In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Cruz.
| Ramón Hernández | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Ramón Hernández Cruz | ||||
| Nickname | Moncho | ||||
| Born | July 16, 1972 (1972-07-16) (age 52) San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||
| College / University | Pennsylvania State University | ||||
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| Indoor volleyball information | |||||
| Position | Outside hitter | ||||
| Number | 9 (Penn State) | ||||
| Honours | |||||
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.
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. 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.
Coaching
Hernández was head coach of the Puerto Rican national men's volleyball team in 2017.
Awards
- Three-time All-American
- NCAA Champion — 1994
- NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player — 1994
- EIVA Hall of Fame — 2014
References
- ^ "Ramon A. 'Moncho' Hernandez Cruz". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on June 11, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- "Ramón Hernández". Olympedia. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ Ross, Garrett (April 3, 2014). "Ramon Hernandez to be inducted into EIVA Hall of Fame". Daily Collegian. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- Horner, Scott (May 8, 1994). "Volleyball / NCAA Championships : East Finally Beats West With UCLA Loss". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 26, 2023. (subscription required)
- "Volleyball" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- Kaplon, Megan (July 22, 2017). "The Puerto Rico Men Are Kicking Off Their Season At The Pan-American Cup". FloVolleyball. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
External links
- Ramón Hernández at Olympics.com
- Ramón Hernández at FIVB.com
- Ramón Hernández at Olympedia (archive)
- Ramón Hernández at the Beach Volleyball Database
See also
Categories:- 1972 births
- Living people
- Puerto Rican men's beach volleyball players
- Beach volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic beach volleyball players for Puerto Rico
- Beach volleyball players at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Sportspeople from San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico
- Pan American Games medalists in volleyball
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico
- Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in beach volleyball
- Pennsylvania State University alumni
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen