Lydia Dimke
- height 6-3
- class Graduate Student
- Hometown Ham Lake, Minn.
- High school Creighton
- height 6-3
- class Graduate Student
- Hometown Ham Lake, Minn.
- High school Creighton
Lydia Dimke Bio
AWARDS/HONORS
- 2016 AVCA First Team All-East Region
- 2016 AVCA Third Team All-American
- 2016 BIG EAST Player of the Year
- 2016, 2017 First Team All-BIG EAST
- 2016 Creighton Female Athlete of the Year
- 2019 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 AVCA Top Flight Honoree
2019
- Had a breakout season in year two with the team, teaming with Katie Smith at number two and leading the team with 23 total wins.
- Dimke and Smith also led the team with 10 wins over CCSA rivals and six wins over nationally ranked opponents.
- Opened the season with wins over No. 7 LSU and No. 3 Florida State, both in straight sets.
- Reeled off nine wins in a row from March 12 to April 6.
- Finishes her career with a 26-12 record (.684).
2018
- Played in the team’s first dual of the season, beating No. 11 Georgia State, but broke her foot during the match.
- Returned from the injury for the final weekend of the regular season, going 2-2 at the Palmetto Invite with teammate Aubrey Ezell.
- Earned a spot in the No. 5 pair for the NCAA tournament with teammate Franky Harrison.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
- Transferred to Creighton after spending her freshman and sophomore seasons at Purdue.
- Blossomed after joining the Bluejays, earning AVCA as a First Team All-East Region, Third Team All-American, BIG EAST Player of the Year, and First Team All-BIG EAST in 2016.
- Her 1,454 assists as a junior were the second-most in the country, and her 17 double-doubles were 12th-most nationally.
- Helped Creighton reach the Elite Eight in 2016.
- The Bluejays earned the No. 9 national seed for the 2017 NCAA tournament, after finishing 25-6 and winning the BIG EAST
- Orchestrated an offense that ranked 15th in the country in both kills per set (14.37) and hitting percentage (.281).
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Three-time All-State and all-conference choice.
- Led the state of Minnesota in aces as a junior, while also earning team MVP honors, after leading her team to a third-place finish at state, and conference and section championships.
- 2013 Under Armour All-America First Team honoree.
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Bob and Mary Dimke
- Has brothers Dylan and Wyatt and a sister, Sydney.