Kat Tolentino

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is De Lara and the surname or paternal family name is Tolentino.

Katrina Mae De Lara Tolentino (born January 27, 1995) is a Filipino-Canadian volleyball player who currently plays for the Choco Mucho Flying Titans in the Premier Volleyball League.^[1]

Kat Tolentino
Personal information
Full name	Katrina Mae De Lara Tolentino
Nickname	Kat
Nationality	Filipino-Canadian
Born	(1995-01-27) January 27, 1995 (age 30)
Hometown	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
College / University	Ateneo de Manila University
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite spiker
Current club	Choco Mucho Flying Titans
Number	10
National team
2022–present Philippines

Personal life

Tolentino came from a Filipino-Canadian sports family in British Columbia.^[2] She studied in McMath Secondary School in Richmond, British Columbia before moving to the Philippines and study at Ateneo de Manila University.^[3] Her brother, Vince, played for the Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines and for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the Philippine Basketball Association.^[4]

Collegiate career

Before moving to the Philippines, Tolentino already suffered two anterior cruciate ligament injuries (ACL) on her left knee and just as she was set to debut for Ateneo Lady Eagles volleyball team in 2015, she tore her right one during a game in the Shakey's V-League and had to undergo Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and months of rehabilitation again.^[5] Tolentino eventually recovered to play for the Ateneo Lady Eagles, rising to become joint team captain alongside Maddie Madayag in UAAP Season 80.^[6] After the UAAP Season 82 volleyball tournaments were halted by the COVID-19 pandemic, she decided to forego her final collegiate playing year in 2021 and went into professional volleyball.^[7]

Professional career

In 2021, Tolentino joined the Choco Mucho Flying Titans in the Premier Volleyball League.^[8] She was sidelined from playing in 2024 after losing hearing in her left ear.^[9] She was again sidelined in 2025 after sustaining a ruptured appendix.^[10]

Clubs

• Ateneo-Motolite (2018)^[11]
• Choco Mucho Flying Titans (2019–present)^[12]

Awards

Individual

• 2018 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference Best opposite spiker
• 2019 UAAP Season 81 Best opposite spiker
• 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference Best opposite spiker^[13]

Collegiate

• 2015 SVL 12th Season Collegiate Conference – Silver medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles
• 2016 ASEAN University Games – Bronze medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles
• 2016 SVL 13th Season Collegiate Conference – Silver medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles
• 2017 UAAP Season 79 Indoor Volleyball – Silver medal, with Ateneo Lady Eagles
• 2018 UAAP Season 80 Indoor Volleyball – Bronze medal, with Ateneo Lady Eagles
• 2018 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference – Silver medal, with Ateneo Motolite Lady Eagles
• 2019 UAAP Season 81 Indoor Volleyball – Champion with Ateneo de Manila Lady Eagles^[5]

Club

• 2018 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference – Silver medal, with Ateneo-Motolite^[14]
• 2023 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup – Bronze medal, with Choco Mucho Flying Titans^[15]
• 2023 Premier Volleyball League Second All-Filipino Conference – Silver medal, with Choco Mucho Flying Titans^[16]
• 2024 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference – 1st Runner-Up, with Choco Mucho Flying Titans^[17]