MJ Phillips

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MJ Phillips
File:2025 AVC CL PetroGazz MJPhilips (cropped).jpg
Philips in 2025
Personal information
NationalityUnited States[a]
Born (1995-06-15) June 15, 1995 (age 31)
HometownCarson, California
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Spike305 cm (120 in)
Block295 cm (116 in)
College / UniversityJuniata (2013–2016)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite hitter, Outside hitter, Middle blocker
Current clubPetro Gazz Angels
Career
YearsTeams
2017–2021Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors
2021Choco Mucho (AVC)
2022–presentPetro Gazz Angels
2023–2024→ Gwangju AI Peppers

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

Early life and education

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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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High school

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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

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From 2013 to 2016, the Juniata College Eagles had Phillips as one of its players.[4]

Club

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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 tournament.[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]

Still affiliated with USA Volleyball, Phillips filled one of the three foreign quota slots for Petro Gazz at the 2025 AVC Women's Volleyball Champions League[12]

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.[12][13]

Philips played for the Philippines again at the 2025 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup.[14][15]

Personal life

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Phillips hails from Carson, California.[5] Her mother, Rowena is a Filipino from Iba, Zambales.[16][17][18]

Clubs

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Awards

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Individual

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Clubs

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Notes

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  1. ^ Sporting nationality – not to be confused with citizenship status. Phillips is affiliated with USA Volleyball as per the FIVB Player Database.[1]

References

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