Thomas Jaeschke
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| Nationality | American | ||||
| Born | September 4, 1993 | ||||
| Hometown | Wheaton, Illinois, United States | ||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 348 cm (137 in) | ||||
| Block | 330 cm (130 in) | ||||
| College(s) | Loyola University Chicago | ||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||
| Current club | Asseco Resovia Rzeszów | ||||
| Number | 2 | ||||
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| Last updated: 21 August 2016 | |||||
Thomas Jaeschke (born September 4, 1993) is an American volleyball player, a member of the United States men's national volleyball team and Polish club Asseco Resovia Rzeszów.
He is 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
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.
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.
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