BACOLOD City – Bianca Juliana Seroy of Negros Occidental took home two gold medals in the secondary girls athletics event of the 2024 WVRAA Meet over the weekend at the Panaad Park and Stadium here.
The Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts standout captured a gold medal in the triple jump event with 11.61 meters and long jump with 5.39 meters. Seroy’s teammate Angel Sanjorjo bagged a silver medal in shot put.
Negros Occidental was also dominant in elementary swimming with golds from Zyra Villarino in 200-meter freestyle and 200-meter individual medley, Milkshake Panagsagan (50-meter breaststroke), Savannah Secuelan (50-meter butterfly), Enzo Miguel Leyva (200-meter freestyle), Theodore Tanpinco (200-meter individual medley), and the quartet of Ma. Teresa Coscolluela, Zoe Lim, Ann Villaceran, and Mikka Jarmin (200-meter freestyle relay).
Negrense tankers also bagged gold in secondary events from Maxene Uy in 200-meter individual medley and 200-meter backstroke, Alexi Cabayaran in 200-meter freestyle and 200-meter freestyle relay (with Juliana Dejilla, Chrisella Los Banes, and Anika Matiling), and Mark Dustin Yu (200-meter freestyle).
Also with golds are Aklanon swimmers Nuche Ibit (elementary 50-meter butterfly), Rhomrick Cister (elementary 50-meter breaststroke), Jose Bassig (elementary 50-meter butterfly), Bassig, Cister, Jasper Melgaso and Jerrick delos Reyes (elementary 200-meter freestyle relay), and Lance Magno (secondary 50-meter breaststroke).
Iloilo also made a splash in swimming from secondary tankers Dee Vianne Catedrilla (50-meter breaststroke), Van Isidore Bartolome (50-meter butterfly), Frenz Pasadilla (200-meter individual medley), Jan Pasadilla (200-meter backstroke), and Frenz, Hans Parreno, Mateo Palero, Ven Bartolome (200-meter freestyle relay).
In gymnastics, Leighanne Jizmundo and Yvainne Briones had gold-silver medal finishes in three secondary girls RG events, while they joined forces with Ma. Tresia Resco to rule the team event.
Briones, for her part, also bagged a gold medal in the secondary girls RG Hoop event, while Ilongga Ma. Christine Joy Tanaleon captured a golden finish in the secondary girls ribbon event.
In pencak silat, Aklan’s Zyche Mae Jizmundo bagged a gold medal in the secondary girls tunggal event, while Princess Kean Jizmundo and Stephanie Cipriano ruled the secondary girls ganda event.
Iloilo’s Froilan Tabucuran took home two gold medals in the secondary boys tunggal event and secondary boys ganda event with Vince Floyd Tamonan.
In billiards, Negros’ Alexandra Gabrines won the secondary girls 8-ball gold, while Antique’s Francis Medeja topped the men’s side, while Negrense Isabella Ejercito bagged a gold in secondary girls 60-m archery event./PN
