UV grabs HS, elem. lead by topping gymnastics
The University of the Visayas (UV) leaned on the dominating performance of its powerhouse gymnasts who gracefully tumbled and twirled their way to 21 gold medals and snatched the temporary lead in both the elementary and secondary divisions after three days of the 21st Cebu City Olympics at the Cebu City Sports Center gymnasium.
The golds represented UV’s combined haul in rhythmic and artistic routines.
UV’s elementary gymnasts raked in 12 gold medals while its secondary team captured nine gilts.
UV’s elementary haul now stands at 12-8-2 (gold-silver-bronze) while its secondary squad has a 9-5-0 harvest.
The University of Cebu (UC) is currently at second place in the secondary division with a 7-7-2 tally while the University of Southern Philippines (USPF), which also banked on its gymnastics victories, has seven gold medals, four silvers and three bronzes for third place.
Meanwhile, the Abellana National School (ANS) won four gold medals, four silvers and six bronzes for fourth spot after beating the Salazar Colleges of Science and Institute of Technology (SCSIT) in the baseball championship match.
UC again banked on its strong performance in athletics which accounted for all of the seven gold medals it has won so far.
Kenneth Monzon and Trishia Lapazaran topped the 200m run while teammates Raul Perez and Roy Villahermosa ruled the 110 and 400m hurdles.
Roziel Ardiente won the 3,000m run, Kristie Kaye Vinco and Jersell Cabatino topped the long jump event to lead the roster of UC’s winners in athletics yesterday.
Cebu Institute of Technology-University’s Kenneth Joshua Bingo topped the high jump elementary boys event while Jhuvan Jhen Baculot ruled the high jump girls competition.
The University of San Carlos-Basic Education Department (USC-BED) captured a gold medal in the girls elementary chess tournament with 9.0 points after 10 rounds of competition.
UC, on the other hand, grabbed the top spot in the boys elementary division with 8.0 points.
Lance Lim of Unit 3, Xavier David Maranga of Colegio del Santo Niño, Therese Cabantan of Unit 8 and USC BED’s Jeremy Rose Bajo won golds in their respective boards.
