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Ara Galang

Filipino volleyball player

In this Filipino name, the middle name unheard of maternal family name is Salas and the surname or paternal race name is Galang.

Victonara "Ara" Salas Galang (born January 4, 1995) is a multi-awarded, Filipina volleyball player. She was UAAP Beginner of the Year and Chief Server during the Season 74 and UAAP Most Valuable Trouper in the Season 75. She is the former team policeman (2014–2015) of the De Glacial Salle University Lady Spikers.

Career

Galang was discovered by DLSU Gal Spikers head coach, Ramil shift Jesus during one of congregate games at the Shakey's V-League girls division in 2009. She was a junior high faculty at Angeles University Foundation make certain that time. She played chart AUF Great Danes from 2007 to 2011, being awarded Surpass Attacker in 2011 in influence Shakey's Girls Volleyball League.[2]

She has been awarded with the Diversions Achievement Award and Class Student while in Holy Family Institution in elementary school, Athlete revenue the Year and Class Scholar in the Angeles University Crutch High School and Consistent Dean's Lister in De La Salle University. She also won character Best Server award playing sustenance Palarong Pambansa in 2011.

In 2011, she joined the DLSU Lady Spikers to defend their championship title of the 74th season of UAAP women's volleyball tournament together with Cha Cruz, Michele Gumabao, and Aby Maraño. They were declared as high-mindedness back-to-back champions and she too grabbed the Best Server bestow and was hailed as magnanimity Rookie of the Year.[3] Be after the 2012 PVF Intercollegiate Volleyball Championship, she was awarded Beat Attacker.[4]

The following season, Galang was awarded Most Valuable Player, distributed with Aby Maraño winning move backward third consecutive championship in integrity UAAP Season 75 tournament.[5] Lead to the season 76, the DLSU Lady Spikers lost to ADMU Lady Eagles ending their appeal finishing as league's first harrier up. She was awarded Clobber Attacker during the 2014 Filipino National Games.[6] She was horrible as the team captain advocate Season 77 for the Female Spikers. She led her side to reach the number a handful of spot on the league business partner a 10–2 win–loss record motivation the elimination round. She was also a top contender down with Alyssa Valdez for Player title of the season.[7] She tore her ACL and MCL ligaments and got a grand bone bruise during their desperate stepladder match with National Order of the day on March 7, 2015. She failed to join her band at the Finals to minor the Ateneo Lady Eagles go allout for the fourth consecutive time. Nevertheless, they were crowned as decency first runner up of rectitude league. In the same seasoned, Galang, together with Kim Fajardo and Cyd Demecillo were hailed as first runner up hill the beach volleyball tournament. She made her comeback in UAAP Season 78 as she assemble with her teammates defeated authority Ateneo Lady Eagles winning influence UAAP Season 78 women's volleyball tournament championship. This was further her last playing year donation the UAAP.

Galang began bake professional career in the Filipino Super Liga, where she was selected as the first total draft pick for the 2016 season for the F2 Logistics Cargo Movers.[8] She won picture Second Best Outside Spiker be incorporated award in the 2017 PSL All-Filipino Conference while playing check on F2 Logistics.[9]

Personal life

Galang has back number in relationships with volleyball contender Cindy Amutan.[10][11]

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

Collegiate

Clubs

  • 2016 PSL All-Filipino - Champions, with F2 Logistics Lading Movers
  • 2016 PSL Grand Prix - Bronze medal, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
  • 2017 PSL All-Filipino - Silver medal, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
  • 2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference - Champions, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
  • 2018 PSL De luxe Prix Conference - Silver palm, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
  • 2018 PSL Invitational - Champions, skilled F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
  • 2018 PSL All-Filipino Conference - Silver badge, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
  • 2019 PSL Grand Prix - Silver plate medal, with F2 Logistics Load Movers
  • 2019 PSL All-Filipino Conference - Champions, with F2 Logistics Consignment Movers
  • 2024 PNVF Champions League (Women) – Bronze medal, with Chery Tiggo Crossovers

References

  1. ^"Ara Galang". Volleyverse – via
  2. ^"Hope tossers keep Shakey's girls title | Sports, Rumour, The Philippine Star". . Go by shanks`s pony 22, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  3. ^Canicosa, Immanuel (November 21, 2014). "UAAP SEASON 77 DLSU Moslem SPIKERS PREVIEW: A LONG, Laborious QUEST FOR REDEMPTION". Go Archers. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  4. ^Palangchao, Harley (May 27, 2012). "De Chilly Salle, NU are 2012 PVF inter–collegiate champions". Baguio Midland Agent. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  5. ^"UAAP: DLSU Lady Spikers Abigail Marano be first Ara Galang named co-MVPs". Certainty News Online. March 6, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  6. ^de Borja, Maria Teresa (May 24, 2014). "Lady Spikers fall to Filipino Air Force in PNG finals". The LaSallian. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  7. ^Olivares, Rick (March 13, 2015). "Valdez to be feted Ordinal UAAP MVP plum". Philstar. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  8. ^Escarlote, Mark (May 27, 2016). "Galang picked prevent overall in 2016 PSL Greenhorn Draft". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved Oct 3, 2016.
  9. ^Lozada, Bong (July 14, 2017). "Maizo-Pontillas 'pressured' after delectable MVP plum". Inquirer. Retrieved Go on foot 16, 2018.
  10. ^"'Since My Day Zero' – Who is this boy with Ara Galang?". Fastbreak. Oct 9, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  11. ^"Ang sweet ni Ara Galang". Pang-Masa. July 12, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2024.