{{Short description|Filipino-American volleyball player}} {{use mdy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox volleyball player | image = | imagesize = | caption = | name = Kalei Mau | fullname = Tyler-Marie Kalei Mau | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|3|10|mf=y}} | hometown = Kahaluu, Hawaii, U.S. | nationality = United States (until 2021)<br>Philippines (from 2021) | height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}} | weight = {{convert|82|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | spike = {{convert|289|cm|abbr=on}} | block = {{convert|279|cm|abbr=on}} | position = Outside hitter | college = University of Minnesota<br>University of Arizona<br>Harvard Business School | currentclub = | currentnumber= | years1 = 2016–2017 | team1 = Indias de Mayagüez | years2 = 2017–2018 | team2 = Volley-Ball Nantes | years3 = 2018–2019 | team3 = United Volleyball Club | years4 = 2019–2021 | team4 = F2 Logistics Cargo Movers | years5 = 2021 | team5 = Changos de Naranjito | years6 = 2021 | team6 = Choco Mucho (AVC) | nationalyears = 2019–present | nationalteam = Philippines | medaltemplates-title = Medal record | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's Volleyball}} {{MedalCountry | {{PHI}} }} {{MedalCompetition|ASEAN Grand Prix}} {{MedalBronze|2019 Nakhon Ratchasima | Team}} }}
'''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 national team. She debuted in the Philippines with the United Volleyball Club (originally known as the COCOLIFE Asset Managers) in the Philippine Super Liga.<ref name="Fox Sports">{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.ph/volleyball/894832/cocolife-taps-services-of-kalei-mau-for-all-filipino-conference/|title=Cocolife taps services of Kalei Mau for All-Filipino Conference|work=Fox Sports|access-date=October 31, 2018|archive-date=October 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031214833/https://www.foxsports.ph/volleyball/894832/cocolife-taps-services-of-kalei-mau-for-all-filipino-conference/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Career==
===College=== Mau started her college career at University of Minnesota before transferring to University of Arizona for her last 3 seasons.<ref name=volleymob/> In 2016, she was named as part of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Third-Team All-American team.<ref name=volleymob>{{cite web|last=Keith|first=Brandon|url=https://volleymob.com/former-arizona-all-american-kalei-mau-signs-in-philippines/|title=Former Arizona All-American Kalei Mau signs in Philippines|publisher=Volleymob|date=6 August 2018}}</ref> In 2023, she entered the Harvard Business School.<ref>{{cite web |last=Garcia |first=John Mark |url=https://www.spin.ph/life/guide/kalei-mau-begins-life-as-a-harvard-student-a5172-20230919 |title=Kalei Mau begins new journey as a Harvard Business School student |website=Spin.ph |date=19 September 2023}}</ref>
===Club=== Mau played for Indias de Mayagüez in Puerto Rico from 2016 to 2017 and Volley-Ball Nantes in France from 2017 to 2018.<ref name=volleymob/> Mau returned in the United States when she dislocated her shoulder and undergone surgery. On her return to the Philippines, she suited up for the Cocolife Asset Managers (United Volleyball Club), a team in the Philippine Superliga (PSL) in 2018.<ref name="Fox Sports"/> She moved to the F2 Logistics Cargo Movers another PSL team in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reyes |first1=Marc Anthony |title=Kalei Mau has a case for PH team inclusion |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/363453/breaking-mau-has-a-case-for-ph-team-inclusion |access-date=9 November 2019 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=29 August 2019}}</ref>
In early 2021, Mau had a brief stint with Puerto Rico side Changos de Naranjito at the 2021 Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kalei Mau to play as import in Puerto Rico |url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/sports/2021/4/27/Kalei-Mau-to-play-as-import-in-Puerto-Rico.html |access-date=4 May 2021 |work=CNN Philippines |date=27 April 2021 |language=en |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504004650/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/sports/2021/4/27/Kalei-Mau-to-play-as-import-in-Puerto-Rico.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/kalei-mau-plays-as-import-in-puerto-rico-league-before-pvl-debut-a2522-20210427|title = Kalei Mau to play as import in Puerto Rico pro league before PVL debut}}</ref>
