FEU Tamaraws

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FEU Tamaraws
FEU Tamaraws official logo.svg
SchoolFar Eastern University
League UAAP
Joined1938
Former league NCAA (1924–1936; founding member)
LocationCollege – Sampaloc, Manila
High School – Diliman, Quezon City
Athletic directorMark Molina
Team colorsGreen FEU colors.svg Gold
Women's teamLady Tamaraws
Juniors' team Baby Tamaraws
Seniors' general championships
  • UAAP: 16
    1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1959–60 1966–67 1968–69 1973–74 1981–82
Juniors' general championships

The FEU Tamaraws are the varsity teams of Far Eastern University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). The collegiate women's varsity teams are called the Lady Tamaraws, while the high school varsity teams are called the Baby Tamaraws .

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History

Far Eastern University was one of the founding members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) of the Philippines in 1924. The team participated in the NCAA Philippines in 1929, then eventually withdrew in 1935 to join the Big 3 League composed of the universities which left the NCAA in 1932. Far Eastern University together with the University of the Philippines, University of Santo Tomas, and National University founded the University Athletic Association of the Philippines in 1938. FEU offers varsity sports in basketball (5x5 and 3x3), volleyball, beach volleyball, football, futsal, badminton, tennis, swimming, taekwondo, table tennis, chess, softball, fencing, and track & field.

Team mascot and colors

Tamaraw in wild Bubalus mindorensis by Gregg Yan 01.jpg
Tamaraw in wild

The Tamaraw is the mascot of all FEU athletic teams. Known scientifically as Bubalus mindorensis, it is a rare animal found only in the island of Mindoro. [1] The local endemic animal was chosen originally by the FEU founder, Dr. Nicanor Reyes Sr., for his admiration of its strength and intelligence. [2] The Tamaraw icon has eventually transformed into a nationalistic and culturally significant symbol for ferociousness.

The team's color are that of the university, green and gold. With green representing hope, as quoted from the National Hero, Dr. Jose Rizal's "Fair hope of the Fatherland", and gold, representing the university's golden opportunity to serve the youth and country.

Green and gold, the school colors of FEU FEU colors.svg
Green and gold, the school colors of FEU

Sports

Basketball

FEU won their first men's and women's UAAP basketball championships in 1938–39 and 1950–1951, respectively. The Tamaraws have the most championships in the men's basketball division, having won 20 titles. FEU ranks second in total number of combined championships won in the juniors, women's, and men's basketball divisions. In Season 68, the FEU Tamaraws won their 19th title by sweeping the De La Salle Green Archers in their best of three championship series, played at the Araneta Coliseum on October 6, 2005.

In season 71, the Tamaraws finished the elimination round with 10 wins and 4 losses. They lost game one of the semifinals to the De La Salle Green Archers on September 11, 2008, then bowed out of contention three days later after losing game 2.

On October 15, 2014, the FEU Tamaraws lost their championship series against the NU Bulldogs in three games.

In Season 78 (2015–16), the Tamaraws claimed their 20th title in the men's basketball tournament. FEU won against UST in three games in their Finals series with Game 3 played on December 2, 2015 at the Mall of Asia Arena. [3]

Notable players

Men's division

Rivals

  • UE Red Warriors were involved in the rivalry called the "Battle of the East" with the FEU Tamaraws. Both the Red Warriors and the Tamaraws dominated the UAAP basketball tournaments from the 1950s up to the late 1980s. The Tamaraws came out on top of this rivalry having won 20 titles to the 18 titles of the Red Warriors.
  • De La Salle Green Archers rivalry was sparked during the finals of season 54 (1991) when La Salle's win in game 1 (where La Salle was twice-to-beat) was protested by FEU. The UAAP board upheld the protest and ordered the replay. La Salle did not show up, claiming to have won legitimately. This resulted in the awarding of the championship trophy to FEU by the UAAP board. La Salle responded with a victory parade that passed through the other seven UAAP schools. When they passed through the FEU campus, the motorcade was bombarded with debris. In season 67 (2004), La Salle had to give up another trophy to FEU. Two Green Archers were found to have falsified documents, thus the trophy was awarded again to FEU, who were the finals opponent of La Salle. [4] The rivalry is unofficially known as the "Battle of the Greens", because both teams sport green in their uniforms.

