urugkoThe SCUAA 2010 Special

22nd SCuAA season opensVol I Issue 1 November 9, 2010

B SBy Ira Jacob, Casey Anne Austria,

and Zandro Amador

In a celebration of unity, some 1,000 athletes gathered for the 22nd season of the State Col-leges and Universities Athletic Association held

at Bicol University yesterday.Participating in this year’s show of teamwork and

sportsmanship are eight state universities and colleges from the Bicol Region including Camarines Norte State College, Sorsogon State College, Catanduanes State Colleges, Central Bicol State University of Agriculture, Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology, Camarines Sur Polytechnic College, Partido State University and Bicol University.

Athletes will compete in basketball, table tennis, volleyball, tennis, badminton, baseball, soccer, softball, sepak takraw, and archery. There are competitions in the field events of discus throw, long jump, shot put, triple jump and javelin throw. There are track events for 100 meter dash, 5,000-meter run, 400-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 110/100 meter hurdles, 800-meter run, 1,500-meter, steeple chase, 3,000-meter run, 4X400-meter relay, and 4X100 10,000-meter run.

Swimming events include 400 meter freestyle, 100 meter back stroke, 100-meter freestyle and 200-meter butterfly.BU President Fay Lea Patria M. Lauraya said that, “After nine years SCUAA is back at BU. We are happy and humbled that the university is entrusted with this major event.” BU hosted the SCUAA in 2001.

In his keynote message, Albay Governor Joey Salceda said this year’s SCUAA would be the basis for BU’s partnership with the Palarong Bicol 2011 and Palarong Pambansa 2012 in what is to be a celebration of unity of Bicol through competition.

Legazpi City Mayor Carmen Geraldine Rosal said, “We can-not ascend the ladder of progress with crab mentality.” Rosal underscored SCUAA 2010 theme, “Strengthening the Regional Solidarity Through Sports,” saying that teamwork should also be the spirit of governance to rectify crab mentality in public office.

Atty. Eduardo Loria, BU vice president for administration said that, “This is the happiest SCUAA ever.”

Yesterday’s opening kicked off with a parade from Peñaranda Park heading to the BU Sports Complex.

Sports directors presented each delegation. Martin Ba-laybo, BU bronze medalist led the friendship flame lighting. It was followed with the hoisting of the SCUAA and delegation flags led by Dr. Asuncion Asetre, other SUC presidents, and five outstanding athletes from each delegation.

BU gold medalist for SCUAA 2009 Jilyn Mendevil led the oath of amateurism, while BU Sports Coordinator Prof. Alan M. Diaz led the pledge for officials.

BU first year and second year students did the “Hataw” field demonstration, followed with Pep squad exhibition and a cultural presentation of students from BU high school and BU Polangui Campus.

Towards six in the evening, a seven-minute fireworks display was held at the BU Oval.

Marylou Borja, director of the Institute of Physical Education, Sports, and Recreation said that they planned this year’s SCUAA to be memorable and different. “That’s why we added the fire-works display to make the opening program more festive.”

With reports from gerard Francis ogad,Andrew gahol, and Edda Mae Morata

“To unite” is the spirit of sports, the muscle of strength, in Bicolano it is to say BurugkoS. For the first time, the State Colleges and universities Athletic Association is coming out with a daily newslet-ter of the week-long event. The newsletter “BurugkoS” takes in-spiration from this year’s theme, “Strengthening the regional Soli-darity Through Sports.” Some 150 third and fourth year Journalism and Audio-Visual Communication students of Bicol university College of Arts and Letters, including selected BuDYoNg and THE BICoL uNIVErSITArIAN staff, have been dispatched to deliver the stories crisp and fresh.Because every second counts!

by Jonalyn Fortuno, and Arlene Joy Derilo

EVENT TIME GAME # TEAMSBasketball (Women) 7:30 – 9:30 1 BU vs CSC

Table Tennis (Women) 7:30 – 9:30 1 PSU vs SSCTable Tennis (Men) 7:30 – 9:30 1 BU vs Volleyball (Women) 7:30 – 9:30 1 PSU vs SSC

