Heather Bown University of Hawaii Yorba Linda, Calif. 6' 3" - Middle Blocker Joined Team: January 2000

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2003 - Montreux Volley Masters…Russia Tournament…World Grand Prix (Bronze Medal)…NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)…Texas Tour…World Cup (Bronze Medal). 2002 - Montreux Volley Masters…Russia Tour…Utah Tour vs. Italy…World Grand Prix (sixth place)…Italy Tour…World Championships (Silver Medal). 2001 - Montreux Volley Masters…World Championships Qualifying (first place)…World Grand Prix (first place)…NORCECA (first place)…World Grand Champions Cup. 2000 - Australia Tour...BCV Volley Masters...Brazil Trip...Grand Prix...Japan Tour...Olympic Games (4th place)...Russia Trip. 1999 - World University Games.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2003 - Helped the United States earn a bronze medal at the 2003 World Cup and a berth in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece…Finished fourth on the team in scoring (119 points) and second on the team in blocking (28 blocks) during the World Cup…On the season she finished third on the team in total blocks with 67 (0.53 per set) and service aces (19) and fifth in total points (318). 2002 - Won a silver medal at the 2002 Women's Volleyball World Championships…Started all 11 matches at the World Championships and averaged 12 points per match…Finished third among all players in blocking at the World Championships with 34… Finished World Grand Prix pool play third in kill percentage (.500), sixth in blocks per set (0.72), eighth in scoring (111 points) and 11th in service aces per set (0.22) among all players in the tournament…Played professionally for Starfin Ravenna in Italy's Serie A1. 2001 - Earned the Best Attacker award at the NORCECA Zone Championships…Played professionally for Mirabilandia Teodora Ravenna in Italy's Serie A1. 2000 - Finished the year ranked second in hitting percentage (.312), aces (23) and blocks (67) among the starters…Played her first international match against top-ranked Russia, posting two kills in two sets played...Ended the Russia Trip with 10 kills, six digs and a block...Earned a starting spot during the Japan Tour, leading the team with 53 kills, 13 digs, six blocks and a .369 hitting percentage...Recorded 38 kills, 14 digs, five blocks and a .312 hitting percentage...Posted 22 kills and a .326 hitting percentage on the Brazil Trip…Second on the team in blocks (22), aces (6) and hitting percentage (.326) at the Olympic Games. 1999 - Starting middle blocker on the World University Games team that posted a 4-2 record.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 1999 - American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First-Team All-American…Asics/Volleyball First-Team All-American…AVCA All-District 7…Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Player of the Year…Led the nation with 2.25 block per game…Posted 411 kills, 230 blocks and a .364 hitting percentage. 1998 - AVCA First-Team All-American…Asics/Volleyball Second-Team All-American…WAC Pacific Division Player of the Year…Helped the Wahine claim the WAC Tournament title with a dramatic five-set victory over BYU…Led the conference in hitting percentage (.389) and blocks (1.69)..MVP of the Aston's Imua Wahine Volleyball Challenge and the WAC Championships. 1997 - At UC Santa Barbara…First-Team All-Big West…Ranked ninth in the country in hitting percentage with a .384 mark…Recorded 453 kills and 190 blocks. 1996 - All-Big-West Freshman Team…Played in each match and recorded 2.47 kills and 1.19 blocks per game.

PERSONAL: Born Heather Erin Bown on Nov. 29, 1978 in Orange, Calif. …Now calls Yorba Linda, Calif., home…Parents are Rosemary and Skip Bown…Also has a sister, Alicia.