Denden Lazaro
| Dennise Michelle Garcia Lazaro | |||||||
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| Nickname | Denden | ||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||
| Born |
21 January 1992 Metro Manila | ||||||
| Hometown | Paranaque | ||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 120 lb (54 kg) | ||||||
| College(s) | Ateneo de Manila University | ||||||
| Volleyball information | |||||||
| Position | Libero | ||||||
| Number | 13 | ||||||
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Dennise Michelle Garcia Lazaro (born 21 January 1992) is a Filipina volleyball player. She played for BaliPure Purest Water Defenders in the Shakey's V-League for the 2016 season.
Personal life
She was born on 21 January 1992 in Metro Manila,[1] and she is a high school graduate of Colegio San Agustin - Makati and belongs to the Ateneo de Manila University class 2015 after finishing a BS Biology course. She is currently pursuing a double degree in Doctor of Medicine and Masters of Business Administration at the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health.[2]
Her nickname is Iron Eagle.[3]
Career
Lazaro was the Libero for the Youth U16 Girl's national team that ranked seventh in the 2008 Asian Youth Girls U16 Championships. She was member of the 2009 Palarong Pambansa NCR Girls Secondary Division team. During her collegiate years, she played for the Ateneo Lady Eagles volleyball team from 2011 to 2015 and was part of the Ateneo teams which won the UAAP Volleyball Championships in 2014 and 2015.[4] She played beach volleyball with the Beach Volleyball Republic in since 2015.[5]
Lazaro played with the PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters in the 2015 Shakey's V-League Season 12 Season Open Conference[6] and for BaliPure Purest Water Defenders for the 2016 Shakey's V-League Season 13 Open Conference.[7] She played in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games in Kallang, Singapore.[8]
Clubs
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PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters (2015) - BaliPure Purest Water Defenders (2016)
Awards
Individuals
- 2011 Shakey's V-League Southeast Asian Club Invitational "Best Digger"
- 2011 Shakey's V-League Season 8 Open Conference "Best Digger"
- 2011 Shakey's V-League Season 8 1st Conference "Best Receiver"
- 2012 Shakey's V-League 9th Season 1st Conference "Best Receiver"
- 2014 ASEAN University "Games Best Receiver"
- 2013–14 UAAP Season 76 "Best Digger"
- 2013–14 UAAP Season 76 "Best Receiver"
- 2014–15 UAAP Season 77 "Best Receiver"
- 2016 Shakey's V-League Season 13 Reinforced Conference "Best Libero"
References
- ↑ "UAAP 77 Athlete of the Day: Dennise Lazaro". ABS-CBN. 25 December 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Olivares, Rick (11 February 2016). "Life after volleyball for Denden". Business Mirror. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Terrado, Reuben (16 March 2014). "'Iron Eagle' Denden Lazaro pays tribute to longtime rival Aby Marano: 'Grabe, sobrang puso ka'". Philstar. Manila, Philippinas. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Lagunzad, Chris (17 March 2014). "Denden Lazaro: Ateneo's unsung hero". Yahoo PH Sports. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Villar, Joey (21 May 2016). "Beach Volleyball Republic fires off this weekend". Philstar. Manila, Philippinas. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Terrado, Reuben; Lozada, Mei-Lin (24 March 2015). "Alyssa Valdez, Jaja Santiago, Denden Lazaro team up for PLDT in Shakey's V-League". Spin. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Tupas, Cedelf P. (21 May 2016). "Valdez joins forces with Lazaro in Shakey's V-League". Spin. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Ansis, JC (24 July 2015). "SEA Games: Facts about the members of the Philippine volleyball team". CNN Philippines. Retrieved 16 October 2016.