Ramón Hernández (beach volleyball)

Ramón "Moncho" Hernández Cruz (born July 16, 1972) is a Puerto Rican volleyball coach and former volleyball player. Hernandez won the bronze medal in the men's beach volleyball team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering with Raúl Papaleo.[1] He represented Puerto Rico in beach volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.[1][2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Cruz.
Ramón Hernández
Personal information
Full nameRamón Hernández Cruz
NicknameMoncho
NationalityPuerto Rican
BornJuly 16, 1972 (1972-07-16) (age 51)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
College / UniversityPennsylvania State University
Beach volleyball information
Years Teammate
2003 Raúl Papaleo
Indoor volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number9 (college)
Honours
Men's beach volleyball
Representing  Puerto Rico
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit
Gold medal – first place2008 Carolina BeachBeach
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2003 Santo DomingoBeach
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2002 San SalvadorBeach

College

Hernandez was a three-time All-American while playing college volleyball for Penn State from 1991 to 1994.[3] He led Penn State to an NCAA Championship in 1994, and won the NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player award.[3][4][5] Penn State was the first non-California team to win the Championship.[3] In 2014, he was inducted into the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Hall of Fame.[3]

Coaching

Hernandez was head coach of the Puerto Rican national men's volleyball team in 2017.[6]

Awards
  • Three-time All-American
  • NCAA Champion 1994
  • NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player 1994
  • EIVA Hall of Fame 2014

References
  1. "Ramon A. 'Moncho' Hernandez Cruz". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on June 11, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  2. "Ramón Hernández". Olympedia. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  3. 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.
  4. Horner, Scott (May 8, 1994). "VOLLEYBALL / NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS : East Finally Beats West With UCLA Loss". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 26, 2023. (subscription required)
  5. "Volleyball" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  6. 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.

See also
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