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Jersey Number 17
Avery Jesewitz
- Position:
- OH
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Plymouth, Minn.
- High School:
- Wayzata
- Major:
- Psychology
HONORS & AWARDS:
Freshman (2024) - Game-By-Game Stats
PRIOR TO RUTGERS:
PERSONAL:
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
Nickname: Aves, Javes, or Javery
Major: Psychology
Favorite place to hang on campus: Anywhere with my teammates!
The person I most admire is and why: The person that I most admire is my Mom because she is the most resilient, gentle, and selfless person I will ever meet. I love my Mom more than anything on this earth; she is my biggest blessing and my why in everything I do!
If I wasn’t playing volleyball, I’d be:: Living in Australia surfing and modeling for Billabong or Rip Curl
Favorite professional sports team: Minnesota Wild
One word to describe myself on the court: Passionate
One word to describe myself off the court: Adventurous
Few people know that I: I love to work on cars
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My sister
I started playing my sport because…: I started playing volleyball because my Mom signed me up for it. My sister had been playing for a few years and my Mom thought that I might enjoy it as well. I cried for weeks leading up to my first practice because I didn’t want to go, but after my first day on the court I completely fell in love with it and never looked back!
I chose Rutgers because...: I chose Rutgers because I felt an immediate connection with the coaching staff, and I really trusted the vision for this program. From the moment I stepped on campus I felt right at home, and I knew that I wanted to spend my next four years as a Scarlet Knight. This team, this program, and the education I’m receiving here are really special, and I’m extremely privileged to be a part of it all.
Favorite cereal: Frosted Flakes
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Real Steel
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: Scarlett Johansson
Favorite musician/group: Red Hot Chili Peppers or Tyler Childers
The first song I knew all the words to is: Probably the ABC’s
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Burping
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: PRAY, PRAY, PRAY!
Favorite all-time gift received: My monkey stuffed animal
Pets I had growing up were: My dog Reagan
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: Hotdog
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Tromsø, Norway in the winter
My favorite teacher was: Ms.Mott My 4th grade teacher
The quote that most resonates with me is: “God can do immeasurably more than anything we can ask for or imagine.” Ephesians 3:20
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Cream exterior with a brown interior
One thing on my bucket list is: Swimming with sharks
Phone app you cannot live without: Notes
- UNT Invite All-Tournament Team (2024)
- Appeared in 20 matches and 33 sets
- Season-high eight kills and .381 hitting percentage (8-0-21) in five-set match at Buffalo (Aug. 31)
Freshman (2024) - Game-By-Game Stats
- Appeared in all 31 contests in 97 sets with 19 starts
- Totaled 182 kills, averaging 1.88 per set, and 42 blocks, averaging 0.84 per frame
- Led Rutgers in kills in three matches and blocks in two contests
- Recorded season-high 11 kills in matches with Little Rock (Sept. 6), Binghamton (Sept. 12) and Michigan State (Nov. 8)
- Named to UNT Invite All-Tournament Team after averaging 2.10 kills per set and hitting .405 across the 10 sets played against RV Miami, North Texas and Colorado
- Collected nine kills on 16 swings with no errors to hit a season-best .563 along with three blocks in the victory at Northwestern (Nov. 23)
- Tied season-high for third time with 11 kills and hit .304 against Michigan State (Nov. 8)
- Just shy of a double-double with eight kills and season-high nine digs versus Indiana (Nov. 1)
- Notched five kills and three blocks at RV Washington (Oct. 25)
- Led the Scarlet Knights on the attack for the fourth time this season with eight kills during along with seven digs against #16 Minnesota (Oct. 18)
- Led the offense with 10 kills while adding five digs and an ace in match at Iowa (Oct. 11)
- Add four blocks in first Big Ten road match at Michigan (Sept. 29)
- Led RU with nine kills in nonconference finale against UMES (Sep. 20)
- In double-figure kills for a third time this season tying her season high with 11 during match against Binghamton (Sep. 12)
- Added 11 kills making only one attack error in the match across her 28 attempts during five set match with Little Rock (Sept. 6)
- Led the attack with eight kills hitting 500 making only one error on 14 attempts against Colorado. (Sept. 1)
- Hit .500 with 10 kills to go along with five blocks during Rutgers first win of the season against North Texas (Aug. 31)
PRIOR TO RUTGERS:
- JVA All-American
- Third Place finish at USA Girl's Junior Nationals (2023)
- Prepvolleyball.com Class of 2024 Top 150 players
- Prepdig.com top 100 players
- Two-time first team all-conference
- Two-time all-state
- Three-time Class AAAA MSHSL State Champion (2021, 2022 & 2023)
- USA Volleyball NTDP participant since 2021
- Midwest Battle all-star game participant
PERSONAL:
- Daughter of Todd and Lynne
- Father played football for the University of Minnesota and was captain as a junior in 1994 and senior in 1995
- Has one sister, Sophie
- Majoring in psychology
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
Nickname: Aves, Javes, or Javery
Major: Psychology
Favorite place to hang on campus: Anywhere with my teammates!
The person I most admire is and why: The person that I most admire is my Mom because she is the most resilient, gentle, and selfless person I will ever meet. I love my Mom more than anything on this earth; she is my biggest blessing and my why in everything I do!
If I wasn’t playing volleyball, I’d be:: Living in Australia surfing and modeling for Billabong or Rip Curl
Favorite professional sports team: Minnesota Wild
One word to describe myself on the court: Passionate
One word to describe myself off the court: Adventurous
Few people know that I: I love to work on cars
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My sister
I started playing my sport because…: I started playing volleyball because my Mom signed me up for it. My sister had been playing for a few years and my Mom thought that I might enjoy it as well. I cried for weeks leading up to my first practice because I didn’t want to go, but after my first day on the court I completely fell in love with it and never looked back!
I chose Rutgers because...: I chose Rutgers because I felt an immediate connection with the coaching staff, and I really trusted the vision for this program. From the moment I stepped on campus I felt right at home, and I knew that I wanted to spend my next four years as a Scarlet Knight. This team, this program, and the education I’m receiving here are really special, and I’m extremely privileged to be a part of it all.
Favorite cereal: Frosted Flakes
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Real Steel
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: Scarlett Johansson
Favorite musician/group: Red Hot Chili Peppers or Tyler Childers
The first song I knew all the words to is: Probably the ABC’s
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Burping
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: PRAY, PRAY, PRAY!
Favorite all-time gift received: My monkey stuffed animal
Pets I had growing up were: My dog Reagan
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: Hotdog
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Tromsø, Norway in the winter
My favorite teacher was: Ms.Mott My 4th grade teacher
The quote that most resonates with me is: “God can do immeasurably more than anything we can ask for or imagine.” Ephesians 3:20
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Cream exterior with a brown interior
One thing on my bucket list is: Swimming with sharks
Phone app you cannot live without: Notes
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