Megan McNamara

Megan McNamara
McNamara at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games
Personal information
Full name Megan Norma McNamara
Nationality Canadian
Born (1997-08-01) August 1, 1997
Richmond, British Columbia
Hometown Vancouver, British Columbia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
College(s) UCLA
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years Teammate
2012– Nicole McNamara
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women's beach volleyball
FIVB U21 World Championships
2016 Lucerne Beach
Youth Olympic Games
2014 Nanjing Beach
FIVB U19 World Championships
2014 Porto Beach

Megan Norma McNamara (born August 1, 1997 in Richmond, British Columbia)[1] is a Canadian beach volleyball player. Along with her twin sister, Nicole McNamara, Megan has competed in many beach volleyball events around the world.[2] Since the fall of 2015, Nicole has competed collegiately for the UCLA Bruins.

Early life and high school career

Megan attended high school in Greater Vancouver, at South Delta Secondary School. Her first notable achievement in international beach volleyball competition was winning the bronze medal at the 2014 FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships.[3] Three weeks later, they won the silver medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics after being defeated in a 3-set-final.[4]

Beach volleyball career

College experience

In 2015, Megan became a member of UCLA Bruins beach volleyball team.[5] She and her sister went 16-12 in dual matches on court one during the 2016 college season, leading the team to a 22-8 overall record and third place finishes in both the inaugural Pac-12[6] and NCAA tournaments,[7] and fourth-place ranking nationally. During the season, she and Nicole were named Pac-12 Pair of the Week for the week of April 4,[8] to the All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Freshman First Teams,[9] and to the AVCA Collegiate Beach All-America Team.[10]

During the 2017 season, Megan and Nicole improved to 28-7 in dual matches, leading the Bruins to a 30-6 overall record. The team finished runner-up at the Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championships by a single match,[11] but was defeated in the NCAA tournament in its third match after falling to Florida State in the Elimination Bracket.[12] During the season, she and Nicole were named Pac-12 Pair of the Week for the weeks of March 14[13] and April 11.[14] As with her freshman year, Megan earned both All-Pac-12 First Team[15] and AVCA All-American[16] honors. She was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team for beach volleyball following the season for her performance in the classroom her sophomore year.[17]

During the 2018 season, Megan and Nicole went 35-7 in dual matches, leading the UCLA Bruins to a 40-4 overall record and to their first Pac-12 and NCAA championships, beating USC and Florida State, respectively. Once again, the sisters were honored as members of the All-Pac-12 First Team, and as All-Americans in the process.[18][19] Additionally, the McNamara twins were named Pac-12 Pair of the Year in the week following completion of the championship.[20] Following the season, Megan was once again named to the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team to honor her performance in the classroom for her junior year.[21]

International competition

At the 2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships, Megan and Nicole won the bronze medal by coming back from one set down (18-21, 23-21, 15-10) against USA’s Sarah Sponcil and Torrey Van Winden in the third place match.[22]

In May 2018, Megan and Nicole competed in their first FIVB World Tour event, the Bangkok 1 star, winning five matches and advancing to the semifinals[23] before eventually finishing in fourth place.[24][25][26] In early June 2018, the Megan and Nicole won the women's competition at the 2018 Volleyball Canada NORCECA Open Beach Trials in Toronto, earning the top ranking for Canada for subsequent competition in the 2018 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour.[27] Later in the month, they competed in their second FIVB World Tour event, the Singapore Open 2 star, advancing through the qualifying rounds to pool play,[28] before barely missing out on the quarterfinal round due to point differentials. Megan and Nicole then competed at the Die Techniker Beach Tour event in Nuremberg, earning a fifth place finish after a three-set loss to the tournament's fourth place finisher.[29] In mid-July 2018, the McNamara twins competed at the 2018 FISU World University Beach Volleyball Championship in Munich,[30] advancing to Round 2 after winning their pool.[31]

As a result of winning the Canadian NORCECA Open Beach Trials in June, Megan and Nicole will compete in NORCECA beach volleyball tour events later in the year at Punta Cana (Dominican Republic) in late September, at Ocho Rios (Jamaica) in early November, and in Martinique at a location and date to be determined.[32]

