Ramón Hernández | |||||
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Full name | Ramón Hernández Cruz | ||||
Nickname | Moncho | ||||
Nationality | Puerto Rican | ||||
Born | July 16, 1972 San Juan, Puerto Rico | (age 51)||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||
College / University | Pennsylvania State University | ||||
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Indoor volleyball information | |||||
Position | Outside hitter | ||||
Number | 9 (Penn State) | ||||
Ramón "Moncho" Hernández Cruz (born July 16, 1972) is a Puerto Rican volleyball coach and former volleyball player. Hernandez won the bronze medal in the men's beach volleyball team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering with Raúl Papaleo. [1] He represented Puerto Rico in beach volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. [1] [2]
Hernandez was a three-time All-American while playing college volleyball for Penn State from 1991 to 1994. [3] He led Penn State to an NCAA Championship in 1994, and won the NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player award. [3] [4] [5] Penn State was the first non-California team to win the Championship. [3] In 2014, he was inducted into the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Hall of Fame. [3]
Hernandez was head coach of the Puerto Rican national men's volleyball team in 2017. [6]