Position: Outside Hitter
Height: 6-3
Hometown: Champaign, Illinois
High School: Collinsville High School (Collinsville, Illinois)
College: University of Illinois
World Championship Experience
2018 FIVB World Championship (5th Place)
Most Notable
Named most valuable player of the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Nations League after leading the U.S. to victory
Alternate to 2016 U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team roster
Selected AVCA All-America Third Team in 2010 and 2011, Volleyball Magazine All-America First Team in 2011
Named AVCA Mideast Region Freshman of the Year
Helped Dresdner Win the 2014-2015 German Bundesliga title
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
2019: FIVB Volleyball Nations League (Gold); Tokyo Qualification Tournament (1st)
2018: FIVB Volleyball Nations League (Gold, MVP); FIVB World Championship (5th Place)
2017: Pan American Cup (Gold); FIVB World Grand Prix (5th Place): USA Volleyball Cup vs. Brazil; FIVB World Grand Champions Cup (Bronze)
2016: FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round (Silver)
Did You Know
Scored 11 points in two sets against China during FIVB World Grand Prix Finals Round on July 8, 2016 - her first FIVB match appearance
Served as an assistant coach for the UC Irvine Men's Volleyball Program in 2013 as the team won the NCAA Men's National Championship
Led Illinois to NCAA title match in 2011 and named to NCAA All-Tournament Team
Ended collegiate career at Illinois ranked 7th in kills and 10th in digs
Named to U.S. Women's National A2 Team (now called U.S. Collegiate National Team)
Helped Illinois to four straight Big Ten runner-up finishes and four straight NCAA Sweet 16 appearances
Starting middle blocker for U.S. Women's Junior National Team that won gold at 2008 NORCECA Women's Junior Continental Championship
Named Best Server at 2008 NORCECA Women's Junior Continental Championship
Started professional career playing in Puerto Rico
Served as student assistant coach at Illinois while getting her undergraduate degree in sport management
In high school, qualified for sectionals as a member of her high school's swim team and placed sixth at the regional track and field meet in the triple jump
Was a high school four-year starter in basketball eclipsing the 1,000-point plateau and shooting 63.5 percent from the field in earning honorable mention all-state honors
Mother (Julie) played volleyball at University of Kansas while father (Michael) played soccer at Blackburn College.
Brother Andrew competed in throws in track and field at UC Davis and University of Wisconsin
Married to Corbin Hackley
Michelle Bartsch-Hackley's Favorites
Food: Spaghetti and pizza ... Book: Harry Potter ... Music Type: Country ... Movie: Notting Hill ... Athlete: Mia Hamm
Hobbies and Interests: Cooking, Eating, Home decorating, Playing with my dog, any outdoor or water activity
Most Admired Person: Her parents because "my Dad served in the U.S. Navy for 26 years and taught High School science. On the long overseas tours my Mom kept my brother and I at home so we could have normal lives. They both made a lot of sacrifices to support our family."
Happiest Moment in Life: "Our wedding day, getting our dog, and buying our first home."
Path to the Podium
Started playing indoor volleyball in 2001 with Southwest Illinois Volleyball and continued with that club until college
Won gold with 2006 U.S. Youth National Team and 2008 U.S. Women’s Junior National Team in respective NORCECA age-group championships
Ranked 16th in prepvolleyball.com’s 2007 Senior Class
Named AVCA Mideast Region Freshman of the Year at University of Illinois and later was an AVCA Third-Team All-American in 2010 and 2011 with the Illini
Made debut with U.S. Women’s National Team during the 2016 FIVB World Grand Prix Finals Round
Alternate to the 2016 U.S. Olympic Women’s Volleyball Team
Chosen 2017 USA Volleyball Female Indoor Most Improve Player of the Year
Interesting Notes on Michelle Bartsch-Hackley:
Her wedding flooded and she and her husband said their vows standing on chairs
Her husband, Corbin, and their dog, Champion, travels with her when she goes to play club overseas
Her Dad was in the U.S. Navy and just retired in 2017 after 16 years
She has a cooking and baking website (www.makeeatbake.com) that I work on overseas