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Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | New Westminster, British Columbia | January 6, 1999||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Surrey, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 302 cm (119 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 288 cm (113 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
College / University | University of British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current club | VakıfBank S.K. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 3 (national team) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated: 12 August 2024 |
Kiera Van Ryk (born January 6, 1999) is a Canadian volleyball player. She is part of the Canadian women's national volleyball team. [1] She participated at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, 2018 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, and 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup. [2] [3]
Van Ryk played two seasons of U Sports women's volleyball for the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds from 2017 to 2019. [4] She finished her rookie season by winning a Bronze medal at the 2018 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship. [5] In her second year, she had an outstanding season as she won the Mary Lyons Award as the best U Sports women's volleyball player that year and won the Lieutenant Governor Athletic Award as the best female athlete in all of U Sports for the 2018–19 season. [6] With the Thunderbirds that year, she won a national championship as the team won the 2019 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship and Van Ryk was named the Tournament MVP. [7]
Van Ryk left university to become a professional athlete by signing with Volley Bergamo of the Italian Women's Volleyball League Serie A1 in 2019. [5] She left Volley Bergamo and returned to Canada in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [8] She then joined KS DevelopRes Rzeszów of the Tauron Liga for the 2020–21 season. [9] For the 2021–22 season, she played for Türk Hava Yolları SK of the Turkish Women's Volleyball League. [10]
Van Ryk joined Turkish club VakıfBank S.K. in 2024. [11]
Van Ryk attended Surrey Christian School and has two older sisters, Jocelyn and Amy. [12] She is also an avid dog lover. [13]