Alisha Glass
| Alisha Glass | |
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| 2011 in Sopot | |
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| Date of birth | April 5, 1988 |
| place of birth | Leland, Michigan, United States |
| size | 1.84 m |
| position | passing |
| societies | |
| 2006–2009 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013 2013 2013–2014 2014–2016 |
Pennsylvania State University Vôlei Futuro Atom Trefl Sopot Universal Volley Modena Criollas de Caguas Indias de Mayagüez Fenerbahçe İstanbul Imoco Volley Conegliano |
| National team | |
| 2009-2016 | A national team |
| successes | |
| 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 2016 2016 |
Winner Grand Prix Winner Grand Prix NORCECA-Champion Polish Champion Winner Grand Prix Puerto Rican Champion NORCECA-Champion Winner CEV-Cup World Champion NORCECA-Champion Italian Champion Olympic Bronze |
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As of March 27, 2018 |
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Alisha Rebecca Glass (born April 5, 1988 in Leland , Michigan ; now Alisha Glass-Childress ) is an American volleyball player . She became world champion in 2014 and won the Olympic bronze medal in 2016.
Career
Glass began her career at her native Leland High School. During her studies, she played on the Pennsylvania State University team from 2006 to 2009 , with which she won the national championship three times in a row. From 2009 to 2016, the setter was part of the US national team , with which she won the Volleyball World Grand Prix three times (2010, 2011 and 2012) and the NORCECA championship (2011, 2013 and 2015). She also became world champion in Italy in 2014 and won the bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro .
From 2010 to 2016 Glass was also active in various foreign associations. She played in Brazil with Vôlei Futuro, in Poland with Atom Trefl Sopot (2012 Polish champion), in Italy with Universal Volley Modena , in Puerto Rico with Criollas de Caguas and with Indias de Mayagüez (2013 Puerto Rican champion), in Turkey at Fenerbahçe İstanbul (2014 CEV Cup won ) and again in Italy at Imoco Volley Conegliano (2016 Italian champion).
Since 2018 Glass has been a trainer at Crean Lutheran High School in Irvine, California .
Awards
- Volleyball World Grand Prix 2010 : Best setter
- Volleyball World Grand Prix 2013 : Best setter
- NORCECA Championship 2013 : Best setter
- Volleyball World Championship 2014 : Best setter
- 2016 Summer Olympics : Best setter
Private
Glass has been married to basketball player Josh Childress since 2017 .
Web links
- Alisha Glass in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Profile at FIVB (English)
- Profile at Team USA (English)
- Profile at Penn State University (English)
- Profile at womenssportsfoundation.org (English)
- Profile at the Italian Volleyball League (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Steve Fryer: Crean Lutheran hires former US Olympian Alisha Glass-Childress as volleyball coach. The Orange County Register , March 22, 2018, accessed March 27, 2018 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Glass, Alisha |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Glass, Alisha Rebecca (full name); Glass-Childress, Alisha (married name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American volleyball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leland, Michigan, United States |