Fun. Support. Enjoyment. Success. These were all evident as the annual Intramurals of Cebu Normal University had started. Different colleges and campuses showcasing different sports, talents, wit as well as beauty had projected.
A full-ledge cheering squad from the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) whose bet wins the flag raising round of Mr. and Ms. CNU 2019.
Intramurals can be liken to an escape from the schoolworks and schedules, it was like getting inside a book like the Book of Heaven and Earth of the Four Gods from the famous anime Fushigi Yuugi where you are bound to seize the moment while it last. It was indeed a breath of fresh air. A time of forgetting paperworks and quizzes for majority of the students.
Loud cheers from each units were heard, parade of beauty and wit was showcased on the pageant, as well as friendship and experiences were created. The celebration started not just a competition with a goal of winning but as well as a bond between athletes and participants from varying colleges and campuses.
As the annual celebration had come to an end, the smiles and experiences that were gathered can not be replaced and had been inserted in the jar of memories.
CTE Volleyball team poses as they win against their opponent and seize the moment of camaraderie.
In different interviews conducted by The Smite to the athletes and participants, observed are the game faces that portrays goals of winning and to either defend or fight for the throne. But it was more than that, they all prioritized the experiences and enjoyment they had learned along the way. More like, it was for fun and winning can be liken to an extra prize.
Heartfelt echoes of booming cheers and happy faces had been kept along the way as well as ties of friendship. One can win or lose but representing their respective colleges and campuses had been both an honor and a privilege.
That’s a wrap. This was Intramurals 2019 signing off.
Whoop and dazzle welcomes the new Mr. and Ms. CNU 2019 title holders last October 23, 2019 in Samuel McClintock Hall.
After a four-streak win of College of Nursing (CN), the title of Mr. CNU 2019 is now in the land of College of Teacher Education (CTE) representative, Justine Joseph Desquitado.
Mr. CNU 2019 pose during the formal wear round.
Desquitado is an 18 years old lad, studying Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Science.
Fresh in the pageant spotlight, he was able to handle self-composure and accentuate in the question and answer portion that leads him to notch the prestigious title.
In an exclusive interview with The Smite Online Publication, he exuded his advocacy on education as a tool towards success.
“As a future educator, akong advocacy is more on education jud. Like ang education should never be viewed as a system, but a key, to open up the door of success, I’m not saying nga education is the only way to success, but it is the best way to success” Desquitado said.
Also bagging the Best in Talent award was a dream state for him, he discussed that he is not a good dancer and it took a week for him and his partner to practice.
His dedication to win the title equates to pressure.
“Actually yes, not because ge pressure kos akong peers or sa EC (Educator’s Club), but because somehow I promised the entire CTE nga dad-on nako ang crown sa CTE” he added.
Consecutively, Jade Mikaela Agot, a second year Nursing student wins multiple awards that night, which are, Best in Production Number, Best in Fun Wear, and Best in Long Gown and make her advance to the top 5 and wins the title.
Phoebe Godinez, Ms. CNU 2018 passes her crown to the hailed Ms. CNU 2019, Jade Mikaela Agot.
Agot is not a pageant veteran, she admitted that this is her first time joining pageants and took the task as she was appointed to represent College of Nursing (CN) in this annual competition.
“It was my first time joining a pageant, that’s why I didn’t really expect to bag those awards let alone the crown itself. I believe God has a purpose on why I was the one He chose to win and perhaps its to help me shed light to my advocacy” she said.
Her advocacy was tremendously beneficial to the society and its people as it promotes awareness on certain risk and to mitigate its effect.
“My advocacy is disaster awareness and preparedness. Disaster, unlike viruses and diseases, doesn’t choose its victims and so everyone and everything is vulnerable. Having been an emergency volunteer for more than two years now, I’ve had my share of providing service to my fellowmen. We’ve tried to mitigate the damages after calamities by training young people because we believe that these young individuals are the leaders of tomorrow. I have carried that thought with me everyday and during every training that’s why I am the leader and focal person of the Emergency Response Team of our University today” she exclaimed.
