Alaina Bergsma
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Full name | Alaina Lynn Bergsma | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Born | March 30, 1990 | ||||||||||||||
Hometown | Chandler, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 172 lb (78 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Spike | 119 in (301 cm) | ||||||||||||||
Block | 110 in (290 cm) | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Opposite Spiker | ||||||||||||||
Current club | Daejeon KGC | ||||||||||||||
Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Alaina Bergsma (born March 30, 1990) is an American volleyball player. She is 6 feet 3 inches (1.90 m) tall and plays the position of hitter. She was on the United States women's national volleyball team.
Career
During her college career, Bergsma won the 2009 All-West Coast Conference Team and Freshman of the Year, 2010 All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention, 2011 AVCA Third-Team All-American, 2011 All-Pac-12/Region First Team and during the 2012 season, the AVCA National Player of the Year, Pac-12 Player of the Year, AVCA First-Team All-American, All-Pac-12/Region First Team and the Capital One Third-Team Academic All-American.[1]
Bergsma won the 2014 Philippine Superliga Grand Prix Finals Most Valuable Player award[2] and the Superliga crown.[3]
She joined the Korean V-League club Daejeon KGC for the 2016/17 season.[4] and helped Daejeon to the silver medal in the Korean Cup.[5] She scored 55 points in the Korean League second semifinal match against IBK Altos, scoring 50 points in attack and 5 blocks, tying as the third major total points ever recorded.[6] Her team lost the semifinal 2-3 to IBK and settled with the bronze medal.[7] In May 2017 she renewed her contract with Daejeon.[8]
Personal
Bergsma went to University of Oregon and studied Sports Business.[9] In 2012, she won the Miss Oregon USA pageant and represented Oregon in Miss USA 2012, she did not place and was awarded Miss Photogenic.[10]
Clubs
- Mets de Guaynabo (2013)
- Minas Tênis Clube (2013–2014)
- Petron Blaze Spikers (2014–2015)
- Gigantes de Carolina (2015)
- Supreme Chonburi (2015)
- Yunnan Volleyball (2015-2016)
- Gresik Petrokimia (2016)
- Daejeon KGC (2016-present)
Awards
College
- 2009 All-West Coast Conference Team
- 2009 WCC Freshman of the Year
- 2010 All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention
- 2011 AVCA Third-Team All-American
- 2012 AVCA National Player of the Year
- 2012 Pac-12 Player of the Year
- 2012 AVCA First-Team All-American
- 2012 Capital One Third-Team Academic All-American
Individuals
- 2014 Philippine Superliga Grand Prix "Finals Most Valuable Player"
- 2016/17 Korean V-League "Best Opposite"
- 2016/17 Korean V-League "All-Star Game Most Valuable Player"
Clubs
- 2014 Philippine Superliga Grand Prix – Champion, with Petron Blaze Spikers
- 2016 Korean Cup – Runner-Up, with Daejeon KGC
- 2016/17 Korean V-League – Bronze medal, with Daejeon KGC
References
- ^ "Alaina Bergsma". University of Oregon. 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Sacrifices worth it for MVP Bergsma". ABS CBN. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ Navarro, June (2 December 2014). "Bergsma, Petron nail S. Liga crowns". Inquirer. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Berlanda, Marco (17 November 2017). "Corea F: Sconfitta a sorpresa per le Hyundai E&C" (in Italian). Volleyball.it. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Berlanda, Marco (4 October 2016). "Coppa Kovo F.: Terzo titolo per le IBK Altos" (in Italian). Volleyball.it. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Berlanda, Marco (21 March 2017). "Record: Bergsma da podio con 55 pt/gara. La classifica aggiornata" (in Italian). Volleyball.it. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Berlanda, Marco (22 March 2017). "Korea F.: La finale sarà tra Love e le IBK di Kingdon" (in Italian). Volleyball.it. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Tarse, Giacomo (12 May 2017). "Korea F.: Definite le 6 straniere per la prossima stagione" (in Italian). Volleyball.it. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Alaina Bergsma: Volleyball". United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ "Oregon: Alaina Bergsma". Miss USA. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- 1990 births
- Living people
- American beauty pageant winners
- American women's volleyball players
- Beauty pageant contestants from Oregon
- Miss USA 2012 delegates
- Oregon Ducks women's volleyball players
- Sportspeople from Chandler, Arizona
- Opposite hitters
- Expatriate volleyball players in Brazil
- Expatriate volleyball players in the Philippines
- Expatriate volleyball players in Thailand
- Expatriate volleyball players in China
- Expatriate volleyball players in Indonesia
- Expatriate volleyball players in South Korea
- American expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
- American expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- American expatriate sportspeople in Thailand
- American expatriate sportspeople in China
- American expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
- American expatriate sportspeople in the Philippines