Most Notable
- Selected Best Digger at 2019 NORCECA Women's Continental Championship
- Named Best Libero at 2019 Pan American Cup
- Two-time AVCA All-America First Team (2015 and 2016)
- NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team after helping Nebraska to NCAA title (2015)
- Was a standout beach player, competing in the 2011 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch Youth World Championships in Croatia, finishing in a tie for ninth with her partner Sara Hughes
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
- 2019: Pan American Cup (Gold); FIVB World Cup (Silver); NORCECA Women's Continental Championship (Silver)
- 2018: FIVB Volleyball Nations League (Gold); Pan American Cup (Gold)
- 2017: Pan American Cup (Gold); FIVB World Grand Prix (5th Place); USA Volleyball Cup vs. Brazil; FIVB World Grand Champions Cup (Bronze)
- 2016: Pan American Cup (Bronze)
Did You Know:
- Nebraska Female Athlete of the Year (All Sports, 2016-17)
- Was the youngest known player to ever earn a AAA CBVA rating after winning a AAA beach tournament at the age of 12 with partner Summer Ross
- Was a four-year starter at setter for her high school team, Los Alamitos in Cypress, California
- Graduated from Nebraska in December 2016 with degree in child, youth and family studies
- Started playing indoor volleyball when she was 6-years-old
Favorites Food: Pizza, Mexican and ice cream ... Music Type: Basically everything ... Favorite Movie: Horrible Bosses 2 ... Favorite Athlete: Kobe Bryant
Hobbies and Interests Netflix, going to the beach and coaching
Most Admired Person: Her mother because "she has made so many sacrifices for me to be where I am today.
Happiest Moment in Life: Winning a NCAA National Championship in 2015 with University of Nebraska in Omaha, Nebraska.
Path to the Podium
- Started playing indoor volleyball at age six and joined Mizuno Long Beach
- Was the youngest known player to ever earn a AAA CBVA rating after winning a AAA beach tournament at the age of 12 with partner Summer Ross
- Finished ninth at the 2011 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch Youth World Championship with partner Sara Hughes
- Was a four-year starter at setter for her high school team, Los Alamitos in Cypress, California
- Two-time AVCA First-Team All-American playing at the University of Nebraska, helping the Huskers to the 2015 NCAA title
- University of Nebraska Female Athlete of the Year (All Sports, 2016-17)
- Made debut with U.S. Women’s National Team at 2016 Pan American Cup
Related Links
- May 16, 2018: Wong-Orantes Taking Every Opportunity in Quest to Make U.S. Roster (Lincoln Journal Star)
- March 15, 2017: Wong-Orantes Wasn't Ready to Leave Nebraska Yet (Lincoln Journal Star)
- Dec. 13, 2016: Before Nebraska Found Justine Wong-Orantes, She was a Beach Phenom (Omaha World Herald)
- Dec. 17, 2015: Justine Wong-Orantes Brings West Coast Flair to Nebraska's NCAA Volleyball Title Bid (Orange County Register)
- Oct. 7, 2015: Justine Wong-Orantes (espnW)
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