Cassidy Lichtman
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1989-05-25) May 25, 1989
HometownPoway, CA
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
Spike118 in (299 cm)
Block110 in (279 cm)
College / UniversityStanford University
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubUnited States Athletes Unlimited
Number8
Career
YearsTeams
2014Sichuan Women's Volleyball
2021–2022Athletes Unlimited
National team
2014United States United States

Cassidy Lichtman (born May 25, 1989) is an American female volleyball player. She was part of the United States women's national volleyball team from 2011 to 2016 .

Professional career

She participated in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, the 2011 and 2015 PanAmerican Games and the 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 PanAmerican Cups.[1] On the club level she played for five years in Poland, Switzerland, Azerbaijan, France and China, ending with Sichuan Women's Volleyball in 2015.[2]

College career

Lichtman graduated from Stanford in 2011 with a BA in Political Science and an MA in History. She received both degrees in only four years while also playing for the Stanford Women's Volleyball Team. She played multiple positions including outside hitter and setter. Her teams won four Pac10 Championships and Lichtman was named a first team AVCA All-American in both her junior and senior seasons. She was also named to the first team Academic All-American.[3]

After retiring from the US National Team in 2016, Lichtman returned to Stanford as an assistant coach during the 2016 season when Stanford Volleyball won the National Championship.[4]

Later career

After retiring from the National Team, Lichtman worked for former US Chief Technology Officer, Megan Smith, at shift7.[5]

In 2019 she was elected to the Board of Directors of USA Volleyball [6] As of 2020, she runs the nonprofit P/ATH, which works within the sports world to better develop skills around empathy and empowerment.[7]

Early life

At age nine, Lichtman was told she would likely never walk again due to a chronic pain disorder in her leg. She began to walk on her own and dealt with this pain throughout her entire athletic career.[8]

Lichtman graduated from Francis Parker School in San Diego in 2007.

References

  1. ↑ Athletes. Cassidy Lichtman Team USA
  2. ↑ "Team Roster – United States". FIVB.org. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Cassidy Lichtman - Women's Volleyball".
  4. ↑ "Cassidy Lichtman - Women's Volleyball Coach".
  5. ↑ "Team".
  6. ↑ Blanton, Bishop, Lichtman Elected to USAV Board Team USA
  7. ↑ "About Us".
  8. ↑ "Pain and Gain | by Cassidy Lichtman".


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