Biography

The 6-foot outside hitter was named the Gatorade National Player of the Year and an Under Armour First Team All-American after racking up 721 kills, 50 assists, 373 digs, 39 aces and 53 blocks last fall. She led Papillion-LaVista to a 42-1 record and a second consecutive Class A state championship. An honorary co-captain of both the Lincoln Journal Star Super State Team and the Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska Team as a senior, Mancuso recorded 32 assists, nine digs, five kills and an ace in the Monarchs’ three-game title-match sweep of Lincoln Northwest High.

On the international level, Mancuso helped lead the U.S. Junior National team to the NORCECA Junior Continental championship in 2008. A three-sport athlete who also competed in basketball and track and field, Mancuso also sported a 4.64 grade-point average. She will attend the University of Nebraska.

At Nebraska Mancuso continued to excel on the court and in the classroom. She was a two time ACVA All American and a AVCA first team all region. She was also a two-  time All-Big Ten first team honoree. In addition, Mancuso was a first-team CoSIDA Academic All-American.

Upon graduation Mancuso played professionally overseas with stints in Puerto Rico, Azerbaijan, Poland and Germany.

Records

2x Nebraska State Champion

Professional Achievements

2x ACVA All American

Gatorade National Player of the Year

Personal Honors

Attended the University of Nebraska