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FOR THE second time, a Lady Trackster walked away with the gold medal in the qualifying leg of the 36th National Milo Marathon at Puerto Princesa City in Palawan.

Jila Dela Cruz bested a pool of 6,000 runners last Sept. 22, recording her second consecutive championship in the 21k run.

The 18-year-old Trackster finished the race in 1:35:59, a few ticks away from second-placer Marichel Maestro who had 1:47:00.

The victory booked her a ticket to the national finals against 18 leg winners from 17 different cities at the MOA grounds in Pasay city on Dec. 9. Hedrix Ar-ar C. Caballe

NAKAMIT ng dating Olympian na si Jethro “The Jet” Dionisio ang kampeonato sa ika-12 Demetrio “Bolo” Tuason Cup na ginanap sa Arms Corporation of the Philippines shooting range sa Marikina noong Hulyo 12 hanggang 15.

Ang nasabing kompetisyon na itinakdang “Level 3” na laro ng International Practical Shooting Confederation at ng Philippine Practical Shooting Association ay nilahukan ng hindi bababa sa 500 na manlalaro. Mapapabilang ang mga nanalo sa Philippine Team na sasabak sa Australasia 2013 Championships sa New Zealand.

“Isa ang Bolo Cup sa mga pinakamahihirap na nasalihan ko, marami ang mga target na gumagalaw at ang aking mga kalaban ay kapuwa magagaling din,” ani Dionisio na nagtapos ng kursong Ekonomiko sa UST.

NASUNGKIT ng pambansang koponan ng Pilipinas ang ikapitong puwesto sa Frisbee mixed division laban sa 15 bansang nagtagisan ng galing sa World Ultimate and Guts Championship ng World Flying Disc Federation na ginanap sa Sakai, Japan mula Hulyo 7 hanggang 14.

Pinataob ng Smart TV5 Pilipinas ang koponang mula sa France, 17-10.

“Sinamantala namin ang marami nilang pagkakamali sa pamamagitan ng pag-iskor sa aming goal,” ani Tin Garcia, ang pangulo at team captain ng España United, ang opisyal na Frisbee team ng UST.

Tinalo ng mixed team ng Pilipinas ang mga pangkat mula sa Russia (14-11), South Africa (17-3), at France (17-9), bago makarating sa quarterfinals kontra Germany, kung saan sila’y naungusan, 14-17, bunsod ng mahinang opensa.

AFTER leading UST to a runner-up finish in the UAAP juniors’ basketball tournament, reigning MVP Kevin Ferrer has been tapped to join the Philippine campaign in the 21st Federation Internationale de Basket-ball (FIBA) Asia U-18 championship tournament in Sana’a, Yemen.

Ferrer and his team left the country on September 20, two days before the Philippine squad’s opening game against Saudi Arabia. He was invited to the team shortly after winning the Rookie of the Year honors last season.

Also in the selection are Ateneo standouts Kiefer Ravena and Von Pessumal, ex-Cub Kyle Neypes, and Jeron Teng, younger brother of UST’s Jeric Teng.

UST’s coaching staff was proud that a home-grown talent was invited to the national team.

RECTOR Fr. Rolando de la Rosa, O.P. honored the Salinggawi Dance Troupe and the Yellow Jackets with a testimonial dinner at the Central Seminary Gym last September 27 for their third-place finish in this year’s UAAP cheerdance competition.

“We are so proud (of you). All the priests enjoy watching you. Every time you perform, you give us a very beautiful memory to look back on,” Rector said in his speech.

As a reward, the dance troupe was placed under the Rector’s office so it could be “really taken care of,” especially on the occasion of the school’s quadricentennial, according to De la Rosa.

The Rector said he was considering more practice hours for Salinggawi members to better prepare them for competitions.