Ana Mercado | |||||
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Born | Sonora, Mexico | 19 February 1983||||
Hometown | Nogales | ||||
Height | 185 cm (73 in) | ||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||
College / University | Missouri Baptist University | ||||
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Position | Outside hitter | ||||
Number | 8 (national team) | ||||
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Ana Mercado (born 19 February 1983, in Tepic) is a retired Mexican female volleyball player. She was part of the Mexico women's national volleyball team. [1]
At the 2005 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Mercado was awarded for the best server. She scored during the tournament 25 serving aces and she still holds (as of 2015) the Pan American Cup record for most serving aces. [2] She was selected as the most valuable player in the 2005 American Midwest Conference. [3]
Mercado studied at the Missouri Baptist University. [4]
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