Thomas John Jaeschke (born September 4, 1993) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for the U.S. national team. He won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games Rio 2016.
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| Full name | Thomas John Jaeschke | ||||
| Nationality | American | ||||
| Born | September 4, 1993 Wheaton, Illinois, United States | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||
| Spike | 139 in (353 cm) | ||||
| Block | 130 in (340 cm) | ||||
| College / University | Loyola University Chicago | ||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||
| Current club | Panasonic Panthers | ||||
| Number | 6 | ||||
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Personal life edit
He is the son of John and Danielle Jaeschke. Thomas has a twin sister named Jaime and a brother named Joseph (1990) Jaeschke went to Wheaton-Warrenville South High School and reached the final of the Illinois state championship in 2010 and winning the finals in his senior season in 2012.
Jaeschke was studying finance at Loyola University Chicago, but he interrupted his studies to start his professional career in Asseco Resovia Rzeszów. He went back to college to finish his undergraduate degree during the summer of 2022, therefore missing the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.[1]
Career edit
College edit
He played for Loyola Ramblers for three seasons; 2013-2015. He reached the semifinals of the 2013 NCAA Men's DI-II National Championship, and won the 2014 and 2015 NCAA Men's DI-II National Championships. He was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team in 2014 and 2015, and in 2015 he was named AVCA Player of the Year.[2] After his junior year of college, he interrupted his studies to sign a three-year contract with Polish club Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, who were the Polish Champions in the previous season.[3] This was his first professional contract of his career. Jaeschke would later sit out the first half of his second professional season to complete his college degree.[4] In 2017 he moved to Italian club Calzedonia Verona.
National team edit
Jaeschke made his debut on the national team during the 2015 NORCECA Champions Cup. He was named to the U.S. national team for the 2015 FIVB World League where the team would capture the bronze medal.[5] He missed competing in the 2015 FIVB World Cup due to injury.[6] In June 2016, Jaeschke was named to the U.S. Olympic Men's Volleyball team for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro where they would go on to win the bronze medal.[7]
Honors edit
Club edit
- Domestic
- 2015–16
Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia - 2022–23
Chinese Championship, with Beijing BAIC Motor
- 2015–16
Individual awards edit
- AVCA National Player of the Year – 2015
- AVCA First-Team All-American – 2014, 2015
- NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team – 2014, 2015
- MIVA Player of the Year – 2014, 2015
- MIVA Freshman of the Year – 2013
- MIVA All-Conference First Team – 2013, 2014, 2015
- MIVA All-Tournament Most Valuable Player – 2015
- MIVA All-Tournament Team – 2013, 2015
- MIVA Academic All-Conference – 2013, 2014, 2015
References edit
- ^ "Thomas Jaeschke Finishes Undergraduate Degree". Loyola University Chicago Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ Loyola Chicago junior Thomas Jaeschke named AVCA Player of the Year - ncaa.com - May 7, 2015
- ^ Thomas Jaeschke Signs Professional Contract with Polish Club – loyolaramblers.com – July 7, 2015
- ^ Keith, Braden (December 31, 2016). "U.S. National Teamer Thomas Jaeschke Returns to Poland". VolleyMob. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ Poland, USA clash for World League's bronze medal - fivb.org - July 19, 2015
- ^ Canada overcome USA in tough 3-2 duel at NORCECA Champions Cup final - fivb.org - May 23, 2015
- ^ USAV Announces U.S. Olympic Men's Team - teamusa.org - June 21, 2016
External links edit
- Player profile at TeamUSA.org
- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
- Player profile at Olympics.com
- Player profile at Olympedia
- Player profile at Volleybox.net