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Haleigh Meridian Washington (born September 22, 1995) is an American volleyball player of the United States women's national volleyball team. Washington was an All-American middle blocker for the Penn State women's volleyball team, where she helped lead the team to the 2014 NCAA national championship. Washington won gold with the national team at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.[1]

Haleigh Washington
Personal information
Full nameHaleigh Meridian Washington
NationalityAmerican
Born (1995-09-22) September 22, 1995 (age 27)
Denver, Colorado
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Spike307 cm (121 in)
Block295 cm (116 in)
College / UniversityPennsylvania State University
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle Blocker
Current club Pallavolo Scandicci
Number22 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
2014–2017 Penn State
2017–2018 Olimpia Ravenna (it)
2018–2019 Volley Millenium Brescia
2019–2020 Busto Arsizio Volley
2020–2022 Igor Gorgonzola Novara
2022– Pallavolo Scandicci
National team
2018– United States
Honours
Women’s Volleyball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoTeam
FIVB World Cup
2019 JapanTeam
FIVB Nations League
2019 NanjingTeam
2021 RiminiTeam
Pan-American Cup
2018 Santo Domingo
NORCECA
2019 San Juan

Personal life


Washington was born in Denver, Colorado to parents Danielle and Alecs. In her early athletic days, she showed talent in basketball, but ended up being more passionate about volleyball while on the seventh-grade team. She would attend Clear Creek High School, where she began being recruited by college volleyball coaches in her freshman year.[2] Her family relocated to Colorado Springs before her junior year, and she finished her high school career at Doherty High School, where she holds a state record after putting down 48 kills in a match with her high school team.

She earned consecutive Colorado Volleyball Player of the Year honors in 2012 and 2013 and led her team to a state championship title in 2012, and was the 2013 Volleyball Magazine National Player of the Year. She was considered to be the nation's top high school recruit in her class, and ultimately decided to play collegiate volleyball at Penn State.[3]

Washington has one brother, Kaden, and one sister, Leilani. In 2020, Washington came out as bisexual.[4]


Penn State


Washington was a three-time first-team All-American and helped lead the team to the 2014 NCAA National Title as a freshman, as well as an appearance in the 2017 Final Four in her senior season. She was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year after hitting .463 for the season. In her senior season, she earned the 2017 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, and led the nation with a .503 hitting percentage, while putting down 3.03 kills per set on the season.[5] She earned AVCA All-American honors three times and was selected as a Honda Sports Award nominee after her senior season.

Washington credited Penn State's head coach Russ Rose for acclimating her to the grueling demands and expectations of competing on the international stage.[6]


Professional clubs


Washington has played in multiple Italian Series A1 professional volleyball teams, including Igor Gorgonzola Novara from 2020–2022.[7] In the upcoming 2022–2023 season, she will play with Pallavolo Scandicci.[8]


United States national team


With Team USA, she started all three matches of the 2019 Tokyo Qualification Tournament in which Team USA earned its bid into the 2020 Olympic Games.

She was named to the 18-player roster of the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League. In her first match as the starting middle, had nine kills and a block against Brazil.[9]

On June 7, 2021, US National Team head coach Karch Kiraly announced she would be part of the 12-player Olympic roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[10] Washington helped lead her team to the USA's first ever gold medal and was named Best Middle Blocker of the tournament.[citation needed]


Awards and honors



International



Professional clubs



College



See also



References


Awards
Preceded by
Milena Rašić
Foluke Akinradewo
Best Middle Blockers of
Olympic Games

2020
(with Carol Gattaz)
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
TeTori Dixon
Eda Erdem Dündar
Best Middle Blockers of
FIVB Nations League

2019
(with Ana Beatriz Corrêa)
Succeeded by
Eda Erdem Dündar
Carol Gattaz

На других языках


- [en] Haleigh Washington

[it] Haleigh Washington

Haleigh Meridian Washington (Denver, 22 settembre 1995) è una pallavolista statunitense, centrale della Savino Del Bene.

[ru] Вашингтон, Хейли

Хейли Меридиан Вашингтон (англ. Haleigh Meridian Washington; 22 сентября 1995, Денвер, штат Колорадо, США) — американская волейболистка. Центральная блокирующая. Олимпийская чемпионка 2020.



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