After suffering a three-medal setback from Palompon Institute of Technology (PIT), Prof. Perla T. Figer, Director, EVSU Cultural Affairs and Sports Development (CASD) department, still considers the EVSU athletes a competent delegation after they bagged a total of 44 medals which placed EVSU at the 2nd rank during the 25th Regional State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (SCUAA) held at the Visayas State University (VSU), Baybay, Leyte on October 24-30, 2009.

Based on the medal tally, EVSU dominated Taekwondo Men and Women with a total of 13 medals (six gold, three silver and four bronze). VSU and Tiburcio Tancingco Memorial Institute of Science and Technology (TTMIST) both seated in 2nd place with nine medals while Leyte Normal University (LNU) followed at 3rd with eight medals. The University also topped the ball games after it surpassed other State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) with nine medals. EVSU’s male cagers, holding a 5-1 win loss card, clutched the champioship title after they nipped the Samar State College of Agriculture and Forestry’s (SSCAF) basketball team on the fi nal match with a score of 78-64.

The basketball tournament was also infl icted with a controversy as the University of Eastern Philippines (UEP) supported by EVSU questioned the document’s legality of the Southern Leyte State University’s (SLSU)playmaker. Afterwhich, the tournament offi cials decided
to disqualify SLSU on the said ball event. EVSU’s Softball Women team which was last year’s silver medalist came back as the event’s champion after ruling all their scheduled games. Badminton Men and Table Tennis Women also added two gold to the university’s medal tally. Further, Volleyball Men and Women both seized the 2nd notch following UEP which played invincible on the said competition.

On the other hand, Sepak-Takraw Men and Badminton Women boarded 2nd while Table Tennis Women emerged as a bronze medalist. However, EVSU succumbed to PIT as it outedged the competing SUCs by posting an eye-popping total of 30 medals (13 gold, 11 silver, six bronze) in Swimming alone. TTMIST with 11 medals and SLSU with 10 ranked 2nd and 3rd places respectively. UEP, this year’s overall 3rd placer prevailed in athletic

STILL A STEEL. Despite being the 2nd placer of the recently concluded SCUAA 2009, EVSU delegation cheers for
what it has achieved, and remains a strong and competent team. (Photo by: WBriva)