It’s time to do away with the balls, rackets, and other accessories, and go back to “basics” with the track and field team. Track and field is an often overlooked sport, and many fail toContinue reading
Tag: MVP Series
MVP #8: UP Med Aces (Women’s Team)
Yesterday, we featured the UP Med Aces men’s volleyball team. Of course, the UP Med Aces wouldn’t be complete without the women’s team, who bagged second runner-up in Palarong Medisina 2018! Led this year byContinue reading
MVP #7: UP Med Aces (Men’s Team)
As Palarong Medisina 2019 draws closer and closer, we continue to showcase our stellar sports teams! Yesterday, we featured a team that made it to the semifinals last year. Today, we have a team that’sContinue reading
MVP #6: Table Tennis Team
We’ve been to the water, to the field, to the courts, and even to the choir room, but if you think we’ve seen it all then you may have to think again. This time we’reContinue reading
MVP #5: Badminton Team
For our fifth installment, we’re going out of the water and right back into the court. This time, we won’t deal with balls or discs, but with rackets and a little something called a shuttlecock.Continue reading
MVP #4: Swim Team
We covered an interesting and relatively young sport in our last feature. This time, we’re going for a change of pace – and venue – as we dive right in with the UPCM Swim Team!
The Swim Team is led by the youngest team captains among all our teams. Sean Sy and Ryan Santiago are both direct entrants or IMEDs who are now in LU3 (Class 2023). Taahey share memories from their childhood and how they got into swimming, and how it has become an integral part of their lives. It is clear from their answers that they genuinely enjoy not just swimming, but also training with their teammates. If you’re the type who finds comfort in being in the water, then you might find that being part of the Swim Team is for you.
MVP #3: Ultimate Frisbee
We’ve been to the choir room and the basketball court, and for this third installment in our Meet our Varsity Players (MVP) series, we’re going out to the field! Ultimate — sometimes known as UltimateContinue reading
MVP #2: Men’s Basketball Team
This is the second installment of our MVP (Meet our Varsity Players) series, where we feature the captains and leaders of our college’s dear varsity teams. In our opening article, we broke the stereotype thatContinue reading
MVP #1: UP MedChoir
MVP (Meet our Varsity Players) is a series by UP Medics featuring the captains and leaders of our college’s dear varsity teams. Most people associate the word ‘varsity’ with sports teams, but by definition it is not limited to just sports. The word ‘varsity’ is defined as “the principal team representing a high school or college in a sport or other competition” in the Oxford English Dictionary. In that sense, it includes teams that represent a high school or college (or university, at that) in non-sports events, such as debates and choral or dance competitions.
To break the incomplete interpretation of the word ‘varsity’ that is predominant in our collective subconscious, we begin this MVP series by featuring the President and Choirmaster of none other than our beloved UP MedChoir. Let’s get to know our varsity teams!