SSU Deers gear up for National SCUAA Games ’23 in Tarlac

TARLAC, Philippines — Samar State University athletes are ready to fly the flag high for Region 8 as the National State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (SCUAA) Games 2023 hosted by Tarlac Agricultural University officially commenced yesterday, October 1.

Nine student-athletes from the university are set to compete in basketball, volleyball, and table tennis on the national stage. John Raymond Versoza, Simon Siachua, Josiah Simon Siachua, and Leonard Sultan will contend for Table Tennis Men, Joanna Jireh Lapura for Table Tennis Women category; the Tolipas brothers, Albert Joshua, and Rogelio will take on the Basketball competition; meanwhile, Joshua Gualdrapa and Wesbart Alegro are poised to spike in the volleyball arena.

After a five-year hiatus, the National SCUAA Games triumphantly returns to unite the various universities and colleges across the country with the theme “Unity Through Sports in State Universities and Colleges for National Development.”