REIGNING champions UST Golden Judokas nabbed their fourth straight UAAP championship title in the Season 82 judo tournaments at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on Sunday.
The men’s team tallied 34 points with a 2-1-1 gold-silver-bronze finish, followed by the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons and Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles scored 32 and 23 points, respectively.
Russel Lorenzo (-60kg) and MVP Nick Gabriel Ligero (-55kg) bagged golds for UST.
Ryan Benavidez (-66kg) claimed silver while Czar Augustus Bayas (-73kg) took home bronze.
“Tiwala sa sarili at suporta ng mga players ko ‘yong nagpanalo sa amin,” UST Judokas head coach Steve Esteban told the Varsitarian.
In juniors play, the boys’ team reclaimed the championship while the girls’ team landed a silver.
Dethroned
The Lady Judokas had their 5-year championship run snapped as they settled for a silver with 28 points behind University of the East Lady Warriors’ 30 markers.
The women’s team tallied a 1-2-3 gold-silver-bronze record.
Lady Judokas’ Rookie of the Year Sydney Sy snagged the team’s lone gold in the +78kg division.
UST’s Risa Erica Dela Cruz (+78kg) and Christine Pagdanganan (-78kg) won silver while Ron Kyla Dalupiri (-70kg) bagged bronze. Malic U. Cotongan
