Mar-Jana Phillips (born June 15, 1995) is a Filipino–American volleyball athlete.[2]

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

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

Awards

Individual

Clubs

References

  1. ^ Dannug, Jonash (March 1, 2025). "AVC classifies BVS, MJ Phillips as imports for Petro Gazz's AVC Champions League campaign". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Mar Jana Phillips - Players". Premier Volleyball League. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Mar-Jana Phillips". Juniata College. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Philips: PVL competition more intense with ex-PSL teams". ESPN.com. August 12, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  6. ^ Panerio, Jonas N. (January 13, 2022). "Petro Gazz Angels reloads for PVL, signs 3 new players". SunStar. SunStar Publishing Inc. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  7. ^ Morales, Luisa (April 17, 2024). "Petro Gazz's MJ Phillips eyes return in PVL semis". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  8. ^ Dannug, Jonash (March 17, 2022). "Move to middle was MJ Phillips' idea, reveals Yee". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  9. ^ Morales, Luisa (May 1, 2024). "Returning MJ Philips of Petro Gazz grateful for team's patience". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  10. ^ a b Agcaoili, Lance (November 8, 2024). "PVL: MJ Phillips, Petro Gazz banking on chemistry in All-Filipino bid". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  11. ^ Dannug, Jonash (November 6, 2024). "After injury setback, MJ Phillips aims to fuel Petro Gazz's All-Filipino chase". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  12. ^ Dannug, Jonash (May 10, 2024). "Brooke Van Sickle, MJ Phillips, Savi Davison switching federations to play for Philippines". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  13. ^ Bautista, Ohmer (May 10, 2024). "PNVF facilitating the transfer of federation for MJ Phillips, Savi Davison". OneSports.ph. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  14. ^ "Phillips will not let 'dream chance' slip away". Manila Bulletin. April 16, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  15. ^ Villar, Joey (July 29, 2021). "Philips shines for Sta. Lucia". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
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