Quick Facts
Biography
Michelle Bartsch-Hackley (12 February 1990) is an American professional volleyball player currently playing for VakifBank, Istanbul.
Career
Michelle Bartsch's career began at Collinsville High School; whilst playing for her school, she joined the US youth selections, winning the gold medal at the US Under-18 Championship in 2006 and the North American Under-20 Championship in 2008. She was also awarded the title of Best Server in the competition.
From 2008 to 2011, she played for the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, reaching the NCAA Division I in her senior year, losing to the University of California, Los Angeles; despite this defeat, she received several individual awards during the season.
She made her professional debut in 2012 with Llaneras de Toa Baja, in the Liga de Voleibol Superior Feminino in Puerto Rico.
She then played for Rote Raben Vilsbiburg from 2013 to 2014, winning the German Cup. She stayed in Germany the following season, but played for the Dresdner Sportclub 1898 club, who would go on to win the German Cup in 2016. In 2015 she made her debut in the US national team. In 2015, she won a gold medal at the Pan American Games. In 2017, she won a gold medal at the 2017 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, and a bronze medal at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup.
Since 2016 she has been an active volleyball player in Italy.In the 2016-17 she played for Neruda Volley di Bolzano in Serie A1.In 2017 she played in Futura Volley Busto Arsizio. In 2018 she was recruited by AGIL Volley. In 2019 she played for Beijing BAIC Motor China Volleyball League.
Awards
Individual
- 2018 Nations League "Best Outside Hitter"
- 2018 Nations League "Most Valuable Player"