COLUMBUS, Ohio – Badger fans can now call Dana Rettke the greatest of all time as the graduate student was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Player of the Year on Friday.
From being the first UW volleyball player to be named National Freshman of the Year in 2017 to becoming the first Badger to be named the 2021 National Player of the Year, Rettke has cemented her place in Wisconsin annals.
From the time the 6-foot-8 middle blocker stepped on the UW campus, Rettke drew the attention of Badger fans everywhere – not only for her height but for her prowess on the court. She was a unanimous selection as the national freshman of the year and also became the first UW freshman to earn first-team All-America honors.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Nebraska freshman Lexi Rodriguez’s awards haul continued Friday morning, as the libero was honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association as the 2021 AVCA National Freshman of the Year.
Rodriguez is the first libero in AVCA history to earn the annual freshman superlative award.
She is just the second player in Husker program history to be named AVCA Freshman of the Year, joining four-time All-American Sarah Pavan (2004).
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