The Arellano Chiefsquad won their seventh straight NCAA Cheerleading competition title on Thursday, and the architect of that dynastic run, Lucky San Juan, couldn’t have been any prouder.
From Fan to Champion Coach—Seven Times Over
Afterward, Lucky San Juan got introspective as he talked to Rebanse about his journey, his legacy, and the team that made it happen. The first thing he pointed out: He was once just a fan who dreamed big.
“Masasabi ko siyempre minsan lang din ako nangarap. Naging fan din ako ng mga kalaban ko, especially ‘yung may pinakamaraming champion dito—‘yung Perpetual, naging fan din nila ako,” he said. “Kaya napakasarap sa feeling na parang may isang Lucky, may isang coach na nakagawa ng isang legacy sa NCAA na wala pang nakakagawa sa iba.”
Indeed, Arellano’s Lucky San Juan is one of one, the architect of the longest championship reign in NCAA Cheerleading history and now one of the competition’s winningest coaches.
Lucky San Juan Already Looking Forward
Then, when asked to rank the team’s latest golden conquest, San Juan may have just revealed the secret to Arellano’s unprecedented run of consistency and excellence: They don’t get caught up with the winning.
“Ah, paano ba? Wala akong masabi eh,” San Juan said with a huge smile on his face. “Pero ‘yun na ‘yung nagawa namin eh, kasi after nito, hindi na kami champion. Talagang back to zero kami.”
No wonder the Chiefsquad have been unbeaten and have looked unbeatable year after year after year. And it all starts with the leadership of Lucky San Juan.
