BulSU’s men’s Track and Field team wins back championship

BulSU’s men’s Track and Field team wins back championship

By: Chrissa Anne B. Palma

After having the taste of defeat last SCUAA-III, Bulacan State University’s men’s Track and Field team gets back with a bang this SCUAA-III 2014 which was held at Nueva Ecija University Science and Technology (NEUST) last January 6-10.

Out of the 48 gold medals the Track and Field team bagged, 24 of them were contributed by the men’s team. Additional to its huge achievement were six silver and three bronze medals.

After placing second last year, the men’s Track and Field team celebrated as it finally emerged as champions once again.

“Masaya kasi last year second place lang kami samantalang champion `yong women’s team,” Jomar Rosas, a gold medallist from the Track and Field men’s team said. “Ngayon, champion na pareho.”

Rosas, who placed second last year for the 800 meter sprint run, now placed first for the Distance event. He bagged the gold medal for beating his opponents with the record of finishing the 10 kilometer run at 36 minutes.

But the gold medallist said that being a winner doesn’t mean he can relax now.

“May tune-up games kami sa Benguet sa February. Kung ano’ng laro ang puwede at kung sino ang puwede naming makalaban, hindi pa namin alam,” Roses said. “Pero hindi kami puwedeng papetiks-petiks. Tuloy-tuloy dapat ang practice.”

Continuous practice after being hailed as champions doesn’t mean their hard works didn’t paid off.

“Bukod sa medal, may cash prize din. Secret na lang kung magkano, pero malaking tulong `yon sa’min,” Rosas shared.

Aside from the recognition and cash prize, the BulSU Gold Gears are also set to go to Baguio this February for their victory party, to be sponsored by the university.