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Adamson's girls athletics team in UAAP Season 88. UAAP Media

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1762761093813UAAP 88 Athletics Awarding Overall Boys Champion - UST-02392.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="UST&#x27;s boys athletics team in UAAP Season 88. UAAP Media"/>UST&#x27;s boys athletics team in UAAP Season 88. UAAP Media</div>MANILA -- University of Santo Tomas successfully defended its crown in the UAAP Season 88 boys&#x27; athletics championships, while Adamson University scored a breakthrough title in the girls&#x27; division. The competitions concluded on Sunday at the New Clark City Stadium in Capas, Tarlac.UST retained the boys&#x27; title in a romp, tallying a total of 388.5 points.Adamson University claimed the silver medal with 311 points. National University–Nazareth School finished third this season with 305 points.This was the sixth time that the Junior Tiger Tracksters won the high school crown.Leading the way for UST was Ivan Cabanda, who delivered a record-breaking performance in the 400-meter hurdles, clocking 52.99 seconds to surpass the long-standing record of 54.78 seconds set by Jaime Mejia of University of the Philippines Integrated School on February 2, 2018, in Pasig.Cabanda&#x27;s remarkable run earned him the gold medal, followed by Julius Valdenaro of NUNS, who took silver with 55.03 seconds, and Jericho Cantil of University of the East, who claimed bronze with 55.35 seconds.The UST standout continued his dominance by anchoring the team in the 4x400-meter relay, securing his fourth gold medal of the tournament. Alongside teammates Novie Masangcap, Jydan Lumantas, and Michael Sunico, the Junior Golden Tracksters stormed to victory with a record-breaking time of 3:20.24.Despite Cabanda&#x27;s four-gold campaign, it was NUNS&#x27; Jerico Cadag who ultimately captured the Most Valuable Player honors, finishing the meet with two golds, one silver, and one bronze.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1762761116095UAAP 88 Athletics Awarding Overall Girls Champion - ADU-02347.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Adamson&#x27;s girls athletics team in UAAP Season 88. UAAP Media"/>Adamson&#x27;s girls athletics team in UAAP Season 88. UAAP Media</div>Meanwhile, Adamson took the girls&#x27; crown behind a string of consistent performances from their athletes.The Baby Falcons&#x27; impressive haul of 10 silver medals in the first three days proved crucial in securing their first overall crown in the championships. They would add two golds on the fourth and final day of the competition.In the 2,000-meter steeplechase, Erika Dorado powered to victory with a time of 7:54.52, earning Adamson&#x27;s first gold medal. Her teammate Nene Mianagua followed with a bronze finish of 8:15.41, while UE&#x27;s Shaira Fantiliaga clocked 7:59.43 to claim silver.Building on that momentum, Marjorie Ragudos delivered Adamson&#x27;s second gold in the girls&#x27; high jump, clearing 1.58 meters. UST&#x27;s Rica Clavel (1.50) narrowly missed out by 8 centimeters, taking silver, while her teammate Liana Ascan completed the podium with bronze at 1.45 meters.When the dust settled, Adamson amassed a total of 457 points to clinch the overall championship. University of Santo Tomas successfully defended its silver podium finish with 446.5 points, while last year&#x27;s titleholder UE settled for bronze with 387 points.

University of Santo Tomas successfully defended its crown in the UAAP Season 88 boys' athletics championships, while Adamson University scored a breakthrough title in the girls' division.

University of Santo Tomas successfully defended its crown in the UAAP Season 88 boys' athletics championships, while Adamson University scored a breakthrough title in the girls' division.

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UAAP: UST boys retain athletics crown; Adamson girls claim breakthrough title

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Published Nov 10, 2025 03:53 PM PHT

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