Now she’s planning to do both, with her professional volleyball career set to begin next month as a player in the United States national team system.
Foecke was one of the 17 former or current college players invited to a week-long spring training. Former Huskers Kadie Rolfzen and Justine Wong-Orantes were also part of that group. There were also several other players from Big Ten schools, including Wisconsin’s Sydney Hilley, Tionna Williams and Dana Rettke; Illinois’ Jacqueline Quade and Minnesota setter Samantha Seliger-Swenson.
“(U.S. coach Karch Kiraly) just gave me a call and asked if I wanted to come out.