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Hannah Tapp
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Tapp in 2019
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1995-06-21) June 21, 1995 (age 29)
Hometown Stewartville, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Spike 32 1cm
Block 290 cm (114 in)
College(s) Minnesota
Volleyball information
Position Middle Blocker
Current club San Diego Mojo
Number 8
Career
Years Teams
2013–2016  USA Minnesota
2016–2017  GER SSC Palmberg Schwerin
2017–2018  ITA Il Bisonte Firenze
2018–2019  ITA Zanetti Bergamo
2019–2023  JPN Hitachi Rivale
2024–present  USA San Diego Mojo
National team
2017–  USA
Honours
Indoor Volleyball
Representing the  United States
FIVB World Cup
Silver 2019 Japan
Pan-American Cup
Gold 2019 Trujillo/Chiclayo
NORCECA Championship
Silver 2019 San Juan

Hannah Bailey Tapp (born June 21, 1995) is an American volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for the San Diego Mojo of the Pro Volleyball Federation. 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.

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. She was named an AVCA 1st Team All-American in 2015 and a 2nd Team All-American in 2016.

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

Professional clubs

Tapp has played professionally in Germany, Italy and Japan, and currently plays in the United States for the Pro Volleyball Federation's San Diego Mojo.

USA national team

Tapp made her debut with U.S. Women's National Team at the 2017 FIVB World Grand Prix. 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.

Awards and honors

College

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

International

  • 2019 Pan-American Cup – Best Middle Blocker
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