Kath Arado

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Pepito and the surname or paternal family name is Arado.

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.^[1] She also bagged the Best Libero award in the 2016 South East Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championships in Sisaket, Thailand.^[2]

Kath Arado
Personal information
Full name	Kathleen Faith Pepito Arado
Born	(1998-05-22) May 22, 1998 (age 27)
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
Volleyball information
Position	Libero
Current club	PLDT High Speed Hitters
Number	8
Career
Years Teams 2015–2019 UE Lady Warriors 2016–2020 Generika-Ayala Lifesavers 2021 Petro Gazz Angels 2022–present PLDT High Speed Hitters
National team
2016 Philippines (U19) 2019- Philippines
Honours Women's Volleyball Representing  Philippines ASEAN Grand Prix 2019 Nakhon Ratchasima Leg 1 2019 Santa Rosa Leg 2
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. 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"^[8]
• 2023 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference "Best Libero"
• 2023 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference "Best Libero"

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]