TEAM COMPOSITION

USA / USA - Team Composition

Team manager	Sullivan III, Kenneth
Head coach	McCutcheon, Hugh
Assistant coach	Weishoff, Paula
Doctor	Schobert, William
Therapist / trainer	Wosmek, Jill
Journalist

	No.	Name	Lastname	Shirt Name	Birthdate	Height	Weight	Spike	Block
	1	Alisha	Glass	Glass	05.04.1988	184	72	305	300
	2	Danielle	Scott-Arruda	Scott	01.10.1972	188	84	325	302
	3	Tayyiba	Haneef-Park	Haneef-Park	23.03.1979	200	82	328	312
	4	Lindsey	Berg	Berg	16.07.1980	173	75	287	274
	5	Stacy	Sykora	Sykora	24.06.1977	176	61	305	295
	6	Nicole	Davis	Davis	24.04.1982	167	73	284	266
	7	Heather	Bown	Bown	29.11.1978	188	90	301	290
	8	Cynthia	Barboza	Barboza	07.02.1987	183	68	311	301
C	9	Jennifer	Tamas	Tamas	23.11.1982	191	82	315	301
	10	Kimberly	Glass	K. Glass	18.08.1984	190	75	314	299
	11	Jordan	Larson-Burbach	Larson	16.10.1986	188	75	302	295
	12	Nancy	Metcalf	Metcalf	12.11.1978	186	73	314	292
	13	Christa Harmotto	Dietzen	Dietzen	12.10.1986	188	79	322	300
	14	Nicole	Fawcett	Fawcett	16.12.1986	191	82	310	291
	15	Logan	Tom	Tom	25.05.1981	186	80	306	297
	16	Foluke	Akinradewo	Akinradewo	05.10.1987	191	79	331	300
	17	Carli	Lloyd	Lloyd	06.08.1989	180	75	313	295
	18	Megan	Easy	Easy	15.10.1988	191	80	320	297
	19	Destinee	Hooker	Hooker	07.09.1987	193	73	320	304
	20	Alexandra	Klineman	Klineman	30.12.1989	194	73	322	299
	21	Tamari	Miyashiro	Miyashiro	08.07.1987	170	70	284	266
	22	Courtney	Thompson	Thompson	04.11.1984	170	66	276	263
	23	Mary	Spicer	Spicer	03.07.1987	175	65	292	280
	24	Kristin Lynn	Hildebrand	Hildebrand	30.06.1985	185	68	300	284
	25	Lauren	Gibbemeyer	Gibbemeyer	08.09.1988	187	71	307	293

C=Captain L=Libero

Team profile

USA, ranked No.1 in the world, qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games at the FIVB World Cup last year and will use the World Grand Prix as preparation for the tournament later this year.

The country has medalled at the Olympic Games three times, including silver at the most recent edition in 2008. The US Women also earned the silver medal at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, as well as the bronze medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.

During its Olympic Games qualification tournament, the US finished 9-2 at the 2011 FIVB World Cup in Japan to secure the silver medal in November.

Hugh McCutcheon has mentored the side to an 85-37 record in his three years after leading the US men’s team to the 2008 Olympic Games gold medal.

They finished the 2011 season with a 39-10 record. Among the team’s highlights were picking up the silver medal at the FIVB World Cup, their second consecutive FIVB World Grand Prix title, capturing the NORCECA Women’s Continental Championship and winning the bronze medal at the Pan American Cup and Pan American Games.

Coach profile

Hugh McCutcheon is in his fourth season as the US women’s team coach after serving as coach of the men’s team that won gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. He has guided the US women to a 85-37 record with a team built around both established veterans and young players. McCutcheon coached the US to consecutive FIVB World Grand Prix titles in 2010 and 2011, along with the 2011 NORCECA Continental Championship gold medal and a fourth-place finish at the 2010 World Championship. Since 2010, the US has finished on the podium in seven tournaments, most recently winning silver at the 2011 FIVB World Cup.