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Mar-Jana Phillips
Personal information
NicknameMJ
NationalityFilipino-American
Born (1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 (age 29)
HometownCarson, California
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Spike305 cm (120 in)
Block295 cm (116 in)
College / UniversityJuniata College
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite hitter, Outside hitter, Middle blocker
Current clubGwangju AI Peppers
Career
YearsTeams
2017–2021Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors
2021Choco Mucho (AVC)
2022–2023Petro Gazz Angels
2023–presentGwangju AI Peppers

Mar–Jana Phillips (born June 15, 1995) is a Filipino–American volleyball athlete.[1]

National team

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

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

Awards

Rolling Hills Preparatory

Juniata College

Individual

Clubs

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Dannug, Jonash (10 May 2024). "Brooke Van Sickle, MJ Phillips, Savi Davison switching federations to play for Philippines". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  3. ^ Ong, Nadz (May 31, 2017). "Mar-Jana's important mission". Volleyverse. Retrieved June 2, 2018.

External links

Philippine Super Liga
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