NU regains title in UAAP Cheerdance Competition

FILE: This makes it a total of five championship titles in the last six years for the National University Pep Squad. (Photo: Jim De Ramos/Facebook)

After having to give up the championship title to the Adamson University (AdU) Pep Squad last year to disrupt their aspiration of a five-peat, the National University  (NU) Pep Squad starts their roll again by winning the University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Cheerdance Competition last Saturday, November 17 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. This makes it a total of five championship titles in the last six years for the NU Pep Squad.

The winning team opted for a Mexican “Day of the Dead” theme, dressed in florals and sombreros accompanied with skull-like makeup as an ode to their aim to ‘come back from the dead’ and regain the top title. Their routine acquired 711 points, which was 55.5 points more than the second-place podium finishers, the Far Eastern University (FEU) Cheering Squad who sported a 70s theme. Receiving bronze was Adamson University at 638.5 points, who took their chances on a Lion King theme.

Fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth places were then acquired by the University of Santo Tomas Salingawi (who only fell .5 points behind AdU), the University of the East Pep Squad, the University of the Philippines Pep Squad, the Ateneo University Blue Babble Battalion, and the De La Salle University Animo Squad respectively. It was a momentous year for Ateneo, as this was their highest placing finish in the last five years.

It was a double celebration for the squad for Sampaloc as they won the Group Stunts category as well, followed by FEU Cheering Squad at second, and Adamson Pep Squad at third. The UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe received a special award for ‘Best Toss.’

For the prizes, the first-placers took home P50,000, while first runner-up received P30,000. Defending champions Adamson took home P20,000 for finishing second runner-up.