Rachael Lynn Kramer (born March 15, 1998) is an American former professional volleyball player who played as a middle blocker for the United States women's national volleyball team and Italian professional team Megabox Volley Vallefoglia.
Career
College
Kramer played for the Florida Gators. She helped her team to a runner-up finish in the 2017 NCAA tournament. The same year, she was named an AVCA Third-Team All-American and was named to the all-conference team.
She graduated with a bachelor's degree in marketing in August 2019 and graduated with her master's degree in international business in 2020.[1]
Professional clubs
Megabox Volley Vallefoglia (2020–2021)
Kramer played her first professional contract with Megabox Vallefoglia for the 2020−2021 season.[2]
USA National Team
In September 2021, Kramer was selected to represent the U.S. and played in the 2021 NORCECA Championships.[3] She helped the team to a 4th-place finish and was named "Best Middle Blocker" of the tournament.[4]
Kramer also represented the United States at the 2021 Pan-American Cup and won a bronze medal with the team. She had 4 kills and 2 blocks in the bronze medal match against Canada.[5]
Awards and honors
Clubs
- 2020–2021 Italian Cup Series A2 –
Bronze medal, with Megabox Volley Vallefoglia - 2020–2021 Italian Series A2 League –
Silver medal, with Megabox Volley Vallefoglia
College
- 2018, 2019 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention[1]
- 2017, 2018, 2019, All-SEC[1]
- 2018 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention[1]
- 2018 AVCA All-Region[1]
- 2017 AVCA All-America Third Team[1]
- 2016 SEC All-Freshman Team[1]
International
- 2021 NORCECA Championships – Best Middle Blocker
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Florida Bio". floridagators.com. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ "Megabox Vallefoglia: arriva la centrale americana Rachael Kramer". volleynews.it. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ "Women's National Team to Take on NORCECA Continental Championship Field". usavolleyball.org. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ "Gonzalez lifts Dominican Republic to NORCECA Championship victory". volleyballworld.tv. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Women Beat Canada for Bronze at Pan Am Cup". usavolleyball.org. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
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