JRU streaks back @ NCAA Track & Field

By Jhon Marc Austria

T rack and field events were back in NCAA with its new Season 98 at PhilSports Complex in Pasig City.

Jose Rizal University Track and Field Team streak championship for two consecutive seasons and reigns supreme in the track and field which happened on April 19 to 20.

The athletes unleashed their inner heroes despite the grueling heat in the field of PhilSports Complex.

Rizalians Dhem AJ Monton (800 meters; 1500 meters) and Fredrick (200 meters) secured the gold medals for JRU. While Ramirez, Grandelle Orillano, Mark Allen Aboc, and Gabriel Dulay, Mandaluyong-based squad, gave off a dominant win in the 4x400 meter relay for the gold medals. JRU dragged home medals from Ramirez (silver, 800 meters), Orillano (silver, 400 m hurdles), Aboc (bronze, 400 m hurdles), Rico Jay Patanao (silver, 1500 meters), Dominic Woodard (bronze, discus throw), Brixter Luquing (silver, javelin throw), and Lyndon Millanes (bronze, triple jump).

JRU bested the other nine NCAA teams after having 685 points at the end of the overall events. Mapua University finished second with 661.5 points, while the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA finished third overall.

JRU clinched its seventh senior championship. It is also their sixth time as the defending champion since their first championship in the 2010 NCAA games.