Ish Polvorosa

In this Philippine name, the family name is Polvorosa.

Ish Polvorosa
Personal information
Full name	Esmilzo Joner Polvorosa
Nationality	Filipino
Born	(1997-03-22) March 22, 1997 (age 27) Imus, Cavite, Philippines
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
College / University	Ateneo de Manila University
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Current club	Criss Cross King Crunchers
Number	14
Career
Years Teams 2018 Cignal HD Spikers 2022 VNS–One Alicia[1] 2024–present Criss Cross King Crunchers
National team
2015–present Philippines
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Philippines Southeast Asian Games 2019 Manila Team ASEAN University Games 2016 Singapore Team

Esmilzo Joner "Ish" Polvorosa (born March 22, 1997) is a Filipino volleyball player who plays currently for Criss Cross King Crunchers in the Spikers' Turf and for the Philippine national team.^[2]

Personal life

Polvorosa was born and raised in Imus, Cavite.^[3] He graduated as second honorable mention at Anabu II Elementary School and studied middle school at Unida Christian Colleges. He took up AB European Studies at Ateneo de Manila University where he played in the Ateneo Blue Eagles volleyball team.^[4] He joined the Cignal HD Spikers in 2017.^[5] In 2018, he was elected as SK Chairman for Barangay Anabu 2-B in Imus, Cavite.^[6] Polvorosa is also a member of the LGBTQ community.^[7]

Clubs

• Cignal HD Spikers (2018-2019)
• VNS–One Alicia (2022)
• Criss Cross King Crunchers (2024–present)

Awards

Individuals

• 2013 UAAP Season 76 "Best Setter"
• 2014 UAAP Season 77 "Best Setter"
• 2014 UAAP Season 77 "Finals Most Valuable Player"
• 2016 UAAP Season 78 "Best Setter"
• 2016 Spikers' Turf Collegiate Conference "Best Setter"
• 2017 UAAP Season 79 "Best Setter"
• 2017 Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference "Best Setter"
• 2018 UAAP Season 80 "Best Setter"
• 2024 Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference "Best Setter"^[8]

Collegiate

• 2013 UAAP Season 76 - Runners-up, with Ateneo Blue Eagles
• 2014 UAAP Season 77 - Champions, with Ateneo Blue Eagles
• 2015 Spikers' Turf Collegiate Conference - Champions, with Ateneo Blue Eagles
• 2016 UAAP Season 78 - Champions, with Ateneo Blue Eagles
• 2016 Spikers' Turf Collegiate Conference - Champions, with Ateneo Blue Eagles
• 2017 UAAP Season 79 - Champions, with Ateneo Blue Eagles
• 2017 Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference - Champions, with Ateneo Blue Eagles
• 2018 UAAP Season 80 - Runners-up, with Ateneo Blue Eagles

Club team

• 2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference - Silver medal, with Cignal HD Spikers
• 2018 Spikers' Turf Open Conference - Bronze medal, with Cignal HD Spikers
• 2019 Spikers' Turf Open Conference - Gold medal, with Cignal HD Spikers^[9]
• 2024 Spikers' Turf Open Conference - Silver medal, with Criss Cross King Crunchers^[10]
• 2024 Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference - Silver medal, with Criss Cross King Crunchers^[11]

National team

• 2019 Thailand Open Sealect Tuna Championships - , Bronze medal
• 2019 Southeast Asian Games - , Runners-up

References

1. Dannug, Jonash (August 31, 2022). "Despite little prep time, Polvorosa's leadership steers VNS to debut win". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
2. "Espejo, Bagunas lead PH men's volley quest in SEA Games". Pna.gov.ph.
3. "Winners, losers: Meneses, Zamora win mayor posts, Guiao not as lucky". Spin.ph.
4. News, Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN (April 30, 2018). "UAAP volleyball: Ateneo's Espejo is MVP for 5th season in a row". ABS-CBN News. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
5. News, ABS-CBN (August 19, 2019). "Volleyball: Polvorosa to shore up Cignal's Spikers' Turf title bid". ABS-CBN News. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
6. "LOOK: Ateneo's Ish Polvorosa elected SK chairman in Cavite". Rappler.com.
7. Micaller, Bea (June 30, 2021). "LGBTQ athletes Ish Polvorosa, Louis Gamban, Hero Austria: Volleyball is our safe space". GMA News Online. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
8. "Jude Garcia continues reign as ST MVP". Spikers' Turf. December 15, 2024. Archived from the original on December 15, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
9. Lozada, Bong (October 23, 2019). "Espejo unleashes record 43 points as Cignal bags Spikers' Turf title". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
10. "Cignal defends Open title with convincing sweep of Criss Cross". Spikers' Turf. May 10, 2024. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
11. "Cignal flaunts championship pedigree, crushes Criss Cross". Spikers' Turf. December 15, 2024. Archived from the original on December 15, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.