Ana Mercado

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Ana Mercado
Personal information
NationalityMexican
Born (1983-02-19) 19 February 1983 (age 40)
Tepic, Mexico
Height185 cm (73 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
College / UniversityMissouri Baptist University
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number8 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
2005, 2006 Missouri Baptist University
National team
2005-2006 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico

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]

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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]

Palmares

2005
7th: 2005 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
7th: 2005 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
2006
4th: 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
9th: 2006 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

Awards

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References

  1. "Team Roster – Mexico". NORECA.org. Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  2. Aury Cruz holds record of most points in a Pan Am Cup
  3. "AMC American Midwest Conference". Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  4. "2005 NAIA Region V Volleyball All-Region Team". NAIA.org. Retrieved 2017-03-24.