The Blue Phenomenons
The sports press and Ateneo fans have dubbed some outstanding student athletes of Ateneo as phenomenons or "phenoms". These athletes earned this moniker because they had outstanding athletic careers in their chosen field of sports in high school. They were team captains, UAAP MVPs and members of their school's champion UAAP high school varsity team. In collegiate varsity, they were all in the starting line-up in their rookie year. Todate, there are three Ateneo student athletes who have been dubbed as "Phenoms":
- Kiefer Isaac Ravena, GS 2007 HS 2011 BS Candidate 2015 - Basketball
- Michael Jeremy "Mikko" Mabanag, HS 2011 BS Candidate 2015 - Football
- Alyssa "Aly" Valdez, AB Candidate 2014 - Volleyball
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Famous quotes containing the word blue:
“The extra worry began it—on the
Blue blue mountain—she never set foot
And then and there. Meanwhile the host
Mourned her quiet tenure. They all stayed chatting.
No one did much about eating.”
—John Ashbery (b. 1927)