Adamson Soaring Falcons

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Adamson Soaring Falcons
School	Adamson University
League	UAAP
Joined	1952 - probationary member 1953 - probationary membership expired 1970 - rejoined as a probationary member 1971 - admitted as a regular member
Location	Ermita, Manila, Philippines
Team colors	Blue White
Women's team	Lady Falcons
Juniors' team	Baby Falcons
Seniors' general championships
UAAP: none
Juniors' general championships
UAAP: none

The Adamson Soaring Falcons are the collegiate men's varsity teams of Adamson University that play in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines which is the mother sports league of the Falcons. The collegiate women's varsity teams are called the Lady Falcons while the high school varsity teams are called the Baby Falcons and Lady Baby Falcons.

The university's varsity teams also participate in other sports leagues such as the Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup, Fr. Martin's Cup, University Games, and Premier Volleyball League.

Team mascot and colors

The school's choice of the falcon as its mascot is symbolic. Just as the falcon soars high before inflicting harm on its prey, so do the varsity teams of Adamson soar high to defeat their opponents in a sporting event.^{[citation needed]}

Blue (navy blue) and White are Adamson's official school color.

Varsity team monikers

Adamson Team Monikers
Sport	Men's Team	Women's Team	Boys' Team	Girls' Team
Basketball	Adamson Soaring Falcons	Adamson Lady Falcons	Adamson Baby Falcons	Adamson Lady Baby Falcons
Volleyball	Adamson Soaring Falcons	Adamson Lady Falcons	Adamson Baby Falcons	Adamson Lady Baby Falcons
Beach volleyball	Adamson Soaring Falcons	Adamson Lady Falcons	Adamson Baby Falcons	Adamson Lady Baby Falcons
Football	Adamson Soaring Falcons	No team	No team	No team
Baseball	Adamson Soaring Falcons	No team	No team	No team
Softball	No team	Adamson Lady Falcons	No team	No team
Judo	No team	No team	No team	No team
Taekwondo	No team	No team	No team	No team
Fencing	No team	No team	No team	No team
Swimming	No team	No team	No team	No team
Track and field	Adamson Soaring Falcons	Adamson Lady Falcons	Adamson Baby Falcons	Adamson Lady Baby Falcons
Badminton	Adamson Soaring Falcons	Adamson Lady Falcons	Adamson Baby Falcons	Adamson Lady Baby Falcons
Tennis	Adamson Soaring Falcons	Adamson Lady Falcons	Adamson Baby Falcons	Adamson Lady Baby Falcons
Table tennis	Adamson Soaring Falcons	Adamson Lady Falcons	Adamson Baby Falcons	Adamson Lady Baby Falcons
Chess	Adamson Soaring Falcons	Adamson Lady Falcons	Adamson Baby Falcons	Adamson Lady Baby Falcons
Cheerleading	Adamson Pep Squad
Streetdance	Adamson CAST		Adamson Cauldron Dance Company

Increasing participation

The mother sports league of the Adamson Falcons is the UAAP, which has tournaments in fifteen sports. Adamson does not participate in all fifteen sports or all divisions of a sport. The school authorities are now addressing this. They have set as a goal the full participation of the school in all tournaments of the UAAP.

In Season 76 (2013–14), Adamson University fielded high school team in the UAAP girls' division. This high school girls' team participates in the sport of volleyball and is called the Lady Baby Falcons. Also, in Season 76, Adamson fielded teams in the swimming tournament's men's and women's divisions. Then, in Season 77 (2014–15), Adamson fielded a football team in the men's division. In Season 79 (2016–17), Adamson fielded a team for the first time in a volleyball tournament. More teams will be fielded shortly to achieve the goal of full participation.

