UST kept its grip on the spot in the UAAP Season 85 general championship title race after concluding the first semester with a total of 210 points.
After the conclusion of the first half of Season 85, the first pandemic-era season to be implemented with a full calendar, UST finished with seven golds, three silvers, and one bronze.
UST won gold medals in men’s table tennis, men’s and women’s beach volleyball, men’s chess, women’s athletics, and men’s judo.
UST bagged the silver medals in women’s table tennis, men’s taekwondo, and women’s judo.
UST reaped the bronze medal in the women’s basketball.
The UAAP point system gives 15 points to an event’s champion team, 12 points to the second placer, and 10 points to the third placer.
The Tiger Paddlers gave UST its first gold medal after bagging their third-straight title on Nov. 26.
The UST beach volleyball teams finished with a golden double after the Tiger Sands bagged their fourth straight title and the Lady Spikers claimed their fifth straight title on Nov. 29.
The UST Lady Tracksters reclaimed their athletics crown on Dec. 8.
The UST Lady Jins dethroned the defending champions, National University Lady Bulldogs, and won the women’s taekwondo championship on Dec. 15.
The UST Male woodpushers successfully defended their title on Dec. 17.
UST’s final gold in the first semester sports was from the men’s judo team on Dec. 18.
The UST Lady Paddlers failed to take home back-to-back titles after surrendering the championship to the DLSU Lady Paddlers on Nov. 26.
UST’s men’s table tennis, poomsae, and women’s judo teams also settled for silver medals.
The Growling Tigresses settled for third place after bowing down to the De La Salle Lady Archers in their do-or-die match on Dec. 4.
Trailing UST in the general championship race are De La Salle University in second place with 158 points and University of the Philippines in third place with 154 points.
National University is fourth with 151 points, while Ateneo de Manila University is fifth with 79 points
UST now looks to tighten its hold of the top spot in the second semester, during which men’s and women’s volleyball, fencing, softball, baseball, men’s and women’s football, tennis, street dance and ballroom, and 3×3 basketball will be held. Nicole Anne D.G. Bugauisan
