Nancy Metcalf

Nancy Jean Metcalf (née Meendering;^[1] born November 12, 1978) is an American indoor volleyball player. She represented the United States 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]

Nancy Metcalf
Metcalf during the 2005–06 season with Arzano Volley [it]
Personal information
Full name	Nancy Jean Metcalf
Nationality	American
Born	Nancy Jean Meendering (1978-11-12) November 12, 1978 (age 46) 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)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite
Career
Years Teams 1998–2001 2002–03 2003–04 2005 2005–06 2006 2006–07 2007–09 2009–10 2010 2010–12 2012–13 2013–14 University of Nebraska Indias de Mayagüez Despar Sirio Perugia Indias de Mayagüez Arzano Volley [it] Eczacıbaşı Zentiva Grupo 2002 Murcia Eczacıbaşı Zentiva Minas Tênis Clube Criollas de Caguas Lokomotiv Baku Igtisadchi Baku Ageo Medics
National team
2000–2012 USA
Medal record Women's Volleyball Representing the  United States World Championship 2002 Germany Team FIVB World Cup 2003 Japan Team World Grand Prix 2012 Ningbo Team 2003 Andria Team 2004 Reggio Calabria Team NORCECA Championship 2003 Santo Domingo Team 2005 Port Of Spain Team Pan-American Cup 2003 Saltillo Team 2010 Rosarito & Tijuana Team 2011 Ciudad Juárez Team Final Four Cup 2009 Lima Team

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 to 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 to 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

• 2002 Puerto Rican League "Most Valuable Player"
• 2002 Puerto Rican League "Best Scorer"
• 2002 Puerto Rican League "Best Spiker"
• 2003 Puerto Rican League "Best Scorer"
• 2003 Puerto Rican League "Best Spiker"
• 2008 Turkish League "All-Star"
• 2005 NORCECA Championship "Most Valuable Player"
• 2005 Pan-American Cup "Best Scorer"
• 2009 NORCECA Championship "Best Spiker"
• 2009 USA Volleyball Indoor Female Player of the Year^[35]

National team

• 2004 Montreux Volley Masters, Silver Medal

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

References

1. "Nancy Metcalf". United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
2. "Olympics: China defeats USA women to begin 2004 Olympics". Buzzle.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2005. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
3. "Women's Volleyball Olympic Games 2004 – Standings". FIVB. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
4. "Iowa Sports Hall of Fame: Metcalf's big dreams took her to Olympics and beyond". Des Moines Register. May 24, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
5. Hersom, Terry (July 16, 2012). "London likely off the table for Metcalf". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
6. "Nancy Metcalf Nebraska Cornhusker's Player Page". University of Nebraska. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
7. Zona Zaguera. "Nancy Metcalf" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on January 5, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
8. "Lideres por Temporada del 1995 al 2008" (in Spanish). FPvoleibol. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
9. "U.S. women hold off Kazakhstan at volleyball worlds". ESPN. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
10. "World's Second-Ranked USA Women to Play Intrasquad Match". FIVB. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
11. "NORCECA Women's Continental Championship – Cuba and USA qualify for the World Cup". FIVB. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
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14. Hersom, Terry (July 2, 2004). "Metcalf hopes to land Olympic volleyball berth". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
15. "Todo listo para la Copa Panamericana" (in Spanish). FIVB. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
16. "Cuba confirmed as major power in Women's Pan American Cup". NORCECA. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
17. "Nancy Metcalf fue JMV en Continental de NORCECA" (in Spanish). NORCECA. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
18. "USA is the Women's Continental Champions of Norceca". NORCECA. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
19. "Caguas derrotó a Mayaguez en inicio se serie semifinal" (in Spanish). NORCECA. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
20. "Nancy Metcalf kimdir?" (in Turkish). Eczacıbaşı Holding. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
21. "El 2002 Murcia conquista la Copa de la Reina" (in Spanish). Federacion de la Region de Murcia de Voleibol. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
22. "El Grupo 2002, campeón de la Superliga femenina de voleibol" (in Spanish). Murcia Periodista Digital. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
23. "Top Team Cup: Final Four" (in Spanish). SomosVoley.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
24. "All Star'ın yabancıları belli oldu!" (in Turkish). Haber3.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
25. "Turchia: Il Fenerbahce vince il campionato femminile" (in Italian). Volleyball.it. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
26. "Dominican Republic wins NORCECA gold in dramatic fashion". FIVB. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
27. "Usiminas/Minas se reabilita e vence São Bernardo por 3 a 0" (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
28. Kauffman, Bill (April 16, 2012). "U.S. Women's Update for April 16". USA Volleyball. Archived from the original on July 18, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
29. "US Women's Weekly Update for Nov. 4". USA Volleyball. November 4, 2012. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
30. Wagner, Brent C. (April 14, 2014). "NU volleyball notes: Nebraska will take international trip this summer". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
31. Giappone: Metcalf ci ripensa e va all'Ageo Medics Archived 2013-10-23 at the Wayback Machine(in Italian) Retrieved 21-10-2013
32. Hersom, Terry (August 10, 2010). "Former Western Christian, Huskers star back in action". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
33. Chatelan, Dirk (April 23, 2002). "NU's Metcalf aims to make 2004 Olympics". The Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
34. "NET Sports Volleyball: Nancy Metcalf Jersy Retired, 2011 Videos". September 27, 2011. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
35. "Metcalf named Player of the Year". Sioux County Index Reporter. SmallTownPapers.com. December 23, 2009.

External links

• Nancy Metcalf at FIVB.com
• Nancy Metcalf at FIVB.org World Grand Prix 2009
• Nancy Metcalf at usavolleyball.org
• Nancy Metcalf at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Nancy Metcalf at Olympedia
• Nancy Metcalf at Olympics.com