Mika Reyes
Personal information
Full nameMika Aereen Marcaliñas Reyes
NicknameYeye, Mika
Born (1994-06-21) June 21, 1994
HometownPulilan, Bulacan, Philippines
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Spike279 cm (110 in)
Block267 cm (105 in)
College / UniversityDe La Salle University
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle Hitter
Current clubPLDT
Number3
Career
YearsTeams
2015Meralco
2016F2 Logistics
2017–2019Petron
2020–2021Sta. Lucia
2022–presentPLDT
National team
2017–2019Philippines
Last updated: May 2023

Mika Aereen Marcaliñas Reyes (born June 21, 1994) is a Filipino volleyball player. She is a Middle Hitter/Blocker and is currently playing for PLDT High Speed Hitters in the Premier Volleyball League.

Early life

Reyes grew up in Pulilan, Bulacan with her parents and four other siblings. Her family owns a resort named after their hometown. She finished her high school studies at St. Scholastica's College, Manila. She then got recruited and enrolled to De La Salle University. She took up AB Psychology and graduated on June 18, 2016.

Career

Reyes was named Best Attacker at the 2013 PVF Intercollegiate Volleyball Championship[2] and Most Valuable Player in the 2015 edition.[3] Reyes won the 2014 Philippine National Games Best Blocker award,[4] and was the 1st Best Middle Blocker in its 2015 edition. She was part of the DLSU Lady Spikers champion teams of UAAP Season 74, Season 75, and Season 78. Playing under F2 Logistics, she was named as the brand ambassador of the Philippine Super Liga for its 2016 season. On July 28, 2016, Reyes was selected as the 7th and final volleyball player to join the Philippine special representative team to compete in the 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.[5][6]

On January 11, 2017, Reyes signed a two-year deal with the Petron Blaze Spikers.[7]

She was a member of the PSL selections that competed in the 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship, the 2017 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship in Kazakhstan, and the 2017 Annual H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Cup in Thailand, where they won the bronze medal.[8]

Reyes was named team captain of the Philippine women's volleyball national team in May 2017.[9] The team competed in the 2017 Asian Championship, and the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia.

With Petron Blaze Spikers, Reyes won the 2017 PSL Invitational Cup silver medal,[10] the 2017 PSL All-Filipino Conference gold medal with the Second Best Middle Blocker award,[11][12] and silver medal in the 2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference[13] with the First Best Middle Blocker award.[14]

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

Recognitions

  • 2017 DLSAA Lasallian Sports Achievement Award
  • 2016 Philippine Super Liga Ambassadress
  • 2016 Philippine Sports Association Miss Volleyball

Collegiate

Clubs

References

  1. ↑ "Mika Reyes". Volleyverse – via volleyverse.com.
  2. ↑ Terrado, Reuben. "La Salle captures PVF Intercollegiate crown". Spin.ph. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  3. ↑ Dionisio, Mac. "Mika Reyes flaunts MVP form as La Salle gets Baguio crown". RIVALS.ph. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ Terrado, Reuben. "Deja vu for La Salle as PNG loss to Air Force mirrors Lady Spikers' collapse in UAAP finals". Spin. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Mika Reyes completes cast of golden ticket holders for FIVB tiff". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Mika Reyes completes local players for FIVB Club World Championship". CNNPhilippines.com. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Mika Reyes completes transfer from F2 to Petron by signing two-year deal". Spin. January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  8. ↑ "PSL All-Stars win bronze in Thailand meet". ABS-CBN News. September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  9. ↑ Lozada, Mei-Lin (January 13, 2017). "Mika Reyes a unanimous choice of coaching staff to be PH team captain, says Vicente". Spin. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Kobe Shinwa, Cignal share PSL Invitational Conference crown". ABS-CBN Sports. April 1, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  11. ↑ Escarlote, Mark (July 13, 2017). "Petron dethrones F2 Logistics in title series sweep". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  12. ↑ Flores, Joaqui (July 13, 2017). "2017 PSL All Filipino Conference Awarding Ceremony". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  13. ↑ Lozada, Bong (December 16, 2017). "F2 completes comeback, wins PSL Grand Prix title at expense of Petron". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  14. ↑ Lozada, Bong (December 16, 2017). "Double celebration for F2 import Perez with MVP award and PSL title". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
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