Kiera Van Ryk
Canadian women's volleyball player
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Kiera Van Ryk (born January 6, 1999) is a Canadian volleyball player. She is part of the Canadian women's national volleyball team.[1] She participated at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, 2018 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, and 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup.[2][3]
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New Westminster, British Columbia
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 6, 1999 New Westminster, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Surrey, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 302 cm (119 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 288 cm (113 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College / University | University of British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Savino del bene Scandicci | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 (national team) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Last updated: 12 August 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
University career
Van Ryk played two seasons of U Sports women's volleyball for the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds from 2017 to 2019.[4] She finished her rookie season by winning a Bronze medal at the 2018 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship.[5] In her second year, she had an outstanding season as she won the Mary Lyons Award as the best U Sports women's volleyball player that year and won the Lieutenant Governor Athletic Award as the best female athlete in all of U Sports for the 2018–19 season.[6] With the Thunderbirds that year, she won a national championship as the team won the 2019 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship and Van Ryk was named the Tournament MVP.[7]
Professional career
Van Ryk left university to become a professional athlete by signing with Volley Bergamo of the Italian Women's Volleyball League Serie A1 in 2019.[5] She left Volley Bergamo and returned to Canada in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] She then joined KS DevelopRes Rzeszów of the Tauron Liga for the 2020–21 season.[9] For the 2021–22 season, she played for Türk Hava Yolları SK of the Turkish Women's Volleyball League.[10]
Van Ryk joined Turkish club VakıfBank S.K. in 2024.[11]
Van Ryk moved to China to play for Shanghai Bright Ubest where she won the league and was the best server [12][13].
Italian powerhouse Savino Del Bene Scandicci announced Van Ryk is part of their roster for the 2026/2027 season.[14]
