Alexa Micek

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Alexa Micek
Personal information
Full nameAlexa Micek
NationalityAmerican
Born (1991-10-28) October 28, 1991 (age 32)
Hometown Oxnard, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)
Spike110 in (280 cm)
Block110 in (270 cm)
Volleyball information
Position Opposite spiker
Current club Kia Forte
Number8
Career
YearsTeams
2015 Petron Blaze Spikers
2015-2016 Kia Forte
Last updated: October 2016

Alexa Micek (born October 28, 1991) is a Filipino American volleyball athlete who played for Petron Blaze Spikers in the Philippine Super Liga and Kia Forte in the Shakey's V-League.

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Personal life

She graduated from North Carolina State University, where she took up civil engineering for three seasons. [1] [2]

She is the daughter of Matt Micek.

Career

Micek studied at Oak Park High School, being twice named first team All Tri-Valley League and honored as team Most Valuable Player in 2007 and 2008. She went to Los Angeles Pierce College where she led the Western Conference in digs with 606. [1]

She played the 2015 Spike For Peace Women’s International Beach Volleyball and the Beach Volleyball Republic Christmas Open at the SM Sands by the Bay, December 19–20, 2015, both with Charo Soriano. [3] She was the 2015 sixth overall and first round draft pick of the Petron Blaze Spikers in the Philippine Super Liga. [4]

Micek played with Petron Sprint 4T in the 2015 PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup [5] and later she returned to indoor with Kia Forte for the Shakey's V-League 12th Season Reinforced Open Conference. [6]

Clubs

Awards

Beach Volleyball

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References

  1. 1 2 "Alexa Micek". NC State University. 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  2. "Congratulations to Coach Alexa". NC Elite Volleyball Club. December 3, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  3. Escarlote, Mark (December 18, 2015). "Soriano and Micek top bill beach volley Christmas Open". ABS-CBN. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  4. "Highly touted Fil-Am Iris Tolenada picked first overall in PSL draft". InterAksyon.com. March 13, 2015. Archived from the original on July 29, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  5. "Foton edges Gilligan's in PSL Beach Volley". ABS-CBN. July 26, 2015. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  6. Lozada, Bong (November 1, 2015). "V-League: Almadro wants more heart from Kia players". Inquirer. Retrieved October 6, 2016.