Alright! So the UAAP Basketball competitions are officially over. The Ateneo Blue Eagles swept the Archers (really! I don’t care much…) last Thursday, September 25, and were crowned 71st UAAP champs for the Men’s division. Their junior counterparts did their own thing, defeated the resilient Baby Tamaraws (can you already feel my nonchalance?!), 60-71, and clinched the Juniors title last September 27. Meanwhile, the FEU Lady Tamaraws touted the UP Lady Maroons, 52-46, as they claimed the Green and Gold’s ninth title in the Women’s division.
Since I’m so not in the mood to say really write anything today (oh yeah! This is another one of my “just-so-you-know” blogs), I’ll just list down the awardees and the other updates about the UAAP (it’s not all about basketball people!)

IN the Men’s division:
• Most Valuable Player: Rabeh Al-Hussaini (ADMU)
• Final’s MVP: Nonoy Baclao (ADMU)
• Rookie of the Year: Ryan Buenafe (ADMU)
• Mythical team:
o Rabeh Al-Hussaini (ADMU)
o Jervy Cruz (UST)
o Chris Tiu (ADMU)
o JV Casio (DLSU)
o Rico Maierhofer (DLSU)
• All Rookie Team
o Nico Salva (ADMU)
o Joshua Webb (DLSU)
o Ryan Buenafe (ADMU)
o Clark Bautista (UST)
o LA Revilla (DLSU)
• Defensive Player of the Year: Nonoy Baclao (ADMU)
• Appeton Weight Gain Most Improved Player of the Year: Rabeh Al-Hussaini (ADMU)
• PSBank Maaasahan Player of the Year: Chris Tiu (AMU)
• KFC Court Colonel of the Year: Eric Salamat (ADMU)
• Jollibee Champ Player of the Year: Rabeh Al-Hussaini (ADMU)

IN the Women’s division:
• Most Valuable Player: Marichu Bacaro (UST)
• Final’s MVP: Bernadette Mercado (FEU)
• Rookie of the Year: Angelica Ortega (AdU)
• Mythical Five:
o Katherine Sandel (UP)
o Marichu Bacaro (FEU)
o Cindy Resultay (UE)
o Sihaya Sadorra (UP)
o Ma. Ana Fatima Tolentino (UP)

IN the Juniors division:
• Most Valuable Player: Mark Kevin Juruena (AdU)
• Final’s MVP: JV Dumrique (ADMU)
• Rookie of the Year: Luis Alfonso dela Paz (DLSU)
• Mythical team:
o Mark Kevin Juruena (AdU)
o Luis Alfonso dela Paz (DLSU)
o Juan Miguel Tiongson (ADMU)
o Juan Nicolas Elorde (DLSU)
o Gwne Matthew Capacio (DLSU)
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Women’s division:
1st: FEU
2nd: UE
3rd: UST
4th: AdU
5th: NU
6th: DLSU
7th: ADMU
8th: UP
Rookie of the Year: Melissa Gohing (DLSU)
Most Valuable Player: Anna Camille Abanto (FEU)
Men’s division:
1st: UST
2nd: FEU
3rd: AdU
4th: UP
5th: DLSU
6th: NU
7th: UE
8th: ADMU
Rookie of the Year: Dominico Ramon Lucindo (UP)
Most Valuable Player: Henry James Pecana (UST)
CHESS
Men’s division:
1st: FEU
2nd: UST
3rd: AdU
4th: DLSU
5th: UE
6th: UP
7th: NU
8th: ADMU
Most Valuable Player: IM John Paul Gomez (DLSU)
Women’s division:
1st: DLSU
2nd: FEU
3rd: UST
4th: UP
5th: UE
6th: ADMU
7th: NU
MVP: Aices Salvador (DLSU)
TAEKWONDO
Men’s Division
1st: UST
2nd: ADMU
3rd: FEU
Rookie of the Year: Dane R. Pio de Roda (UST)
Most Valuable Player: Jurrie Bernardino (UST)
Women’s division:
1st: UST
2nd: FEU
3rd: UP
Rookie of the Year: Jade Zafra (UST)
Most Valuable Player: Caryn Pilongo (UST)
OVERALL STANDINGS
UST: 78
DLSU: 67
FEU: 64
UP: 54
ADMU: 49.5
UE: 41.5
AdU: 28
NU: 14

 

September 29th, 2008 by reichmakayan Rachell Makayan is a 2008 graduate of the FEU-IN. A former sports writer of The Advocate. The product of an Ilocana mother and a Bicolano father (but trust me she doesn't know how to speak both provinces' dialect). The only FEU alumnus in her family, she constantly finds herself fighting over her mom, dad and sister every time the Tams plays the Warriors (Of course, she wins most of the time).