MJ Phillips
Filipino–American volleyball player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mar-Jana Phillips (born June 15, 1995) is a Filipino–American volleyball athlete.[2]
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| Nationality | United States[1] | ||||||||||
| Born | June 15, 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 (2013–2016) | ||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite hitter, Outside hitter, Middle blocker | ||||||||||
| Current club | Petro Gazz Angels | ||||||||||
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Early life and education
Mar-Jana Phillips was born on June 15, 1995 to Bobby and Rowena Phillips. She attended the Rolling Hills Preparatory School for her secondary studies and the Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania where her program of emphasis was marketing with a secondary emphasis in integrated media arts.[3][4]
Career
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Perspective
High school
At Rolling Hills Preparatory, Phillips was a starter for the high school's volleyball team for four years. She was also part of the Power Play and Nfinity volleyball clubs.[4]
College
From 2013 to 2016, the Juniata College Eagles had Phillips as one of its players.[4]
Club
Phillips is part of the original Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors which joined the Philippine Super Liga (PSL). She followed Sta. Lucia when they joined the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) in 2021.[5] The team disbanded by the end of the year.
Phillips joined the Petro Gazz Angels of the PVL in January 2022.[6][7] She transitioned from an opposite spiker to a middle blocker.[8]
Phillips joined the Gwangju AI Peppers of the South Korean V-League which caused her to miss most of the Angel's 2024 All-Filipino Conference stint.[9] The team won the bronze for the torunament.[10]
She missed the entire 2024 Reinforced Conference due to an injury.[11] After recovering, she returned for the 2024-25 All-Filipino Conference[10]
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.[12]
Personal life
Phillips hails from Carson, California.[5] Her mother, Rowena is a Filipino from Iba, Zambales.[13][14][15]
Clubs
Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors (2017–2021)- Petro Gazz Angels (2022–present)
Gwangju AI Peppers (2023–2024)
Awards
Individual
- 2022 PVL Reinforced Conference "1st Best Middle Blocker"
- 2023 PVL All-Filipino Conference "2nd Best Middle Blocker"
- 2024-2025 PVL All-Filipino- Conference
" Finals MVP "
Clubs
- 2022 PVL Reinforced Conference -
Champions, with Petro Gazz Angels
References
External links
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