# Alika DeRego

Alika Joseph Kaleiali'i DeRego (born September 7, 1986) is an American men's volleyball player who won the 2011 USA Volleyball Open National Championship gold medal with Creole Volleyball Club from the Garden Empire Volleyball Association Region (GEVA). As a libero, he has played for Creole Volleyball Club from Brooklyn, New York in the 2011 and 2012 US Open of Volleyball National Championships, helping Creole to the Gold Medal in the Men's Open Division at the 2011 USA Volleyball Open Championships in Dallas, TX, earning all-tournament team honors.

## Career
### High school

DeRego lettered four years in volleyball at James B. Castle High School in Kaneohe, Hawaii as an Outside Hitter and Setter. He was a Second-team Honolulu Star-Bulletin All-State selection and led his team to a Oahu Interscholastic Association (OIA) Eastern Division Championship. Voted James B. Castle High School Most Valuable Player and Team Captain for the Knights. He was named the OIA Player of the Year and a First-team All-OIA selection as a junior.

### College

DeRego helped guide the Pirates to a Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Championship and a spot in the Final Four in the California Community College Athletic Association CCCAA Men’s Volleyball State Championship, finishing Third-place . He was a two-time All-Pacific Coast Athletic Conference team selection and a two-time Orange Coast College Scholar-Athlete honoree, placing second all-time in Orange Coast College history in career dig. Orange Coast College Men’s Freshman of the Year award winner. DeRego later transferred to California State University, Long Beach.
He graduated from Orange Coast College with an AA degree in Liberal Arts. DeRego then graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a BA degree in Psychology.

### Club

DeRego played for Creole Volleyball Club from Brooklyn, New York from the Garden Empire Volleyball Association Region (GEVA) during the 2011 and 2012 seasons. DeRego helped Creole VBC to the 2011 82nd Annual USA Volleyball Open National Championship Gold Medal, Men's Open (Gold Division) in Dallas, Texas, earning all-tournament team honors. In 2012 he again helped Creole VBC to a 7th-place finish in the US Open Championships, winning the Men's Open (Silver Division) in Salt Lake City, Utah. DeRego also played for Rukkus Volleyball Club from the Southern California Region. Team won the 2019 USA Volleyball Open National Championship Silver Medal, Men’s Open (Gold Division) in Columbus, Ohio.
In 2015, DeRego played for Kailua Volleyball Club from Kailua, Hawaii from the Aloha Volleyball Region (AH), helping the team capture the 2015 58th Annual Haili Volleyball Tournament, Men's Open Division Championship, in Hilo, Hawaii, earning all-tournament team honors. In 2016 he again helped Kailua VBC to a 2nd-place finish in the 59th Annual Haili Volleyball Tournament, Men's Open Division Championship.

## Personal

DeRego was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a bachelor's degree (BA) in Psychology. He then earned his master’s degree (MA), in Coaching and Athletic Administration, from Concordia University, Irvine