Gabe Gardner Event: Men's Volleyball

• A two-time Olympian who has played for the United States National Team since 1999 and was a member of the 2004 Athens team ... The San Clemente, Calif., native played in 13 matches during his only season on The Farm, in 1999, after arriving as a junior transfer from USC ... Led the 1999 Cardinal in kills per game (6.79), was second in total kills (319) and third in digs per game (1.64) ... Double-dated at Stanford with Google founder Sergey Brin, who offered Gardner a job in his fledgling company ... Gardner chose volleyball instead ... Played for professional clubs in Greece, Spain, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Brazil, Turkey, Japan and Italy ... Speaks six languages ... The 6-foot-9 Gardner, 32, is in his second year at the position of opposite after spending most of his career as an outside hitter ... (Posted: Aug. 1).