DLSU did a job well done for the simple yet heroic & energetic UAAP Season 73 Opening Ceremonies that was helded yesterday on a jam-packed Araneta Coliseum. The revelation of the 8 selected athletes from different sports from the 8 UAAP member schools, donning their school monikers in hero-inspired outfits brought the venue down as they were cheered by their respective schools. For the fans of ADMU & DLSU, it's no surprise who were the man in the Eagle suit & the man in the Archer suit. (But i was more surprised who was the man in the Eagle suit because it turned out he is the grandson of a legendary Ateneo player!)
The man in the Eagle suit is no other than ADMU Football Player Jacobo Lorenzo, grandson of legendary Ateneo B-Ball Player Luis 'Moro' Lorenzo. I was curious from the start who he is, but i found out about him a lot after i stumble upon a copy of The Guidon which has an article about him & his sister, Inez, who also plays football for ADMU under the Lady Booters. Jacobo was for the Blue Booters. (Published in the February 2010 issue of The Guidon) The man in the Archer suit is a crowd favorite, aside from the DLSU fans, it looks like the man in the Archer suit is none other than Ernest Lorenzo 'Enchong' Dee, the star swimmer of the DLSU Green Tankers & one of the hottest young actors of today. No wonder he can bring his school moniker, right. I was surprised about knowing Enchong when i read a cover story about him on the May 2007 issue of Candy Magazine. Now the 8 heroic athletes were revealed, it looks like DLSU lives up on their idea of heroes, in the way of sports. But maybe heroes can be everywhere, changing the lives of many, aside from sports.
The opening ceremonies wasn't really a blah after all. Somehow, the parade of athletes ended up on the 'Team Captains Parade'. For the Ateneo fans who watched the opening ceremonies yesterday on the Big Dome or at TV, don't be surprised who is the player who tags along w/ Jacobo Lorenzo & Eric Salamat, it's just ADMU Blue Eagle rookie Edwin Jason 'Jumbo' Escueta. (I remember Jumbo as the guy who was karate-chopped by Ferdinand of the DLSU Green Archers on a pre-season tournament last summer. That could be his biggest embarrassing moment as a debut for him, in a pre-season tournament.) Well, it's ok Jumbo to tag along w/ Eric on the Team Captains Parade. But the eyes of the crowd inside the big dome, especially DLSU fans is after the new Team Captain of the DLSU Green Archers. It was no other than Simon Atkins! (But the weird part is, the crowd is more focused on Enchong than Simon. It's ok Simon, you won the crowd anyway when you did the oath of sportsmanship!) Well, i guess DLSU did a job well done on the opening rights anyway.
Well, LET THE GAMES BEGIN! UAAP Season 73 is officially on!
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