Madi Rishel

Outside Hitter

Pro athlete

Madi on the Court

Achievements and accolades

achievements

Member of the U.S. National Team from 2016-22

Has played professionally in Azerbaijan, South Korea, China, Türkiye, Italy, Indonesia and Athletes Unlimited

Played collegiately at Arizona...first athlete to earn both All-American honors in both Indoor and Beach

Best Spiker and Best Scorer in 2024 Indonesian Proliga with Jakarta Popsivo Polwan

Won 2024 CEV Cup with Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri '76 (Italy)

Made European Champions League debut with Türk Hava Yolları SK

Helped U.S. win back-to-back Volleyball Nations League titles 2018-19

Best Outside Hitter and led U.S. to Pan American Cup gold in 2016

Won 2019 Chinese League with Beijing BAIC Motor

2017 and 2018 Korean V-League Best Outside Hitter and Beset Spiker

Won 2017 Korean V-League and KOVO Cup with Hwaseong IBK Altos

Won 2016 Azerbaijan Superleague, MVP award with Azerrail Baku

AVCA All-American Third Team and AVCAA Sand All-American in 2014-15 season

Left Arizona ranked No. 2 in career kills and career digs

achievements

Member of the U.S. National Team from 2016-22

Has played professionally in Azerbaijan, South Korea, China, Türkiye, Italy, Indonesia and Athletes Unlimited

Played collegiately at Arizona...first athlete to earn both All-American honors in both Indoor and Beach

Best Spiker and Best Scorer in 2024 Indonesian Proliga with Jakarta Popsivo Polwan

Won 2024 CEV Cup with Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri '76 (Italy)

Made European Champions League debut with Türk Hava Yolları SK

Helped U.S. win back-to-back Volleyball Nations League titles 2018-19

Best Outside Hitter and led U.S. to Pan American Cup gold in 2016

Won 2019 Chinese League with Beijing BAIC Motor

2017 and 2018 Korean V-League Best Outside Hitter and Beset Spiker

Won 2017 Korean V-League and KOVO Cup with Hwaseong IBK Altos

Won 2016 Azerbaijan Superleague, MVP award with Azerrail Baku

AVCA All-American Third Team and AVCAA Sand All-American in 2014-15 season

Left Arizona ranked No. 2 in career kills and career digs

Get To Know Madi

Starting Out

My first year playing club volleyball. I was 15 and I played for Arizona Storm

Playing Overseas

Playing professionally with my former club, Turkish Airlines, where I played for four of my nine seasons

Senior Night

My senior night at Arizona with my family there to support 🫶🏼

Arizona Days

I also played beach at Arizona, and this year I was an indoor and beach All-American which was a pretty cool honor

National Team

My first summer with the US National Team (2016) and my first time winning with them and Pan Am Cup in Dominican Republic. This is just a really special memory with a great group of people

Special Night

This is the night my jersey was retired at my high school and I was added to the Hall of Fame. A really special day in my volleyball career. Also my coach, Amber Letarte, is still coaching there, and she is such a great human

❤️

Paul and me

Cat Love

My pride and joy, Stuart 😍

PRO ATHLETE

A Little More Madi

Madi's favorites

Finding Mastery

podcast

Stuff You Should Know

podcast

On Purpose

podcast

Finding Mastery

podcast

Stuff You Should Know

podcast

On Purpose

podcast

LOVB Houston

Madi's favorite quote

A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor

In college, my boyfriend (now husband) would say this to me IMMEDIATELY after losing a match. It drove me crazy. Eventually, I started to say it to myself in volleyball and life situations.