Gabe Gardner Stanford San Clemente, Calif. 6' 8 " - Outside Hitter Joined Team: September 1999

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2004 – NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal). 2003 – Colorado/Nebraska Tour… Canada Tour…Pan American Games ( Fourth Place)…World Cup ( Fourth Place). 2002 – Dallas Tour…Six-Nation Tournament ( Italy)… Louisville Tour. 1999 – Pan American Games. 1998 – France Trip... Portugal Trip. 1995 – World University Games.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2004 – Team USA qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, by winning the NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Caguas, Puerto Rico on Jan. 10…The men posted a perfect record of 6-0 en route to the gold medal, which included a come-from-behind, 3-2 win over Cuba in the championship match...Scored 10 points on nine kills and one service ace in the championship match. 2003 – Returned from a leg injury suffered at the Pan American Games in August to play in the World Cup in November…Saw considerable action and finished seventh on the team in scoring with 62 points on 56 kills and six blocks. 2002 – Played in the first three tours of the season…Still ranked second on the team in kills per set (2.28) and fourth in points per set (2.70)…Was eighth on the team in kills (91) and in total points (108)…Scored 18 points (14 kills, three blocks, one ace) as the U.S. swept defending Olympic champion Yugoslavia on June 6 for its only win in Italy. 1999 – Started for the Pan American Games squad at outside hitter. 1998 – Led the team with 25 kills in a match against Portugal…Also tallied 16 kills in the last match of the series against Portugal.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Played two seasons at USC and one year at Stanford. 1999 – Led Stanford with 6.79 kills per game in 47 games and 13 matches played…Despite missing nine matches, still second on the team with 319 kills…Ranked third on the squad with 1.64 digs per game. 1998 – Sat out a season after transferring from USC. 1997 – Played in 15 matches for USC before deciding to transfer...Was third on the team with 342 kills, hitting .308...Added 41 blocks, 90 digs and 13 aces...Posted 20 or more kills 11 times and hit the 30-plus kill plateau three times...Registered a career-high 41 kills against Pepperdine in his last match as a Trojan. 1996 – As a starter, led the Trojans with 490 kills, hitting .245...Ranked 11 th nationally in kills per game (5.51)…Named to the Asics/Volleyball Magazine Freshmen All-America team and earned honorable mention All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federations honors.

PERSONAL: Born Gabriel Bryan Gardner on March 18, 1976 in San Diego, Calif….Now calls San Clemente, Calif., home…Parents are Frank and Deborah Gardner…Has three brothers: Phinney, Zack and Nick…Phinney is a former member of the USA Water Polo national team…Enjoys surfing, beach volleyball and playing the guitar.