DLSU is 2nd again in UAAP Overall

For the second straight year, the valiant efforts of the different sports teams of DLSU resulted in a runner-up finish in the UAAP General Championship. And it seems that for the umpteenth time, the España Armada showed overall consistency in all sports disciplines in this annual athletic meet to romp off with the overall title. The perennial supremacy of the UST contingent has many wondering whether it’s the large student population or just excellent recruitment and training. Whatever it is, UST remains to be the yardstick of a great school athletic program.

Our teams have managed to collectively perform well enough to allow La Salle to finish in the top 4 inthe last few years. In fact, the gap between our total points tally and UST’s has started to shrink by about half compared to last season. This year, our teams managed to cut the gap from 98 points to 53, a clear sign that our teams are starting to be more competitive in the different sports.

There are events where we are consistently strong and there are those that we still need a lot more improvement especially in the men’s division. Our teams have traditionally placed well in tennis, badminton, taekwondo, and swimming in both the men’s and women’s divisions. Women’s volleyball and football have also been a source of points in the last few years, as our teams have figured prominently in the championships of these two sports. Although our women’s basketball team placed third this year, our men’s basketball team underperformed to finish 6th, its lowest finish in recent memory. If improvements can be made in baseball and softball, as well as track and field and fencing, we might just give UST come real competition for the overall championship in a year or two.

Interestingly, as you can see in the chart below, our women’s teams outperformed their male counterparts as they finished among the top three in 11 out of the 14 events. Well, guys, our lady athletes are proving that they can compete at the top level. How about matching their performance next season? Who knows, we might just give UST a run for their money.

Probably the most heartbreaking results of the entire season are the 6^th place finish of the Green Archers and the recent loss of our Lady Spikers in the finals. This is one UAAP season we would rather forget.

Another season in the books! We all look forward for a better showing for our teams starting July. It’s the mean time; let’s sharpen those arrows this summer.