It wasn’t hard to take note of Cris Cross hitter Jude Garcia even if he was in the company of stars.

Garcia’s brilliance and consistency throughout the last two conferences outshone the competition, earning him the first-ever Spikers’ Turf Most Valuable Player of the Season distinction.

The three-time conference Most Valuable Player, along with other standouts of the country’s premier men’s club volleyball league, will be feted in the historic inaugural staging of Pilipinas Live PVL Press Corps Awards Night on 28 May at Novotel.

Garcia played a huge role in the King Crunchers’ campaign as the 26-year-old winger led his team to three silver medals in as many conferences.

His efforts did not go unnoticed as he will receive the much-deserved recognition in the formal awards night presented by Arena Plus, where the PVL Press Corps will recognize individual excellence across both the men’s and women’s divisions.

The beach volleyball national team star finished second in scoring with 200 total points, including 161 attacks, 32 blocks, and seven service aces in Criss Cross’ amazing 13 straight victories on their way to the Open Conference finals.

The King Crunchers, unfortunately, fell short against Cignal in the best-of-three series that went the full distance.

Garcia, a Far Eastern University product, ranked second in spiking with a 46.40% success rate, led the league in blocking with 0.70 per set, placed ninth in service (0.15 per set), 10th in digging (1.11 per set), and fourth in receiving with a 48.91 percent efficiency.