Thomas Jaeschke

Thomas John Jaeschke (/ˈdʒɛʃki/ JESH-kee; born September 4, 1993) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Panasonic Panthers and the U.S. national team. He won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 and Paris 2024.

Thomas Jaeschke
Personal information
Full name	Thomas John Jaeschke
Born	(1993-09-04) September 4, 1993 Wheaton, Illinois, U.S.
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Spike	139 in (353 cm)
Block	130 in (340 cm)
College / University	Loyola University Chicago
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Panasonic Panthers
Number	6
Career
Years Teams 2013–2015 2015–2017 2017–2021 2021–2022 2022–2023 2023 2023– Loyola Ramblers Asseco Resovia Calzedonia Verona Allianz Milano Beijing BAIC Motor Halkbank Ankara Panasonic Panthers
National team
2015– United States
Honours Men's volleyball Representing United States Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team 2024 Paris Team FIVB World Cup 2023 Japan 2019 Japan FIVB Nations League 2019 Chicago 2023 Gdańsk FIVB World League 2015 Rio de Janeiro NORCECA Championship 2017 Colorado Springs 2023 Charleston

Early life and education

He is the son of John and Danielle Jaeschke. Thomas has a twin sister named Jaime and a brother named Joseph. 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.

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. 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. Jaeschke was named to the U.S Olympic Men's Volleyball team for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, winning a bronze medal, the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, winning another bronze medal.

Honors

Club

• Domestic
  • 2015–16 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia
  • 2022–23 Chinese Championship, with Beijing BAIC Motor
  • 2023–24 Japanese Championship, with Panasonic Panthers

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

External links

• Thomas Jaeschke at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Thomas Jaeschke at Volleybox.net
• Thomas Jaeschke at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
• Thomas Jaeschke at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
• Thomas Jaeschke at Team USA (archive February 4, 2022)
• Thomas Jaeschke at Olympics.com
• Thomas Jaeschke at Olympedia