UAAP titles

  • Men's basketball: 20 – 1938, 1939, 1947, 1950, 1956, 1961, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2003, 2004 , 2005, and 2015.
  • Women's basketball: 11 – 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2008, 2011 and 2012
  • Juniors' basketball: 9 – 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1987, 2012, and 2016

Volleyball

The FEU Tamaraw Spikers won their first UAAP volleyball title in season 9 (1946–47), while the FEU Lady Tamaraw Spikers won their first in season 11 (1948–49). As of UAAP Season 75 the Tamaraws have won 25 UAAP volleyball titles while the Lady Tamaraws have 29 UAAP championships. The Tamaraw Spikers has the longest championship streak in the UAAP. They were champions for twelve consecutive seasons, from 1946 to 1957.

Rivals

  • UST Growling Tigers and the FEU women's volleyball teams battled in the Finals for as long as 15 seasons (1988–2003), wherein 9 titles were won by the Lady Tamaraw Spikers
  • UP Fighting Maroons, considered one of the powerhouses in UAAP men's volleyball, ranks second to FEU (as of UAAP Season 69) in the number of men's volleyball championships. They won 9 titles. While FEU has 11 titles. The two teams competed for the men's volleyball championship in 8 seasons, 4 of which were won by the Tamaraws

Notable players

Football

The FEU Tamaraw Booters, under coach Orlando Plagata, won their first title in the UAAP Football tournament in 1980–1981, while the FEU Lady Tamaraw Booters won their first title in 1983–1984.

Since season 59, the FEU Tamaraw Booters have won 5 men's football titles (tied for third most), 11 women's football titles (tied for most), and 11 boys' football titles (the most), the most across all three competitions

Outside the UAAP, the women's football team were also crowned champions in three editions of the PFF Women's Cup (2014, 2015, and 2022). It has also competed in international tournaments such as in the 2015 HCM City International Women Football Tournament in Vietnam where it finished fourth out of four participating teams.

Rivals

  • Ateneo Blue Eagles started in 1983, the men's football rivalry lasted for 5 years, where 2 titles were won by FEU.
  • De La Salle Green Archers, this FEU-DLSU football rivalry emerged in 1996, which then lasted for as long as 9 years. 5 titles were won by the FEU Lady Tamaraw Booters from the DLSU Lady Archers.

Track and Field

The FEU Charging Tamaraws won their first championship in track and field in UAAP Season 10 (1947–48), while the FEU Charging Lady Tamaraws won their first championship in UAAP Season 13 (1950–51). FEU currently ranks first, in terms of number of titles won in the UAAP track and field competition, with 57 titles, followed by Ateneo Blue Eagles with 29 titles, and NU Bulldogs with 27 titles since the conception of the UAAP.

The Charging Lady Tamaraws currently own the longest winning streak in the said sport. They've been UAAP track and field champions for 7 consecutive seasons, and currently has the most titles in women's track and field with 30 titles, while the Charging Tamaraws, are also tops among participating universities in the sport, with 27 titles.

Notable athletes

Marestella Torres 23rd SEA Games Gold Medalist, Manila Philippines; Silver medalist, Women's Long Jump, 16th Asian Athletic Championships, Korea, 2005, Olympian 2008 Beijing Olympics
Lerma Bulauitan Sea Games gold medalist, 2003 Grand Prix Gold Medalist, Olympian Sydney Olympics
Elma Muros SEA Games multiple gold medalist

FEU Cheering Squad

The FEU Cheering Squad consists of two major groups. They either perform during halftime performances in major games and events in the UAAP or other sport competitions participated by the university athletes (FEU Cheerdancers) or lead the FEU crowd in cheering during the said events though the university's chants or cheers (FEU Cheerleaders).

FEU Cheerdancers

The FEU Cheer Dancers are the university's cheer dance group, consisting mainly of gymnasts and dancers. They participate in the UAAP Cheer Dance Competition (CDC), and other related exhibitions and competitions.

FEU Cheerleaders

Formerly known as "Boosters", the FEU Cheerleaders is a supporting group for the varsity teams of the school. They're the group with exceptionally loud voices, and solid hand gestures, leading the crowd on every event on and off campus.

FEU Drummers

The official cheer drummers of FEU. Initially part of the Cheering Squad, now under the FEU Center for the Arts, they are well trained in beating the drums. They mainly work together with the FEU Cheerleaders and FEU Cheerdancers in supporting their group and participates in school's varsity games.

