| Kath Arado | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Last 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.