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When Cadet Maddy Cardenas, \u201923, was 5 years old, just big enough to serve a sand-encrusted ball, she began playing volleyball almost daily with her father in Redondo Beach, California, a small coastal city in the South Bay region of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the Pacific breeze kindling her passion for the sport, Cardenas has played on organized volleyball teams since middle school. As a high school senior, she learned of The Citadel and decided to test her game on the East Coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cardenas didn\u2019t know anyone at The\nCitadel but\nwas drawn to the military environment. \u201cThe Citadel looked like somewhere that I would just fit in really well,\u201d Cardenas said. \u201cI was surprised at how quickly\nI learned the culture, mannerisms and how to handle\nmy day-to-day life. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever learned\nso much in such a short period\nof time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juggling the demands of being a student- athlete with cadet obligations is a sporting event in itself, but Cardenas is more than up for the challenge. \u201cMy time management has gotten much better over the last couple of years,\u201d she said. \u201cYou need to prioritize things like finding time to make sure your uniform looks good but also making sure that you\u2019re spending enough time in the gym.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When Cardenas isn\u2019t playing volleyball, she is throwing javelin, shot put and discus for the track and field team. In March, she won fourth place in javelin with a toss of almost 88 feet at the Savannah State Relays. At the same time, she is honing her leadership skills in the Corps as the Alpha Company drillmaster and a recruiting officer for First Battalion. \u201cI am constantly reminded of the reasons that I came here,\u201d she said. \u201cI am the oldest of 16 grandchildren, and I know that I have a bunch of younger girls looking up to me, girls who want to play volleyball and do cool things. This is something bigger than me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever learned so much
in such a short period of time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Whether Cardenas is sporting a team jersey or the cadet uniform of the day, she is proof that a Citadel education runs deep. \u201cPeople see that I\u2019m a physics major and assume that I\u2019m smart or see that I play two Division I sports and assume that I\u2019m athletic, but my personality is something not a lot of people see,\u201d she said. \u201cI care a lot about my relationships with family and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last season, Cardenas\ncompeted in 20 volleyball\nmatches, made 24 digs and had 83 kills. Eleven\nof her kills\u2014a season high\u2014were made during the conference\nopener. \u201cThere are many experiences that have given me reason\nto stay busy and work hard to be more than I ever thought I could\nbe,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last November, Cardenas\u2019s team won The Citadel\u2019s first Southern Conference championship title in women\u2019s team sports. Having found success on the East Coast, Cardenas carried her momentum to the Dalmatian Coast. In July, she competed with volleyball players from around the world in Croatia. The only competitor from a senior military college, Cardenas stood out for her leadership skills. \u201cI paid attention to what the other team was doing so I could get my teammates as much information as possible. I didn\u2019t start out as team captain, but my coaches made me captain by the end of the trip.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her teammates responded to her leadership, too. \u201cIt was unreal to spend such a short amount of time with people and become so close with them. There were two girls I had never met from North Carolina. We ended up hitting it off,\u201d said Cardenas, who plans to visit her new friends. While she made connections, she also learned more about herself. \u201cI definitely had some experiences that enhanced my perspective on life. I know I am becoming the person I want to be because I am attracting the friends I want in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During their two-week tour in Croatia, the athletes also scored\ntime for sightseeing. \u201cWe went cliff jumping in Pula,\u201d Cardenas said. \u201cAfterward, we went\ncave swimming. With rocks surrounding us, we could look up and see the sky through a hole. The views\nwere straight out of a movie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back on campus for preseason volleyball training, Cardenas brought a new appreciation for the basics and warm-ups. \u201cInternational professional teams,\u201d she said, \u201care lifting differently, focusing more on fundamentals and techniques, less on power and speed. Some of the rules\u2014 and even the balls themselves\u2014 are different for international volleyball.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With graduation around the corner, Cardenas plans to take advantage of the\nextra year of eligibility the National Collegiate Athletic\nAssociation granted Division\nI athletes in response to the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She\u2019ll continue playing volleyball at The Citadel while working on a master\u2019s degree. After that, she intends to play volleyball professionally overseas and anywhere else the winds may take her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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