Hannah Tapp
Tapp in 2019
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1995-06-21) June 21, 1995
HometownStewartville, Minnesota, U.S.
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Spike32 1cm
Block290 cm (114 in)
College / UniversityMinnesota
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle Blocker
Current clubHitachi Rivale
Number8 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
2013–2016 USA Minnesota
2016–2017 GER SSC Palmberg Schwerin
2017–2018 ITA Il Bisonte Firenze
2018–2019 ITA Zanetti Bergamo
2019– JAP Hitachi Rivale
National team
2017– United States
Honours
Indoor Volleyball
Representing the  United States
FIVB World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 Japan
Pan-American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Trujillo/Chiclayo
NORCECA Championship
Silver medal – second place 2019 San Juan

Hannah Bailey Tapp (born June 21, 1995) is an American volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker. Since 2019, she plays professionally in Japan. She is a member of the United States women's national volleyball team since 2017.

Personal life

Tapp grew up in Stewartville, Minnesota. She graduated from Stewartville High School in 2013. In addition to volleyball, she also played basketball and was a track & field athlete in high school. She has an identical twin sister, Paige, who also played volleyball for Minnesota and the U.S. national team.[1]

Career

College

Tapp played collegiately for Minnesota. She had 978 kills and 551 career blocks, with an overall total of 1,273 points throughout her career.[2] She was named an AVCA 1st Team All-American in 2015 and a 2nd Team All-American in 2016.[2]

Tapp graduated Minnesota with a degree in management in 2017. She was a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award in volleyball.[3]

Professional clubs

Tapp has played professionally in Germany, Italy, and currently plays in Japan's V. League 1 team Hitachi Rivale.

USA national team

Tapp made her debut with U.S. Women's National Team at the 2017 FIVB World Grand Prix.[4] She was named "Best Middle Blocker" at the 2019 Pan American Cup after helping lead team USA to its third consecutive gold medal, recording five blocks and four kills in the championship match victory versus the Dominican Republic.[5]

Awards and honors

College

  • AVCA Second Team All-American (2016)
  • AVCA First Team All-American (2015)
  • Big Ten All-Freshman team (2013)

International

References

  1. ↑ "On Tapp... And Tapp..." Carlson School of Management. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Minnesota Bio – Hannah Tapp". University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Hannah Tapp – Senior CLASS Award". seniorclassaward.com. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Team USA profile". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Pan Am Cup Gold! U.S. Women Win Third in Row". usavolleyball.org. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
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