Jia Morado Biography, Career, Family, Net Worth and Awards

Jia Morado Biography, Career, Family, Net Worth and Awards

Julia Melissa Morado is a Filipino volleyball player. She was a member of the Ateneo Lady Eagles and was their team captain in the UAAP Season 79 Women’s Volleyball tournament. She was also a member of the Philippines Women’s National Volleyball Team.

Jia Morado – Career

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She also played in the 2012 Palarong Pambansa and led the NCR Team to a championship, where she also won the Best Setter award.

She was the setter of the Philippine team for the 2015 Asian Women’s U23 Volleyball Championship and in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.

On May 6, 2017, Morado announced that she will not be returning to the Ateneo Lady Eagles in UAAP Season 80. On June 17, 2017, ABS-CBN Sports announced that Morado will join the Creamline Cool Smashers as part of the team’s build up for the inaugural Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference.

Jia Morado – Personal life

Morado was born in Manila to Ariel and Hedy Morado. She has three siblings, two girls and one boy. All the girls played varsity-level volleyball. An older sister, Jessica Katrina, who also played for the Ateneo Women’s Volleyball Team from 2007 to 2012, was the one who convinced the younger Jia to pursue volleyball.

Her other older sister, Jamie Marielle, played for the UST Golden Tigresses volleyball team as a libero. Upon pursuing volleyball, she became a multi-awarded athlete and a full-time student at the Ateneo de Manila University where she graduated with degree of BS in Psychology. She graduated high school at the Colegio San Agustin – Makati.

Jia Morado – Awards

Individuals

  1. 2011 – Best Setter Philippines NCR Volleyball Meet
  2. 2012 – Best Setter Philippines BEST Center Women’s Volleyball League
  3. 2012 – Best Setter Philippines Shakey’s Girls Volleyball League (NCR)
  4. 2012 – Best Setter Philippines NCR Palarong Panrehiyon
  5. 2012 – Most Valuable Player Philippines NCR Palarong Panrehiyon
  6. 2012 – Best Setter Philippines Palarong Pambansa
  7. 2013 – Best Setter Philippines Shakey’s Girls Volleyball League (NCR)
  8. 2014 – Best Setter Indonesia ASEAN University Games Best Setter
  9. 2015 – Best Setter Philippines UAAP Season 77
  10. 2015 – Best Setter Singapore 2015 Southeast Asian Games
  11. 2016 – Best Setter Singapore ASEAN University Games Best Setter
  12. 2016 – Best Setter Philippines Shakey’s V-League 13th Season Collegiate Conference
  13. 2017 – Most Valuable Player Philippines Battle of the Rivals 2017
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