UAAP Season 79

UAAP Season 79
Dare to Dream
Host schoolUniversity of Santo Tomas
Overall
SeniorsUST school colors University of Santo Tomas
JuniorsUST school colors University of Santo Tomas
Seniors' champions
Sport
Men
Women
Basketball La Salle school colors La Salle NU school colors NU
Volleyball Ateneo school colors Ateneo La Salle school colors La Salle
Beach volleyball UST school colors UST UST school colors UST
Football Ateneo school colors Ateneo La Salle school colors La Salle
Baseball Ateneo school colors Ateneo N/A
Softball N/A Adamson school colors Adamson
Fencing UE school colors UE UE school colors UE
Swimming Ateneo school colors Ateneo UP school colors UP
Badminton NU school colors NU UP school colors UP
Chess NU school colors NU FEU school colors FEU
Judo UST school colors UST UST school colors UST
Table tennis UST school colors UST La Salle school colors La Salle
Tennis UE school colors UE NU school colors NU
Track and field FEU school colors FEU UST school colors UST
Taekwondo UST school colors UST NU school colors NU
Poomsae La Salle school colors La Salle (Coed)
Cheerdance NU school colors NU (Ex - Coed)
Street dance La Salle school colors La Salle (Ex - Coed)
Ballroom[to be determined] (Ex - Coed)
Juniors' champions
Sport
Boys
Girls
Basketball FEU school colors FEU N/A
Volleyball NU school colors NU NU school colors NU
Football FEU school colors FEU N/A
Baseball La Salle school colors La Salle N/A
Fencing UE school colors UE UE school colors UE
Swimming UST school colors UST La Salle school colors La Salle
Judo UST school colors UST UST school colors UST
Table tennis NU school colors NU UST school colors UST
Track and field UE school colors UE UE school colors UE
Taekwondo UE school colors UE N/A
(NT) = No tournament; (DS) = Demonstration Sport;
(Ex) = Exhibition;
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UAAP Season 79 (also known as UAAP LXXIX) is the 2016–2017 athletic year of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). This season, hosted by the University of Santo Tomas officially opened on September 3, 2016. The opening ceremony was held at the UST Plaza Mayor at 3:00 pm with the formal introduction of ballroom dancing as a demonstration sport in this season by the host school University of Santo Tomas (UST) at España, Manila. The official ceremony started at 5:00 pm as there was a concert party themed "Dare to Dream" where the official theme song for the season was revealed. However, unlike in the previous years when the first double-header basketball games were held following the opening ceremonies, this year it was held the following day, September 4 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.[1]

The eight member universities of the UAAP are competing in fifteen sports to vie for the overall championship. Season 79 marks the start of Ateneo's participation in the Juniors Girls division. Ateneo fielded teams in the Juniors Girls Swimming, Fencing and Track & Field tournaments. For more information check here;

  1. ^ Leyba, Olmin (August 24, 2016). "UST to stage UAAP Season 79 inaugurals". Philstar.com. Retrieved August 25, 2016.