Great read - Pat Reusse: Gophers' Dixon opted for heart surgery to keep playing vball

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per Reusse:

Dixon had an extra node in her heart. And this little bugger would fire up in a cry for attention, and that would get the whole blood-pumping plant rolling, and Tori’s heart would start pounding at its ridiculously high number.

“It wasn’t life threatening,” Dixon said. “But if I wanted to keep playing volleyball, the doctors said I needed the surgery to have the node removed.”

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Reusse's blog: Tori Dixon's versatility gives her Olympic chance

Tori was one of three college players invited to USA Volleyball's national team camp in July. The national team is largely a veteran group and it would be quite an upset if Dixon could earn her way on the 12-woman Olympic team that will be in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

McCutcheon's exceptional history with USA Volleyball gave him a chance to put in a good word for Dixon with the decisionmakers there, including his replacement as the women's coach, Karch Kiraly.

"I talked to people, obviously, but Tori earned the right to be with the national team on her own,'' McCutcheon said. "All the people with the national team are talented, talented individuals. They are all studs.

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