Other notable alumni athletes

Elma Muros-Posadas Southeast Asian Games Gold Medalist
Haydee Coloso-Espino Gold medalist (swimming), Asian Games 1954
Anthony Villanueva Silver medalist 1964 Olympics (boxing)
Marestella Torres 23rd SEA Games gold medalist, 16th Asian Athletic Championships silver medalist (long jump))
Jayson Gonzales 22nd SEA Games gold medalist (chess)
Lerma Bulauitan Gold medalist 2003 Asian Grand Prix (long jump)
Bernabe Lovina Philippines Sportswriters Association awardee for track and field, 1950
Alberto T. Nogar Sr. (Weightlifter) Bronze medalist 1958 Asian Games, 5th place 1958 World Weightlifting Championship, 8th place 1960 Olympics, 1960 Philippine Sportswriters Association weightlifter of the year
Ricardo Fortaleza Gold medalist 6th Asian Games, silver medalist 1971 Asian Boxing Championship, Olympian 1972, Philippines Amateur Boxing of the Year 1970–1972, Araullo High School's most outstanding alumnus in sports 1993

Retired jersey numbers

Basketball

Volleyball

Rankings in the UAAP

These are the rankings of the University in the UAAP events it is participating since 1986, the year the UAAP became an eight member-school league.

Seniors' events

Season Basketball pictogram.svg Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg Volleyball (beach) pictogram.svg Badminton pictogram.svg Football pictogram.svg Athletics pictogram.svg Taekwondo pictogram.svg Chess pictogram.svg Table tennis pictogram.svg Fencing pictogram.svg Overall
MWCDCMWMWMWMWMWMW C MWMWMW
681st4th3rd1st3rd––2nd2nd5th3rd1st1st3rd4th–5th4th4th2nd2nd5th4th
695th2nd2nd1st2nd1st4th1st1st2nd1st1st1st3rd3rd–1st2nd1st2nd5th5th3rd
705th5th3rd2nd1st1st1st3rd2nd1st1st1st1st1st3rd–1st4th2nd1st3rd5th2nd
713rd1st3rd6th2nd2nd1st4th1st2nd3rd1st1st3rd2nd–1st2nd2nd1st4th5th4th
723rd2nd1st2nd5th2nd6th3rd2nd1st3rd2nd1st1st1st–1st1st1st1st4th3rd3rd
732nd2nd2nd2nd6th1st3rd7th1st5th1st1st1st4th2nd–1st2nd3rd1st4th4th4th
742nd1st3rd1st4th1st6th4th4th3rd3rd1st1st3rd1st–1st4th2nd3rd2nd3rd3rd
755th1st2nd2nd4th2nd8th5th2nd3rd1st1st1st5th3rd–2nd3rd3rd3rd5th4th4th
763rd5th4th3rd5th5th7th6th4th1st1st 1st1st5th4th4th1st3rd2nd4th6th3rd5th
772nd2nd5th5th4th4th4th8th3rd1st1st1st2nd5th4th4th4th1st4th3rd5th5th5th
781st8th4th5th5th4th2nd––5th4th1st2nd6th4th4th4th2nd3rd2nd4th5th5th
793rd7th2nd3rd4th2nd2nd6th6th2nd5th1st2nd3rd7th4th2nd1st6th3rd––6th
804th4th4th3rd2nd3rd2nd––7th3rd1st2nd5th7th3rd3rd2nd7th3rd––7th
814th2nd2nd2nd4th 2nd7th––4th2nd2nd2nd7th7th5th1st6th3rd4th––6th
824th3rd2nd2nd4th7th5th5th1st1st
83
84
85

Beach volleyball tournament in the 69th season was a demonstration event.

Poomsae became a regular event in the 76th season, was a demonstration sport in the 74th and 75th.

See FEU Baby Tamaraws for FEU Junior Rankings

Championships tally

The University currently participates in 11 out of 16 events in the UAAP (as of UAAP Season 69). Total number of championships won in the UAAP seniors division include both men's and women's teams championships.

1st semester eventsTotal2nd semester eventsTotalNot participated this seasonTotal
Basketball20Football13Softball19
Chess2Track and field57Tennis7
Beach volleyball4Volleyball72Swimming14
Taekwondo1Badminton5
Cheerdance2Fencing1
Table tennis2

The FEU Tamaraws were the first over-all league champions in the UAAP in 1948, making their first streak with 11 over-all championship titles which was later halted by the UST Growling Tigers in 1959. The FEU team last had their over-all UAAP championship title in 1982.

SchoolJuniorsSeniorsTotal
UST colors.svg University of Santo Tomas 103545
FEU colors.svg Far Eastern University01616
San Beda colors.svg University of the East 156
UP colors.svg University of the Philippines 055
Ateneo colors.svg Ateneo de Manila University 202
NU colors.svg National University 213
La Salle colors.svg De La Salle University 011
Adamson colors.svg Adamson University 000

See UAAP Overall Championship

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  4. ↑ UAAP Basketball Champions
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