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Dana Rettke becomes first five-time first-team All American in NCAA volleyball, Hilley earns prestigious honors as well

It’s not every year a college athlete earns a fifth first-team All-American nod in a team sport. But these aren’t ordinary times, and Dana Rettke is no ordinary athlete.

The University of Wisconsin middle blocker received her fifth first-team nod from the American Volleyball Coaches Association, becoming the first athlete in NCAA volleyball history to be honored as such. Rettke reeled in her fourth plaudit as a senior earlier this year, then came back for a fifth season available to athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown.