Thomas Jaeschke
Thomas Jaeschke (born September 4, 1993) is an American volleyball player, member of the United States men's national volleyball team, bronze medalist of the 2016 Olympic Games. At the professional club level, he currently plays in the Italian league for Allianz Milano. 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 career in Asseco Resovia Rzeszów. Career. 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. He was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team in 2014 and 2015, and 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, who were the Polish Champions in the 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 was named to the U.S. national team for the 2015 FIVB World League where the team would capture the bronze medal. He missed competing in the 2015 FIVB World Cup due to injury. 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.