Mar-Jana Phillips
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| Mar-Jana Phillips | |||||||||||
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| Nickname | MJ | ||||||||||
| Nationality | United States | ||||||||||
| Born | 15 June 1995 | ||||||||||
| Hometown | Carson, California | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||
| Spike | 305 cm (120 in) | ||||||||||
| Block | 295 cm (116 in) | ||||||||||
| College / University | Juniata College | ||||||||||
| Volleyball information | |||||||||||
| Position | Opposite hitter, Outside hitter, Middle blocker | ||||||||||
| Current club | Gwangju AI Peppers | ||||||||||
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Mar–Jana Phillips (born June 15, 1995) is a Filipino–American volleyball athlete.[1]
National team
[edit]Philips has played for the Philippines women's national team but not in official national teams-based tournaments. She has played for the national team playing under the club name Choco Mucho at the 2021 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship. As of May 2024, Philips is the process of switching federations or sporting nationality from United States to the Philippines to enable her to officially play for the national team.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Mar–Jana is the daughter of Bobby, an American and Rowena, a Filipina from Zambales. She has two older brothers, Bobby Jr. and Khi.
Clubs
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Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors[3] (2017–2021)- Petro Gazz Angels (2022–2023)
Gwangju AI Peppers (2023–present)
Awards
[edit]Rolling Hills Preparatory
[edit]- First-Team All-Harbor League (2008)
- All-Coast League (2008–2012)
- All-California Interscholastic Federation honors (2011–2012)
- Coastal League Player of the Year (2012)
- Member of Power Play Volleyball Club (2008–2012)
- Member of Nfinity Volleyball Club (2008–2012)
Juniata College
[edit]- Second-Team All-Landmark Conference (2013)
- Second-Team All-Landmark Conference (2014)
- NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team selection (2014)
- ASICS All-Tournament team (2014)
- Second-Team All-Landmark Conference (2015)
- Landmark Player of the Week (9/21/2015)
- AVCA Honorable Mention (2016)
- Landmark Conference Second Team (2016)
Individual
[edit]- 2022 PVL Reinforced Conference "1st Best Middle Blocker"
- 2023 PVL All-Filipino Conference "2nd Best Middle Blocker"
Clubs
[edit]- 2022 PVL Reinforced Conference -
Champions, with Petro Gazz Angels
References
[edit]- ^ Terrado, Reubin (June 8, 2017). "Acaylar sees better days ahead for Sta. Lucia as Fil-Am Phillips impresses in debut". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ^ Dannug, Jonash (May 10, 2024). "Brooke Van Sickle, MJ Phillips, Savi Davison switching federations to play for Philippines". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Ong, Nadz (May 31, 2017). "Mar-Jana's important mission". Volleyverse. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Mar-Jana Phillips at the FIVB volleyball database
- Juniata College Profile