Ramón Hernández (beach volleyball) explained
| Fullname: | Ramón Hernández Cruz |
| Nickname: | Moncho |
| Birth Place: | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Height: | 6'3" |
| College: | Pennsylvania State University |
| Position: | Outside hitter |
| Teamnumber: | 9 (Penn State) |
| Years: | 2003 |
| Teammates: | Raúl Papaleo |
Ramón "Moncho" Hernández Cruz (born July 16, 1972), more commonly known as Ramón Hernández, is a Puerto Rican volleyball coach and former volleyball player. Hernández won the bronze medal in the men's beach volleyball team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, partnering with Raúl Papaleo. He represented Puerto Rico in beach volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1] [2]
College
Hernández was a three-time All-American while playing college volleyball for Penn State from 1991 to 1994. He led Penn State to an NCAA Championship in 1994, and won the NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player award.[3] [4] Penn State was the first non-California team to win the Championship. In 2014, he was inducted into the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Hall of Fame.[5]
Coaching
Hernández was head coach of the Puerto Rican national men's volleyball team in 2017.[6]
Awards
- Three-time All-American
- NCAA Champion 1994
- NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player 1994
- EIVA Hall of Fame 2014
References
- Web site: Ramon A. 'Moncho' Hernandez Cruz . . July 24, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230611005634/http://www.bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=679 . June 11, 2023 . live .
- Web site: Ramón Hernández . Olympedia . July 24, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220220101850/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/106797 . February 20, 2022 . live .
- News: Volleyball / NCAA Championships : East Finally Beats West With UCLA Loss . . Horner . Scott . May 8, 1994 . July 26, 2023 .
- Web site: Volleyball . . September 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200920204731/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_volleyball_champs_records/2005/2005.pdf . September 20, 2020 . live .
- News: Ramon Hernandez to be inducted into EIVA Hall of Fame . . Ross . Garrett . April 3, 2014 . July 24, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230724061603/https://www.psucollegian.com/news/campus/ramon-hernandez-to-be-inducted-into-eiva-hall-of-fame/article_83b57da6-bac6-11e3-8b71-0017a43b2370.html . July 24, 2023 . live .
- News: The Puerto Rico Men Are Kicking Off Their Season At The Pan-American Cup . Kaplon . Megan . July 22, 2017 . FloVolleyball . July 24, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230724063531/https://www.flovolleyball.tv/articles/5068412-the-puerto-rico-men-are-kicking-off-their-season-at-the-pan-american-cup . July 24, 2023 . live .
See also
