Saitama Ageo Medics

Saitama Ageo Medics (埼玉上尾メディックス Saitama Ageo Medikkusu) is a women's volleyball team based in Ageo city, Saitama, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The club was founded in 2001. The owner of the team is Ageo Medical Group.

Saitama Ageo Medics

Ground	Ageo, Saitama, Japan
Manager Head Coach	Masahiro Hirukawa Shigekaze Okubo
Captain	Yuuka Sato
League	V.League 1
2023-2024	3th place
Website	Club home page

History

• Founded in 2001.
• Promoted to V.Challenge League in 2003.
• Won 2010-11 V.Challenge League for the first time.
• On 6 April 2014 Medics beat JT Marvelous in the V.Challenge match,^[1] winning promotion to V.Premier league for the coming season.

League results

League		Position	Teams	Matches	Win	Lose
V1.League	6th (2003–04)	6th	7	12	2	10
	7th (2004–05)	5th	8	14	8	6
	8th (2005–06)	8th	8	14	2	12
V・challenge	2006-07	Third place	8	14	9	5
	2007-08	Third place	8	14	10	4
	2008-09	Third place	10	18	14	4
	2009-10	Runner-up	12	16	12	4
	2010-11	Champion	12	20	19	1
	2011-12	Runner-up	12	22	20	2
	2012-13	Champion	10	18	17	1
	2013-14	Runner-up	10	18	17	1
V.Premier	2014-15	Third place	8	21	12	9
	2015-16	8th	8	21	6	15
V・challenge	2016-17	Runner-up	8	21	20	1
V・Premier	2017-18	7th	8	21	7	14
V・Cup	2020-21	Champion	12	7	7	0
V.League Division 1 (V1)	2018–19	7th	11	20	11	9
	2019-20	Third place	12	21	13	8
	2020-21	5th	12	20	12	8
	2021-22	5th	12	33	20	13
	2022–23	4th	12	36	25	11

Current squad

2024-2025 Squad as of December 2024 ^[2][3][4]

• Head coach: Shigekaze Okubo

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth	Height (m)
1	Hiroyo Yamanaka	Middle Blocker	(1999-11-11) 11 November 1999 (age 25)	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
2	Koyomi Iwasaki[5]	Setter	(1989-05-01) 1 May 1989 (age 36)	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
3	Momoko Niida	Outside Hitter	(2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 (age 25)	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
4	Asuka Hamamtsu	Middle Blocker	(1998-12-22) 22 December 1998 (age 26)	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
6	Aki Meguro	Outside Hitter	(1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 (age 27)	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
7	Akane Yamagishi	Libero	(1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 34)	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
8	Rina Yamaji	Outside Hitter	(2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 (age 22)	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
10	Yuuka Sato (C)	Outside Hitter	(1994-01-24) 24 January 1994 (age 31)	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
11	Nika Markovič	Opposite Hitter	(1997-05-05) 5 May 1997 (age 28)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
12	Miiku Iwasawa	Libero	(1999-10-13) 13 October 1999 (age 25)	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
13	Ai Kurogo	Outside Hitter	(1998-06-14) 14 June 1998 (age 27)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
14	Mako Shiina	Outside Hitter	(1999-08-06) 6 August 1999 (age 25)	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
15	Miyabi Horisako	Outside Hitter	(2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 25)	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
16	Miku Sasaki	Outside Hitter	(1999-05-25) 25 May 1999 (age 26)	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
17	Saki Kamata	Setter	(1999-01-26) 26 January 1999 (age 26)	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
18	Hirona Gonda	Middle Blocker	(2001-01-11) 11 January 2001 (age 24)	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
20	Hikaru Takeno	Libero	(1999-06-11) 11 June 1999 (age 26)	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
21	Akiho Kurisu	Middle Blocker	(1998-08-08) 8 August 1998 (age 26)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
23	Nanami Inoue	Middle Blocker	(1989-06-19) 19 June 1989 (age 36)	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
24	Sara Lozo	Outside Hitter	(1997-04-29) 29 April 1997 (age 28)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)

Former players

Domestic players  Japan Tomomi Nakao (2002–2009) Ayuka Hattori (2009–2012) Yurie Yamamoto (2010–2012) Maiko Hanzawa (2010–2012) Mai Seki (2008–2015) Asuka Minamoto (2010–2015) Saori Arita (2011–2013) (2014–2017) Nozomi Tsuchida (2012–2016) Erika Araki Shinomiya (2014–2016), transferred to Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Yoshika Okamoto (2014–2016) Shiho Kondo (2012–2018) Ayaka Matsumoto (2016–2019) Natsuko Kozasa (2012–2018) Miku Benoki (2014–2018) Yuki Araki (2014–2019) Shiho Yoshimura (2012–2016) Mami Miura (2012–2020) Misaki Inoue (2016–2020), transferred to Hisamitsu Springs Miyuki Horie (2016–2021) Risa Omuro (2012–2021)

Foreign Players  Canada Shainah Joseph (2020–2021)  Croatia Katarina Barun Šušnjar (2018–2020)  Cuba Rosir Calderon (2016–2017) Kenia Carcaces (2017–2018)  Dominican Republic Sidarka Núñez (2007–08) Altagracia Mambrú (2008–09)  Italy Valentina Fiorin (2011–2012)  Philippines Alyja Daphne Santiago (2022–2023)  Serbia Sara Lozo (2022-)  Slovenia Nika Markovič (2024-)  Ukraine Olena Ustymenko (2012–2013)  United States Nancy Metcalf (2013–2014) Kelly Murphy (2014–2016)