Megan
Easy

Olympian 2012

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GOLD

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SILVER

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BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Height

190 cm/6'3"

Age

Hometown

Durham

Education

Penn State/Business Management

Quick Facts

Born Megan Hodge on Oct. 15, 1988, in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Parents are Michael and Carmen Hodge
Both her parents played for the Virgin Islands National Volleyball Team
Mother played volleyball at George Washington University, while father played at University of Virgin Islands
Brother Michael
Majored in business management at Penn State University
Married to Omar Easy, who was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs
From 1996-2002, was a member of the Bouncing Bulldogs Jump Rope Demonstration team and was a silver medalist in the 12-14 age division at the World Championship in Ghent, Belgium, as a member of the USA Jump Rope Team.

Olympic Experience

1-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 silver)

Olympic Games London 2012, silver (Team - Women)

World Championship Experience

Most recent: 2010 – 4th (Team - Women)
Years of participation: Team - Women 2010
Top finish: 4th – 2010 (Team - Women)

Most Notable

2012 Olympic Games silver medalist
Named Most Valuable Player and Best Scorer of the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix
Selected co-Honda Broderick Cup Award Winner for best female collegiate athlete in all sports in 2009
Helped Penn State win three consecutive NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship titles from 2007-2009

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
2016 - NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament (Gold)
2015 - USA Volleyball Cup vs. China...FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold)...FIVB World Cup (Bronze)...NORCECA Championship (Gold).
2013 - Pan American Cup (Gold)
2012 - FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold)...Olympic Games (Silver)
2011 - Pan American Cup (Bronze)...FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold)...NORCECA Championship (Gold)...FIVB World Cup (Silver)
2010 – China Tour…Montreux Volley Masters (Silver)…Pan American Cup (Bronze)...FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold)...Tour of Brazil...FIVB World Championship (Fourth)

Did You Know

Missed most of the 2013 season after getting married to Dr. Omar Easy, who was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the National Football League, then missed all of the 2014 season while pregnant with her first child
Four-time American Volleyball Coaches Association All-America First-Team selection
In 2009 named Honda Award winner for Volleyball, AVCA Division I National Player of the Year and ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year as Penn State won its third consecutive NCAA Division I title, second of which with an undefeated record
Member of the 2006 U.S. Women's Junior National Team
Member fo the 2004 and 2005 U.S. Girls' Youth National Team, winning Best Attacker in the 2004 NORCECA Girls' Youth Continental Championship then competed at the 2005 FIVB Girls' Youth World Championship
Named Gatorade National High School Player of the Year in 2006 and Volleyball Magazine's National High School Player of the Year
Born in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Both parents, Michael and Carmen Hodge, played for the Virgin Islands Natoinal Volleyball Team
As member of USA Jump Rope, won silver in the 12-14 Age Division at the World Championship in Belgium

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Last Updated: Jan. 10, 2016