MADISON, Wis. – She’ll be a sophomore this upcoming season for the University of Wisconsin Badgers women’s volleyball team.
Before then, however, Dana Rettke has been named to the U.S. women’s collegiate national team that will play in China from May 20-31.
The 6-foot-8, Riverside, Ill., native is one of three middle hitters and 12 players selected to the team. Also named to the team was Marquette’s Jenna Rosenthal.
Congrats @dana_rettke of @BadgerVB on selection to #USAV's U.S. Collegiate National Team-China Tour roster. https://t.co/j5WI9cONpR #USAVcnt pic.twitter.com/45MEQIWS0D
— USA Volleyball (@usavolleyball) March 21, 2018
Rettke was named the 2017 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Freshman of the Year. She was also named the AVCA Northeast Regional Freshman of the Year and the Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year.
She led the Badgers and was ranked third nationally with a .443 hitting percentage. She also led the team and ranked 10th in the Big Ten with 3.42 kills per set.
Rettke set Wisocnsin season records for hitting percentage, breaking the all-time mark of .422 set by Haleigh Nelson in 2015. She also set school season records under 25-point rally scoring for blocks per set (1.37) and points per set (4.39).
Chris Tamas, head coach of the University of Illinois volleyball team, will serve as the CNT-China head coach.
ROSTER
Name (Position, School, Height, College Eligibility Remaining, Hometown)
T’ara Ceasar (OH, Georgia, 6-1, 3, Panama City, Florida)
Thayer Hall (OH Florida, 6-3, 4, Moore, South Carolina)
Taryn Kloth (OH, Creighton, 6-4, 1, Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
Rachael Kramer (M, Florida, 6-8, 2, Phoenix, Arizona)
Rebecca Latham (OPP, Denver, 6-4, 1, Austin, Texas)
Madison Lilley (S, Kentucky, 5-11, 3, Overland Park, Kansas)
Carlyle Nusbaum (OH, Lipscomb, 5-10, 1, Overland Park, Kansas)
Julia Patterson (S, Arizona, 5-11, 2, Los Alamitos, California)
Dana Rettke (M, Wisconsin, 6-8, 3, Riverside, Illinois)
Jenna Rosenthal (M, Marquette, 6-6, 1, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin)
Stephanie Samedy (OPP, Minnesota, 6-2, 3, Clermont, Florida)
Molly Sauer (L, Louisville, 5-11, 1, Louisville, Kentucky)
Staff
Head Coach: Chris Tamas (head coach, University of Illinois)
