Tots Carlos

{{Infobox volleyball player

| name = Tots Carlos

| fullname = Diana Mae M. Carlos

| nickname = Tots, Caloy

| image =

| image_size =

| caption = Carlos playing for UP Fighting Lady Maroons.

| nationality = Filipino

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|07|7|mf=y}}

| hometown = Lubao, Pampanga, Philippines

| height = 170 cm

| weight = 64 kg

| spike = 288 cm

| block = 280 cm

| college = University of the Philippines-Diliman

| position = Opposite hitter

| currentclub = Creamline Cool Smashers

| currentnumber = 18

| years1 = 2015–2020

| team1 = UP Lady Fighting Maroons

| years2 = 2017

| team2 = Perlas Spikers

| years3 = 2018

| team3 = Foton Tornadoes

| years4 = 2019–2020

| team4 = Motolite Power Builders

| years5 = 2021-present

| team5 = Creamline Cool Smashers

| nationalyears= 2022–present

| nationalteam = Philippines

| medaltemplates =

}}

Diana Mae "Tots" Carlos (born July 7, 1998) is a Filipino volleyball player who currently plays for the Creamline Cool Smashers. She was playing with UP Lady Fighting Maroons of the University of the Philippines-Diliman, and a member of both the indoor and beach volleyball collegiate varsity teams of the university. She bagged the back-to-back Most Valuable Player and Best Opposite Spiker in the 2022 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference and 2022 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference. She is also part of the Philippines women's national volleyball team that competed in the 2022 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup.

Personal life

Carlos originates from Lubao, Pampanga.{{cite news|url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/pvl/tots-carlos-mvp-pvl-all-filipino-conference-creamline-a5136-20230331 |last=Velasco |first=Jillian |title=More than MVP award, Tots Carlos surprised to become Best Outside Spiker |work=Spin.ph |date=March 31, 2023 |accessdate=September 7, 2024}} She identifies as a member of the LGBT community{{cite news|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/6/28/5-content-creators-share-their-life-stories-in-tiktok-s-pride-monologues-021 |last=Gatchalian |first=Ched Rick |title=5 content creators share their life stories in TikTok's Pride Monologues |work=ABS-CBN |date=June 28, 2024 |accessdate=September 7, 2024}} and was formerly in a relationship with then-FEU Lady Tamaraws and Creamline player Celine Domingo.{{cite news|url=https://www.spin.ph/life/guide/most-controversial-breakups-in-philippine-sports-a1374-20240319 |title=The most controversial breakups in Philippine sports |work=Spin.ph |date=March 19, 2024 |accessdate=September 29, 2024}}

Career

Carlos began her collegiate volleyball career in the UAAP Season 78. Aside from UP she was also being recruited by other UAAP teams of DLSU, Adamson and FEU.{{cite news|url=http://sports.inquirer.net/237731/blanks-ue-stays-unbeaten-uaap-volleyball|last=Lozada|first=Bong|title=UP blanks UE, stays unbeaten in UAAP Volleyball|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=February 11, 2017|accessdate=October 17, 2017}} She won the Palarong Pambansa Best Blocker award before entering college at the University of the Philippines-Diliman, she is currently playing for the UP Fighting Lady Maroons. She helped her collegiate team enter the Final Four in the UAAP Season 78,{{cite news|url=https://alum.up.edu.ph/?p=4281|title=UP rookie Diana Carlos eyes winning tradition for Lady Maroons|last=Dionisio|first=Mac|newspaper=UP Alumni|date=July 1, 2015|access-date=October 18, 2017}} and helped the team win two bronze medal finishes in the Shakey's V-League.{{cite news|url=http://www.spin.ph/volleyball/v-league/news/up-lady-maroons-beat-philippine-navy-for-third-place-in-shakeys-v-league-reinforced-conference/|title=Vastly improved UP Lady Maroons beat Navy, clinch third place in V-League|last=Lozada|first=Mei-Lin|work=Spin PH|date=December 6, 2015|access-date=October 18, 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://sports.inquirer.net/220913/lady-maroons-seek-share-of-shakeys-v-league-lead-semis-slot|title=Lady Maroons seek share of Shakey's V-League lead, semis slot//|last=Payo|first=Jasmine|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=August 29, 2016|access-date=October 18, 2017}} Carlos is known for her versatility, she was a Middle blocker in High School before she was converted to an Opposite Hitter, and later on to an Outside hitter for the Lady Maroons.{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsportsasia.com/volleyball/uaap/169437/rookie-diana-carlos-shows-never-say-die-spirit/|title=Rookie Diana Carlos shows never-say-die spirit for UP|work=Fox Asia|date=July 19, 2016|accessdate=October 17, 2017}} Carlos won the Inquirer 7 - Week 2 Top 7 and Week 3 Top 1 Player from the UAAP.{{cite news|url=http://sports.inquirer.net/238896/inquirer-7-top-uaap-womens-volleyball-players-week-3|title=Inquirer 7 top UAAP women's volleyball players: Week 3|last=Lozada|first=Bong|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=February 21, 2017|access-date=October 18, 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://sports.inquirer.net/238896/inquirer-7-top-uaap-womens-volleyball-players-week-2|title=Inquirer 7 top UAAP women's volleyball players: Week 2|last=Lozada|first=Bong|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=February 13, 2017|access-date=October 18, 2017}}

