SAN BEDA University won two gold medals in poomsae action at the resumption of the virtual 96th National Collegiate Athletic Association Season.
Michael Macario won gold for the Red Jins in men’s freestyle during the online competition on Thursday shown on GMA’s GTV channel, the league’s new broadcast partner.
Macario finished with 7.033 points, beating Jose Rizal University’s (JRU) Mikko Jeremi Bataoil, who tallied 6.367 for the silver medal. CSB Justin Carl Dominic Nacua took the bronze medal with 5.600 points.
Together with Alfritz Arevalo’s gold medal of men’s standard event last Monday, the Mendiola-based school pocketed two gold medals and a bronze in the four-day competition.
Krizelle Therese Yadao of Saint Benilde won the gold medal in women’s freestyle.
Yadao finished with 6.900 points, beating Shyenler Emelo Cedo of JRU in the two-way battle. Cedo settled for the silver.
Prior to Yadao’s win, CSB had two silvers and a bronze medal. The Bombers had one gold and two silvers to finish third, while Letran—this year’s host—had a bronze medal.
In the juniors division, Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) completed a two-gold medal sweep after John Mcleary Ornido topped Raphael Ongkiko of CSB-La Salle Greenhills in the freestyle event with 6.800.
Ongkiko scored 6.700 points for the silver medal.
San Sebastian College also had one silver medal, while San Beda wound up fourth with a bronze medal.
The speed-kicking event started Friday with the four-day juniors contest. Men’s action is scheduled June 22 to 29 while the women’s side is set from June 30 to July 5.
“This is a new event, which the Philippine Taekwondo Association is doing for the NCAA. It’s exciting because this is the first time we’ll see our athletes in this kind of competition,” said NCAA Management Committee (MANCOM) Chairman Fr. Vic Calvo of Letran.