Robyn Ah Mow-Santos

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Robyn Ah Mow
Personal information
Full name	Robyn Mokihana Ah Mow
Born	(1975-09-15) September 15, 1975 (age 46) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Current club	Volero Zurich
Number	2
Career
Years Teams 2007–08 Volero Zurich
National team
1998–2009 United States
Medal record Women's volleyball Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team FIVB World Cup 2007 Japan Team FIVB World Grand Prix 2001 Macau Team 2004 Reggio Calabria Team Montreux Volley Masters NORCECA Championship 2001 Santo Domingo 2003 Santo Domingo 2005 Port of Spain 1999 Monterrey 2007 Winnipeg

Robyn Mokihana Ah Mow (born September 15, 1975) is the head coach of the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine volleyball team and a former American indoor volleyball player.^[1] She was a setter on the USA national team and played at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the 2004 Athens Olympics, and at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, helping Team USA to a silver medal. She worked as an assistant coach at the University of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine volleyball team until 2016, before being named the Head Coach in 2017. Additionally, in 2017, she was head coach of a 15’s team at Na Keiki Mau Loa Volleyball Club.

Personal life[]

Ah Mow was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Talmage and Lovina Ah Mow, and has two brothers, Kekoa and Tyson, and two sisters, Dara and Arlene. She was married to Niobel Rafael Santos, former amateur athlete who is now a member of the U.S. Armed Forces and has served three tours in Iraq. They have a son Jordan Nohili, who was born on February 2, 2003, and a daughter, Jream Puanani Maria, who was born August 1, 2010. They divorced in 2019.

College[]

Ah Mow attended college at the University of Hawai'i from 1993-1996 where she was a two-time AVCA First Team all-American. As a setter, she helped Hawai'i to the 1996 NCAA Championship match, losing to Stanford. She attended Mckinley High School in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Professional and Olympic career[]

She joined the USA national team in 1999, setting in seven games at the NORCECA championships and playing in 13 sets at the World Cup. In 2000, she played in four sets of the Nike Americas’ Volleyball Challenge, helping Team USA qualify for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She set the team to victories over no. 4 China, no. 5 Korea and no. 7 Japan at the Grand Prix. At the 2000 Olympic Games, she started all seven matches and led the team to a .263 hitting percentage and a fourth-place finish.

In 2001, she earned Most Valuable Player honors at the World Championship Qualification Tournament and was also named the "Best Setter" at the NORCECA Zone Championships and played professionally for Castelo de Maia in Portugal.

At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, the team tied for fifth overall after losing to Brazil in the quarterfinals.

Robyn made her third Olympic appearance at the 2008 Summer Olympics, helping Team USA to a silver medal.

In her career, she has set for team USA at the World Grand Prix, the Pan American Cup, NORCECA, the Olympics, the FIVB World Championship and World Cup as well as numerous exhibition tours.

Head coaching record[]

Individual awards[]

• 2001 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Setter"
• 2001 NORCECA Championship "Best Setter"
• 2003 NORCECA Championship "Best Setter"
• 2006 Pan-American Cup "Best Setter"

References[]

Awards
Preceded by Hélia de Souza	Best Setter of FIVB World Grand Prix 2001	Succeeded by