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Dana Rettke

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Dana Rettke
Rettke in 2022
Personal information
Full nameDana Lynn Rettke
Born(1999-01-21)January 21, 1999(age 25)
Riverside, Illinois,United States
Height204 cm (6 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
College / UniversityWisconsin
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current clubItalyVero Volley Milano
Number14
Career
YearsTeams
2017–2021United StatesWisconsin
2022–ItalyVero Volley Milano
National team
2019–presentUnited StatesUnited States
Honours
FIVB Nations League
Gold medal – first place 2019 China Team competition

Dana Lynn Rettke(born January 21, 1999) is an American professionalvolleyballplayer forVero Volley Monzain the Italian Serie A1 League. She played collegiate volleyball at theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madisonand is the first five-timeAVCA First Team All Americanin collegiate history. Rettke was also a member of theU.S. national teamand has won All-Big Tenhonors in each of her five college seasons, was the 2019–20Big Ten Female Athlete of the Yearand the 2021-2022 winner of theHonda Sports Awardfor women's volleyball.

Early life

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Growing up inRiverside, Illinois,Rettke graduated fromRiverside Brookfield High Schoolin 2017.[2]She began playing basketball in first grade and volleyball in ninth grade. Although she had recruiting interest from multiple basketball programs in theBig Ten Conference,Rettke decided to focus on volleyball after feeling overwhelmed during an open gym practice withIllinois Fighting Illini women's basketballplayers.[3]

As a sophomore in October 2014, Rettke verbally committed to theWisconsin Badgers women's volleyballteam.[4]An Illinois Player of the Year, she earned multiple All-American honors as a senior,USA Todayfirst team andAmerican Volleyball Coaches Association(AVCA) second team.[2]

College career

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After high school, Rettke enrolled at theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madisonin 2017 and majored inbusiness marketing.A 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) middle blocker for theWisconsin Badgers,she was the tallest member of the team when she joined.[3]Starting in all 32 matches of 2017, Rettke played in 113 sets and averaged 4.39 points, 3.42 kills, 1.37 blocks, and 0.22 service aces.[2]Rettke earned All-Big Tenand first-team AVCA All-American honors that season.[2]

In 2018, Rettke again started all 32 matches. In 117 sets, Rettke averaged 3.74 kills and 1.54 blocks.[2]For the second straight season, Rettke was on the All-Big Ten team and AVCA All-American first team.[2]

As a junior in 2019, Rettke played in 32 of 34 matches with 30 starts, missing two matches due to a foot injury. Rettke had a team leading 3.75 kills per set, the fifth best in the Big Ten.[2]Rettke was part of a team that qualified for the Elite Eight round of the2019 NCAA Tournament.[5]Rettke finished 2019 with her third consecutive All-Big Ten and first-team AVCA All-American honors and was the 2019–20Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year.[2][6] On December 18, 2021 Rettke helped lead the Badgers to its first everNCAA national championshipand was named to the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament team.[7]On January 4, 2022, Rettke was named theHonda Sports Awardvolleyball winner as the nation's top collegiate female volleyball player.[8]In June 2022, Rettke won Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year award for the second time. With the honor, she became the first Big Ten student-athlete ever chosen Big Ten Athlete of the Year in non-consecutive seasons, and became the third two-time recipient of the Big Ten Female Athlete[9]of the Year Award.[10]

International career

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Rettke was part of the 2018USA VolleyballCollegiate National Team.[2]In May 2019, Rettke was selected to theUnited States women's national volleyball teamfor the2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations LeagueinNanjing,China.[11]Competing in five matches, Rettke helped the U.S. win gold in the Nations League.[2]Then in August, Rettke competed with Team USA in the2019 FIVB Women's Volleyball Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament,in which Team USA qualified for the2020 Summer Olympics.[12]

Following her career at Wisconsin, she signed on to play professional volleyball with A1 Italian club team,Vero Volley Milanoin 2022.[13]

References

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  1. ^"Dana Rettke Eczacıbaşı Dynavit'te".Eczacıbaşı Spor Kulübü.Retrieved2024-05-16.
  2. ^abcdefghij"Dana Rettke".UWBadgers.com.University of Wisconsin-Madison.RetrievedNovember 23,2020.
  3. ^abPunzel, Dennis."Badgers volleyball: 6-8 Dana Rettke ready for her Wisconsin debut".Wisconsin State Journal.Archived fromthe originalon February 7, 2019.RetrievedDecember 16,2021.
  4. ^Punzel, Dennis (October 31, 2014)."Badgers volleyball: Illinois prep 6-foot-7 middle blocker gives commitment for 2017".Wisconsin State Journal.Archived fromthe originalon December 20, 2014.RetrievedDecember 16,2021.
  5. ^Hamm, Drew (December 13, 2019)."Wisconsin volleyball: Badgers sweep Texas A&M and move on to Elite 8".Buckys: The 5th Quarter.RetrievedMarch 29,2020.
  6. ^"Ohio State's Young, Wisconsin's Rettke Named Big Ten Athletes of the Year".Big Ten Conference. June 10, 2020. Archived fromthe originalon June 12, 2020.RetrievedJune 12,2020.
  7. ^"Wisconsin volleyball: Badgers sweep Texas A&M and move on to Elite 8".ESPN.December 22, 2021.RetrievedJanuary 10,2022.
  8. ^"Dana Rettke receives Honda Award for volleyball".ESPN.January 4, 2022.RetrievedJanuary 10,2022.
  9. ^Jyani, Narine (2024-05-15)."Tallest Women's Volleyball Players Of 2024".Volleyball Advisor.Retrieved2024-06-01.
  10. ^"Minnesota's Steveson, Wisconsin's Rettke Named Big Ten Athletes of the Year".Big Ten.June 29, 2022. Archived fromthe originalon June 29, 2022.RetrievedJune 29,2022.
  11. ^Punzel, Dennis (May 21, 2019)."Wisconsin Badgers' Dana Rettke named to U.S. National Team that will play in Bulgaria".Wisconsin State Journal.RetrievedNovember 23,2020.
  12. ^Kauffman, Bill (August 4, 2019)."Olympics Bound! U.S. Women Claim Ticket to Tokyo".Team USA. Archived fromthe originalon August 5, 2019.RetrievedNovember 23,2020.
  13. ^Doherty, Leah (January 4, 2022)."Dana Rettke signs contract with Vero Volley Monza in Italy".NBC.RetrievedJanuary 10,2022.
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