Tag: Vol. LXXXII

UST SWIMMERS flooded the medal board in the Ateneo Sprint Challenge with a 10-5-3 gold-silver-bronze haul during the competition held last March 13.

The Male Tigersharks dominated the pool with 204 points, which made up for their female counterparts’ lowly output of 94 points. Their combined 298 points placed the España-based tankers in third spot.

“It was a ‘fun meet’ with other schools that is why they opted to merge the points for both teams,” assistant coach Agustus Alcantara said in Filipino.

Host team Ateneo ruled the event with 358 points while Season 73 champion University of the Philippines placed second with 350 markers. De La Salle was fourth with 250 points.

THE TIGERS-LED Max Bond Super Glue Sumos rebounded from opening game jitters, blasting out the winless Café France squad, 83-62, for their first win in the Philippine Basketball Association Developmental League (PBA D-League) Foundation Cup at the Adamson University Gym last March 29.

The Sumos took an early 11-point lead, 17-6, as they banked on the scoring of Roel Hugnatan, an Asean Basketball League veteran.

They were clearly responding to the challenge of new coach Pido Jarencio, who admitted allowing the Sumos to have their way in the previous game.

“In the last game, I gave them the chance to follow what they wanted to happen,” Jarencio said. “Then I told them that this time, they had to listen to what I wanted [them] to do.”

DESPITE exchanging signature stunts and lifts for a much easier popping and locking, the UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe still failed to groove towards the top in the first ever UAAP Streetdance Competition held simultaneously with this year’s UAAP closing ceremony last March 12 at the Araneta Coliseum.

The dance troupe garnered an overall score of 76.33 percent, placing fifth in the rankings. The La Salle Dance Company – Street was declared the champion, posting a 91 percent score, while the University of the Philippines Streetdance Club and Company of Ateneo Dancers (CAD) grabbed the second and third place with average scores of 88.25 percent and 86.67 percent respectively.

THE UST TIGER Pack strayed from its usual tradition of celebrating the Thomasian athletes’ accomplishments by hosting a tribute dinner this year to 15 teams last March 26, held at the AMV College of Accountancy Auditorium.

The group of alumni athletes acknowledged the seven teams who have donned the championship trophies for UST in the recently concluded UAAP Season ’73, with which the España Army dominated by grabbing its 38th general championship title.

They group prepared the dinner in recognition of the glory that the various teams brought to their alma mater in the sport they played and also, as a tribute to the graduating players and to those who have played their final year in their respective team.

IT’S 38 and counting.

UST athletes continued their dominance in the University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP), bagging their 13th straight general championship and bringing to 38 their total overall titles since the league was born in 1938.

Thomasians also grabbed their 13th overall title in the juniors’ division with 128 points. The University of the East was second with 113 points, while Ateneo High School finished at third spot with 109 markers.

UST ruled in seven divisions in the seniors’ tournament en route to a total of 313 points, which was way ahead of De La Salle University’s 263 points. The Far Eastern University placed third with 219 points.

In all, UST collected seven gold medals, 10 silver, and five bronze, besting La Salle’s 4-6-6 gold-silver-bronze medal haul.

The rest of the UAAP teams were no match for UST in men’s badminton, women’s taekwondo, men’s table tennis and women’s judo during the first semester. Thomasians then dominated men’s volleyball, men’s tennis, and baseball in the remainder of the season.

UST ROLLED down the curtain in this year’s UAAP volleyball tournament with split performances as the Tiger Spikers grabbed a fourth straight title while the Lady Spikers failed to keep their crown this Season 73.

The Tiger Spikers prevailed against rivals Far Eastern University (FEU) in a pulsating three-setter, 29-27, 26-24, 25-23, in Game 2 of the best-of-three series at The Arena in San Juan last February 26.

Coach Emil Lontoc had been confident early on of winning a fourth straight championship on the occasion of UST’s Quadricentennial.

“That was our goal. They [Tiger Spikers] had a high morale playing it today,” coach Lontoc said.

REIGNING champion UST Golden Sox demolished the twin towers of UAAP baseball in their last two games to sweep the tournament at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Park.

UST crushed last year’s runner-up National University (NU), 6-5, last January 27 after escaping past defending “three-peat” champions Adamson University, 4-3, last January 20 to finally stop its six-year championship dry spell.

“We worked hard and this is the result. I told them to think as if it were just an ordinary game so that they won’t get pressured,” coach Jeffrey Santiago said. “I also told them not to be overconfident.”

The Golden Sox took over the game with a series of runs after the fourth inning. They were then trailing NU, 0-2.

THE UST WOODPUSHERS concluded their conquest in the UAAP with a pair of runner-up finishes in the men’s and women’s divisions at the Far Eastern University (FEU) East-Asia College Building last February 20.

The Male Woodpushers totaled 36.5 points, while the Lady Woodpushers finished with 37.5 markers in 14 rounds of the tournament, an improvement from last season’s lowly 19-point output.

UST coach and International Master Ronald Dableo said the teams’ rigorous practice, discipline, and talent carried them up to a better performance this season.

“They had been training well. And their talents really paid off,” he said.

THE FEMALE Tracksters again settled for a runner-up finish next to Far Eastern University, which seized its eight straight title in the UAAP meet.

The women’s team landed in the same spot for the sixth consecutive season after a 6-7-9 gold-silver-bronze medal output during the Season 73 track and field competition from January 26 to 31 at the PhilSports Complex in Pasig.

The Male Tracksters improved on their fourth-place finish last season by placing third this year with three gold medals, four silver, and three bronze.
The Female Tracksters scored a total of 252 points behind FEU’s 330. The University of the East (UE) was third with 102 points.

ONE TEAM celebrated its triumph while the other languished in defeat.

The UST Male Tennisters seized back-to-back titles via a 3-2 classic against rival De La Salle University in Game 2 of their best-of-three championship series. But their female counterparts finished the season at the opposite end, landing at the bottom of the standings.

The championship was a fitting send-off for coach Karl Santamaria, who was set to end his stint with UST. After the final UAAP game on February 19, he was scheduled to fly to Sri Lanka for the World Junior Championships.

“It had to be the best (because) I have to tell you that this is my last (year with UST),” said a tearful Santamaria, who led the Male Tennisters to seven titles in the last 10 years.