Team sports

Baseball

Men's team

Adamson Soaring Falcons roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School SF 20 Emmanuel Anabo 6'2" (1.88m) 1st Colegio de San Juan de Letran G 25 Kenji Cañete 6'0" (1.83m) 1st Colegio de San Juan de Letran C 23 Mario C. Barasi Jr. 6'7" (2.01m) 2nd University of Perpetual Help System DALTA F 99 Joshua Barcelona 6'4" (1.93m) 2nd Adamson High School G 22 Jhon Arthur R. Calisay 6'2" (1.88m) 2nd Technological Institute of the Philippines G 17 Jed Cedrick T. Colonia 6'2" (1.88m) 4th Sacred Heart School - Ateneo de Cebu C 23 Mudiaga Ojarikre 6'10" (2.08m) 1st Federal University of Technology Minna G 24 John Mattroven N. Erolon 6'0" (1.83m) 3rd Adamson High School G 28 Ahmad Didat Hanapi 6'1" (1.85m) 4th Adamson High School G 7 Jerom R. Lastimosa 5'11" (1.8m) 4th Asian College - Dumaguete F 29 Vince G. Magbuhos 6'5" (1.96m) 4th University of the East C 10 Cedrick R. Manzano 6'4" (1.93m) 1st Hua Siong College of Iloilo G 3 Mathew Montebon 6'0" (1.83m) 2nd Newark Memorial High School PG 1 Eli Ramos 6'3" (1.91m) 1st Ateneo High School G 21 Jose Manuel M. Sabandal 5'11" (1.8m) 4th Adamson High School G 6 Joshua C. Yerro 6'2" (1.88m) 4th University of Visayas	Head coach Nash Racela Assistant coach(es) Rommel Adducul Gilbert Lao Jem Ryan Betia Benjamin Sipin Michael Oliver Team manager Gilbert Cruz Legend (C) Team captain Injured

List of recent Head Coaches of Men's Basketball Seniors Division

• Luigi Trillo (1999–2004)
• Mel Alas (2005)
• Leo Austria (2006)
• Bogs Adornado (2007)
• Leo Austria (2008–2013)
• Kenneth Duremdes (2014–2015)
• Michael A. Fermin (2015)
• Franz Pumaren (2015–2021)
• Nash Racela (2021–present)

Women's team

The current Falcon women's basketball team roster for the UAAP Season 85.

Championships

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• The Adamson Soaring Falcons won one UAAP men's basketball championship in Season 40 (1977–78).
• The Adamson Soaring Falcons won the championship of the 2003 University Games.
• The Adamson Lady Falcons won back-to-back women's basketball championships twice, 2003-2004 and 2009–2010.
• The Adamson Baby Falcons were the UAAP juniors basketball champions for six straight years from 1988 to 1993.
• The Adamson Lady Falcons were the champions in the last 10 seasons of UAAP softball.

Notable players

Men's Basketball

• Hector Calma (won the team during UAAP Season 40)
• Marlou Aquino
• Kenneth Duremdes
• Gherome Ejercito
• Eddie Laure
• Ken Bono UAAP MVP 2006 / UAAP Mythical First Team
• Lester Alvarez
• Rodney Brondial
• Jericho Cruz
• Alexander Nuyles UAAP Season 74 Mythical Five
• Celedonio Trollano
• Eric Camson
• Richard Alonzo
• Edward Joseph Feihl
• Jansen Rios
• Louie Alas
• Jerrick Ahanmisi UAAP Mythical Team 2018
• Simon Camacho
• Sean Manganti
• Keith Zaldivar

Women's Basketball

• Ewon Arayi UAAP MVP 2004

Beach volleyball

The school has men's and women's beach volleyball teams.^[1]

Volleyball

Notable athletes

• Angela Benting
• Mylene Paat
• Tatan Pantone
• Shiela Marie Pineda
• Pau Soriano
• Jema Galanza
• Trisha Genesis

Softball

• Ana Santiago
• Queeny Sabobo

Cheering Squad

The Adamson Pep Squad is the official cheering squad of the university. They are known for their energetic and spirited performances, which have helped them win numerous awards in the UAAP Cheerdance Competition.

Rankings

This is the school's ranking in the team sports in UAAP since 1986, the year the UAAP became an eight member-school league.

Note: 1. The rankings from 2003 to 2005 consider the forfeited games of DLSU. UAAP Season 68 suspension of De La Salle University-Manila. 2. NT: No Tournament held due to pandemic. 3. C: Cancelled due to pandemic.

Number of championships

The following table shows the number of championships of Adamson University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).

UAAP Championships
Sport	Men's Team	Women's Team	Boys' Team	Girls' Team
Basketball	1	6	8	—
Volleyball	3	0	0	1
Beach volleyball	0	3	0	'0'
Football	0	0	0	—
Baseball	12	—	0	—
Softball	—	19	—	—
Judo	0	0	0	0
Taekwondo	0	0	0	0
Fencing	0	0	0	0
Swimming	0	0	0	0
Track and field	3	2	1	0
Badminton	0	0	0	0
Tennis	6	0	0	0
Table tennis	1	0	1	0
Chess	4	0	3	0
Cheerleading	1
Streetdance	0
Total	30	29	15	0

References