.63 rejections per set to rank first in the league and 16th in the nation … No. 7 in the country with 151.0 blocks … notched a career-high 14 blocks at Georgetown (Oct. 29) … tallied a career-high 15 kills against Marquette (Nov. 6) … tied for fourth on the program’s single-season blocks list... named to BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
As a Junior (Spring 2021): Appeared in 48 sets and 14 matches for the Johnnies … named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Feb. 16 and March 23… named to BIG EAST All-Academic Team… led the conference with 60 blocks on the season.
As a Sophomore (2019): Appeared in 103 sets and 33 matches for the Johnnies ... led the team with 97 blocks on the season ... recorded 136 kills, 21 digs, 17 assists and one service ace ... named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week after recording a total of 12 blocks across St. John's win over DePaul (Sept. 27) and four-set loss to then-No. 10 Marquette (Sept. 28) ... selected to the Jack Kaiser Classic All-Tournament Team ... ranked sixth in the BIG EAST with 0.94 blocks per set ... notched five or more blocks seven times.
As a Freshman (2018): Played in 77 sets over 28 matches … recorded 35 kills on the season ... registered 17 service aces ... posted a career-high six kills against both Marquette (Nov. 24) and The College of Charleston (Nov. 29).
At Hellenic College of Thessaloniki: A 6-foot-1 middle blocker from Thessaloniki, Kathariou helped lead her squad to the Greek Championship last year. For the 2016-17 season, this new member of St. John’s Class of 2022 was named the Best Middle Blocker of the Greek National Championship.
Off the Court: Born in Thessaloniki, Greece… Daugther of Evangelos Katharios and Patsiotou Koustantina… Has one sibling, Georgia… listed going to the cinema as her hobby… lists winning the Greek Championship in 2017 as her favorite moment of her athletic career… lists her father as the most influential person in her athletic career… chose St. John’s because she liked the majors, the coaches, and New York City… her favorite food is chicken… her favorite movie is Inception… her favorite TV show is “Game of Thrones”.
As a Junior (Spring 2021): Appeared in 48 sets and 14 matches for the Johnnies … named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Feb. 16 and March 23… named to BIG EAST All-Academic Team… led the conference with 60 blocks on the season.
As a Sophomore (2019): Appeared in 103 sets and 33 matches for the Johnnies ... led the team with 97 blocks on the season ... recorded 136 kills, 21 digs, 17 assists and one service ace ... named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week after recording a total of 12 blocks across St. John's win over DePaul (Sept. 27) and four-set loss to then-No. 10 Marquette (Sept. 28) ... selected to the Jack Kaiser Classic All-Tournament Team ... ranked sixth in the BIG EAST with 0.94 blocks per set ... notched five or more blocks seven times.
As a Freshman (2018): Played in 77 sets over 28 matches … recorded 35 kills on the season ... registered 17 service aces ... posted a career-high six kills against both Marquette (Nov. 24) and The College of Charleston (Nov. 29).
At Hellenic College of Thessaloniki: A 6-foot-1 middle blocker from Thessaloniki, Kathariou helped lead her squad to the Greek Championship last year. For the 2016-17 season, this new member of St. John’s Class of 2022 was named the Best Middle Blocker of the Greek National Championship.
Off the Court: Born in Thessaloniki, Greece… Daugther of Evangelos Katharios and Patsiotou Koustantina… Has one sibling, Georgia… listed going to the cinema as her hobby… lists winning the Greek Championship in 2017 as her favorite moment of her athletic career… lists her father as the most influential person in her athletic career… chose St. John’s because she liked the majors, the coaches, and New York City… her favorite food is chicken… her favorite movie is Inception… her favorite TV show is “Game of Thrones”.