TeTori Dixon
TeTori Dixon | |||||
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Full name | TeTori Elsie Dixon | ||||
Nationality | American | ||||
Born | Arizona, U.S. | August 4, 1992||||
Hometown | Burnsville, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) | ||||
Spike | 121 in (307 cm) | ||||
Block | 116 in (295 cm) | ||||
Volleyball information | |||||
Position | Middle Blocker | ||||
Current club | Toray Arrows | ||||
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TeTori Elsie Dixon (born August 4, 1992) is an American indoor volleyball player, and was part of the United States national team that won the 2014 World Championship gold medal.
Career
College
She played college volleyball for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers women's volleyball team.[1] Dixon was Selected AVCA All-America First-Team a unanimous All-Big Ten.[2] She finished her career ranked fifth all time in total blocks (507), the best ever career hitting percentage (.369) and ninth all-time in career kills (1,479).
International
Dixon was part of the USA national team that won the 2014 World Championship gold medal when the team defeated China 3-1 in the final match.[3][4] Dixon was named Best Middle Blocker at the 2014 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup.
Dixon played for Rabita Baku for the 2014/15 season, taking part of the Women's CEV Champions League and Azerbaijan Women's Volleyball Super League. She then played for the Japanese club Toray Arrows for the 2015/16 season. In 2019 she played for Beijing BAIC Motor China Volleyball League.
Awards
Individual
- 2015 FIVB World Cup "Best Middle Blockers"
- 2018 Nations League "Best Middle Blockers"
- 2018–19 Chinese Volleyball League "Most Valuable Player"
Personal
Dixon is the daughter of former National Football League player David Dixon. She is of Maori descent.[5]
References
- ^ http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/tori_dixon_760692.html
- ^ http://www.teamusa.org/usa-volleyball/athletes/Tori-Dixon
- ^ Benedetti, Valeria (2014-10-12). "Volley, Mondiale: Usa batte Cina 3-1". La Gazzetta dello sport (in Italian). Milan, Italy. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- ^ "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
- ^ Askeland, Kevin (October 4, 2009). "Minnesota: Blocking skills for Burnsville volleyball's Tori Dixon are in the genes". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- 1992 births
- Living people
- American women's volleyball players
- Minnesota Golden Gophers women's volleyball players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Middle blockers
- Expatriate volleyball players in Azerbaijan
- American expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
- Expatriate volleyball players in Japan
- Sportspeople from Arizona
- American people of Māori descent