Heather Bown

Heather Erin Bown (born November 29, 1978) is a retired volleyball player from the United States, who played as a middle-blocker. She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she finished in fifth place with the USA national team. She also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Bown made her third straight Olympic appearance in Beijing, helping Team USA to a silver medal.

Heather Bown
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1978-11-29) November 29, 1978
Orange, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Spike119 in (301 cm)
Block110 in (290 cm)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle Blocker
Number7
Career
YearsTeams
1996-97
1998–00
2000–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012-13		United States UC Santa Barbara
United States University of Hawaii
Italy Teodora Ravenna
Italy Volley Bergamo
Italy Volley Modena
Italy Santeramo Sport
Italy Airone Tortolì
Italy Vini Monteschiavo Jesi
Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA
Azerbaijan Azerrail Baku
Russia Dynamo Kazan
National team
2000–2012 United States
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2008 BeijingTeam
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2002 GermanyTeam
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2011 JapanTeam
Bronze medal – third place2003 JapanTeam
Bronze medal – third place2007 JapanTeam
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2001 MacauTeam
Gold medal – first place2010 NingboTeam
Gold medal – first place2011 MacauTeam
Gold medal – first place2012 NingboTeam
Bronze medal – third place2003 AndriaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2004 Reggio CalabriaTeam
NORCECA Championship
Gold medal – first place2001 Santo Domingo
Gold medal – first place2003 Santo Domingo
Gold medal – first place2011 Caguas
Silver medal – second place2007 Winnipeg
Pan American Cup
Bronze medal – third place2010 Rosarito & Tijuana
Final Four Cup
Silver medal – second place2009 Lima

Early life and education

Bown was born in Orange, California, and calls Yorba Linda, California home. She graduated from Esperanza High School in Anaheim where she was a three-year letterwinner. She was named all-CIF 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 University of Hawaiʻi in 1998 where she was named an American Volleyball Coaches Association First Team All-American and was the 1998 and 1999 WAC Player of the Year. In 1998, she ranked first in the WAC in hitting percentage (.389) and blocking (1.69) and led the team in kills in 24 matches. She had a career-high 30 kills vs. BYU-Hawaii. 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 CEV Challenge Cup – Champion, with Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi
  • 2011 Turkish Cup – Champion, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA

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