University of Makati - Sports in UMak

Sports in UMak

UMak is commonly known in the Philippine sporting world as Hardy Herons. The school's athletic program participates in the National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (NAASCU), one of the premier collegiate sport's league just behind UAAP and NCAA, and the Association of Local Colleges and Universities Olympics (Alculympics). UMak is the overall champion of the 2011 edition of Alculympics held in Calapan, Mindoro. UMak is also one of the founding member of the newest collegiate league in the country, the University, Colleges and Schools Athletic Association (UCSAA).

Among the famous line of world-class athletes of UMak are the following:

• Jasmin Figueroa is one of the best archers in Philippine history. She participated in the 2004 Athens Olympics. During the Olympics, she defeated former World Champion Natalia Valeeva of Italy. Jasmin was a South East Asian Games Gold Medalist.
• Edwin Asoro led University of Makati in the finals of NAASCU in 2002. The 6'4" Asoro was drafted by the Barako Bull during the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) 2009 rookie draft. He was a part of the Philippine under-20 National Basketball Team that competed in the 2004 Asian Basketball Championship. Asoro displayed his skills at the wing and power forward positions during his stint with the Bulldogs in the UAAP and Harbour Centre and Oracle in the Philippine Basketball League.
• Rachelle Anne Cabral is a South East Asian Games Gold Medalist in archery.
• Ayssa Dalida is one of the best squash players in the Philippines. She participated in the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.