Kim Kianna Dy

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Kim Kianna Dy
Personal information
Full nameKim Kianna Mababa Dy
NicknameKKD
NationalityFilipino
Born (1995-07-26) July 26, 1995 (age 28)
Hometown Manila, Philippines
Height179 cm (5 ft 10+12 in) [1]
Weight56.8 kg (125 lb)
Spike280 cm (110 in)
Block270 cm (106 in)
College / University De La Salle University
Volleyball information
Position Opposite hitter, middle blocker
Current club PLDT High Speed Hitters
Career
YearsTeams
2015 Shopinas.com Lady Clickers
2015 Meralco Power Spikers
2016–2023 F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
2024–present PLDT High Speed Hitters
2021 Rebisco Philippines
National team
2015– Philippines

Kim Kianna Mababa Dy (born July 26, 1995) is a Filipino volleyball athlete. She is a member of the Philippines women's national volleyball team and the PLDT High Speed Hitters. [2] [3]

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Education

Dy attended the De La Salle Santiago Zobel School from kindergarten to high school and finished her high school in 2013. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from De La Salle University. [4]

Career

Dy studied at De La Salle University and a former member of the university's women's volleyball team. [5] In high school, she played for the DLSZ Junior Archers in the UAAP Girls Division. [6] As a high school player, she received the UAAP girls division Most Valuable Player during Season 73 and Best Blocker award in the seasons Season 74 and Season 75, having won three UAAP volleyball championships from the Season 73 to 75. [7] [8] With NCR Team for Palarong Pambansa in 2012 she won the regional championship. [9]

In 2015, Dy played for the Shopinas.com Lady Clickers and the Meralco Power Spikers in the Philippine Super Liga. [2] [3] She was a member of the Philippines women's national volleyball team that competed in the 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship where it placed 12th out of 14 countries.[ citation needed ] In 2016, Dy received her very first collegiate-level award, the Most Valuable Player (Finals), after winning the UAAP Season 78 championship against arch-rival, Ateneo. [10] [11]

With F2 Logistics Cargo Movers, Dy won the 2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference championship and was awarded the Second Best Opposite Spiker. [12] [13]

Personal life

Dy was previously in a relationship with Philippines men's national volleyball team athlete Marck Espejo. [14] Since 2020, she is in a relationship with Filipino-American basketball player Dwight Ramos. [15]

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Awards

Individuals

Others

Collegiate

Clubs

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References

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