Loyola and MOP Vaishnav from Chennai wrested the men’s and women’s basketball titles respectively on the final day of the 21st South India inter-collegiate Karunya Evangeline Memorial Tournament (KEMT) at the Karunya University courts here on Saturday.
Loyola brushed aside the challenge of Mar Baselios College (Thiruvananthapuram) 77-67 in its last league clash for the men’s title, while MOP Vaishnav got the better of SRM University (Chennai) 52-36 for the women’s crown.
M. Sudhakar, Superintendent of Police (Coimbatore Rural) gave away the prizes.
The results: Athletics: Men: 110m hurdles: 1. J. Thiyagarajan (MCC, Chn) 14.7s; 2. Ashpin Raja (Karunya); 3. N. Surendran (SRM). 5,000m: 1. P. Karthi (PSG CAS) 16:23.5s; 2. S. Victor Samuel Rajan (Karunya); 3. C. Saravana Kumar (SRM, Chn). High jump: 1. R. Gnana Sowdaran (Sri Krishna CAS) 2.03m; 2. Khassan Khan (BACAS, Cbe); 3. A.A. Abdul (Sri Krishna, Gur). Triple jump: 1. Mohd. Zuber (Loyola) 15m; 2. Jithin Thomas (M.A. College, Ker); M. Sakthivel (Presidency, Chn). Shot put: 1. V.P. Alfin (M.A. College) 15.35m; 2. V.K. Akesh Kumar (M.A. College); 3. V. Sudhir (Loyola, Chn). 4x100m: 1. Loyola (Chn) 3:28.7s; 2. Sri Krishna (Ker); 3. MCC (Chn).
Basketball: Dr. GRD (Cbe) bt Karunya 58-52; Loyola (Chn) bt Mar Baselios (Tvm) 77-67.
Football: Final: Sree Kerala Varma 2 bt SRM (Chn) 0.
Hockey: Jamal Mohammed (Try) 4 bt Karunya 0; American College (Mdu) bt Annamalai (Chid) 6-3 (via tie-breaker); Annamalai 3 bt Karunya 1; Jamal Mohammed bt American College 9-8 (via tie-breaker).
Kabaddi: Karunya (Cbe) bt St. Joseph’s (Chn) 31-17; D.B. Jain (Chn) bt Presidency (Chn) 26-24.
Volleyball: PSG CAS (Cbe) bt Karunya 25-22, 25-18, 27-25; SRM (Chn) bt Loyola (Chn) 25-17, 18-25, 25-21, 25-12.
Final standings: Basketball: 1. Loyola (Chn); 2. Mar Baselios (Tvm); 3. Dr. GRD; 4. Karunya. Football: 1. Sree Kerala Varma; 2. SRM; 3. Sathyabama; 4. Karunya. Hockey: 1. Jamal Mohammed (Try); 2. American (Mdu); 3. Annamalai (Chid); 4. Karunya. Kabaddi: 1. D.B. Jain (Chn); 2. St. Joseph’s (Chn); 3. Karunya (Cbe); 4. Presidency (Chn). Volleyball: 1. SRM (Chn); 2. Loyola (Chn); 3. PSG CAS (Cbe); 4. Karunya.
Women: 100m hurdles: 1. Jyotji Krishna (M.A. College) 15.8s; 2. N. Gayatri (Karunya); 3. Tinu Raju (M.A. College). 800m: 1. Aswathi Mohanan (M.A. College) 2:29.5s; 2. G. Vinothini (MOP Vaishnav); 3. M. Ramya (Sri Saradha, Tvl). High jump: 1. S. Josephine (MOP Vaishnav) 1.52m; 2. S. Sandhya (Sri Krishna CAS); 3. U. Gayathri (Karunya). Discus: 1. Neena Elizabeth Baby (M.A. College) 38.39m; 2. R. Kumari (MOP Vaishnav); 3. K. Subhashini. Triple jump: 1. Sheena (M.A. College) 12.31m; 2. Shilpa Chacko (M.A. College); 3. M. Jeya Shamily (MOP Vaishnav). Shot put: 1. Neena Elizabeth Baby 11.94m; 2. R. Kumari (MOP Vaishnav); 3. K. Subhashini (Nirmala). 4x100m: 1. M.A. College 4:10.02s; 2. MOP Vaishnav; 3. Dr. NGP (Cbe).
Basketball: St. Xavier’s (Aluv) bt St. Joseph’s (Chn) 47-35; MOP Vaishnav (Chn) bt SRM (Chn) 52-36.
Volleyball: SRM (Chn) bt PSGR Krishnammal (Cbe) 25-12, 25-19, 25-18; JBAS (Chn) bt MOP Vaishnav 25-21, 25-16, 25-10.
Final standing: Basketball: 1. MOP Vaishnav (Chn); 2. SRM; 3. St. Xavier’s (Aluva); 4. St. Joseph’s (Chn). Kabaddi: 1. PKR Arts (Gobi); 2. AVS (Slm); 3. Queen Mary’s (Chn); 4. Karunya. Volleyball: 1. JBAS (Chn); 2. SRM (Chn); 3. PSGR Krishnammal (Cbe); 4. MOP Vaishnav (Chn).