Volleyball (Men) 7:30 – 9:30 1 CSC vs PSULawn Tennis (Men) 7:30 – 9:30 1 BU vs CSC

Lawn Tennis (Women) 7:30 – 9:30 1 CSC vs CSPCBadminton (Women) 7:30 – 9:30 1 CNSC vs CSC

Basketball (Men) 7:30 – 9:30 1 BU vs CSPCBadminton (Men) 7:30 – 9:30 1 CNSC vs CSC

Discus Throw (Men and Women, 7:30 AM100m dash (Men and Women, Trials) 8:30 AM

Basketball (Women) 9:30 – 11:30 2 DEBESMSCAT Table Tennis (Women) 9:30 – 11:30 2 CBSUA vs BU

Table Tennis (Men) 9:30 – 11:30 2 SSC vs PSUVolleyball (Women) 9:30 – 11:30 2 CBSUA vs CSC

Volleyball (Men) 9:30 – 11:30 2 SSC vs CSPCLawn Tennis (Men) 9:30 – 11:30 2 CNSC vs CSPC

Lawn Tennis (Women) 9:30 – 11:30 2 BU vs CNSCBadminton (Women) 9:30 – 11:30 2 SSC vs PSU

Basketball (Men) 9:30 – 11:30 2 DEBESMSCAT Badminton (Men) 9:30 – 11:30 2 CSPC vs PSU

5,000m run (Men and Women, Finals) 9:30 AM400m dash (Men and Women, Trials) 10:30 AM

Basketball (Women) 1:00 – 2:30 3 CNSC vs CSPCTable Tennis (Women) 1:00 – 2:30 3 CSC vs CSPC

Table Tennis (Men) 1:00 – 2:30 3 CNSC vs CSPCVolleyball (Men) 1:00 – 2:30 3 DEBESMSCAT

Badminton (Women) 1:00 – 2:30 3 CBSUA vs CSPCBasketball (Men) 1:00 – 2:30 3 SSC vs CBSUABadminton (Men) 1:00 – 2:30 3 SSC vs CBSUA

Long Jump (Men and Women, Finals) 2:00 PMBasketball (Women) 2:30 – 4:30 4 CBSUA vs PSU

Table Tennis (Women) 2:30 – 4:30 4 CNSC vs W1Table Tennis (Men) 2:30 – 4:30 4 CSC vs CBSUAVolleyball (Men) 2:30 – 4:30 4 CBSUA vs W1

Badminton (Women) 2:30 – 4:30 4 BU vs W1Basketball (Men) 2:30 – 4:30 4 CSC vs W1Badminton (Men) 2:30 – 4:30 4 DEBESMSCAT

200 m dash (Men and Women, Trials) 3:00 PMVolleyball (Women) 3:00 – 5:00 3 BU vs W1Lawn Tennis (Men) 3:00 – 5:00 3 W1 vs CBSUA

Lawn Tennis (Women) 3:00 – 5:00 3 CBSUA vs W1110/100m hurdles (Men and Women, 4:00 PM800m run (Men and Women, Trials) 5:00 PM

Swimming 8:00 AM 1-400M Freestyle (M)2-400M Freestyle (W)

3-100M Back Stroke (M)4-100M Back Stroke (W)

5-100M Freestyle (M)6-100M Freestyle (W)7-200M Butterfly (M)8-200M Butterfly (W)

1:00 PM 9-400M Individual Medley (M)10-400M Individual Medley (W)

11-200M Breast Stroke (M)12-200M Breast Stroke (W)

13-100M Butterfly (M)14-100M Butterfly (F)

15-4 x 100M Medley Relay (M)16-4 x 100M Medley Relay (W)

TODAY’S EVENTS (November 9, 2010)