American indoor volleyball player (born 1978)
Nancy Metcalf
Full name Nancy Jean Metcalf Nationality American Born Nancy Jean Meendering (1978-11-12 ) November 12, 1978 (age 45)
Sioux Center, Iowa , U.S.Hometown
Hull, Iowa
Lincoln, Nebraska Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Weight 75 kg (165 lb) Spike 314 cm (124 in) Block 292 cm (115 in) Position Opposite
Nancy Jean Metcalf (née Meendering ;
[1] born November 12, 1978) is an American indoor
volleyball player. She represented her native country at the
2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens, Greece ,
[2] where she finished in fifth place with the
USA National Team .
[3] She missed the
2008 Olympics with a torn labrum,
[4] and was not named to the national team in
2012 .
[5]
Early life
Nancy Meendering is the second of four children born to Harry and Dee Meendering.
[1] She attended
Western Christian High School , where she earned two state titles in volleyball and made it to the all-state squad three times.
[4] In addition, she is Western's career leader in kills, kills per game and blocks.
[6] She was inducted into the
Iowa Sports Hall of Fame in May 2012.
[4]
Career
Metcalf graduated from the
University of Nebraska in December 2001 with a bachelor's degree in
advertising , and joined the national team in January 2000. While playing in college, in 1999 she set Nebraska's school record for kills per game (5.09) and attacks per game (12.17) and broke the Huskers' single-match record for kills with 39. She finished her career at
Nebraska ranked third for career kills (1,603), third for attacks (3,741), ninth for block assists (376) and tenth with total blocks (412)
[6]
She started playing professionally in
Puerto Rico in 2002, playing two years with
Indias de Mayagüez and being elected MVP for the 2002 season,
[7] and Best Scorer and Spiker in both 2002 and 2003 seasons.
[8]
In 2002, she earned a silver medal at the
World Championships in Germany
[9] and the bronze medal at the
2003 World Grand Prix .
[10]
She won the gold medal at the
2003 NORCECA Championship in
Santo Domingo , qualifying for the
2003 World Cup .
[11]
[12] At the 2003 World Cup, her team took a berth for the
2004 Summer Olympic Games in
Athens , Greece.
[13]
In 2004, she played professionally for
Despar Sirio Perugia in Italy.
[14] She won the silver medal at the 2004 edition of the Montreux Volley Masters .
[15]
The next year, Metcalf participated in the
Pan-American Cup , ending up in 4th place and taking home the "Best Scorer" award.
[16] Later that season, she was awarded "Most Valuable Player"
[17] at the
NORCECA Championship won by her national team.
[18] Metcalf returned to the Indias de Mayagüez for the semifinal round of the 2005 season.
[19] Later that year, she signed with Arzano Volley in Italy for the 2005–2006 season, but transferred to the Turkish club
Eczacıbaşı Zentiva due to Arzano's financial problems.
[20]
Metcalf spent the 2006–2007 season with the Spanish club
Grupo 2002 Murcia winning the "Copa de la Reina",
[21] Spanish Supercopa, Spanish Superliga (
Superliga Femenina de Voleibol ),
[22] and the
CEV Top Teams Cup .
[23]
Metcalf then returned to Turkey, playing for
Eczacıbaşı Zentiva from 2007–2009. She was selected to the 2008 All Star Game,
[24] and awarded with her team Runner-Up from the Turkish League Championship, losing to
Fenerbahçe Acıbadem in the final game.
[25]
Her team finished fourth at the
2009 NORCECA Championship , but she took the "Best Spiker" honor.
[26]
She played the 2009–2010 season with
Minas Tênis Clube in
Brazil .
[27] From 2010–2013, Metcalf played in Azerbaijan, with the clubs
Lokomotiv Baku
[28] and
Igtisadchi Baku .
[29] Metcalf played her final season
[30] with the
Ageo Medics in 2013–2014.
[31]
Personal
She married Jason Metcalf in 2001.
[32]
[33]
Awards
College
2011 #7 Jersey Retired
[34]
2001 Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year
2001 AVCA First-Team All-American
2001 AVCA Central All-Region Team
2001 AVCA Player of the Year Candidate
2001 NCAA Today's Top VIII Award
2001 MVP of
State Farm/NACWAA Tournament
2001 Big 12 Player of the Year
2001 Big 12 Player of the Week (Oct. 1)
2001 First-Team All-Big 12
2001 ASICS/Volleyball Magazine First-Team All-American
1999 AVCA First-Team All-American
1999 Big 12 Player of the Year
1999 First-Team All-Big 12
1999 AVCA First-Team District VII
1999 NCAA Pacific Region All-Tournament Team
1999 Big 12 Player of the Week (Sept. 6)
1998 AVCA First-Team All-American
1998 AVCA First-Team District V
1998 ASICS/Volleyball Magazine Second-Team All-American
1998 NCAA Pacific Region All-Tournament MVP
1998 First-Team All-Big 12
1998 Nebraska US Bank All-Tournament Team
1998 San Diego State All-Tournament Team
Individuals
National team
Clubs
2006 Turkish League –
Champion, with Eczacıbaşı Zentiva
2006 Spanish Supercopa –
Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
2007
Superliga Femenina de Voleibol –
Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
2007 Copa de la Reina –
Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
2007
CEV Top Teams Cup –
Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
2008 Turkish League –
Champion, with Eczacıbaşı Zentiva
2009 Turkish League –
Runner-Up, with Eczacibasi Zentiva
2012-13
Azerbaijan Super League -
Runner-Up, with
Igtisadchi Baku
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Archived 2013-10-23 at the
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