Clint Escamis, Bella Belen recognized in Collegiate Press Corps Awards Night

June 30, 2025. NCAA and UAAP student-athletes and coaches with their respective awards given out during the Collegiate Press Corps Awards Night. (Photo: Collegiate Press Corps)

Mapua University's Clint Escamis, National University's Bella Belen, and other top student-athletes from the NCAA and UAAP were under one roof last Monday as the Collegiate Press Corps (CPC) held its Awards Night at Discovery Suites.

Escamis received the Collegiate Press Corps Basketball Player of the Year Award presented by GMA Network, while Belen was the UAAP Women's Volleyball Player of the Year.

“I’m honored for this award and I know I couldn’t have done this without my teammates, kaya it just fuels me to help Mapua win back-to-back championships,” said Escamis, who is returning for his final season with the Cardinals in the upcoming NCAA Season 101.

Escamis also led the CPC Men's Basketball Mythical Team along with De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde's Allen Liwag from the NCAA, and JD Cagulangan (UP) and Kevin Quiambao and Mike Phillips (DLSU).

Belen, on the other hand, was among the CPC's top volleyball awardees, along with schoolmate Leo Aringo, Jr. who bagged the Player of the Year plum for UAAP Men's Volleyball. Arellano University's Carl Berdal and Benilde's Zam Nolasco were the NCAA Volleyball Players of the Year for their respective divisions.

Kacey dela Rosa of Ateneo de Manila University, meanwhile, was the CPC Women's Basketball Player of the Year, and led the Mythical Team alongside Cielo Pagdulagan of National University, Kent Pastrana of University of Santo Tomas, Elaine Etang of Adamson, and Louna Ozar of UP.

Football was also put on the spotlight as the CPC handed out the first Football Players of the Year awards to Amir Aningalan of San Beda University for the NCAA, and Mon Diansuy and Carmela Altiche of Far Eastern University for the UAAP.

Coaches were also recognized in the said event as Randy Alcantara (Mapua men's basketball), Goldwin Monteverde (UP men's basketball), Aris Dimaunahan (NU women's basketball) were named Basketball Coaches of the Year. Sherwin Meneses (NU women's volleyball), Dante Alinsunurin (NU men's volleyball), Jerry Yee (Benilde women's volleyball), and Bryan Vitug (Arellano men's volleyball) were the Volleyball Coaches of the Year.

—JKC, GMA Integrated News

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