Heather Bown

Heather Bown
Personal information
Born	(1978-11-29) November 29, 1978 (age 45) Orange, California, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Spike	119 in (301 cm)
Block	110 in (290 cm)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle Blocker
Number	7
Career
Years Teams 1996-97 1998–00 2000–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012-13 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Azerrail Baku Dynamo Kazan
National team
2000–2012  United States
Medal record Women's volleyball Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team World Championship 2002 Germany Team World Cup 2011 Japan Team 2003 Japan Team 2007 Japan Team Grand Prix 2001 Macau Team 2010 Ningbo Team 2011 Macau Team 2012 Ningbo Team 2003 Andria Team 2004 Reggio Calabria Team NORCECA Championship 2001 Santo Domingo 2003 Santo Domingo 2011 Caguas 2007 Winnipeg Pan American Cup 2010 Rosarito & Tijuana Final Four Cup 2009 Lima

Heather Erin Bown (born November 29, 1978) is a retired

, helping Team USA to a silver medal.

Early life and education

Bown was born in

twice and played club volleyball for NIKE Ichiban that won the Junior Olympics in 1996.

Bown attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, for two seasons, where her squad advanced to the NCAA regional finals in 1997. In her sophomore campaign, she was named to the all-Big West first team after finishing the season ranked ninth nationally in hitting percentage (.384).

She transferred to the

. As a senior in 1999, she repeated as the WAC Player of the Year and repeated as an AVCA First Team All-American. In 1999, she led the nation with 2.25 block per game and posted 411 kills, 230 blocks and a .364 hitting percentage for the year.

Awards

Individuals

• 2001 NORCECA Championship "Best Spiker"
• 2008–09 CEV Challenge Cup "Best Blocker"

Clubs

• 2008–09
  Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi
• 2011 Turkish Cup –
  Eczacıbaşı VitrA

References

External links

• Heather Bown at Team USA (archived)
• Dynamo Kazan player bio (in Russian)
• Heather Bown on
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