San Beda, EAC rule NC poomsae

MANILA, Philippines — San Beda emerged as the best performer in the seniors division while Emilio Aguinaldo College reigned supreme in the junior class in the online poomsae event of the NCAA Season 96.

Michael Macario copped the men’s freestyle gold medal by garnering 7.033 points, besting Jose Rizal’s Mikko Jeremi Bataoil and St. Benilde’s Justin Carl Domibic Nacua, who tallied 6.367 and 5.600 for the silver and bronze medals, respectively.

The Red Jins finished with a two-gold haul in the college section with the other one coming from Alfritz Arevalo in the men’s standard category in this four-day competition.

CSB’s Krizelle Yadao topped the distaff side with 6.900 points.

The Brigadiers, for their part, ruled the high school division, thanks to the two-gold sweep of John Mcleary Ornido.