REXROTH, Terri (WESSEL)

WESSEL, REXROTH, MCDOLE

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 1/30/2016 at 20:48:45

Teri (Wessel) Rexroth, 2012
Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa

Two sport standout Teri Wessel arrived at Graceland in 1989 from Davenport West High School in Davenport, IA.

Joining an already deep and talented Jacket volleyball lineup under Hall of Fame head coach Stew McDole, Teri nonetheless made her presence felt during three years on the Graceland varsity team.

After a solid 1990 season where she picked up two player of the week awards and contributed to a Heart of America Athletic Conference championship, Wessel exploded in 1991. That year, Teri took home 1st Team All-Conference and All-District awards and was named an NAIA All-American while the Yellowjackets rode to another HAAC title.

In a campaign where she garnered 1st Team All-Conference and All-District honors for a second consecutive year, Teri's 1992 season could not be called anything but consistently dominant. The senior made five All-Tourney teams and was Heart of America Athletic Conference player of the week three times. Wessel also notched her second NAIA All-American award.

A powerful force at the net in both offense and defense, Teri graduated with 407 total blocks, presently standing as Graceland's third all-time blocker. Wessel also managed 1102 kills in the course of her 373 games with the Yellowjackets, good enough for fourth in the record book.

In addition to her excellence on the volleyball court, Wessel helped anchor the Yellowjacket women's basketball squad, earning All-Conference nods all three years and All-District honors her junior and senior years. A force by nature in the paint, Teri notched more than 1000 points and 1000 rebounds for Graceland during her career, and graduated second on the all-time school record book for rebounding.

After Graceland, Teri moved on to receive her Masters of Occupational Therapy from Midwestern University in Downers Grove, Illinois. She has also become a certified occupational therapist from state and national organizations.

Teri married Dr. Jason Rexroth, with whom she has three children in sons Jaxon and Jevin as well as a daughter, Taylor. Through her children, Teri has returned to the court as a coach, passing along her hard-won experience to the next generation.

Terri was inducted into Graceland's Yellowjacket Athletic Hall of Fame in 2012.

SOURCES: gujackets.com/f/Hall_of_Fame.php; gujackets.com/roster.php

Submission by Sharon R Becker, January of 2016

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