Kalei Mau

Tyler-Marie Kalei Mau (born March 10, 1995) is a professional Filipino-American volleyball player. She is currently a member of the Philippines women’s volleyball team. She debuted in the Philippines with the United Volleyball Club (originally known as the COCOLIFE Asset Managers) in the Philippine Super Liga.[1]

Kalei Mau
Personal information
Full nameTyler-Marie Kalei Mau
NicknameKalei
Born (1995-03-10) March 10, 1995
HometownKahaluu, Hawaii, United States
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Spike306 cm (120 in)
Block300 cm (120 in)
College(s)University of Minnesota
University of Arizona
Volleyball information
PositionOutside Hitter
Current clubF2 Logistics Cargo Movers
Career
YearsTeams
2016–2017Indias de Mayagüez
2017–2018Volley-Ball Nantes
2018–2019United Volleyball Club
2019–F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
National team
2019–presentPhilippines
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing  Philippines
ASEAN Grand Prix
2019 Nakhon Ratchasima Team

In 2016, she was named as part of the 2019 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Third-Team All-American team.[2]

Career

College

Mau started her college career at University of Minnesota before transferring to University of Arizona for her last 3 seasons.[2]

Club

Mau played for Indias de Mayagüez in Puerto Rico from 2016-2017 and Volley-Ball Nantes in France from 2017-2018.[2] Mau returned in the United States when she dislocated her shoulder and undergone surgery. On her return, she suited up for the Cocolife Asset Managers (United Volleyball Club), a team in the Philippine Superliga (PSL) in 2018.[3] She moved to the F2 Logistics Cargo Movers another PSL team in 2019.[4]

International

Mau has represented the Philippines in international volleyball, particularly at the first leg of the 2019 ASEAN Grand Prix. She was took part of the national team's training camps in Thailand and Japan leading up to the 2019 Southeast Asian Games before being declared ineligible to compete in the regional games after she was found to have failed to meet a two-year residency requirement set by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB).[5] While she has obtained a Philippine passport in early 2019, she is still a member of USA Volleyball and had to transfer to the Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, the Philippines' national association and served two year residency before being eligible to play for the national team in FIVB-sanctioned tournaments.[6]

Personal life

Mau is born in Hawaii to a Filipino mother.[2]

Clubs

Awards

Club

References
  1. "Cocolife taps services of Kalei Mau for All-Filipino Conference". Fox Sports.
  2. Keith, Brandon (6 August 2018). "Former Arizona All-American Kalei Mau signs in Philippines". Volleymob.
  3. "Cocolife taps services of Kalei Mau for All-Filipino Conference". Fox Sports.
  4. Reyes, Marc Anthony (29 August 2019). "Kalei Mau has a case for PH team inclusion". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  5. Bautista, Ohmer (8 November 2019). "Ineligibility came as a shock for Kalei Mau". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  6. Lising, Charmie (8 November 2019). "Kalei Mau yet to secure clearance, in danger of missing SEA Games". ESPN5. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
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