UST KEPT its hold of first place in the UAAP general championship race with the first semester coming to an end.
The University collected six gold and three silver medals to garner 161 points.
Defending overall champions De La Salle University sits at second place with 149 points behind three gold, three silver and four bronze medals.
UST, which did not win a gold medal in the beach volleyball tournament last year, brought home twin championships in beach volleyball for its first gold medals. The Lady Spikers bounced back from their fifth-place finish last year to win the gold at the expense of the Far Eastern University. UST’s men’s team finally won the title after beating rivals Ateneo de Manila University.
Recently, the UST Judokas punctuated the University’s dominant first semester run with another back-to-back titles in UAAP judo. The Lady Judokas nabbed their third straight crown while the Male Judokas dethroned Ateneoto reclaim their throne.
The Tiger Jins kept their championship streak going by securing their third consecutive title while the Male Paddlers overcame long-time tormentors La Salle for their first gold medal since 2012.
La Salle unseated UST’s poomsae team which settled for silver. The Lady Jins duplicated their second-place finish from last year while the Lady Paddlers almost stymied La Salle’s championship streak for another silver.
The UST Tigersharks and Shuttlers maintained their fourth and fifth place finishes, respectively.
Last year’s UAAP basketball finalists Growling Tigers suffered their worst season as they slipped to last place, their worst in the Final Four era.
The University of the Philippines is at third place with a total of 123 points. It brought home championships in women’s badminton and women’s swimming.
Men’s swimming champions Ateneo de Manila University came in at fourth place with 117 points.
Men’s badminton and women’s taekwondo titleholder National University scored 111 points right after its Lady Bulldogs took home their third straight women’s basketball championship.
Far Eastern University, University of the East and Adamson University registered 78, 69 and 43 points for sixth, seventh and eighth place, respectively.
