Mac May Explained

Mac May
Fullname:MacKenzie Caitlin May
Nickname:Mac
Nationality: United States
Birth Date:January 12, 1999
Birth Place:Dubuque, Iowa, U.S.
Hometown:Dubuque, Iowa, U.S.
Height:190cm[1]
College:UCLA
Position:Outside hitter
Currentclub: Volley Bergamo
Currentnumber:13
Years1:2017–2021
Team1: UCLA
Years2:2021–
Team2: Volley Bergamo
Nationalyears1:2022–

MacKenzie Caitlin May (born January 12, 1999) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for the Italian Series A1 professional team Volley Bergamo. Collegiately, she played for UCLA.

Personal life

May was born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa. She began playing volleyball at age 7 and by age 8 she was playing on a team for 13 year olds.[2] She attended Wahlert Catholic High School where she was a three-sport athlete as she played volleyball, track and field and soccer. She was considered the number 10 national recruit in her graduating class.[3]

Career

College

May played both indoor and beach volleyball while at UCLA. She played indoor college volleyball for a total of five years, as she opted to use the extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team in 2017. During her final three seasons, she was named an All-American and was a two-time Pac-12 Player of the Year. She finished her indoor career at UCLA as the only Bruin in program history to rank top 3 on UCLA's all-time kills (3rd, 2,065) and aces (3rd, 178) lists.

She played beach volleyball for UCLA in 2018, 2019, and 2020 where she finished with a career record of 38-13.[4] She was part of UCLA's back-to-back NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship titles in 2018 and 2019.[5]

Professional clubs

Budowlani Łódź /2023-

Awards and honors

College

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MACKENZIE MAY - Volley Bergamo Roster. volleybergamo1991.it. 2022-06-25.
  2. Web site: Bruin volleyball player Mac May reflects on roots before final NCAA tournament run. dailybruin.com. 2022-06-25.
  3. Web site: Mac May - UCLA Indoor Bio. uclabruins.com. 2022-06-25.
  4. Web site: Mac May - UCLA Beach Bio. uclabruins.com. 2022-06-25.
  5. Web site: How UCLA volleyball star Mac May mastered the art of failing. LA Times. 2022-06-25.