Joanna Kaczor

Joanna Kaczor
Personal information
Full name	Joanna Kaczor
Nickname	Asia
Nationality	Polish
Born	September 16, 1984 Wrocław, Poland
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Spike	314 cm (124 in)
Block	301 cm (119 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite
Current team	Impel Wrocław
Number	17 (club), 7 (national team)
Career
Years Teams 1995–2005 2005–2006 2006–2008 2008 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2012 2012–2013 2013– Gwardia Wrocław Idaho Twin Falls USC Trojans Gwardia Wrocław Muszynianka Muszyna River Volley Piacenza Muszynianka Muszyna MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza Impel Wrocław
National team
2003–  Poland
Honours Representing  Poland Women's Volleyball European Championship 2009 Poland
Last updated: 12 June 2015

Joanna Kaczor (born 16 September 1984) is a female Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland women's national volleyball team and Polish club Impel Wrocław, a participant of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, bronze medalist of European Championship 2009), Polish Champion (2009, 2011).

Early life

Kaczor was born on September 16, 1984 in Wroclaw, Poland to Stanisław and Helena Kaczor.

College career

College of Southern Idaho

Kaczor was the National Junior College Athletic Association Player of the Year in her 2005 freshman season after the team went 50-2 to win the NJCAA national championship under head coach Ben Stroud. Kaczor led the team with 605 kills on the season (4.96 kpg) with a .456 hitting percentage.

University of Southern California

Kaczor transferred to USC in 2006, and was a two time All-American and set several school single-season and career marks She set the top two single-season records for kills (659 in 2007 and 563 in 2006), top two marks for attempts (1,542 in 2007 and 1,272 in 2006), top two marks for total points (745.5 in 2007 and 642.5 in 2006) and top mark for points per game (5.83 in 2007). Her 5.64 ppg in 2006 tied the former record held by Bibiana Candelas in 2005.

National team

Kaczor has been in the Polish National Team program since 2000 and is a current member of the National Team. As a member of the Junior National Team, her squad finished third at the 2003 World Junior Championship and won the 2002 European Junior Championship.

Kaczor played with Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[1]

References

1. Asia Kaczor heads to the Olympics for Poland

External links

• Kaczor at USCtrojans.com