Accolades

  • WUC Beach Volleyball 2018 Qualifier, representing Canada
  • 3x AVCA Collegiate Beach Volleyball All-American (2018, 2017, 2016)
  • 2018 VolleyMob All-American, Beach Volleyball
  • 2018 Pac-12 Pair of the Year (with Nicole McNamara)
  • 3x First-team All-Pac-12 (2018, 2017, 2016)
  • First-team Pac-12 All-Academic (2018, 2017)
  • 2016 Pac-12 All-Freshman First Team
  • Bronze Medalist, Beach Volleyball, 2016 FIVB U21 World Championships
  • Silver Medalist, Beach Volleyball, 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
  • Bronze Medalist, Beach Volleyball, 2014 FIVB U19 World Championships

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Beach Volleyball Roster: Megan McNamara Profile". UCLABruins.com. UCLA Athletics. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Megan Mcnamara: Career". BVBinfo.com. Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "FIVB Beach Volleyball 2014 U19 World Championships - Press Release: Back-to-back gold for Brazil's Eduarda at the U19 in Porto/Canadian twins win bronze medal". FIVB.org. FIVB. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games - Press Release: Brazilian women net Beach Volleyball Nanjing 2014 Olympic Games gold medal". FIVB.org. FIVB. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  5. ↑ Yeo, Aubrey (22 June 2015). "Pac-12 adds sand volleyball, UCLA coach transitions to focused role". DailyBruin.com. Daily Bruin. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "No. 4 UCLA Falls to No. 6 Arizona, 3-2". UCLABruins.com. UCLA Athletics. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "No. 4 UCLA Falls to No. 1 FSU, 3-1". UCLABruins.com. UCLA Athletics. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "McNamara Twins Honored by Pac-12". UCLABruins.com. UCLA Athletics. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Record Book" (PDF). Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "McNamaras Named AVCA All-Americans". UCLABruins.com. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Bruins Battle but Fall in Pac-12 Finals". UCLABruins.com. UCLA Athletics. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "No. 2 UCLA Eliminated from NCAAs by No. 4 FSU, 3-1". UCLABruins.com. UCLA Athletics. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "McNamara Twins Named Pac-12 Pair of the Week". UCLABruins.com. UCLA Athletics. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "McNamara Twins Named Pac-12 Pair of the Week". UCLABruins.com. UCLA Athletics. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "Bruins Pick Up Seven Pac-12 Honors". UCLABruins.com. UCLA Athletics. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  16. ↑ "McNamara Twins Earn All-American Honors". UCLABruins.com. UCLA Athletics. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Record Book" (PDF). Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  18. ↑ Mayer, Wendy (21 May 2018). "UCLA, Pepperdine, Hawaii Lead VolleyMob Beach All-America Honorees". VolleyMob.com. VolleyMob. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  19. ↑ "Collegiate Beach All-America Team: 2018 AVCA Collegiate Beach Volleyball All-Americans". AVCA.org. AVCA. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  20. ↑ "Bruins Pick Up Nine Pac-12 Honors". UCLABruins.com. UCLA Athletics. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  21. ↑ "Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Record Book" (PDF). Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  22. ↑ "Brazil's Duda & Ana Patricia crowned U21 queens in Lucerne". FIVB.org. FIVB. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  23. ↑ "Soria/Carro, McNamara twins progress to Bangkok semifinals". worldtour.2018.fivb.com. FIVB. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  24. ↑ "Post-Match - Soria/Carro-M.McNamara/N.McNamara - Bangkok". worldtour.2018.fivb.com. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  25. ↑ "Post-Match - M.McNamara/N.McNamara-Kusano/Take - Bangkok". worldtour.2018.fivb.com. FIVB. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  26. ↑ Hong, Joy (16 May 2018). "McNamara twins compete in first professional beach volleyball tournament". DailyBruin.com. Daily Bruin. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  27. ↑ "Volleyball Canada - News: NORCECA Open Beach Trials". volleyball.ca. Volleyball Canada. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  28. ↑ "Canadian and Japanese pairs lead Singapore qualifying". worldtour.2018.fivb.com. FIVB. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  29. ↑ "Ergebnisse Nürnberg - Die Techniker Beach Tour: Hauptrunde der Frauen". www.die-techniker-beach-tour.de. Die Techniker Beach Tour. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  30. ↑ "WUC Beach Volleyball 2018: Participating teams". www.wucbeachvolley2018.com. WUC. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  31. ↑ "WUC Beach Volleyball 2018: Results Women". www.wucbeachvolley2018.com. WUC. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  32. ↑ "NORCECA 2018 Beach Volleyball Calendar". volleyball.ca. Volleyball Canada. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.