Ateneo Blue Eagles men's volleyball explained
The Ateneo Blue Eagles men's volleyball program is the men's collegiate varsity volleyball team of the Ateneo de Manila University. The team competes in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).
History
The Ateneo Blue Eagles men's volleyball team was formed in 1967. They first played competitive varsity volleyball when they participated in the women's volleyball tournament of the NCAA (Philippines) in Season 43 (1967–68).
After 7 year, Season 51 (1975–76), the Blue Eagles won their first NCAA men's volleyball championship. In Season 52 (1976–1977), they won their second NCAA volleyball championship title and first back-to-back championship title.
They were unable to defend their title in the NCAA because Ateneo de Manila transferred to the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) in 1978. The team did not win a championship for the next 37 years. These titles are won by Blue Eagles UAAP Season 77 (2014–2015), UAAP Season 78 (2015–2016),UAAP Season 79 (2016–2017).
Current roster
Ateneo Blue Eagles men's volleyball team
See main article: UAAP Season 85 volleyball tournaments.
| UAAP Season 85 roster |
|---|
| Number | Player | Position | Height | Birth date | High School |
|---|
| Lawrence Gil Magadia | Setter | 1.760NaN0 | | De La Salle Lipa |
| Leinuel Crisostomo | Outside Hitter | 5inchesft8inchesin (ftin) | 17 June 2002 | De La Salle Zobel |
| Jettlee Gopio | Middle Blocker | | | |
| Kennedy Batas | Opposite Hitter | | 5 September 2001 | |
| Lutrelle Andrei Taneo | Outside Hitter | | | |
| James Daniel Licauco | Setter | 1.770NaN0 | 7 June 2001 | |
| Amil Pacinio Jr. | Outside Hitter | 1.820NaN0 | | |
| Paulo Lorenzo Trinidad | Libero | | | |
| Canciano Llenos | Outside Hitter | | | |
| Lance Andrei De Castro | Libero | 5inchesft7inchesin (ftin) | 10 August 2000 | |
| Emmanuel Go | Setter | | | |
| Jeric Sendon | Middle Blocker | | | |
| Jian Matthew Salarzon | Outside Hitter | 6inchesft3inchesin (ftin) | 4 October 2003 | |
| Charles David Absid | Middle Blocker | | | | |
Previous roster
Spikers' Turf/PVL Champions
Team honors
NCAA
| Ateneo Blue Eagles |
|---|
| Year | Season | Title | Ref |
|---|
| 1975–1976 | NCAA Season 51 | Champions | [1] |
| 1976–1977 | NCAA Season 52 | Champions | |
UAAP
Other Collegiate Leagues
Individual honors
UAAP
Other Collegiate Leagues
Records by season
UAAP
| Ateneo Blue Eagles |
| Year | UAAP Season | Place | Team Captain | Finals opponent or Lost to
(finalist or higher rank) |
|---|
| 1993–1994 | 56 | 8th place | | |
| 1994–1995 | 57 | 6th place | | |
| 1995–1996 | 58 | 8th place | | |
| 1996–1997 | 59 | Did not join | | |
| 1997–1998 | 60 | 8th place | | |
| 1998–1999 | 61 | 8th place | | |
| 1999–2000 | 62 | 8th place | | |
| 2000–2001 | 63 | 8th Place | | |
| 2001–2002 | 64 | 8th place | | |
| 2002–2003 | 65 | 8th place | | |
| 2003–2004 | 66 | 8th place | | |
| 2004–2005 | 67 | 8th place | | |
| 2005–2006 | 68 | 8th place | | |
| 2006–2007 | 69 | 5th place | | |
| 2007–2008 | 70 | 7th place | | |
| 2008–2009 | 71 | 4th Place | | |
| 2009–2010 | 72 | 3rd Place | | |
| 2010–2011 | 73 | 6th place | | |
| 2011–2012 | 74 | 7th place | | |
| 2012–2013 | 75 | 6th place | | |
| 2013–2014 | 76 | Runners-up | | |
| 2014–2015 | 77 | Champions | | |
| 2015–2016 | 78 | Champions | | |
| 2016–2017 | 79 | Runners-up | | |
| 2017–2018 | 80 | Runners-up | | |
| 2018–2019 | 81 | 3rd Place | | |
| 2019–2020 | 82 | cancelled | | |
| 2020–2021 | 83 | cancelled | | |
| 2021–2022 | 84 | cancelled | | |
| 2022–2023 | 85 | 5th place | Lance Andrei De Castro | | |
Other Collegiate Leagues
Spikers' Turf/PVL
V-League PH
| Records by season |
|---|
| Year | Tournament | Competed as | Placement |
|---|
| 2022 V-League | Collegiate | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 4th place |
| 2023 V-League | Collegiate | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 4th place | |
Head coaches
Former players
| Legend |
|---|
| S | Setter |
| L | Libero |
| MB | Middle Blocker |
| OS | Outside Hitter |
| OP | Opposite Hitter |
|
See also
Notes and References
- News: Bonfire blues. BusinessMirror. March 22, 2015. August 8, 2023.
- News: Ganglani . Naveen . Top 10 UAAP basketball and volleyball stories in 2015 . August 8, 2023 . . December 30, 2015.
- Web site: Ateneo Blue Eagles UAAP Season 78 champion. spin.ph. 8 August 2023.
- Web site: Ateneo Blue Eagles UAAP Season 79 champions. ABS-CBN. 8 August 2023.
- News: Payo. Jasmine W.. Spikers’ Turf volleyball lifts covers off collegiate tourney. August 11, 2023. Philippine Daily Inquirer. July 4, 2015.
- News: Blue Eagles win it all, claim second collegiate title. ABS-CBN Sports. Escarlote. Mark. September 12, 2016. August 11, 2023.
- Web site: Valdez, Espejo headline UAAP Awardees. Tiebreaker Times. 8 August 2023.
- Web site: UAAP Season 79 awarding ceremony. Tiebreaker times. 8 August 2023.
- News: UAAP Volleyball: MVPs Jaja Santiago, Marck Espejo banner individual awards for Season 80. ABS-CBN Sports. Matel. Philip. April 30, 2018. August 8, 2023. January 30, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200130043528/https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2018/04/30/mvps-jaja-santiago-marck-espejo-banner-individual-awards-40994. dead.
- News: UAAP Season 81: Bagunas hauls MVP, three other individual awards. August 8, 2023. ABS-CBN Sports. May 10, 2019.
- Web site: . May 14, 2023 . UST's Ybañez bags UAAP MVP, Rookie of the Year awards . Philippine Star . August 8, 2023 . en.
- News: Leongson. Randolph B. . September 12, 2016. Spikers' Turf: Ateneo repeats perfect season, sweeps NU for title. Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 3, 2018.
- News: Escarlote . Mark . October 14, 2017 . Espejo collects PVL MVP, 1st Best Open Spiker awards . ABS-CBN Sports. November 3, 2018.
- Web site: Almendras cops another MVP plum . vleague.ph . December 1, 2022 . November 30, 2022.
- News: Naredo. Camille. New Ateneo coach ready to step out of Almadro's shadow. ABS-CBN Sports. June 14, 2018. October 30, 2018.
