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

Mar-Jana Phillips
Personal information
NicknameMJ
NationalityUnited States
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

National team

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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

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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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Awards

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Rolling Hills Preparatory

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  • 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

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  • 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

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Clubs

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References

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