THE ATENEO Blue Eagles continue their quest for glory on the third day of events in Season 85 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Men’s Athletics Tournament. The competition was held on December 2 at the PhilSports Complex in the City of Pasig.
The Blue and White competed in the 400-meter sprint and the 4×100 meter relay Blue Eagles Miggy Restor, Anton Severino, and Mari Sison suited up for Ateneo to compete in both events.
For the Men’s 400-meter event, Sison led the trio as he ranked 21st with his time of 54.88 seconds.
[Men's 400m]
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Mari Sison follows shortly after in his own heat for Ateneo.#UAAPAthletics pic.twitter.com/drDSTe9MXu
Restor and Severino, who ran in the same heat together, finished 24th and 26th with times of 56.18 and 57.15 seconds, respectively.
[Men's 400m]
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Ateneans Miggy Restor and Anton Severino compete in the same heat. pic.twitter.com/BONCyV6k9D
The Blue Eagles took to the track for the 4x100m relay to close out day three. Jiro Dy rounded out the squad of Restory, Severino, and Sison to help Ateneo try and secure points for the final event in the Men’s division for the day. The quartet finished seventh with a time of 45.04 seconds, however, they were disqualified shortly after due to errors in passing the baton.
[Men's 4x100m Relay]
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Anton Severino, Miggy Restor, Jiro Dy, and Mari Sison race for Ateneo in the 4x100m finals.#UAAPAthletics pic.twitter.com/kiIi0wEjes
“During my first heats and I was looking at my times, I was pretty disappointed. But I think it also humbled me to see where I am right now in the sport as a new player. The fact that we were able to build a team this season out of virtually nothing, I think there’s value there and it’s something that we as a team should really be proud of,” said rookie Severino.
“Going into the relay, we felt very confident ‘cause we trained for it. For most of us this was our first [relay], ‘cause we’re really [400m] runners. But since our coach trusted us, we were able to execute. Without the disqualification, it was overall a good run, so it’s a good experience and we learned a lot from it also,” Restor added.
The events of the Men’s Athletics tournament will continue through Saturday, December 3 and conclude on Sunday, December 4 at the PhilSports Complex in Pasig City.
