Michelle Bartsch-Hackley
- Club
- Vakifbank
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth Date
- 12/02/1990
- Birth Place
- Kansas, USA
- Height
- 190 cm
- Weight
- 78 kg
Position: Outside Hitter
Height: 6-3
Hometown: Maryville, Illinois
College: University of Illinois
Personal: Mother (Julie) played volleyball at University of Kansas while father (Michael) played soccer at Blackburn College....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
Most NotableAlternate to 2016 U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team rosterSelected AVCA All-America Third Team in 2010 and 2011, Volleyball Magazine All-America First Team in 2011Named AVCA Mideast Region Freshman of the YearHelped Dresdner Win the 2014-2015 German Bundesliga title
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:2017: Pan American Cup (Gold); FIVB World Grand Prix2016: FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round (Silver)
Did You KnowScored 11 points in two sets against China during FIVB World Grand Prix Finals Round on July 8, 2016 - her first FIVB match appearanceScored 49 points during 19 sets of Pan Am Cup, helping Team USA win gold in her first international tournamentAveraged 2.00 points per set, without a single set start in six Pan American Games matches in which Team USA won goldServed as an assistant coach for the UC Irvine Men's Volleyball Program in 2013 as the team won the NCAA Men's National ChampionshipLed Illinois to NCAA title match in 2011 and named to NCAA All-Tournament TeamEnded collegiate career at Illinois ranked 7th in kills and 10th in digsNamed 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 appearancesStarting middle blocker for U.S. Women's Junior National Team that won gold at 2008 NORCECA Women's Junior Continental ChampionshipNamed Best Server at 2008 NORCECA Women's Junior Continental ChampionshipStarted professional career playing in Puerto RicoServed as student assistant coach at Illinois while getting her undergraduate degree in sport managementIn 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 jumpWas 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 honorsMother (Julie) played volleyball at University of Kansas while father (Michael) played soccer at Blackburn College.