Name: Micha Hancock
Discipline(s): Volleyball
Position: Setter
Height: 5-11
Birthplace: McAlester, Oklahoma
Hometown: Edmond, Okla.
High School: Edmond Memorial High School (Edmond, Oklahoma)
College: Penn State
World Championship Experience
2018 - FIVB World Championship (5th Place)
Youth Olympic Games Experience
2010 - Youth Olympic Games (Silver)
Most Notable
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:
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