Gel Cayuna

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Gel Cayuna
Personal information
Full nameMaria Angelica Cayuna
NationalityFilipino
Born (1998-08-17) August 17, 1998 (age 25)
Hometown Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
College / University Far Eastern University
Volleyball information
Position
Current club Cignal HD Spikers
Number22
National team
2023 Philippines

Maria Angelica "Gel" Cayuna (born August 17, 1998) is a Filipino volleyball player. Cayuna played for the FEU Lady Tamaraws collegiate women's University team. She is currently playing for the Cignal HD Spikers in the Premier Volleyball League. [1]

Contents

Volleyball career

UAAP

Cayuna played for the FEU Lady Tamaraws collegiate women's University. She made her debut as a Setter of the team in 2016. [2]

In 2019, she became the captain of the FEU Lady Tamaraws. [3]

In 2020, Cayuna made her final year in the UAAP Season 82 volleyball tournaments but eventually, the matches of the tournament were cancelled due to the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic.

PVL

Cayuna also joined United Volleyball Club in the Premier Volleyball League. She also signed with the PayMaya High Flyers in 2018.

In 2021, she make her comeback in the Premier Volleyball League when she was signed by the Perlas Spikers. [4]

In 2022, she was signed by the Cignal HD Spikers. [5]

Clubs

Awards

Individual

YearLeagueSeason/ConferenceAwardRef
2022 PVL Open Best Setter [7]
2023 PVL Invitational [8]
2nd All-Filipino [9]
2024 PNVF Champions League [10]

Collegiate

YearLeagueSeason/ConferenceTitleRef
2015 Shakey's VL Collegiate 3rd Place
2016 UAAP 78 3rd Place [11] [12]
2017 PVL Collegiate Runner-up [13]
2018 UAAP 80 Runner-up [14]
PVL Collegiate Runner-up [15]

Clubs

YearLeagueSeason/ConferenceClubsTitleRef
2018 PVL Reinforced PayMaya High Flyers Runner-up [16]
2022 PVL Open Cignal HD Spikers 3rd Place [17]
Invitational 3rd Place [18]
Reinforced Runner-up [19]
2023 PVL Invitational 3rd Place [8]
2nd All-Filipino 3rd Place [20]
2024 PNVF Champions League Runner-up [21]

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