Ramón Hernández (beach volleyball)
Ramón Hernández | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Full name | Ramón Hernández Cruz | ||||
Nickname | Moncho | ||||
Nationality | Puerto Rican | ||||
Born | July 16, 1972 San Juan, Puerto Rico | (age 51)||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||
College / University | Pennsylvania State University | ||||
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Indoor volleyball information | |||||
Position | Outside hitter | ||||
Number | 9 (Penn State) | ||||
Ramón "Moncho" Hernández Cruz (born July 16, 1972) is a Puerto Rican volleyball coach and former
College
Hernandez was a three-time All-American while playing college volleyball for Penn State from 1991 to 1994.[3] He led Penn State to an NCAA Championship in 1994, and won the NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player award.[3][4][5] Penn State was the first non-California team to win the Championship.[3] In 2014, he was inducted into the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Hall of Fame.[3]
Coaching
Hernandez was head coach of the Puerto Rican national men's volleyball team in 2017.[6]
Awards
- Three-time All-American
- NCAA Champion 1994
- NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player 1994
- EIVA Hall of Fame 2014
References
- ^ a b "Ramon A. 'Moncho' Hernandez Cruz". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on June 11, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ "Ramón Hernández". Olympedia. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Ross, Garrett (April 3, 2014). "Ramon Hernandez to be inducted into EIVA Hall of Fame". Daily Collegian. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ Horner, Scott (May 8, 1994). "Volleyball / NCAA Championships : East Finally Beats West With UCLA Loss". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 26, 2023. (subscription required)
- NCAA. Archived(PDF) from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ Kaplon, Megan (July 22, 2017). "The Puerto Rico Men Are Kicking Off Their Season At The Pan-American Cup". FloVolleyball. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
External links
- Ramón Hernández at Olympics.com
- Ramón Hernández at the FIVB beach volleyball database
- Ramón Hernández at Olympedia
- Ramón Hernández at the Beach Volleyball Database