Anchored by Palaro standouts Miguel Villanueva and Carmela Nava, Sta. Fe Aquatics continued its dominance of the 5th MassKara-Mayor's Cup 2007 Age-Group Swimming competition at the Sta. Fe Olympic Pool in Bacolod City over the weekend

Villanueva and Nava fished out six golds each in the 15-17 age-group to fuel the romp together with Rosemary Occeño and Tom Allen Erojo. All told, Sta. Fe tallied a total of 926 points to emerge as the runaway overall champion. Complementing Villanueva and Nava's performances were Jose Ng III, Dana Mae Testa and Michael Jarder, who won the top individual awards in their respective age categories.

St. John's Institute, with Dustin Ong and Alfred Rojo holding the fort, came in second overall with 447 points, while University of St. La Salle, powered by Hillary Tan, was third with 338 points. Rounding out the Top 10 were John B. Lacson University-Iloilo (326 points), Bago City Swim Team (205), Silay-Sunburst Swimming Club (995), Madeleine Academy Hinigaran (89), Vista Alegre Elementary School (70), Generoso Villanueva High School Swim Team (53) and St. Scholastica's Academy (52).

Also taking top individual honors in their divisions were Madeleine Academy's Jireh Camille Fernandez, winner of five golds, three silvers and two bronze medals, and the JBCU duo of Adelbert Gallos and Kristine Cabasac, the outstanding tankers in the open category, and Bago City's Claudine Generalao in the 6-Under event.

Erojo was in sensational form, taking nine golds in the 11-12 event, while Jarder hauled three golds, a silver and a bronze in the 7-8 category.

Testa bagged seven golds in the 11-12 division. But The spotlight belonged to Occeño, who swept all her 10 events in the 9-10 category.

Ng shared the limelight with Tan in the 13-14 category, where he won five golds and four silvers. Tan bagged six golds, two silvers and a bronze.

Ong captured six golds and two silvers, joining hands with Rojo, also a winner of six titles to carry St. John's. Gallos brought home eight golds, while Cabasac seized four golds, three silvers and a bronze. *CPT

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