Thomas Jaeschke

Thomas John Jaeschke (born September 4, 1993) is an American professional volleyball player. He is a member of the US national team, and a bronze medalist at the Olympic Games Rio 2016. At the professional club level, he plays for Halkbank Ankara.

Thomas Jaeschke
Personal information
Full nameThomas John Jaeschke
NationalityAmerican
Born (1993-09-04) September 4, 1993
Wheaton, United States
Height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Spike353 cm (139 in)
Block340 cm (134 in)
College / UniversityLoyola University Chicago
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubHalkbank Ankara
Number7
Career
YearsTeams
2013–2015
2015–2017
2017–2021
2021–2022
2022–2023
2023–		Loyola Ramblers
Asseco Resovia
Calzedonia Verona
Allianz Milano
Beijing BAIC Motor
Halkbank Ankara
National team
2015– United States
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de Janeiro
FIVB World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2019 Japan
FIVB Nations League
Silver medal – second place2019 Chicago
FIVB World League
Bronze medal – third place2015 Rio de Janeiro
NORCECA Championship
Gold medal – first place2017 Colorado Springs

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 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

College

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

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]

Honours

Club

Individual awards
  • 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
  1. "Thomas Jaeschke Finishes Undergraduate Degree". Loyola University Chicago Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  2. Loyola Chicago junior Thomas Jaeschke named AVCA Player of the Year - ncaa.com - 07-05-2015
  3. Thomas Jaeschke Signs Professional Contract with Polish Club – loyolaramblers.com – 07-07-2015
  4. Keith, Braden (December 31, 2016). "U.S. National Teamer Thomas Jaeschke Returns to Poland". VolleyMob. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  5. Poland, USA clash for World League's bronze medal - fivb.org - 19-07-2015
  6. Canada overcome USA in tough 3-2 duel at NORCECA Champions Cup final - fivb.org - 23-05-2015
  7. USAV Announces U.S. Olympic Men's Team - teamusa.org - 06-21-2016
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