Madeleine Randel Gates (born 30 October 1998, Laguna Hills, California) is an American volleyball player, currently playing center for Dresdner 1898.

Madeleine Gates
Gates in Dresdner 1898 kit in 2021
Personal information
Born (1998-10-30) October 30, 1998 (age 26)
Laguna Hills, California
Sport
CountryUSA
Sportvolleyball
PositionMiddle Blocker
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing the  United States
Indoor Volleyball
Pan-American Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hermosillo
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Ponce

Career

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Madeleine Gates' volleyball career began in Californian school tournaments, playing for La Jolla High School.[1][2] After graduating, she played at the university level in the NCAA Division I, as part of UCLA Bruins from 2016 to 2018,[1][3] before moving to the Stanford Cardinal in 2019,[2][4] winning the national title; during her university career she received several individual awards.[5]

In the 2020–21 season she signed her first professional contract in the German Bundesliga with Dresdner Sportclub 1898.[6][7]

Achievements

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Madeleine Gates - Women's Volleyball". UCLA.
  2. ^ a b "Madeleine Gates - Women's Volleyball". Stanford University Athletics.
  3. ^ Piechowski, Joe (28 July 2017). "What's Bruin: UCLA Women's Volleyball Player Madeleine Gates Can Dunk". Bruins Nation.
  4. ^ "Stanford eyes back-to-back NCAA titles". ESPN.com. 27 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Five Stanford volleyball players named AVCA All-Region". PaloAltoOnline.com.
  6. ^ Volleyball, D. S. C. "Madeleine Gates komplettiert den Mittelblock beim DSC". DresdnerSportClub.de.
  7. ^ "Besonderes Fotoshooting der DSC-Frauen". Saechsische.de.