Mau rejoined F2 Logistics after her playing in Puerto Rico. She was expected to play in the 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference but her team opted not to participate. She would later help F2 Logistics clinch the 2021 PNVF Champions League title.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Henson |first1=Joaquin |title=Kalei fuels F2's return |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2021/11/05/2139000/kalei-fuels-f2s-return |access-date=28 November 2021 |work=The Philippine Star |date=5 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="signs-athletes">{{cite news |last1=Dannug |first1=Jonash |title=Kalei Mau signs with Athletes Unlimited |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/kalei-mau-signs-with-athletes-unlimited/225808 |access-date=28 November 2021 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=25 November 2021}}</ref> Then she went on to join Athletes Unlimited in the United States. Mau is set to play for a team in Athletes United in March 2022, although she remains committed to rejoin F2 Logistics once again once her stint in the US pro league is done.<ref name="signs-athletes"/>
===National team=== Mau has represented the Philippines in international volleyball, particularly at the first leg of the 2019 ASEAN Grand Prix. She took part in 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).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bautista |first1=Ohmer |title=Ineligibility came as a shock for Kalei Mau |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/ineligibility-came-shock-kalei-mau/169044 |access-date=9 November 2019 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=8 November 2019}}</ref> 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 (now the Philippine National Volleyball Federation), the Philippines' national association and served two-year residency before being eligible to play for the national team in FIVB-sanctioned tournaments.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lising |first1=Charmie |title=Kalei Mau yet to secure clearance, in danger of missing SEA Games |url=https://tv5.espn.com/story/_/id/28033811/kalei-mau-sea-games-volleyball-stint-jeopardy |access-date=9 November 2019 |work=ESPN5 |date=8 November 2019}}</ref> In June 2021, Mau was allowed by the FIVB to represent the Philippines.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Villar |first1=Joey |title=Kalei Mau allowed to play for Philippine volleyball team |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2021/07/07/2110845/kalei-mau-allowed-play-philippine-volleyball-team |access-date=7 July 2021 |work=The Philippine Star |date=7 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="new-fivb">{{cite news |last1=Demigillo |first1=Kiko |title=New FIVB rule change could keep Jaja Santiago from playing for Japan's national team, says new AVC president Tats Suzara |url=https://www.onesports.ph/more-sports/article/24408/new-fivb-rule-change-could-keep-jaja-santiago-from-playing-for-japan-s-national-team |access-date=10 September 2024 |work=One Sports |language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life== Mau is of Hawaiian, Filipino, Irish, and Chinese descent.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kalei Mau Reintroduces Self to Puerto Rican Volleyball Fans |url=https://fastbreak.com.ph/kalei-mau-reintroduces-self-to-puerto-rican-volleyball-fans/ |website=fastbreak.com.ph |publisher=Fastbreak |access-date=August 24, 2024 |date=May 20, 2021}}</ref>
==Clubs== * {{flagicon|PRI}} Indias de Mayagüez (2016–2017) * {{flagicon|France}} Volley-Ball Nantes (2017–2018) * {{flagicon|PHI}} Cocolife Asset Managers / United Volleyball Club (2018–2019) * {{flagicon|PHI}} F2 Logistics Cargo Movers (2019–2021) * {{flagicon|PRI}} Changos de Naranjito (2021) * {{flagicon|PHI}} Choco Mucho (2021){{efn|National team as club; not to be confused with Choco Mucho Flying Titans}}
==Awards== * ''2019 PSL All-Filipino Conference "Best scorer"'' * ''2019 PSL All-Filipino Conference "Most valuable player"''
===Club=== *{{flagicon|PUR}} 2017 Puerto Rico - Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino - File:Med 3.png Bronze medal, with Indias de Mayagüez *{{flagicon|PHI}} 2019 PSL All-Filipino Conference - File:Med 1.png Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers *{{flagicon|PHI}} 2019 PSL Invitational Cup - File:Med 1.png Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
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{{PSL Most Valuable Player Award}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mau, Kalei}} Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:Native Hawaiian sportspeople Category:Filipino women's volleyball players Category:Outside hitters Category:Arizona Wildcats women's volleyball players Category:American people of Filipino descent Category:Sportspeople of Filipino descent Category:American people of Native Hawaiian descent Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers women's volleyball players Category:Volleyball players from Hawaii Category:American women's volleyball players Category:Philippines women's international volleyball players Category:SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines Category:SEA Games medalists in volleyball Category:Volleyball players at the 2019 SEA Games Category:Harvard Business School alumni Category:21st-century American sportswomen Category:Athletes Unlimited volleyball players Category:Cocolife Asset Managers players Category:F2 Logistics Cargo Movers players