Full name Thomas Jaeschke Block 330 cm (130 in) Home town Wheaton Spike 348 cm (137 in) | Weight 92 kg (203 lb) Height 2.00 m Nationality American Name Thomas Jaeschke | |
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Born September 4, 1993 (age 30) ( 1993-09-04 ) Hometown Wheaton, Illinois, United States | ||
College Loyola University Chicago | ||
Thomas jaeschke usav
Thomas Jaeschke (born September 4, 1993) is an American volleyball player, a member of the United States men's national volleyball team and Italian club Calzedonia Verona, a bronze medalist of the 2016 Olympic Games.
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- Thomas jaeschke usav
- The significance of thomas jaeschke signing with asseco resovia
- Personal life
- College
- National team
- National Team
- Clubs
- References
The significance of thomas jaeschke signing with asseco resovia
Personal life
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 won the Illinois state championship in 2012. Jaeschke was studying finance at Loyola University Chicago, but he interrupted his studies to play professional carrer in Asseco Resovia Rzeszów.
College
He played for Loyola Ramblers for three seasons; 2013-2015. He reached the semifinals of the 2013 NCAA Men's D1-11 National Championship, and won the 2014 and 2015 NCAA Men's DI-II National Championships. In 2015 he was named AVCA Player of the Year. After his junior year of college, he interrupted his studies to sign a three-year contract with Polish club Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, which was Polish Champion in previous season. 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. In 2017 he moved to Italian club Calzedonia Verona.
National team
Jaeschke made his debut on the national team during the 2015 NORCECA Champions Cup. He gained with his national team promotion to 2015 FIVB World Cup. He was appointed to U.S. national team by John Speraw on 2015 FIVB World League. On July 19, 2015 he achieved bronze medal. Despite promotion to 2015 FIVB World Cup Jaeschke did not go because of injury and missed winning gold. In June 2016, Jaeschke was added to the U.S. Olympic Men’s Volleyball Team for competition at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.