Madi Mojdeh defies fatigue to strike silver, bronze as La Salle Green Hills nears NCAA back-to-back titles

MANILA, Philippines — La Salle Green Hills (LSGH) standout Behrouz Mohammad ‘Madi’ Mojdeh added two more medals to his tally in the NCAA Season 102 swimming competitions at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila. The 15-year-old standout from the Behrouz Elite Swimming Team (BEST) captured one silver and one bronze, bringing his total collection to one gold, three silvers, and two bronze medals. The reigning NCAA Rookie of the Year claimed the silver in the 200m butterfly with a time of two minutes and 10.31 seconds. The gold medal remained within LSGH as teammate Kristian Yugo Cabana secured the top spot by clocking 2:09.34. “I was really happy to finally break the 2:10 barrier in the 200 Fly. Unfortunately, I was only 0.09 seconds away from breaking the NCAA record, but I'm still very happy with my new personal best and another gold medal in butterfly,” Cabana said. In fact, LSGH swept the event as Gilbert Gonzalvo secured the bronze with a time of 2:12.48. Mojdeh added a bronze in a grueling 400m Individual Medley, clocking 4:45.91—close behind silver medalist Ashton Jose of Letran, who finished with 4:55.25. “Swimming the 200 Fly and 400 IM back-to-back, twice in one day, was really exhausting, especially since I...