Kim Alano Fajardo (born September 30, 1993) is a Filipino volleyball athlete. She was the team captain of the De La Salle University women's volleyball team for Season 78 and 79.

Career

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graduated high school. She was teammates with

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and the Philippine girls' volleyball team for the 2008 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship where the Philippines finished in 8th place. In 2010, Fajardo enrolled at De La Salle University for her collegiate studies. Although enrolled as a college freshman, Fajardo had to sit out from the 2010 DLSU Lady Spikers roster to serve one year of residency for transferring from one UAAP school to another as imposed by the UAAP. As a member of the

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, she has won three UAAP indoor volleyball (

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, Season 78, and Season 79) and one UAAP beach volleyball (

UAAP Season 78 UAAP Season 78 was the 2015–2016 athletic year of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). It opened on September 5, 2015, almost two months after the usual July opening of the league during previous seasons, due to the shi ...

) championships, respectively. She was named Best Setter three times in her UAAP career, a feat only Jamenea Ferrer of the Ateneo Lady Eagles has achieved before her. She was the Best Setter in the UAAP in Season 76, Season 78, and Season 79 respectively. She is also named the Most Valuable Player of the beach volleyball tournament in the UAAP Season 78. Although Fajardo has graduated from De La Salle University on June 18, 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts degree (major in Sports Management), she decided to play her final year of eligibility in the 79th season of the UAAP as the team captain for the second straight season. She was eventually named the Best Setter and the Best Server and also carried the young team to their second straight championship. Fajardo was named Best Server in the 2014 Philippine National Games and Most Valuable Player in the

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edition. She also won two times the Best Setter award in the PVF Intercollegiate Volleyball Championship in 2013 and 2015. In July 2016, Fajardo was given a golden ticket and was chosen as part of the

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to represent the country in the

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where she ended up as sixth in the Best Setter race. With

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, Fajardo won the 2016 PSL All-Filipino Conference and

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championships and Fajardo was awarded the Best Setter for both conferences.

Clubs

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(2015) *

(2016–present)

Awards

Individuals

* UAAP Season 72 Girls' Volleyball "Best Setter" * 2013 PVF Intercollegiate Championship "Best Setter" * UAAP Season 76 "Best Setter" * 2014 Philippine National Games "Best Server" * 2015 PVF Intercollegiate Championship "Best Setter" * 2015 Philippine National Games "Most Valuable Player" * UAAP Season 78 "Best Setter" * UAAP Season 78 Beach Volleyball "Most Valuable Player" * 2016 PSL All-Filipino "Best Setter" * 2016 PSL Grand Prix "Best Setter" * UAAP Season 79 "Best Setter" * UAAP Season 79 "Best Server" * 2017 PSL Grand Prix "Best Setter" * 2018 PSL Grand Prix "Best Setter" * 2018 PSL Invitational Cup "Best Setter" * 2018 PSL All-Filipino Conference "Best Setter"

Collegiate

* 2013

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Champion, with De La Salle Lady Spikers * 2014

UAAP Season 76 volleyball tournaments The seniors' division of the UAAP Season 76 volleyball tournaments opened December 1, 2013. Tournaments are hosted by Adamson University. Tournament games are held at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan, the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay and the S ...

- Silver medal, with De La Salle Lady Spikers * 2015

UAAP Season 77 volleyball tournaments The UAAP Season 77 seniors' division volleyball tournament started on November 22, 2014 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Metro Manila. Opening-day games were the women's teams of UE vs UST at 2 PM and Ateneo vs NU at 4 PM. The tournament main v ...

- Silver medal, with De La Salle Lady Spikers * 2016

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- Champion, with De La Salle Lady Spikers * 2017

UAAP Season 79 volleyball tournaments The UAAP Season 79 volleyball tournaments started on February 4, 2017 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, with the opening games of the men and women's senior volleyball tourneys, participated by 8 regular UAAP members. Aside from the S ...

- Champion, with De La Salle Lady Spikers

Clubs

* 2016 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino - Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers * 2016 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix - Bronze medal, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers * 2017 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino - Silver medal, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers * 2017 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix - Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers * 2018 Philippine SuperLiga Grand Prix - Silver medal, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers * 2018 Philippine Super Liga Invitational Cup - Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers * 2018 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino - Silver medal, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers

Others

* DLSAA Lasallian Sports Achievement Award (2017)

References

External links

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