Loyola, MOP Vaishnav triumph

MOP Vaishnav College (Chennai) which won the women's basketball title.

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).