Athlete Bio#
Height
6'0"
Hometown
Apex, North Carolina
Education
Cardinal Gibbons Catholic High School (Raleigh, North Carolina) Stanford University
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Most Notable
- AVCA All-America First-Team (2014), Second-Team (2013) and Third-Team (2015) at Stanford University
- Three-Time Pac-12 Setter of the Year in 2013, 2014 and 2015
Major Competitions
- None
Did You Know
- Finished her Stanford career with 5,014 assists for second most all-time
- Named best setter of the 2010 NORCECA Women's U18 Continental Championship as she led the team to gold
- Chosen North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year in 2010 and 2012 while at Cardinal Gibbons Catholic High School before going to Stanford University
- Mother, Robin Bugg, was a middle blocker on the University of Tennessee volleyball team and earned all-conference three times, she held the school record for career aces and blocks, and blocks in a single match
- Father is Richard Bugg
- Siblings are brother Logan and sister Avery
Madi Bugg's Favorites
Food: Donuts, Guacomole, Pineapple ... Book: Catcher in the Rye ... Music Type: all of it ... Musical Person/Group: The Lumineers, Justin Timberlake ... Movie: Good Will Hunting, Beautiful Mind, Mean Girls ... Actor/Actress: Matt Damon/Meryl Streep ... Professional Team: San Francisco 49ers ... Athlete: Serena Williams
Hobbies and Interests: reading, animals, pretending I'm a yogi, trying new restaurants, making people laugh
Most Admired Person: Her parents because "they built my whole family/life from the ground up. They have made countless sacrifices for me and my siblings. They are hilarious and they are the most selfless people I know. I love them endlessly and I like them a lot, too."
Happiest Moment in Life: "Every time I'm around good food and people that make me laugh"
Other Interesting Notes on Madi Bugg
- Worked for Condoleeza Rice her junior and senior years while at Stanford University
- Parents ran North Dallas Juniors Volleyball Club when she was born
Path to the Podium
- Started playing organized volleyball in 2004 with ACE 14s in New Hampshire, though she has been around volleyball since birth
- Finished her youth club career with Triangle Volleyball Club
- Chosen North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year in 2010 and 2012 while at Cardinal Gibbons High School
- Selected to U.S. Girls’ Youth National Team in 2010 and 2011, resulting in gold at the 2010 NORCECA U18 Championship and a place on the 2011 FIVB Women’s U18 World Championship roster
- Three-time AVCA All-America and Pac 12 Setter of the Year at Stanford University
- Joined U.S. Women’s National Team in 2017
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