Student Athlete

Name: Wena Riza B. Miran
Birthday: November 28 1989
Weig: 114
Height: 5′4

College Team: De La Salle College of Saint Benilde Women’s indoor volleyball and beach volleyball.
Former Clubs: Taekwondo club
Current Club: Volleyball
Sports: Volleyball, Taekwondo, basketball, track and field, table tennis, softball
Position: Open Spiker
Jersey no:#2

Were you a varsity player during your elementary and high school days?
Yes. I’ve been playing for ten years now since i was in grade four.

What are your greatest achievements/awards as an athlete?
Hmm.. well i garnered 92 medals all in all. i got most of the mvp awards. One of my reatest echievement is playing for NCR palarong pambansa, and winning the championship game in Cantada beach volleyball.

What’s your course? Are you enjoying it? When you were a kid, what do you want to be? Are you fulfilling it? Or do you have plans of fulfilling it in the future?
BS-Hrim major in Tourism. Yes of course, I get to travel a lot. I dream to be a flight stewardess or a ship stewardess.yes, I think so.. Of course its my dream.

Is it hard balancing academics and athletics at the same time?
YES. because you get to wake up 5 in the morning practice till before lunch then shower go straight to classs till night. How’s your studies? it’s all good.

Any lucky charm? Where’d you get it?
Yes, my palm. Well, this is kinda weird but the guard when i was in grade four told me a dwende gave me the power to be good in volleyball so i can help my mom and our financial needs. haha! But I still believe it until now.

Who are the players you look up to or any idols?
Yes, my mom.