Kath Arado
Filipino volleyball player (born 1998)
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Kathleen Faith Pepito Arado (born May 22, 1998) is a Filipino volleyball athlete who plays as a libero for Premier Volleyball League club PLDT High Speed Hitters. She was a member of the UE Lady Warriors in the UAAP. She was named the UAAP Season 77 Rookie of the Year alongside Ennajie Laure.[2] She also bagged the Best Libero award in the 2016 South East Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championships in Sisaket, Thailand.[3]
Iligan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines[1]
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| Full name | Kathleen Faith Pepito Arado | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 22, 1998 Iligan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 254 cm (100 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Block | 252 cm (99 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| College / University | University of the East | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Libero | |||||||||||||||||
| Current club | PLDT High Speed Hitters | |||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Last updated: September 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
Career
Arado is a member of the Under-19 Philippines women's national volleyball team in 2016 which competed in the 2016 Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship.[4] The team finished at 10th place defeating Australia, Hong Kong, Macau, and New Zealand.[5] She was also the libero of the team which competed in the 2016 South East Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championships where the team finished at the fourth place.[6] She was awarded as the 2016 South East Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championships Best Libero.[3] Arado joined the UE Lady Warriors to play in the UAAP where she was awarded as the UAAP Season 77 Rookie of the Year,[2] UAAP Season 79 Best Digger,[7] and UAAP Season 80 Best Digger and Best Receiver. She joined the Generika-Ayala Lifesavers in their journey in the Philippine Super Liga. [8] In 2021, she signed to Petro Gazz Angels, making her debut at the Premier Volleyball League. In 2022, Arado transferred to PLDT High Speed Hitters.
Awards
Individual
- UAAP Season 77 "Rookie of the Year"
- 2016 ASEAN Junior Championship "Best Libero"
- UAAP Season 79 "Best Digger"
- UAAP Season 80 "Best Receiver"
- UAAP Season 80 "Best Digger"
- 2018 PSL Collegiate Grand Slam Conference "Best Libero"
- 2018 PSL All-Filipino Conference "Best Libero"
- UAAP Season 81 "Best Libero"
- 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference "Best Libero"[9]
- 2023 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference "Best Libero"
- 2023 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference "Best Libero"
- 2025 Premier Volleyball League On Tour "Best Libero"
- 2025 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference "Best Libero"
- 2025 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference "Finals MVP"
Collegiate
- 2018 PSL Collegiate Grand Slam Conference –
Bronze medal, with University of the East Lady Warriors
Clubs
- 2018 PSL All-Filipino Conference – third place, with Generika-Ayala Lifesavers
- 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference – third place, with Petro Gazz Angels[10]