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UAAP Season 85 Collegiate Judo final standings
Men
UST 47 pts (5-3-3)
UP 26 (2-2-6)
DLSU 15 (1-1-5)
Ateneo 8 (0-2-2)
Women
UE 37 (3-5-4)
UST 34 (3-1-7)
UP 19 (2-1-2)
Ateneo 5 (0-1-2)
DLSU 1 (0-0-1)
Both the University of Santo Tomas and the University of the East retained their respective collegiate titles at the conclusion of the UAAP judo tournament on Sunday at the Blue Eagle Gym, doing so in contrasting fashion.
The Tiger Judokas secured their fifth straight title with 47 points built on five gold medals, three silver medals, and three bronze medals.
UST head coach Steven Esteban says about their title run this season, "Feeling thankful and feeling grateful kasi pinayagan na uli ng school, ng board ng UAAP na maglaro uli at mag-training. Congratulations sa mga bata, they deserved (the championship) naman. Happy, I feel joyful, I feel thankful sa mga supporters, sa school namin, at sa mga officials namin."
To seal the title, UST banked on their 1-2 finish in the men's lightweight (under-73 kg) division, with John Mari Quilang defeating Maekhael Sasi in the final, with Xavier Bustamante of UP and Angelo Saria of DLSU securing bronze medals.
Setting things up was Ryan Christian Benavidez's exploits in the half-lightweight (under-66 kg) division, where he defeated Mark Jeremiah Bangui in the final, with Paolo Cruz of UP and Troy Estrella of DLSU claiming the bronze medals.
The Fighting Maroons ensured their second place finish with a second gold medal, as Hyejun Lee topped the featherweight (under-55 kg) class, outlasting Ron Novino in the final. The bronze medals went to Nick Ligero and Janry Pamor, both from UST.
La Salle did manage a gold medal, thanks to Eiyan Donaire in the extra-lightweight (under-60 kg) class. Donaire defeated Ralph Suarez of UST in the final, with Benedict Macale of UP and Elijah Claravall of Ateneo completing the podium. That would be enough to put DLSU ahead of Ateneo in third place.
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In contrast, the Lady Warriors fended off UST for the title, securing the successful title defense with a three-point victory, 37-34.
Remianne Pangilinan was the lone gold medal winner for UE in Day 2, securing the middleweight (under-70 kg) title over UST's Casey Tolosa in the final. Casey's teammate Jeanmae Lobo and Andrea Villena of DLSU nabbed the bronze medals.
The Tiger Judokas made it close with their gold medals in the half-middleweight (under-63 kg) and heavyweight (over-78 kg) divisions.
Levie Espuerta took the former by dispatching Veneza Dayao of UE in the final, while Sydney Sy secured the latter by defeating Jubelle Vergara in the final.
Sharing the bronze medals are Krizza Amisola of UST and Aescie Ramos of UE in the half-middleweight, with Kathleen Ferriols of UST and Stephanie Fetalver of UP in the heavyweight.
The University of the Philippines snapped up the remaining gold in play, with Pag-ibig De Villa claiming the half-heavyweight (under-78 kg) class over Nicole Habierto of UE, as Dianne Aquino of UE and Lea Quimba of UST secured the bronze medals.
When asked about their title defense, UE head coach Rodimple Rodriguez shares, "Actually, overwhelming yung pakiramdam, since nanggaling nga sa pandemic. Feeling naman gahol talaga yung preparation kasi nag-start kami mag-training mga second week ng August. Pero nag-step up naman yung mga players at nakuha namin yung back-to-back championship."
In the individual awards, half-heavyweight (under-100 kg) champion Chino Sy was named as the Most Valuable Player with Sasi named as the Rookie of the Year. As for the women, Joemari-Heart Rafael was adjudged as both the Rookie of the Year and the Most Valuable Player, adding to her impressive feats after being named as a two-time MVP in the high school ranks the previous two seasons.
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