Name: Megan Courtney
Position: Libero/Outside Hitter
Sport: Volleyball
Discipline(s): Volleyball
Height: 6-1
Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
High School: Archbishop Alter High School (Kettering, Ohio)
College: Penn State
College Year: 2016
College Major: Kinesiology-movement science
World Championship Experience
  • 2018 FIVB World Championship (5th Place)
Other Career Highlights
  • Named Best Libero of 2019 FIVB Volleyball Nations League
  • Named AVCA All-America Second Team in 2015 at Penn State
  • Helped Penn State to NCAA title in 2014 as she was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player after helping Penn State to NCAA title in 2013
  • Switched from outside hitter to libero in 2017
  • Named to AVCA High School All-America Team and selected Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year following her senior year at Archbishop Alter High School in Kettering, Ohio
  • Led Archbishop Alter High School to state semifinals as freshman, junior and senior and was named Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year
Personal: Parents are Robert and Sharon... Brother Robbie played volleyball at Quincy University... Husband's name is Mitch... Mitch works as a director of operations for Ohio State... Favorite musicians: Dan + Shay, Luke Combs... Happiest Moment: getting married to Mitch... Hobbies and interests: Playing with my dog, Lazy, and wedding planning... Most Admired Person: My mom because "she has and always will be my biggest fan no matter how far apart we get. She is always my go-to person and my best friend."
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Path to the Podium

  • Started playing club indoor volleyball with Dayton Juniors in 2003 before completing her youth career with Team Z
  • Named to AVCA High School All-America Team and selected Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year following her senior year at Archbishop Alter High School in Kettering, Ohio
  • Helped Penn State to NCAA title in 2013 and 2014, and was named the tournament’s most outstanding player in 2014
  • Selected AVCA Second-Team All-American in 2015 at Penn State
  • Made U.S. Women’s National Team debut at 2016 Pan American Cup
  • As part of an experiment, switched from her typical outside hitter role to libero for the 2017 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup and USA Volleyball Cup matches against Brazil

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