{{use mdy|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox volleyball biography | name = Dij Rodriguez | image = <!-- Image name, e.g., John_Doe.jpg --> | image_size = <!-- Leave this blank for the default size --> | caption = | full_name = Floremel Rodriguez | nickname = Dij | position = Opposite Hitter | currentclub = Creamline Cool Smashers | currentnumber =4 | nationality = <!-- use only when necessary per WP:INFONAT --> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|8|29|mf=y}} | birth_place = Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, Philippines | death_date = <!-- Use {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | hometown = | height = <!-- "X cm" or "X ft Y in" (conversions are automatic) --> | weight = <!-- "X kg" or "X lb" (conversions are automatic) --> | spike = <!-- "X cm" or "X in" (conversions are automatic) --> | block = <!-- "X cm" or "X in" (conversions are automatic) --> | college = SWU | years1 = 2024–present | team1 = Creamline Cool Smashers | years2 = | team2 = | currentyears = <!---beach volleyball---> | currentteammate = <!---beach volleyball---> | currenttours (currentpoints) = | years = {{ubl| *2019 *2023 *2025 }}<!---beach volleyball---> | teammates = {{ubl| *Bernadeth Pons *Gen Eslapor *Sunny Villapando }}<!---beach volleyball---> | tours (points) = <!---beach volleyball---> | resultyears = | location = | result = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's volleyball}} {{MedalCountry | {{PHI}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Southeast Asian Games}} {{MedalGold|2025 Thailand|Women's beach}} {{MedalBronze|2021 Vietnam|Women's beach}} {{MedalBronze|2019 Philippines|Women's beach}} | updated = }} '''Floremel''' "'''Dij'''" '''Rodriguez''' is a Filipina professional volleyball player. In indoor volleyball, she is an opposite hitter for the Creamline Cool Smashers of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). She also plays beach volleyball and is a member of the Philippines national beach volleyball team.
==Early life and education== Rodriguez was born on August 29, 1996.<ref>{{cite web |title=Floremel Rodriguez - Players |url=https://pvl.ph/players/floremel-rodriguez |publisher=Premier Volleyball League |access-date=22 April 2026 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="oca1">{{cite web |title=Beach Volleyball - RODRIGUEZ Floremel |url=https://www.ocagames.com/HZ_Info/AG2022-/en/results/beach-volleyball/athlete-profile-n2024028-rodriguez-floremel.htm |website=The 19th Asian Games |access-date=22 April 2026}}</ref> She attended the Southwestern University (SWU) in Cebu City pursuing a degree in criminology.<ref name=stayinghome>{{cite news |title=Staying Home |url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/97242/staying-home |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Cebu Daily News |date=6 July 2016 |language=en}}</ref>
==Career== ===Beach volleyball=== Dij Rodriguez represented the SWU Lady Cobras at the beach volleyball tournament of the CESAFI debuting in 2013.<ref name="petron">{{cite news |title=Petron taps Dij Rodriguez as Pons' partner in PSL Challenge Cup |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/petron-taps-dij-rodriguez-pons-partner-psl-challenge-cup/149714 |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=15 May 2019}}</ref><ref name=hiss>{{cite news |title=Cobras hiss to reclaim Cesafi title |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/more-articles/cobras-hiss-to-reclaim-cesafi-title |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Sunstar |date=19 November 2013}}</ref> She was named CESAFI MVP in 2015.<ref name=bvr1>{{cite news |title=National team spots at stake in BVR On Tour beach volleyball |url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/140133/national-team-spots-stake-bvr-tour-beach-volleyball |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Cebu Daily News |date=19 July 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=SWU to play without star spiker in Rider Beach volley |url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/93936/swu-to-play-without-star-spiker-in-rider-beach-volley |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Cebu Daily News |date=19 May 2016 |language=en}}</ref> She decided to finished her final year (academic year 2016-17) with SWU.<ref name=stayinghome/>
Petron XCS tapped Rodriguez and Bernadeth Pons for the 2019 Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup of the Philippine Super Liga<ref name="petron"/> The pair won Petron's third consecutive title.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Co |first1=Chris |title=3-peat sa Petron XCS |url=https://qa.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/palaro/2019/05/20/1919222/3-peat-sa-petron-xcs |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=The Philippine Star |date=20 May 2019 |language=fil}}</ref>
Rodriguez partnering with Sunny Villapando, finished as runners-up in the 2025 PNVF Beach Volleyball National Open losing to Sisi Rondina and Pons in the final.<ref>{{cite news |title=SiPons complete comeback over Villapando-Rodriguez in all-Alas PNVF beach volley final |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/sipons-complete-comeback-over-villapando-rodriguez-in-all-alas-pnvf-beach-volley-final/338415 |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=25 May 2025}}</ref>
====National team==== Rodriguez has represented the Philippines in beach volleyball in the SEA Games. She won two bronze medals in the 2019 and 2021 editions.<ref>{{cite news |title=PH beach volley teams dispatch Vietnamese foes to settle for bronze medals |url=https://www.spin.ph/multisport/sea-games/philippine-beach-volleyball-teams-bronze-medals-sea-games-jovelyn-gonzaga-dij-rodriguez-sisi-rondina-bernadeth-pons-a1373-20220520 |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=20 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
At the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Rodriguez paired with Gen Eslapor for the beach volleyball tournament.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Agcaoili |first1=Lance |title=Asian Games: Dij Rodriguez, Gen Eslapor barge into beach volley quarterfinal |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/530395/asian-games-dij-rodriguez-gen-eslapor-barge-into-beach-volley-quarterfinal |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=24 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref> They finished as quarterfinalists.<ref name="oca1"/>
===Indoor volleyball=== The Creamline Cool Smashers of the Premier Volleyball League signed Rodriguez in February 2024 in the lead up of the 2024 All-Filipino Conference. She filled the role of opposite hitter.<ref>{{cite news |title=PVL: Creamline officially welcomes beach volleyball star Dij Rodriguez to Cool Smashers |url=https://www.onesports.ph/story/?q=6981e4de5ec1330002085869 |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=One Sports |date=23 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Rich get richer: Creamline snags Dij Rodriguez to join recruits De Leon, Lazaro-Revilla |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/volleyball/creamline-signs-dij-rodriguez-february-2024/ |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Rappler |date=13 February 2024}}</ref> This marked Rodriguez's transition from beach volleyball to indoor volleyball.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Garcia |first1=John Mark |title=Pons thrilled to see beach volley pal Dij make transition to PVL |url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/pvl/pons-pleased-for-dij-rodriguez-creamline-debut-a5172-20240313 |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=13 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Creamline Cool Smashers current roster}} {{Creamline Cool Smashers 2026 PVL All-Filipino champions}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Dij}} Category:Filipino women's volleyball players Category:Living people Category:1996 births Category:Volleyball players at the 2019 SEA Games Category:SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines Category:SEA Games medalists in volleyball Category:Filipino women's beach volleyball players Category:Volleyball players at the 2021 SEA Games Category:21st-century Filipino sportswomen Category:Opposite hitters Category:Creamline Cool Smashers players Category:Petron Blaze Spikers players Category:SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines Category:Volleyball players at the 2025 SEA Games Category:Beach volleyball players at the 2022 Asian Games