Hall of Fame
RACHEL KRABACHER - Volleyball 2008-2012
One of the most successful players on four of the most successful volleyball teams in University of Dayton history, Rachel Krabacher was the second Flyer to reach 1,500 kills and 1,000 digs (there are now two).
Krabacher was two-time AVCA Honorable Mention All-America, two-time AVCA All-Northeast Region First Team and two-time Atlantic All-Conference First Team. She was also a 2009 A-10 All-Rookie Team member. She was the 2011 A-10 Player of the Year and the 2012 A-10 Championship Most Outstanding Player.
A graduate of Cincinnati powerhouse McCauley High School, Krabacher is second at Dayton for total attempts in a career (4,311) and ranks seventh all-time with 1,500 career kills.
Krabacher helped lead her teams to four consecutive A-10 regular season championships, four consecutive A-10 championship titles and four consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Dayton was 110-20 overall with her on the court, with a 57-2 A-10 mark. UD finished strongly, ranking 25th in 2009, 12th in 2010 and 19th in 2012. The Flyers won a match in the NCAA tournament in three of her four seasons.
A chemical engineering major, who received her bachelor’s in 2013 and a master’s in 2016, Krabacher was a Senior CLASS Award All-American in 2012. She was also two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District and two-time Academic All-Atlantic 10.
Rachel is a senior engineer for the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton.
