Jorella Marie de Jesus

Jorella Marie de Jesus
Ella (between Valdez and Lazaro) including Ahomiro
Personal information
Nickname Ella
Nationality Filipino
Born (1993-08-17) August 17, 1993
Manila, Philippines
Hometown Navotas, Philippines
Height 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Weight 121 lb (55 kg)
College(s) Ateneo de Manila University
Volleyball information
Position Outside Hitter/Libero
Current club Perlas Spikers
Number 8

Jorella Marie de Jesus (born August 17, 1993) is a Filipino volleyball player. She was a member of the Ateneo de Manila University's collegiate varsity team from 2010 - 2015, and also of the 2015 Philippines U23 national team. She played for PLDT Home Ultera Fast Hitters as a Libero for the 2015 season.

Personal life

De Jesus was on 17 August 1993 in Manila, Philippines and finished AB Psychology at Ateneo de Manila University.[1]

Career

Ella was a former Best Spiker and Best Blocker on her high school years.[2] After graduating high school, she studied at Ateneo de Manila University and was a varsity player of the women's volleyball team alongside with the "Fab five". After the Fab five's departure, she won her first and second championship in the UAAP (Season 76 & 77). She graduated with a championship in UAAP Season 77[3] in March 2015. She was set to play with the Foton Tornadoes but she stepped down due to her academics.[4] De Jesus played with the Philippines U-23 national team in 2015.[5] She also played for the PLDT Home Ultera Fast Hitters as a Libero during the 2015 Shakey's V-League reinforced conference.[6]

Clubs

References

  1. ↑ "UAAP 77 Athlete of the Day: Ella de Jesus". ABS-CBN. 2015-01-08. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  2. ↑ Olivares, Rick (2015-03-15). "Ella de Jesus stands tall with the Lady Eagles". Business Mirror. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  3. ↑ "Ateneo sweeps uaap season 77 volleyball tournament". interak tv. 2015-04-01. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  4. ↑ "Dejesus stepped down". Philstar. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  5. ↑ "Young women push PH volleyball back into the limelight". Smart. 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  6. ↑ Lozada, Mei-Lin (2015-03-17). "Denden Lazaro pulls out of Super Liga after being drafted by Foton. Find out why". Spin. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
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