Lauren Metzger
Position: Libero
Height: 5-6
Weight: 120
Hometown/Residence: North Tonawanda, N.Y./North Tonawanda, N.Y.
Birth Date: Jan. 5, 1993
Club Team/Coach: Niagara Frontier / Stephen Pierce, Joe Jank and Chris Jank
High School/Grad Year: North Tonawanda High School (North Tonawanda, N.Y.) / 2011
College Status: Uncommitted
USA VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHTS: 2009 – Selected to the U.S. Girls’ Youth National Training Team. 2008 – Selected to participate in USA Girls’ Youth National A2 Team program in Tucson…Attended USA Volleyball High Performance Holiday Camp at Chula Vista, Calif.
CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS: 2008 – Helped club team to a third-place finish in the 15-and-Under National Division at the USA Junior Olympic Girls’ Volleyball Championships in Dallas…Selected All-League while playing for her high school team.
PERSONAL: Born Lauren Elizabeth Metzger on Jan. 5, 1993, in Williamville, N.Y..… Parents are Brian and Marti Metzger… Brothers are Jacob (1990) and Andrew (1995) and sister is Leanna (1997)…Cousin Kristen Batt played pro beach volleyball in 2008…Hobbies are reading, family and friends, sports and vacations…Favorite food is spaghetti…Favorite book is Bible…Favorite music type is classical rock…Favorite musical group is Goo Goo Dolls…Favorite professional team is Buffalo Sabres…Favorite athletes are Michael Jordan and Todd Rogers…Most admired person is her grandfather because “he was ill for a very long time and in pain, but always had his composure and dignity.”…Happiest moment in life is “too many to count.”
INTERESTING NOTE: “I am interested in exercise science, coaching and working with the elderly. I volunteer during the summer months delivering meals to shut-ins.”
