Russ Rose Then (1997): “Teri Wroblewski is a player who, although she hasn’t played as much as she would have liked or maybe even I would have liked yet, I have the greatest respect for her and her work ethic and the type of person she is. She has never complained, never felt the victim, she practices hard, she is supportive of her teammates -she does everything that has ever been asked of her. I think she epitomizes what I really like about coaching: you come across people that are doing their best. I think Teri’s got a chance to play a little bit more this year as an outside hitter, primary passer, back row player. She has good knowledge and confidence in the skills that she has. She’s never going to be a player that’s going to be able to go up and hit over the top of the block, yet she’s a player who knows her limitations and has a good awareness of what it takes to be successful. I think those are critically important components.”
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.”
1997 Season (Senior): Highlights and Awards: Academic All-Big Ten … together with fellow seniors Terri Zemaitis and Jen Burdis, finished her career with a 4-year record of 123-17 overall and 67-4 at home, with 2 Big Ten titles (1996 — shared with Michigan State — and 1997 — shared with Wisconsin) and 2 Final Fours (1994 semifinal loss to UCLA and 1997 National Championship match 5-set loss to a Stanford team led by Kerri Walsh)
Season Recap: Played in 13 of 120 sets and in 13 of 36 matches … registered 4 kills with a .231 hitting percentage.
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
