Tag: Vol. LXXIV

SEEMINGLY ticked off by their bridesmaid finish in the UAAP Volleyball Tournament last season, the UST Tiger Spikers are off to a ferocious start in this season.

Their sights fixed on the volleyball crown, the Tiger Spikers cruised to a smashing three-set sweep of their long-time arch-rival, the Far Eastern University Tamaraw Spikers, 25-18, 25-17, 25-19, last July 28 at the UP College of Human Kinetics Gym.

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas-Brazil Golden Booters settled for a scoreless stand off against University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) rival University of the Philippines-Peru in the 1st Philippine American Consortium for Latin American Studies (PACLAS) Copa America Football Tournament last May 16 at the UST football field.

Rodney Leyble’s attempt in the 39th minute of the first half was the closest to a goal as both teams played terrific defense.

THOMASIAN karateka Juby Bernadette Ruiz continued her brilliant performance, winning two silver medals in the 1st All Traditional Invitational Karate Tournament last May 4 at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City.

Ruiz followed up her third-place finish in the women’s individual kumite (sparring) competitions in the 1st University Karate Cup at the De La Salle Sports Complex last March 15.

AFTER opening with a two-game winning streak, the UST Tigresses suffered their first loss in the Fr. Martin’s Cup at the hands of University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) finalist Adamson Lady Falcons, 70-85, at the FEU Gym last May 7.

The Tigresses never found their game, falling behind by as many as 21 points midway in the fourth canto as they succumbed to the fullcourt pressure applied by the Lady Falcons throughout the game.

WITH their failure to enter the medal rounds, Thomasian jins hardly made a dent in the New Face of the Year Taekwondo Championships last May 11 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

Despite the presence of Ann Resurreccion and Christine de Leon, who both saw action in the past UAAP tournament, the six-man UST squad fell one by one early.

AFTER another bridesmaid finish in the last University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) tournament, the UST Lady Booters showed no trace of their loss against eventual champion De La Salle University, winning two titles during their pre-season build up.

Fresh from conquering the 1st Brent Invitational Football Tournament, the UST Lady Booters continued their winning run, annexing the Globe Gentxt Beach Football National Finals in Boracay last May 3.

FORMER UST Growling Tigers team captain Emerson Oreta and slotman Alwyn Espiritu were tapped to play for the men’s national basketball team that will see action in the 2003 Vietnam Southeast Asian Games in December.

UST and national team head coach Januario “Aric” del Rosario hopes that Espiritu’s inclusion in the national team roster will boost the latter’s confidence in the upcoming Universities Athletic Association of the Philippines basketball tournament. Espiritu will be playing his last season for UST.

WITH an exceptional display of firepower and stingy defense, the UST Growling Tigers dismantled the winless Ateneo Team B, cruising to a 101-80 victory in the 9th Fr. Martin’s Cup Basketball Invitational Tournament last May 18 at the San Beda College Gymnasium.

Fr. Lana re-appointed

School year 2002-2003 saw the reinstallation of Rev. Fr. Tamerlane Lana, O.P. as the University’s 93rd Rector on June 26, 2002 at the Santissimo Rosario Parish.

In his acceptance speech, Fr. Lana enunciated his vision to upgrade the University as a center and leader in the pure and the applied sciences, in research, and in community development, in time for 2011.

No-smoking policy

The University started to strictly implemented a no-smoking policy on campus.

TO BOOST its expertise in sports science, the newly inaugurated UST Center for Research on Movement Science (CRMS) has acquired the latest state-of-the-art laboratory facilities.