DE La Salle is dedicating its whole UAAP Season 81 campaign to its late table tennis icon Yan Lariba.
As the La Salle community mourns the loss of Lariba, who passed away at the young age of 23 late Sunday night after battling leukemia, athletic director Emmanuel Calanog said the school will be dedicating Season 81 to the 2016 Rio de Janiero Olympian through the #4LaSalleYan battle cry on social media.
“Actually from last year ‘yung hashtag namin normally, we have a theme for the UAAP Season from #LabanLaSalleYan we started out kasi ‘4 La Salle’ which is really on playing for La Salle and hopefully going for our fourth general championship so it’s a number 4 La Salle now we added 4LaSalleYan,” Calanog explained.
“Aside from those two, It’s really dedicating this season to Yanyan and the way she approached her UAAP career, how she played, how she was a student-athlete and hopefully, it will inspire our athletes to play and be motivated as we enter this UAAP season,” he added.
Larriba’s wake is at St. Peter Memorial Chapel in Commonwealth and the public viewing begins on Tuesday at 12 noon until Wednesday before her remains will be transferred to Cagayan de Oro.
Calanog said that they have yet to decide on a long-term tribute for Lariba, but said the La Salle community will pay homage to its fallen heroine during a pep rally on Tuesday.
“Well ‘yung mga ganun kasi that’s something that we really have to sit down and discuss,” he said. “But definitely tomorrow, I guess there will be some sharing kasi tomorrow’s our pep rally, part of it will really probably in honor of Yanyan aside from trying to motivate the athletes as we enter Season 81.”
Before the press conference for Season 81 started on Thursday, UAAP executive director Atty. Rebo Saguisag paid tribute to the three-time MVP and two-time Athlete of the Year, who went undefeated in her five years in the collegiate ranks while also excelling in academics as a consistent dean’s lister.
“As a person, she was very humble and unassuming and had a very vibrant and happy disposition that rubbed off on those who were fortunate enough to be around her,” Saguisag said. “Yanyan will be missed. While we mourn her passing, let us also take occasion to celebrate her life, a life that most of us can only dream of. But most importantly in her last days, I guess Yanyan reminded us that sport is a platform, a tool that can be used to do good as she spoke about her bout with Cancer.”
“As the Good Book says, Yanyan fought the good fight (2Timothy 4:7-8). She has passed on the torch to us and we must carry on,” he added.
De La Salle basketball team captain Kib Montalbo said that the Green Archers were saddened by the loss of their schoolmate.
“We actually prayed for her bago mag-start ‘yung training siyempre parang she’s a big part of us, kasi she’s a legend and a hardworker,” he said. “Sinasabi nga namin ni coach (Louie Gonzales) na ‘yun pa ba ‘yung mga tao na walang ginagawang mali like she’s really a good person. You can’t really tell time, if your time’s up.”
Montalbo’s girlfriend and De La Salle Lady Spiker Desiree Cheng is a close friend of Lariba.
“Kilala ko siya personally I think batchmate ko siya or one year higher siya sa akin and close siya kay Des, girlfriend ko. Close sila, nakasama ko na rin siya minsan,” he said.
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As the La Salle community mourns the loss of Lariba, who passed away at the young age of 23 late Sunday night after battling leukemia, athletic director Emmanuel Calanog said the school will be dedicating Season 81 to the 2016 Rio de Janiero Olympian through the #4LaSalleYan battle cry on social media.
“Actually from last year ‘yung hashtag namin normally, we have a theme for the UAAP Season from #LabanLaSalleYan we started out kasi ‘4 La Salle’ which is really on playing for La Salle and hopefully going for our fourth general championship so it’s a number 4 La Salle now we added 4LaSalleYan,” Calanog explained.
“Aside from those two, It’s really dedicating this season to Yanyan and the way she approached her UAAP career, how she played, how she was a student-athlete and hopefully, it will inspire our athletes to play and be motivated as we enter this UAAP season,” he added.
Larriba’s wake is at St. Peter Memorial Chapel in Commonwealth and the public viewing begins on Tuesday at 12 noon until Wednesday before her remains will be transferred to Cagayan de Oro.
Calanog said that they have yet to decide on a long-term tribute for Lariba, but said the La Salle community will pay homage to its fallen heroine during a pep rally on Tuesday.
“Well ‘yung mga ganun kasi that’s something that we really have to sit down and discuss,” he said. “But definitely tomorrow, I guess there will be some sharing kasi tomorrow’s our pep rally, part of it will really probably in honor of Yanyan aside from trying to motivate the athletes as we enter Season 81.”
Before the press conference for Season 81 started on Thursday, UAAP executive director Atty. Rebo Saguisag paid tribute to the three-time MVP and two-time Athlete of the Year, who went undefeated in her five years in the collegiate ranks while also excelling in academics as a consistent dean’s lister.
“As a person, she was very humble and unassuming and had a very vibrant and happy disposition that rubbed off on those who were fortunate enough to be around her,” Saguisag said. “Yanyan will be missed. While we mourn her passing, let us also take occasion to celebrate her life, a life that most of us can only dream of. But most importantly in her last days, I guess Yanyan reminded us that sport is a platform, a tool that can be used to do good as she spoke about her bout with Cancer.”
“As the Good Book says, Yanyan fought the good fight (2Timothy 4:7-8). She has passed on the torch to us and we must carry on,” he added.
De La Salle basketball team captain Kib Montalbo said that the Green Archers were saddened by the loss of their schoolmate.
“We actually prayed for her bago mag-start ‘yung training siyempre parang she’s a big part of us, kasi she’s a legend and a hardworker,” he said. “Sinasabi nga namin ni coach (Louie Gonzales) na ‘yun pa ba ‘yung mga tao na walang ginagawang mali like she’s really a good person. You can’t really tell time, if your time’s up.”
Montalbo’s girlfriend and De La Salle Lady Spiker Desiree Cheng is a close friend of Lariba.
“Kilala ko siya personally I think batchmate ko siya or one year higher siya sa akin and close siya kay Des, girlfriend ko. Close sila, nakasama ko na rin siya minsan,” he said.
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