- 2018 - FIVB World Championship (5th Place)
- 2010 - Youth Olympic Games (Silver)
Most Notable
- Selected MVP and Best Setter of 2019 Pan Am Cup leading Team USA to gold
- Named MVP, Best Setter and Best Server of 2017 Pan Am Cup leading Team USA to gold
- In 2016, set Pan Am Cup records for aces in a tournament and aces in a single match
- Led Penn State to back-to-back NCAA Division I national titles and was selected most valuable player of the 2013 championship
- Named AVCA Division I National Player of the Year in 2014
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
2019: FIVB Volleyball Nations League (Weeks 1, 2); Pan American Cup (Gold)
2018: FIVB Volleyball Nations League (Gold), FIVB World Championship (5th)
2017: Pan American Cup (Gold); FIVB World Grand Prix
2016: Pan American Cup (Bronze)
2010: Youth Olympic Games (Silver)
Did You Know:
- Three-time AVCA All-America First-Team selection at Penn State (2012-2014)
- Ranked first national as a college senior in aces per set (1.05) with at least one ace in all but three matches in 2014
- Named Gatorade Oklahoma State Player of the Year for the 2009 season
- Began playing club volleybsall with McAlester Team Extreme
- Parents are Michael and Kelly Hancock
- Mother Kelly played basketball at Oklahoma State University
- Father Michael was a professional boxer, boxing at the heavyweight division from 1982-85
- Sister Kelsey played volleyball at Tulsa University
- Final youth club volleyball team was Oklahoma Peak Performance coached by former U.S. Men's Sitting Volleyball Team Head Coach Edgar Miraku.
Micha Hancock's Favorites
Food: Avocado with anything ... Music Type: R&B, Rap, Rock, Pop - mood dependent ... Musical Person: Drake ... Movie: The Holiday ... Actress: Kate Winslet ... Professional Team: Oklahoma City Thunder ... Athlete: Russell Westbrook
Hobbies and Interests: Shopping, singing and dancing
Most Admired Person: My parents because "they have seen so much and have taught me so many things. As I get older I realize how awesome that shared knowledge is. I wouldn’t want to have learned the lessons I have from anybody else."
Happiest Moment in Life: "Winning a National Championship for the first time."
Path to the Podium
- Started indoor youth club volleyball with McAlester Team Extreme before moving on to Oklahoma Peak Performance
- Helped Team USA win silver at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games
- Sparked Oklahoma Peak Performance to the bronze medal at the 2009 USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships
- Led Oklahoma Region Volleyball Association to the gold medal at the 2010 USA Volleyball High Performance Championships
- Three-time AVCA First-Team All-American at Penn State (2012-2014) and AVCA National Player of the Year in 2014
- Back-to-back NCAA national champion at Penn State and was selected most outstanding player of the 2013 championship
- Made debut with U.S. Women’s National Team at 2016 Pan American Cup where she set tournament records for aces in a tournament and single match
- Named MVP, Best Server and Best Setter at the 2017 Pan American Cup in which USA won gold
Related Links
- TeamUSA.org: Micha Hancock and Team USA Approaching Every Game at Volleyball Worlds with Gold-Medal Mentality (Oct. 9, 2018)
- Penn State Athlete Bio
- Centre Daily Times: Hancock Serves Up for USA Volleyball (June 17, 2017)
- The Collegian: Hancock, Courtney Named to U.S. Pan Am Cup Roster (June 15, 2017)
- Penn State: Hancock Nominated for ESPN Espy Award (July 1, 2015)
- The Oklahoman: Hancock Just Wants to be a Volleyball Player (Nov. 23, 2010)
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