JOSE RIZAL University’s (JRU) Emie Soriano Fernandez beat eight other competitors on Tuesday to capture the women’s poomsae standard gold medal in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 96 that kicked off over the weekend on a virtual platform.
Fernandez tallied 7.550 points to defeat College of Saint Benilde’s Diane Nicole Supangan (7.284) and San Beda University’s Lara Alejandrea (6.867).
Rounding out the results were San Sebastian College’s Keith Laura Baladya of (6.767), host Letran’s Stephanie Shane Ashley Arana (6.734), Emilio Aguinaldo College’s Chelsia Marie Bañez (6.484), Arellano University’s Francis Claire Apuya (6.234) and Lyceum of the Philippines University’s Marinella Peralta (6.117).
San Beda’s Alfritz Victoria Arevalo won the season’s first gold medal on Monday in men’s poomsae standard also of taekwondo. He scored 7.217 points to beart Saint Benilde’s Ivan Murray Solimen (7.134) and Letran’s Roi Vinson Belano (7.083).
Mapua and University of Perpetual Help System DALTA did not join the poomsae competition.
Saint Benilde will host the junior’s poomsae competitions on Wednesday. The events will air on GMA’s GTV on weekdays at starting at 2:45 p.m., Saturdays at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday’s at 5:05 p.m.