Rhea Dimaculangan

In this Philippine name, the family name is Dimaculangan.
Rhea Dimaculangan
Personal information
Full name Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan
Nickname Rhea, D-Mac, Kat
Nationality Filipino
Born March 21, 1991
Hometown Batangas, Philippines
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Spike 275 cm (108 in)
Block 270 cm (106 in)
College / University University of Santo Tomas
Volleyball information
Position Setter
Current club Petron Blaze Spikers
Number 12 (club), 19 (national team)
Career
Years Teams
2014 RC Cola Air Force Raiders
2015 Philippine Air Force
2015–2017 Foton Tornadoes
2017–2019 Petron Blaze Spikers
2020 Generika-Ayala Lifesavers
2021–present PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters
2021 Rebisco Philippines
National team
2014–2021 Philippines
Last updated: December 2023

Rhea Katrina Karla Dimaculangan (born March 21, 1991) is a Filipino professional indoor volleyball athlete, and a former member of the Philippines women national volleyball team and the club Petron Tri-Activ Spikers. Dimaculangan played setter for and was a former captain of the UST Golden Tigresses.

Personal life

Dimaculangan was born in a family of five siblings in Batangas. She is the younger sister of Ray Karl Dimaculangan, also a volleyball player and used to play as a setter for the men's volleyball team of the UST Golden Tigers.

Career

Beginnings

Dimaculangan started her career in volleyball early in her elementary days in De La Salle Lipa. She was originally a hitter for her team, and only transitioned into her current position in 5th grade.

Collegiate days

She moved in the University of Santo Tomas High School for her high school education where she became the playmaker for the girls' volleyball team. Later on, she pursued her tertiary education in University of Santo Tomas, majoring in Sports Science under UST-CRS, and continuing with the UST Golden Tigresses.

In 2009–2010, the UST Golden Tigresses achieved a historic "Grand Slam" after sweeping the major Philippine collegiate women's volleyball conferences. (Shakey's V-League Season 6 1st Conference and 2nd Conference, the 2009 University Games, and UAAP Season 72).

In UAAP Season 72 where her team won the championship, she claimed the Best Server and Final's Most Valuable Player award .

Post-graduate career

Shakey's V-League

Dimaculangan also made a name in several Shakey's V-League conferences. In Shakey's V-League Season 6 1st Conference, she was entitled the Final's Most Valuable Player and Best Setter. She also snatched the Best Setter award in Shakey's V- League Season 11, Open Conference.

Philippine Super Liga

Dimaculangan's debut in the Philippine Super Liga was in the 2014 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino league where she snatched the Best Setter award and led her team, RC Cola Air Force Raiders, to a championship silver medal.

She then transferred to the club team Foton Tornadoes together with Maika Ortiz in mid-2015 where she brought the team into a first-runner up finish in the 2015 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino. With the aid of the imports Lindsay Stalzer and Ariel Usher, she helped the team bag its second championship gold medal in the 2016 PSL Grand Prix Conference.

Early 2017, Dimaculangan moved clubs and signed a year contract with the Petron Tri-Activ Spikers. With Petron Blaze Spikers, she won the 2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference silver medal. The following year, she together with Lindsay Stalzer, Katherine Bell and Aiza Maizo-Pontillas led Petron to the 2018 PSL Grand Prix Conference championship. Dimaculangan won the Most Valuable Player award of the 2018 PSL All-Filipino Conference.

Awards

Individuals

Collegiate

Club