He is a Volleyball Genius !!! Micah Christenson | 300 IQ Volleyball Player

He is a Volleyball Genius !!! Micah Christenson | 300 IQ Volleyball Player. Micah Makanamaikalani Christenson (born May 8, 1993) is an American professional volleyball player. He is part of the US national team, and is a bronze medalist at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 and the 2018 World Championship, the 2014 World League and the 2015 World Cup winner. At the professional club level, he plays for Zenit Kazan.

He was supposed to play on the 2013 U.S. Men’s Junior National Team but got called up to the senior team instead. He debuted with the U.S. national team at the NORCECA Championship, which USA won; Christenson was named Best Server and Best Setter in this tournament.[2] He also competed in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup. In 2014 he won the gold medal at the World League, held in Florence, Italy.[3] He began senior-level competition at age 20. He is the youngest starting setter to ever compete for the U.S. on a national team for both junior level and senior level.[4]

At club level, he played on the team that won 2016-2017 Superlega, Italy's top championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova.

As of 2021, he signed a two-year contract to play in the Russian club, Zenit Kazan. Suffering only one loss in the entirety of the 2020 Russian SuperLeague in their first match against Dynamo Moscow , Kazan was able to win the first season of the Superleague.

Clubs
CEV Champions League
Silver medal europe.svg 2017/2018 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
FIVB Club World Championship
Silver medal world centered-2.svg Poland 2017 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
National championships
2016/2017 Simple gold cup.svg Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
2016/2017 Gold medal with cup.svg Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
2018/2019 Simple gold cup.svg Italian Supercup, with Modena Volley
2021/2022 Simple gold cup.svg Russian Cup, with Zenit Kazan
Individual awards
2013: NORCECA Championship – Best Setter
2013: NORCECA Championship – Best Server
2015: FIVB World Cup – Best Setter
2017: NORCECA Championship – Most Valuable Player
2018: FIVB World Championship – Best Setter
2019: FIVB Nations League – Best Setter
2019: FIVB World Cup – Best Setter
2022: FIVB Nations League – Best Setter

Personal information
Full name Micah Makanamaikalani Christenson
Nationality American
Born May 8, 1993 (age 29)
Honolulu, United States
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Spike 349 cm (137 in)
Block 340 cm (134 in)
College / University University of Southern California
Volleyball information
Position Setter
Current club Zenit Kazan
Number 11
Career
Years Teams
2012–2015
2015–2018
2018–2021
2021– USC Trojans
Volley Lube
Modena Volley
Zenit Kazan
National team
2013– United States

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