Xavier University students left an indelible mark in the16th Philippine University Games held from Oct 22-29 in Roxas City, Capiz, winning a number of gold, silver and bronze medals.

Cathyrine Luarca (BSECE 5) won a gold medal in Chess while Paul Omongos (BSCE  1) won a silver.

XU’s Taekwondo team garnered medals in various divisions. Emil Dwight (BSBA 2) received a silver medal in the Fin Weight division, while his teammates Kyo Aun Matsumoto (CIT 2), John Gil Tagalog (BSEE 2) and John Necho Tidoy (BSECE 2) all won bronze medals in the Bantam Weight, Feather Weight and Fly Weight divisions, respectively.

Xavier finished with a bronze medal in the 4x100 m freestyle men and 4x100 m medley relay women. The students who competed and won in the 4x100 m freestyle were Franz Urich Bonotan (ABIS 1), Randy Perry Go (BS Psych 2), Ian Gabriel Dilao (BSBio 2) and Michael Sheen Ramonal (CIT 1). The women’s team was composed of Micah Kay Salilig (BSECE 2), Micah Sayosay (CIT 1), Tessa Katrina Fabria (BSBA 2) and Marielyn Sadaya (BSAC 4).

The XU athletes were trained by Rogelio Golez Jr in chess, George Arsenal in Taekwondo and Mark Neri in swimming. They competed with 45 other schools nationwide.