TeTori Dixon
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| Full name | Te Tori (Tori) Elsie Dixon | |||||||||
| Born | August 4, 1992 | |||||||||
| Hometown | Burnsville, Minnesota | |||||||||
| Height | 6'3" | |||||||||
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| Position | Middle Blocker | |||||||||
| Current club |
 Rabita Baku | |||||||||
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Te Tori Dixon (born August 4, 1992) of Māori descent is an American indoor volleyball player of Rabita Baku. Dixon is a current member of the United States women's national volleyball team.
Collegiate career
She played college women's volleyball at University of Minnesota[1] on the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's volleyball team. Dixon was Selected AVCA All-America First-Team an 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 career
Dixon was part of the USA national team that won the 2014 World Championship gold medal when ther 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.
Professional career
Plays volleyball for Rabita Baku, a member of the Women's CEV Champions League and Azerbaijan Women's Volleyball Super League.
Personal
Dixon is the daughter of former National Football League player David Dixon.[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.