Megan Hodge

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Megan Hodge
Megan Hodge
November 2010
portrait
Date of birth October 15, 1988
place of birth Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands
size 1.91 m
position Acceptance / outside
societies
2006–2009
2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
from 2012 		Pennsylvania State University
Criollas de Caguas
MC-Carnaghi Villa Cortese
Trefl Sopot
Azerrail Baku
National team

since 2010 		Junior national team
A national team
successes
2004
2010
2011
2011
2011
2011
2012
2012
2012 		NORCECA Champion Junior
Winner Grand Prix
Italian Cup
Winner Winner Grand Prix
NORCECA Champion
Second World Cup
Polish Champion
Winner Grand Prix
Olympic Silver

As of August 19, 2012

Megan Hodge (born October 15, 1988 in Saint Thomas , US Virgin Islands ) is an American volleyball player . She won the Olympic silver medal in 2012.

Career

Hodge's parents Michael and Carmen were American Virgin Islands volleyball players. However, she herself began her sporting career with jumping rope and took part in the 2002 World Championships in this discipline. At Riverside High School in Durham, North Carolina , she came to volleyball. The outside attacker won the NORCECA championship with the US juniors in 2004. The following year she took part in the U20 World Cup. During her studies, she was part of the team at Pennsylvania State University from 2006 to 2009 . In 2010, Hodge made her debut in the senior team , with which she won the Grand Prix . After initially playing in Puerto Rico with Criollas de Caguas , she moved to the Italian club MC-Carnaghi Villa Cortese for the 2010/11 season . In 2011 she won the Italian Cup with Villa Cortese. Internationally, she defended her title at the Grand Prix with the US team and won the NORCECA championship . In addition, the national team reached second place in the World Cup . The following season she played in Poland for Trefl Sopot . With the club she became Polish champion in 2012. The USA won the Grand Prix for the third time in a row . Then Hodge took part in the Olympic Games and won the silver medal. After the tournament she moves to Azerbaijan to Azerrail Baku .

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personal data
SURNAME Hodge, Megan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American volleyball player
DATE OF BIRTH October 15, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint Thomas , US Virgin Islands