Kath Arado
Kathleen Faith Pepito Arado (born May 22, 1998) is a Filipino volleyball athlete. 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.[1] She also bagged the Best Libero award in the 2016 South East Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championships in Sisaket, Thailand.[2]
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| Full name | Kathleen Faith Pepito Arado | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 22, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, Philippines | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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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.[3] The team finished at 10th place defeating Australia, Hong Kong, Macau, and New Zealand.[4] 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.[5] She was awarded as the 2016 South East Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championships Best Libero.[2] Arado joined the UE Lady Warriors to play in the UAAP where she was awarded as the UAAP Season 77 Rookie of the Year,[1] UAAP Season 79 Best Digger,[6] and UAAP Season 80 Best Digger and Best Receiver. She joined the Generika-Ayala Lifesavers in their journey in the Philippine Super Liga. [7] In 2021, she signed to Petro Gazz Angels, making her debut at the Premier Volleyball League.
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"[8]
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[9]
References
- ^ a b "UE coach delights in Arado's Rookie of the Year award". ABS-CBN News. May 15, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ a b "Filipina spikers settle for fourth as Kathleen Arado bags best libero award in Southeast Asian U19 women's volley". Spin PH. July 21, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ "Arado eager to prove worth in national team pool". Inquirer.NET. March 17, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ "2016 Asian Women's U-19 Volleyball Championship / Bulletin 5" (PDF). AVC. July 27, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ "Pinay volleybelles finish fourth in Princess Cup". ABS-CBN Sports. July 21, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ "La Salle's Majoy Baron is UAAP Season 79 MVP". ABS-CBN News. May 3, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ "Bus ride worth it for Generika". Volleyverse. December 3, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ Yumol, David Tristan (August 13, 2021). "Jaja Santiago takes home Conference MVP and Finals MVP awards". CNN Philippines. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ "Petro Gazz Angels pull off 3-set win to bag 3rd place". BusinessMirror. August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.