Most Notable

• Alternate to 2016 U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team roster
• Selected AVCA All-America Third Team in 2010 and 2011, Volleyball Magazine All-America First Team in 2011
• Named AVCA Mideast Region Freshman of the Year
• Helped Dresdner Win the 2014-2015 German Bundesliga title

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:

• 2017: Pan American Cup (Gold); FIVB World Grand Prix (5th Place): USA Volleyball Cup vs. Brazil; FIVB World Grand Champions Cup (Bronze)
• 2016: FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round (Silver)

Did You Know

• Scored 11 points in two sets against China during FIVB World Grand Prix Finals Round on July 8, 2016 - her first FIVB match appearance
• Scored 49 points during 19 sets of Pan Am Cup, helping Team USA win gold in her first international tournament
• Averaged 2.00 points per set, without a single set start in six Pan American Games matches in which Team USA won gold
• Served as an assistant coach for the UC Irvine Men's Volleyball Program in 2013 as the team won the NCAA Men's National Championship
• Led Illinois to NCAA title match in 2011 and named to NCAA All-Tournament Team
• Ended collegiate career at Illinois ranked 7th in kills and 10th in digs
• Named to U.S. Women's National A2 Team (now called U.S. Collegiate National Team)
• Helped Illinois to four straight Big Ten runner-up finishes and four straight NCAA Sweet 16 appearances
• Starting middle blocker for U.S. Women's Junior National Team that won gold at 2008 NORCECA Women's Junior Continental Championship
• Named Best Server at 2008 NORCECA Women's Junior Continental Championship
• Started professional career playing in Puerto Rico
• Served as student assistant coach at Illinois while getting her undergraduate degree in sport management
• In high school, qualified for sectionals as a member of her high school's swim team and placed sixth at the regional track and field meet in the triple jump
• Was a high school four-year starter in basketball eclipsing the 1,000-point plateau and shooting 63.5 percent from the field in earning honorable mention all-state honors
• Mother (Julie) played volleyball at University of Kansas while father (Michael) played soccer at Blackburn College.
• Brother Andrew competed in throws in track and field at UC Davis and University of Wisconsin
• Married to Corbin Hackley

Michelle Bartsch-Hackley's Favorites
Food: Spaghetti and pizza ... Book: Harry Potter ... Music Type: Country ... Movie: Notting Hill ... Athlete: Mia Hamm

Hobbies and Interests: Cooking, Eating, Home decorating, Playing with my dog, any outdoor or water activity

Most Admired Person: Her parents because "my Dad served in the U.S. Navy for 26 years and taught High School science. On the long overseas tours my Mom kept my brother and I at home so we could have normal lives. They both made a lot of sacrifices to support our family."

Happiest Moment in Life: "Our wedding day, getting our dog, and buying our first home."

Path to the Podium

• Started playing indoor volleyball in 2001 with Southwest Illinois Volleyball and continued with that club until college
• Won gold with 2006 U.S. Youth National Team and 2008 U.S. Women’s Junior National Team in respective NORCECA age-group championships
• Ranked 16th in prepvolleyball.com’s 2007 Senior Class
• Named AVCA Mideast Region Freshman of the Year at University of Illinois and later was an AVCA Third-Team All-American in 2010 and 2011 with the Illini
• Made debut with U.S. Women’s National Team during the 2016 FIVB World Grand Prix Finals Round
• Alternate to the 2016 U.S. Olympic Women’s Volleyball Team
• Chosen 2017 USA Volleyball Female Indoor Most Improve Player of the Year

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