MMSU STALLIONS SETTLES FOR RED RIBBON IN BEACH VOLLEY

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SHOW PRECISION, CLAIM MEDAL SPREE IN NON-TRAD ARNIS ANYO TILT

By: Benedict Jay R. Collado

BINMALEY, Pan-

gasinan—Fierce and �ired-up

Arnisadors of the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) Stallions framed their accuracy as they executed their powerful forms and acrobatics to seize one gold, three silvers, and four bronzes in the Non-Traditional Arnis Anyo of the State

Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (SCUAA) Region 1 2022 at the Pangasinan

State University (PSU) Binmaley Campus on

Tuesday, November 22. Despite being overpowered by the shouts of the audience from other state colleges, the

Stallions managed to keep their composure which became their springboard toward their �irm performance. Sole gold medalist Francis M. Cabacungan claimed a solid 28.4 �inish in the Open Form Men as he unleashed a �laming performance that made him clinch 9.3, 9.5, 9.6, 9.4, and 9.5 strong scores from the judges. Cabacungan’s win en route to the Anyo competition fueled the momentum of the university’s performance after being outpowered earlier, from then on, Stallions capitalized on the medal haul to �launt a calibrated show. Meanwhile, MMSU’s bet for Synchronized

Anyo: Single Baston Men and Women both �lared the open court with their �irm plays to both seize the silver medal. The men’s team composed of Cabacungan, Isidro Joshua M. Mendiola, and Travis Irome R. Guinto tied with two other state colleges for the spot as they claimed 28.4 points, but the Stallions won the tiebreaker with 9.4, 9.6, 9.4, 9.5, and 9.5 scores.

Joylyn C. Frias, Mary Chloe A. Ranos, and Michaela Cassandra P. Agoy from the women’s team posted their sizzling performance to end the category tight with a silver medal on their hands as they seized 9.2, 9.2, 9.2, 9.1 and 9.2 judge’s scored with their 27.6 �inal points.

In the Synchronized Anyo: Double Baston Men composed of Roehan G. Ballesteros, Christian R. Gavino, and Raiven Nerie N. Ballesteros made a statement early on as they opened the category with a 9.4, 9.6, 9.4, 9.4, and 9.4 performance to also claim the silver medal with 28.2 �inal score

Guinto, on the other hand, clutched his performance in the Single Baston Men as he claimed 9.2, 9.3, 9.3, 9.4, and 9.2 scores to post a 28.1 �inal score for the bronze medal.

Mendiola and Lovei Mei Rubio both claimed the bronze medal in the men and women divisions of the Double Baston. Mendiola framed a strong 9.4, 9.3, 9.3, 9.4, and 9.4 performance with a 28.1 �inal score while Rubio claimed a 27.7 score with her 9.2, 9.3, 9.3, 9.2, and 9.1 scores in her performance.

Another bronze medal was claimed after Frias, Rubio, and Shei Anne Joy T. Monte notched a 27.9 �inal score with 9.3, 9.4, 9.3, 9.3, and 9.3 points from the judges in the Synchronized Double Baston category. The medal haul of the �ierce Arnisadors contributed big to the medal tally of the Stallions to �licker the university closer to the 18th SCUAA-1 crown.