Tops Announce Addition of Graduate Transfer Madyson Chitty

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Volleyball announced the addition of transfer L/DS Madyson Chitty today. Chitty will join the Hilltoppers after a four-year, standout career at Rutgers where she will graduate this semester with a degree in sport management.

“Madyson is a four-year starter and proven player in the best volleyball conference in the country and should impact us immediately,” head coach Travis Hudson said. “More importantly, as we spent time getting to know her, she is an awesome young woman and will fit our culture perfectly. We are excited to have her on The Hill!”

Chitty, a native of Lewis Center, Ohio and graduate of Olentangy High School, will have one year of eligibility to play at WKU.

During her Rutgers career, she played in 401 career sets, seventh-most in program history. She finished fourth in career digs with 1,294 and fourth in Rally Era digs per set, averaging 3.23 for her career. She led Rutgers in digs, and digs per set, in all four years during her career. She also totaled 58 services aces over four seasons.

As a senior in 2023, Chitty played in 115 sets, with her 77 sets during Big Ten play marking the most in the conference. She reached double-figure digs in 20 of 30 matches and had five matches with 20-or-more digs, including a career-high 28 in a five-set victory over Iowa on Oct. 27. She set a new career-high with 19 service aces during the 2023 campaign.

As a junior, Chitty was selected for the U.S. Women’s National Team Open program and appeared in 110 sets over 32 matches for the Scarlet Knights. She totaled 305 digs (2.77 per set), including double digits in 14 matches. Her season-high 24 digs came in the season opener against Fresno State. She also added 17 service aces during the 2022 season and collected 59 assists.

During her first two years – the spring and fall 2021 seasons – Chitty played in 176 sets with 575 digs combined. She played in all 49 matches during that calendar year and totaled 107 assists.

Chitty earned numerous academic and sportsmanship honors throughout her career, in Piscataway, too.

Prior to Rutgers, she was a 2019 AAU National Champion and recorded over 2,050 digs and 1600 service receptions during her career at Olentangy High School. She was named 2019 Conference Player of the Year and All-Ohio Honorable Mention.

She is the daughter of David and Erika Chitty and has three siblings – brothers, Braydon and Cooper, and sister, Carsyn.