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Full name | Rachael Lynn Kramer | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | United States | ||||||||||||||
Born | March 15, 1998 | ||||||||||||||
Hometown | Phoenix, Arizona | ||||||||||||||
Height | 204.5 cm (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Spike | 313 cm (123 in) | ||||||||||||||
Block | 325 cm (128 in) | ||||||||||||||
College / University | Florida (B.A., M.A.) | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle Blocker | ||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
Kramer played her first professional contract with Megabox Vallefoglia for the 2020−2021 season. [2]
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]
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