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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 name	Haleigh Meridian Washington
Nationality	American
Born	(1995-09-22) September 22, 1995 (age 27) Denver, Colorado
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Spike	307 cm (121 in)
Block	295 cm (116 in)
College / University	Pennsylvania State University
Volleyball information
Position	Middle Blocker
Current club	Pallavolo Scandicci
Number	22 (national team)
Career
Years Teams 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 Tokyo Team FIVB World Cup 2019 Japan Team FIVB Nations League 2019 Nanjing Team 2021 Rimini Team 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

• 2019 FIVB Nations League – "Best Middle Blocker"
• 2020 Summer Olympics – "Best Middle Blocker"

Professional clubs

• 2021–22 Italian Serie A1 League – Bronze medal, with Novara
• 2021–22 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Silver medal, with Novara
• 2021–22 Italian Super Cup – Silver medal, with Novara
• 2020–21 CEV Women's Champions League – Bronze medal, with Novara
• 2020–21 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Silver medal, with Novara
• 2020–21 Italian Serie A1 League – Silver medal, with Novara
• 2020–21 Italian Super Cup – Bronze medal, with Novara
• 2019–20 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Silver medal, with Busto

College

• 2014 NCAA Division I National Champions
• 2014 Big Ten Freshman of the Year
• 2014 Unanimous All-Big Ten Freshman Team
• 2014 NCAA Louisville Regional All-Tournament
• 2014 All-Big Ten
• AVCA First Team All-American (2015, 2016, 2017)
• Unanimous All-Big Ten selection (2015, 2016, 2017)
• 2015 B1G/Pac-12 Challenge Most Valuable Player
• 2016 CoSIDA Third-Team Academic All-America
• 2017 Senior CLASS Award winner in NCAA Division I volleyball
• 2017 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year

See also

• List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians

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

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- [en] Haleigh Washington

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[it] Haleigh Washington

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

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[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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