Kiera Van Ryk Explained

Kiera Van Ryk
Nationality:Canadian
Birth Date:6 January 1999
Birth Place:New Westminster, British Columbia
Hometown:Surrey, British Columbia
Height:1.880NaN0
Spike:302 cm
Block:288 cm
College:University of British Columbia
Position:Outside hitter
Currentclub:VakıfBank S.K.
Currentnumber:3 (national team)
Years:2017–2019
2019–2020
2020–2021
2021–2024
2024–
Teams:UBC Thunderbirds
Volley Bergamo
PGE Rysice Rzeszów
Türk Hava Yolları S.K.
VakıfBank S.K.
Nationalyears1:2015–
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]

University career

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. 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.[5] 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.[6]

Professional career

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.[7] 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]

Personal life

Van Ryk attended Surrey Christian School and has two older sisters, Jocelyn and Amy.[12] She is also an avid dog lover.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kiera Van Ryk . Volleyball Canada . April 6, 2021.
  2. Web site: Roster released for the 2018 Women’s FIVB World Championships . Volleyball Canada . April 6, 2021 . December 14, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191214032151/https://www.volleyball.ca/en/news/roster-released-for-the-2018-women-s-fivb-world-championships . dead .
  3. Web site: Kiera Van Ryk . www.volleyball.world . April 6, 2021.
  4. Web site: Kiera Van Ryk - Women's Volleyball. . April 6, 2021.
  5. Web site: Laval's Betts, UBC's Van Ryk capture inaugural Lieutenant Governor Athletic Awards Presented by Makadiff Sports . . May 2, 2019.
  6. Web site: Gold Medal Game: T-Birds flying again as national champions . . March 18, 2019.
  7. Web site: Kiera Van Ryk signs professional contract in Italy . . July 3, 2019.
  8. Web site: Home from Italy, Surrey volleyball player set for action with national team . . June 9, 2020.
  9. Web site: The Next Big Thing in Volleyball: Kiera Van Ryk . . February 19, 2021.
  10. Web site: TUR W: THY startle Fenerbahçe, new defeat worries Eczacıbaşı fans . worldofvolley.com . October 23, 2021.
  11. Web site: WorldofVolley . TUR W: VakıfBank Signs Kiera Van Ryk for the 2024/2025 Season . WorldofVolley . 12 August 2024.
  12. Web site: Surrey’s Van Ryk shines as one of Canada’s best young volleyball players . . October 24, 2018.
  13. Web site: Thunderbird outside hitter Kiera Van Ryk is back leading the T-Birds after whirlwind summer with Volleyball Canada . . January 25, 2019.

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