Micah Christenson

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Micah Christenson
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Personal information
Full nameMicah Makanamaikalani Christenson
Nationality American
Born (1993-05-08) May 8, 1993 (age 30)
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight194 lb (88 kg)
Spike137 in (349 cm)
Block130 in (340 cm)
College / University University of Southern California
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current club Zenit Kazan
Number11
Career
YearsTeams
2012–2015
2015–2018
2018–2021
2021–		 USC Trojans
Volley Lube
Modena Volley
Zenit Kazan
National team
2013–Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic rings.svg
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro
FIVB World Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Italy/Bulgaria
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Japan
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Japan
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Japan
FIVB World League
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Florence
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Rio de Janeiro
FIVB Nations League
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Chicago
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Bologna
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Gdańsk
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Lille
NORCECA Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Langley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Colorado Springs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Charleston

Micah Makanamaikalani Christenson (born May 8, 1993) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as a setter for Zenit Kazan and the U.S. national team. He was a bronze medalist at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 and the 2018 World Championship; the 2014 World League and the 2015 World Cup winner.

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Personal life

Christenson was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Robert and Charlene Christenson. His parents both attended the University of Hawaii at Hilo, where his father, Robert, played basketball and his mother, Charlene, won three volleyball national championships and was named a two-time All-American. His sister, Joanna, played volleyball at Southern Utah University. Christenson began playing club volleyball in 2005 with Asics Quicksilver; he also played basketball and was two time Gatorade Player of the year in Hawai'i.

Christenson is married to Brooke Christenson. They have two sons together. Christenson is a Christian. [1]

Career

Christenson was a basketball and volleyball player for Kamehameha Schools Kapālama in Honolulu, graduating in 2011. He led his teams to three state championship titles (basketball in 2009 and 2011, and volleyball in 2011) and played in six state championship games. He attended the University of Southern California and played for the USC Trojans men's volleyball team. He was a starter on the U.S. Junior National Team that won a gold medal in the 2010 NORCECA Junior Championship in Canada and also played the FIVB 2009 Boy's Youth World Championship in Italy. In 2011 he played for the U.S. Junior National Team during the 2011 FIVB Men’s Junior World Championship in Brazil where the team placed fourth. He captained the U.S. Junior National Team to win a gold medal at the 2012 NORCECA Men's Junior Continental Championship in Colorado Springs.

He was supposed to play on the 2013 U.S. Men’s Junior National Team but got called up to the senior team instead. He debuted with the U.S. national team at the NORCECA Championship, which U.S. won; Christenson was named Best Server and Best Setter in this tournament. [2] He also competed in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup. In 2014 he won the gold medal at the World League, held in Florence, Italy. [3] He began senior-level competition at age 20. He is the youngest starting setter to ever compete for the U.S. on a national team for both junior level and senior level. [4]

At club level, he played on the team that won 2016-2017 Superlega, Italy's top championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova.

As of 2021, he signed a two-year contract to play in the Russian club, Zenit Kazan. Suffering only one loss in the entirety of the 2020 Russian SuperLeague in their first match against Dynamo Moscow , Kazan was able to win the first season of the Superleague.

Honors

Club

Individual awards

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References

  1. ↑ Ackerman, Jon. "MAGAZINE: U.S. Volleyball Star Micah Christenson is Christlike & Competitive". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  2. ↑ U.S. Men Win 2013 NORCECA Championship – teamusa.org – September 28, 2013
  3. ↑ USA upset Brazil to claim second World League title – fivb.org – July 20, 2014
  4. ↑ Micah Christenson wins Lloyd Ball Award – dailytrojan.com – April 28, 2015
Awards
Preceded by Best Setter of
FIVB World Cup
2015
2019 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Best Setter of
FIVB World Championship
2018 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Setter of
FIVB Nations League
2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Setter of
FIVB Nations League
2022 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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