At the age of 18, she was recruited to play for the Perlas Spikers in the Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Reinforced Open Conference.{{cite news|url=http://www.utakpuso.com/sports/tots-carlos-debuts-for-perlas-spikers-in-pvl/|title=Tots Carlos Debuts for Perlas Spikers in PVL|work=Utak Puso|date=May 17, 2017|access-date=October 18, 2017}} For two consecutive years, she was picked to join the Premier Volleyball League All-Star. In 2016, she helped Team Palaban defeat Team Puso. In 2017, she top-scored Team Roger to defeat Team Rico where she bagged the 2017 PVL Best Player of the All-Stars award.{{cite news|url=http://tempo.com.ph/2017/10/31/reds-down-whites-in-pvl-all-star/|title=Reds down Whites in PVL All-star|last=Satumbaga|first=Kristel|newspaper=Tempo|date=October 31, 2017|access-date=October 31, 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://www.philstar.com/sports/2017/10/30/1753952/carlos-urdas-shine-red-beats-white-pvl-all-star|title=Carlos, Urdas shine as Red beats White in PVL All-Star|newspaper=Philippine Star|date=October 30, 2017|access-date=October 31, 2017}} She is also a member of the UP Fighting Maroons Women's Beach Volleyball Team, where she and Ayel Estrañero won bronze for the Lady Maroons.{{cite news|url=http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2017/10/06/tigresses-lady-tams-remain-unbeaten-31897|last=Escarlote|first=Mark|title=Tigresses, Lady Tams remain unbeaten|work=ABS-CBN Sports|date=October 6, 2017|accessdate=October 17, 2017}}

In 2018, Carlos was awarded as the 1st Best Outside Spiker and the Most Valuable Player in the 2018 PSL Collegiate Grand Slam Conference after her return from shin injury.{{cite news|url=https://www.foxsports.ph/volleyball/superliga/959027/psl-tots-carlos-earns-mvp-plum-in-collegiate-grand-slam/|title=Tots Carlos earns MVP plum in PSL Collegiate Grand Slam|newspaper=Fox Sports}}

In 2019, Carlos led the Motolite team in its inaugural semis run for the 2019 PVL Open Conference as the league's 2nd highest scorer. She was eventually elected as the Best Opposite of the tournament.{{Cite web|url=https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pvl/news/2019/11/09/pvl-cool-smashers-sweep-extend-open-conference-reign-63119|title=PVL: Cool Smashers complete 20-game sweep, extend Open Conference reign|website=ABS-CBN|accessdate=9 November 2019}} In 2021, she joined the Creamline Cool Smashers for the first season of the Premier Volleyball League on its professional status.{{Cite news|url=https://sports.inquirer.net/415327/tots-carlos-joins-creamline |title=Tots Carlos joins Creamline |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=February 12, 2021}}