The University is at second place for the general championship at the halfway mark of the University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 86, with 172 points. The University of Santo Tomas (UST) is first with 202 points and the Ateneo de Manila University is third with 167 points.
“UP Fight! Isang Pagdiwang ng Utak at Pusong Palaban,” was held on February 9 at the University Theater in UP Diliman (UPD) to celebrate first semester team and individual achievements in the seniors division. It was also a send-off for collegiate teams competing in second semester UAAP events and an early launch of UP’s hosting of Season 87.
The UP Fighting Maroons start their second semester events on February 17 with the men’s and women’s tennis teams battling it out against the squads from the University of the East and De La Salle University (DLSU), respectively, at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.
The next day, February 18, both men and women Maroon spikers face the Far Eastern University teams at the Mall of Asia Arena, while the men’s football team kicks off against the UST booters in the UPD Football Stadium.
February 24 sees UP versus UST at the UPD pitch in the women’s football tournament. More than two hundred meters away, the UPD Baseball/Softball Field sees UP-DLSU softball action on the same day.
UP steps up to the plate on February 25 against UST in its first UAAP S86 baseball match at the UPD diamond.
Below is how UP teams fared in the first sem of UAAP S86, including the varsity teams from the UP Integrated School who compete in the juniors division.
Gold
Men’s judo – Rookie of the Year, Fierre Afan; Most Valuable Player, Jayvee Ferrer
Women’s swimming – Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player, Quendy Fernandez
Silver
Men’s athletics/track and field – Most Valuable Player, Alhryan Labita
Men’s basketball – Rookie of the Year, Francis Lopez; Mythical Five, Malick Diouf
Women’s badminton
Bronze
Boys’ swimming
Girls’ swimming
Men’s badminton
Men’s chess
Men’s swimming – Rookie of the Year, Matthew Alumbres
Women’s basketball – Rookie of the Year, Favour Onoh
Fourth
Women’s athletics
Women’s beach volleyball
Women’s judo
Women’s taekwondo kyorugi
Team taekwondo poomsae
Fifth
Cheerdance
Girls’ table tennis – Rookie of the Year, Olympia Ducanes
Men’s taekwondo kyorugi
Women’s chess
Women’s table tennis
Sixth
Boys’ table tennis
Boys’ taekwondo kyorugi
Men’s beach volleyball
Men’s table tennis
Seventh
Boys’ volleyball
Eighth
Boys’ basketball – Rookie of the Year, Nathan Egea
Girls’ volleyball
For more photos of the awardees of the first semester games of UAAP Season 86, please view the post below.
