NAGA CITY – Neither the elements nor a pack of blue-chip contenders could keep the powerhouse UST contingent from leading the National Capital Region (NCR) to the top of the 2009 Private Schools Athletic Association (Prisaa) medal tally last April 19 to 26.
The UST athletes’ 55-22-28 gold-silver-bronze harvest in four of five disciplines underscored the 106-36-33 medal output of the mighty NCR delegation, way ahead of eventual second and third placers Western (Region 6) and Central (Region 7) Visayas which capped the meet with 88-45-56 and 53-53-51 counts, respectively.
Leading UST were the Male Tracksters who erased their UAAP bridesmaid stigma to perennial rival Far Eastern University after dashing to the finish line with 20 golds, 13 silvers and 22 bronzes.
In swimming, the Female Tigersharks fueled the Big City bets’ pool domination, which yielded 51 golds, 21 silvers and 10 bronzes.
The Golden Sox and Softbelles conquered the diamond against separate Region XI opponents to atone for their dismal fourth- and third-place finishes in the last UAAP season.
Only the Tigresses went home empty-handed by virtue of the quotient system. They ended up last in a three-team tie going into the semifinals after sporting an inferior winning percentage against Region 6 and Region IV-A.