Agot on the other hand, uncloak her struggles in battling personal insecurities and self-doubt but surpassing this anxious state enables her to lend a voice for a cause.
Other candidates finishing strong in this highly anticipated competition were, Joshua Enrique (CAS) and Stephanie Mission (CTE) placing as first runners-up, and Mhel Stephen Batucan (CTE) and Fatima Bacud (CAS) as second runners-up, respectively.
In Photo from left were Mhel Stephen Batucan (CTE), Fatima Bacud (CAS), Justine Joseph Desquitado (CTE), Jade Mikaela Agot (CN), Joshua Enrique (CAS), and Stephanie Mission (CTE).
The newly acclaimed Mr. and Ms. CNU 2019 is set to represent the school in the upcoming State Colleges and Universities Athletics Association (SCUAA) 2019 in Dumaguete City later this year.
The top candidates during the fun wear competition.
According to some, excellence for us Normalites is rooted on us, something innate. It may be from the field of academe and even on some aspects, beauty and wit for instance and last night was an epitome.
Many have tried but few were chosen, after a rigorous screening from each departments and satellite campuses, their bets and reps dazzled the stage with poise as the anticipated highlight of the weeklong celebration of Intramurals, the search for the next Mr&Ms CNU kicked off last night at the Samuel McClintock Hall.
The night was full of vibrancy as the candidates playfully showcased their funwear with custom-made design headdresses to represent their respective colleges and satellite campuses.
The candidates gave their all as they gracefully stunned the stage with poise and with sensible intelligence as the Top 5 were tested in the Question and Answer portion.
However, Justine Joseph Desquitado from the College of Teacher education and Jade Mikaela Agot were hailed as the newly crowned Mr&Ms CNU 2019.
This year’s search for the deserving one to pass the crown to was tough considering the reigning Ms. CNU was prominently known to represent the nationals for the Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC).
A different kind of year is ahead of our new set of king and queen and a whole new perspective and influence that we can expect from them.
Importance of family and having an advocacy, and advancement of technology, to name a few were one of the noted topics tackled in the Q&A portion.
Indeed, normalites proved that underneath the facade, there’s beyond from the aesthetic visage. Beneath it lies a compassionate heart and a sensible mind.
Cebu Normal University(CNU)-Medellin women’s volleyball team was declared again as the champion even after losing a game with the College of Teacher Education(CTE) during semi finals. They quickly turned the tables by winning two consecutive sets during the final round.
Christen Flores, CNU-Medellin Volleyball Captain leads the pack to win the battle.
With a twice to beat advantage of the CTE team, CNU Medellin managed to maintain their A-game by nailing scores of 25-5,25-17 in the final round of the game.
It was never a lucky first round for CTE since, in the beginning of the second set they failed to rise from an interred scores of 6-0 after failing to touch the ball inside the court that caused four consecutive service aces that made the round favoring the team of CNU Medellin.
CNU Medellin continued the tight fight and humbly defended their court without feeling too confident by the difference of their score set of 22-17 and was able to accelerate it to 24-17 by sending double spikes.
In an exclusive interview with The Smite Online Publication, Ms. Christen Flores, CNU-Medellin’s team captain said that the only mindset they have as a team is to enjoy the game and give out more of their best on points.
“Dili kinahanglan sige ug pakusog kung makuha gehapon sa kuntra[,] dapat puntos gyud ang target namo” Ms. Flores said.
CTE, with their all out exerted efforts aiming to win the second set and wishing for the third set to happen fails after giving a full powered service ace that declares CNU-Medellin as champion.
Sharing the secret for the back-to-back win, Ms. Flores said that assuring enough sleep with a smooth motivation for her team to bounce back on finals after losing the game during semi was the kind of preparation they had.
In this day onwards, the winning team are expected to have an intensive preparation for the upcoming Regional State Colleges Universities Athletics Association (SCUAA) which will be held in Dumaguete City.
Ms. Flores said that they will do everything that they could to bring the name of the school to National SCUAA.
