Micah Maʻa

Micah Maʻa (born April 16, 1997) is an American volleyball player, member of the United States men's national volleyball team. At the professional club level, he plays for the Polish team, GKS Katowice.[1][2][3]

Micah Maʻa
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1997-04-16) April 16, 1997
Kaneohe, HI, United States
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Spike333 cm (131 in)
Block318 cm (125 in)
College / UniversityUCLA
Volleyball information
PositionSetter / Outside hitter
Current club GKS Katowice
Number13
Career
YearsTeams
2016–2019
2019–2021
2021–		 UCLA Bruins
Stade Poitevin Poitiers
GKS Katowice
National team
 United States
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  United States
FIVB World Cup
2019 Japan
FIVB Nations League
2019 Chicago
NORCECA Championship
2019 Winnipeg

Personal life

Maʻa was born in Kāneʻohe, Hawaiʻi to Pono and Lisa Strand-Maʻa.[4][5]

Career

Maʻa was a standout 3 sport athlete at Punahou winning a state basketball title in 2012, a state football title in 2013, four state volleyball titles and earning the Hawaiʻi state volleyball player of the year his senior season in 2015 at Punahou and at UCLA earning AVCA first-team All-America, first team All-MPSF and Off the Block's Server of the Year in his freshman season in 2016, all 2018 NCAA volleyball tournament honors when the Bruins finished runner-up in the championship game against the 49ers of Long Beach State, and AVCA first-team All-America, first-team All-MPSF, setting the UCLA Bruins single-season record of 67 aces his senior season in 2019. He graduated UCLA in 2019 majoring in political science.[4][5][6]

Sporting achievements

College

Clubs

Youth national team

Individual awards

References
  1. "Deux nouvelles recrues à Poitiers". lequipe.fr (in French). June 3, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  2. "FRA M: One of the biggest world volleyball prospects joins Poitiers". worldofvolley.com. June 7, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  3. "Micah Ma'a nowym siatkarzem GieKSy". gkskatowice.eu (in Polish). May 7, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  4. "Micah Ma'a". teamusa.org. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  5. "2019 Volleyball roster: Micah Ma'a bio". UCLA Bruins website. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  6. "UCLA's Ma'a eyes showdown with hometown 'Bows". Hawai'i News Now. April 6, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  7. "No. 3 UCLA Falls Just Short in National Title Match". uclabruins.com. May 5, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
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