Kath Arado | |
Fullname: | Kathleen Faith Pepito Arado |
Birth Date: | May 22, 1998 |
Hometown: | Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, Philippines |
Weight: | 55kg (121lb) |
Spike: | 254cm (100inches) |
Block: | 252cm (99inches) |
Position: | Libero |
College: | University of the East |
Currentclub: | PLDT High Speed Hitters |
Currentnumber: | 8 |
Years1: | 2015–2019 |
Team1: | UE Lady Warriors |
Years2: | 2016–2020 |
Team2: | Generika-Ayala Lifesavers |
Years3: | 2021 |
Team3: | Petro Gazz Angels |
Years4: | 2022–present |
Team4: | PLDT High Speed Hitters |
Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
Nationalteam1: | Philippines (U19) |
Nationalyears2: | 2019- |
Nationalteam2: | Philippines |
Updated: | September 2021 |
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]
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.