“Pangandaman na namo ug maayo ang SCUAA game. Maghatag jud mi ug dakong time para sa preparation ana,” Ms. Flores added assuring that before’s light and lack of time preparation will never happen again as they promised to do their best and work hard to bring pride to the school.
College of Teacher Education (CTE) Men’s volleyball team gave out their best during the recently concluded volleyball championship by winning two sets straight over CNU Medellin with set scores of 25-18,26-24 despite of the fact that the second game was paused for a little while due to a short review of an overlooked lifting violation from CNU Medellin .
CTE Volleyball Men strike a pose after winning a match.
“Wala ko nakabantay na lifting di ay ang Medellin, so nichallenge ang CTE nga lifting, nga violation” Mr. Tee Jhay M. Ragasa, the officiating referee said.
“Pag-adto didto[pointing the officiating officials], pag review sa video kay lifting mangyud sya so points gyud sa CTE” Mr. Ragasa added
The game continued and CTE kept their guard up until the last set with a finishing score of 26-24.
The games were ended by the two slide scores after Mr. Ragasa declares lifting violation from CNU Medellin after reviewing the recorded video.
“Thankful and grateful nga nag paid off among hardwork, among sacrifices”. Mr. Ed Montalbo,CTE’s team captain shared his feeling after winning the game
In this year’s intramurals theme, “Breaking Barriers and Achieving Excellence through Sports”, CTE proved that the legacy continues and excellence for them is normal as they remain undefeated and has once again grabbed the title over the same opponent during last year’s intramurals.
“There’s no secret. We just played happy[lly]and how it should be played[as] being a CTE player” Mr. Montalbo added
As this annual sports celebration or intramurals is concluded, the players will start preparing to pass the try out for Regional SCUAA and to represent the school regardless of what team they belong because in the end, they carry the name of the same school, CNU.
College of Teacher Education (CTE) won garnering 18 points against College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) with 9 points in a close match for Basketball women’s category in San Antonio Basketball Court ealier this morning.
The game face that showed the willpower and determination to win.
From 1st down to the last quarter, CTE made sure to rule making the crowd go wild and according to Mariss Pino who gained a total of 5 points, it was an unexplainable feeling to win the game.
“I feel so happy… happy gyud kaayo. No words can describe how happy I am… Kay we sacrificed a lot and I think we deserve to win” (I feel so happy, very happy. No words can describe how happy I am because we sacrificed a lot and I think we deserve to win) Pino said.
Extensive preparations were done 2 months prior to the game and though there were struggles, since it was not an easy task to gather during practice due to the hectic schedules of the members of the team, players still made sure to uphold teamwork.
“Nagprepare mi and mas gi-strengthen namo ang amo teamwork. Mas gi-build namo ang amo friendship kay I believe dili mi makadaog kung wala mi chemistry” (We prepared and we strenthen more our teamwork. We build more our friendship because I believe we can’t win if we don’t have the chemistry”, Pino added.
As everyone is vying for championship, Pino said it was a pride and privilege to represent the College of Teacher Education and bringing home the trophy is a breakthrough for every educator.
Cebu Normal University- Medellin Campus victoriously defended their trophy as champion against College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) with final score of 72-55 in the Basketball Tournament for men’s category held in San Antonio Basketball Court earlier this morning.
Player number 10 goes wild in the court with the blazing passion to win
Recalling previous basketball tournaments, CNU-Medellin has been a champion for 8 consecutive years already and this year is their 9th time.
It was sacrifice-paid-off for each of the members of the team after all their dawn exercises, an hour walk to reach the venue for their practice, water-only snack and even secret solicitations for their expenses.
“Bisan layo kaayo amo praktisanan, maningkamot gyud mi nga magkapundok…mudagan pa og 10 minutes gamit motor” (though the venue for our practice is very far we really try our best to gather… it would take 10 minutes using motorcycle), John Daniel Catadman, 19, said narrating the challenges they encountered.
“Ang gym namo sa Medellin dili naman pasudlan kay pabayran naman mao nangita gyud mi og laing kapraktisan” (Our gym in Medellin could not be used, there is already a payment) Eduard Dave Ewayan, 20, said in addition to Catadman’s narration.
