Janelle Kyla Chua and Kirk Dominique Reyes of De La Salle university -Manila didplay their respective medals during the awarding ceremony of swimming competitions in the Philippine ROTC Games 2024 -Luzon Leg. Photo credit/source: PSC media partners
La Salle stars Reyes, Chua make waves in ROTC Luzon Games
TAGAYTAY City — Perfect five for Kirk Dominique Reyes and Janelle Kyla Chua of De La Salle University-Manila.
Reyes and Chua captured five gold medals each in the swimming competition in the Philippine Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Games Luzon NCR leg at the De La Salle University-Dasmarinas pool here Wednesday.
Reyes, looking supremely confident, added two more golds to his collection after dominating the boys’ 50-meter breaststroke and 100-meter butterfly events.
The 19-year-old Reyes submitted a time of 32.14 seconds in the 50-meter breaststroke, beating Will Andre Tolentino and Meynard Bautista, who took home the silver and bronze medals, respectively.
Reyes was just as unstoppable with his winning time of 1:02.65 in the 100-meter butterfly, well ahead of Richardson Navo, who claimed the silver with a time of 1:14.35.
“Pwede na pero kaya pa lakasan para sa susunod na nationals kaya ko pang bilisan,” said Reyes, who also also shone in the 200m Individual Medley, 200m breaststroke, and 50m butterfly last Tuesday.
The women’s division belonged to Chua, who carved her name with five golds in the girls’ 100m freestyle, 50m butterfly, 50m backstroke, 50m breaststroke, and 100m butterfly events.
Chua submitted a time of 41.70 seconds in the 50m breaststroke, defeating Hanako Joyce Casinas (1:09.58) and Lorena Kim Batara (1:18.52), who settled for the silver and bronze medals, respectively.
In the 100m butterfly, Chua earned her fifth medal by clocking 1:11.19 over Shayne Francine Lugay (1:12.64) and Jasmine Del Moro (1:30.37).
“Ok naman yun swim ko lately kasi given na wala masyado training last week dahil malakas nga yung ulan, pero ok naman,” Chua told People’s Tonight.
“Based naman sa (La Salle) program na nakita ko halos wala naman masyado competitive swimmers ang nandito.” added Chua, a first-year Marketing student at La Salle.
Over at the Cavite State University (CvSU) track oval, Zoren Lepalam of Rizal Technological University-Boni Campus topped the men’s Army long Jump by leaping 6.24-meter to capture the gold medal.
Lepalam bested teammate Earl Constantino (6.23) and Allan Heliran of Central Bicol State University of Agriculture- Pili Campus (5.80), who settled for silver and bronze medal, respectively.
Audrey Abigail Latag of Philippine State College of Aeronautics-FAB Campus shot her way to the gold medal by clocking 34.1 seconds against Clarise jade Ronda Buyayo of Fullbright College and Jovelyn San Ramon of Saint Jude College Manila in the Air Force -Women 200-meter.
Other winners in athletics include Geremae Domalanta of Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation. Inc. in 200-meter Navy women and Janice Patdu of Don Honorio Ventura State University in 200-meter Army women.
Men’s 200-meter winners are Guhan D.L. Garcia of Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation Inc (Navy), Meynard Gullermo of University of Baguio (Army), Rommel Gonzales (Air Force).
