University of St. Thomas Athletics
2025 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Rudzitis, Tezra
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Jersey Number 15
Tezra Rudzitis
- Position:
- RS
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Legacy Christian Academy
- Hometown:
- Anoka, Minn.
Bio
Pronunciation
Awards & Achievements
Capital Credit Union Classic All-Tournament Team (Sept. 20, 2024)
2024 All-Summit League Honorable Mention
2023-24 Summit League Academic Honor Roll
2022 All-Summit League Freshman Team
2024
Played in all 28 matches, also played 106 sets... finished the season with 325 kills, 11 assists, 61 digs, 55 total blocks, and 355.5 points... averaged 3.07 kills, 0.10 assists, 0.58 digs, 0.52 total blocks, and 3.53 points per set... career and season high 18 kills and a season high 19 points versus Chicago St. (Sep. 20)... finished 2nd in kills and 3rd in blocks for the Tommies this season... ranked 8th in kills and 13th in points in the Summit League... 3rd most kills in a season in Tommies history (DI era) with 325 kills.
2023
Played in 20 matches and 66 sets… set program’s DI single-season record in hitting percentage (.274)… set program’s third most single-season kills per set (2.74) and points per set (3.20), sixth most kills (181) and seventh most points (211.0) during DI era… recorded program’s fourth highest DI single-match hitting percentage (.458) behind 15 kills on 24 attempts at Kansas City (Nov. 15)… totaled 181 kills, 38 digs, 40 total blocks, 9 service aces, and 211 points… averaged 2.74 kills, 0.58 digs, 0.61 blocks, and 3.20 points per set… career high 21 points, a season high five aces and six total blocks at Denver (Oct. 26)… totaled a career high 17 kills at Omaha (Oct. 21)… season high seven digs versus Denver (Oct. 5)… finished second on the team in total kills and third in total points… ranked 11th in Summit League in points and kills per set.
2022
Played in 8 matches and 25 sets...totaled 44 kills, one assist, three service aces, 34 digs, 10 total blocks, and 52 points...averaged 1.8 kills, 0.04 assists, 0.1 service aces, 1.4 digs, 0.4 blocks and 2.1 points per set...career-high 15 kills, 15.5 points and 12 digs at Western Illinois (Oct. 15)...career-high two assists at South Dakota St. (Nov. 3)...career-high two aces versus Grand Canyon (Aug. 26), career-high three blocks against Western Illinois (Nov. 12)...finished third on the team for kills and fourth in blocks.
High School
All-State honoree in 2020 and 2021...All-Conference selection from 2017-21.
Personal
Daughter of Leah and Rolly...has eight siblings (Justina, Tija, Talis, Janson, Talana, Jezron, Taaron, and Joren)...majoring in psychology.
St. Thomas Volleyball 2023 Intro Video
Tuesday, September 05
Volleyball
Saturday, November 19
St. Thomas Volleyball 2022 Intro Video
Friday, September 30
Volleyball vs. South Dakota
Saturday, November 06