It was a long journey for the players and according to Catadman and Ewayan it was their communication, bonding, chemistry and the love for basketball that enabled them to break hindrances.
Defense was their key element to conquer the game as what Ewayan remembered from their previous coach, “Offense wins game, defense wins championship” in where Catadman also added, “Play like there’s no tomorrow” a qoute, he recalled, their coach always say.
Next year, Medellin is planning to double their preparations to uphold and defend their title.
College of Teacher Education (CTE) nabbed 6 gold medals for the Intramurals 2019 Karate Event held in CTE ground floor yesterday, October 23, 2019.
The Karatedo artists in a fiery match| Alayza Jane Sanchez
CTE ruled and placed as champions in both male and female category for Synchronized Team Kata and women’s category for Kumite (Sparring) competition-Flyweight-53 kg, Kumite competition-Bantam-60 kg and Kumite competition- Light 65+ kg and lastly women’s Team Kumite.
Meanwhile, CNU Medellin bagged 4 gold medals all from the men’s category for Team Kumite, Kumite (sparring) competition-Pin 53 kg, Kumite Competition-Pin-55kg and Kumite Competition-Flyweight -60 kg.
College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) also took home 3 gold medals from the women’s category of Individual Kata, Kumite (Sparring) Competition- Pin-48 kg and from the men’s category of Kumite Competition-Feather/Light 68+kg.
While College of Nursing procured 1 gold medal from the men’s category of Individual Kata.
College of Teacher Education (CTE) nabbed 6 gold medals for the Intramurals 2019 Karate Event held in CTE ground floor yesterday, October 23, 2019.
The Karatedo artists in a fiery match| Alayza Jane Sanchez
CTE ruled and placed as champions in both male and female category for Synchronized Team Kata and women’s category for Kumite (Sparring) competition-Flyweight-53 kg, Kumite competition-Bantam-60 kg and Kumite competition- Light 65+ kg and lastly women’s Team Kumite.
Meanwhile, CNU Medellin bagged 4 gold medals all from the men’s category for Team Kumite, Kumite (sparring) competition-Pin 53 kg, Kumite Competition-Pin-55kg and Kumite Competition-Flyweight -60 kg.
College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) also took home 3 gold medals from the women’s category of Individual Kata, Kumite (Sparring) Competition- Pin-48 kg and from the men’s category of Kumite Competition-Feather/Light 68+kg.
While College of Nursing procured 1 gold medal from the men’s category of Individual Kata.
College of Teacher Education (CTE) were on fire and scored heart- stopping 16-25, 25-20,25-24 for women’s division and spine-tingling points 25-16, 26-24 for men’s,both winning over CNU Medellin and remains unbeaten in the Volleyball Competition for Cebu Normal University Uniwide Intramurals 2019 at the CNU Centennial ground.
College of Teacher Education (CTE) juggle the ball towards their opponent.
With Mr. Ed Montalbo running wild as CTE men’s captain ball, it has been an easy game for them winning the two consecutive sets that proves the good team play they had.
“We treat each team mangud as threat gyud and our preparation rajud is we just play our A game and dili musabay sa duwa sa among kuntra” Mr.Montalbo said
On the other hand, CTE women’s captain ball Ms. Abigail Jonafhe S. Maque, carried her team until the last thrilling third set of the game which slide two scores have been applied as the final reference for a score of 26-24 that made them win.
But leading her team has never been easy, “Being a captain ball is not easy because you are handling the whole team. Especially when they are down, you need to cheer them up to make more effort on the game” she said in an interview
Ms.Maque also added that despite of the worries that they had, they recognized the mistakes and errors that their team made during the last game and came up with a strategy for their opponents that will ready them for the final game.
The final battle for volleyball will happen tomorrow, October 24,2019 at CNU Centennial Ground in which the both team are now in their last preparation aiming for a goal and that is to rise from the ashes and finally raised their flag that represents their department and bring the titles as this annual event will be concluded.
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