CMU joins MASTS 2015, champs Futsal Women

The Mindanao Association of State Tertiary Schools (MASTS) 2015 Friendship Games and Cultural Competition hosted by the Josefina H. Cerilles State College (JHCSC) was held at Pagadian Government Complex, Pagadian City  last November 8-13, 2015. Out of the 29 participating state colleges and universities, CMU ranked 14th.

Dr.  Ma. Luz L. Soriano,  University Sports Coordinator, said that the performance of the students were great  since CMU was declared as Champion for  Futsal-Women (demo- game),  with 2 gold  and 2 silver medals  for Dance Sports Latin,  and 2 gold and 2 bronze medals  for  Dance Sports Modern  Standard.  She further articulated that “It was indeed an achievement because we got 5 gold, 13 silver, and 30 bronze medals in the total medal counts.”

CMU participated in 14 events: Basketball (W), Beach Volley (W), Athletics (M), Arnis (M/W), Karatedo (M/W), Lawn Tennis (M/W), Swimming (M/W), Taekwondo (M/W), and Futsal Demo-Game (W)  and brought home several medals (see  table below for the results of the Friendship Games).

EVENT

RANK

MEDALS

Dance Sports Latin 1st, 2nd 2 gold, 2 silver
Dance Sports Modern Standard 1st, 3rd 2 gold, 2 bronze
Futsal (W) * demo-game Champion
Basketball (W) 4th
Beach Volley (W) 4th
Athletics (M) 1 silver
Arnis (M/W) 10th 3 silver, 4 bronze
Karatedo (M) 7th 1 bronze
Karatedo (W) 5th 1 silver, 1 bronze
Lawn Tennis (M) 3rd 4 bronze
Lawn Tennis (W) 2nd 4 silver
Swimming (M) 7th 1 silver, 4 bronze
Swimming (W) 4th 10 bronze
Tae-kwon-do (W) 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
Tae-kwon-do (M) 3 bronze
TOTAL MEDAL COUNT 14TH 5 GOLD, 13 SILVER, 30 BRONZE

On the other hand, Mr. John Philip Lopez (BS Hotel & Restaurant) and Ms. Noverlee Bermejo (BS Accountancy) represented CMU in the Mr. and Ms. MASTS 2015. Mr. Lopez was hailed as Mr. MASTS 3rd Runner-Up and Ms. Bermejo was hailed as Ms. MASTS 4th Runner-Up. Aside from that, CMU also dominated in the Socio-Cultural Events and ranked 6th. Here is the table of the results of the Socio-Cultural competition.

EVENT Rank Representative/Coach
Pagsusulat ng Sanaysay 2nd Jean Maningo/Ms. Vida Vistal
Dagliang Talumpati 4th Mikel Joepeter Madriaga/Prof. Fe. H. Mantong
Essay Writing 6th Sherrizah Maguale/Ms. Emily T. Jungao
Hiphop Competition 3rd Bidlisiw Hiphop Dancers/Mr. Rhandie Balane
Instrumental Playing 5th Michael Varias/Mr. Evaristo Bagares Jr.
Extemporaneous Speaking 6th Efren Mikel Tenizo/Prof. Mayflor Arambala
Quiz Bowl 3rd Bill Odchigue, Nikka Peligro, Jake Destacamento, and Robby Jane Salveron/Dr. Agapito Bayron Jr.
Contemporary Dance 5th Bidlisiw Contemporary Dancers/Mr. Bryan Lee Celeste
On-the-Spot Painting 6th Zendrex Campana/Mr. Rene Bonifacio

Surigao Del Sur State University (SDSSU) was declared as the over-all champion while Bukidnon state University (BukSU), Mindanao State University System (MSUS), and Mindanao University of Science and Technology (MUST) were also declared as First Runner-Up, Second Runner-Up, and Third Runner-Up, respectively. The MASTS 2016 will be held at SDSSU, Tandag City, Surigao del Sur.

-Annabel L. Nambatac

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