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VOLLEYBALL

Tessa Dodd

Outside hitter
LARAMIE HS
LARAMIE, WYOMING
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

382

Kills

289

Digs

60

Aces

32

Blocks
“Tessa Dodd was the player the other players looked up to. When they were stuck, they relied heavily on Tessa. She is intense, but also calm throughout the game.”
Justin Taylor
Head Coach - Riverton High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-4 junior outside hitter recorded 382 kills and 289 digs this past season, leading the Plainsmen (32-2) to the Class 4A state championship match. Dodd also compiled 60 service aces and 32 blocks. Also the Wyoming Coaches Association 4A Player of the Year, she was 4A All-State honoree.

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Academic Achievement

Dodd has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to play volleyball on scholarship at the University of Oregon beginning in the fall of 2026.

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Exemplary Character

Dodd has volunteered locally with the Laramie High Hope Squad, a peer-to-peer suicide prevention group and with the Hapi-ness 5K, which raises money for local cancer patients. She has also donated her time to multiple community service initiatives through the St. Paul’s Newman Center Catholic Youth Group.