Russ Rose Then (1996): “Teri is a great kid with a great personality. She is a player that hasn’t played as much as she would have liked or as much as even I would have envisioned, but I have great respect for the integrity with which she carries herself. She works hard everyday and maybe this year there will be more opportunities for Teri to demonstrate the type of player that she is. She competes hard, comes to practice everyday with a good attitude and I think Teri brings a lot to the program. I respect her contribution.”
Russ Rose Now (2025): “Teri Wroblewski was the Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Wisconsin and was just a wonderful team player who had good skills. She won a couple of state championships, she was a basketball player, was on a really good Milwaukee Sting volleyball club program. When she came to Penn State, it was timing — we had players who were just a little more experienced at the position she played. But she was an incredibly positive person to have on the team, always smiling. She married the youngest Schall brother, Dan, who is teaching at North Allegheny high school and was the boys coach for numerous high school state championship teams. Teri’s mom and dad, Jean and Ray, were just great people and very supportive. Teri was always positive even when she wasn’t playing alot, and there’s just so much to be said for individuals that show you traits that are maybe different than the traits you were recruiting. I never recruited anyone thinking they weren’t going to play. And then they’d get here, and either they’d get injured, or somebody else on the team would have a breakout year, and things would change. But you know, there was never a moment where Teri wasn’t all in and didn’t do everything she could to help the program.”
1996 Season (Junior) Highlights and Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for the second consecutive year.
Season Recap: Wroblewski saw action in 2 matches … posted 4 kills and 2 digs against St. Bonaventure (9/7).
Before Penn State: Teri Wroblewski played volleyball and basketball for Pius XI, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, one of the most successful high school athletic programs in the country … she was the Wisconsin High School Player of the Year in 1993 … named a Mizuno Second Team All-American and a Volleyball Monthly “Fab 50” … won state championships in 1992 and 1993 … also was a forward on the Lady Pope basketball team, which won a national-record 12 consecutive state crowns.
“Fabulous Five,” The Daily Collegian, June 17, 1994
