The biggest victory in school history for the St. Thomas University Women’s Cross Country team came during the University of South Florida Invitational last month, when the girls won the non-NCAA Division One Championship. For the Bobcats, four of the six women runners finished among the top seven finishers.Freshmen Andrea Peterson finished with a 20:52.04 race time to finish fourth among non-NCAA Division One runners.Her...

Two Hialeah Miami Lakes swimmers qualified for the Florida State Swimming Championship meet.  Freshman Jocelyn Ruiz and sophomore Aaron Rodriguez competed at the Sailfish Splash Park swimming facility in Stuart, Florida on November 4.   Both qualified after competing at the state regional championships at Florida Gulf Coast University.  Ruiz who recently celebrated her 14th birthday, is also the District Champion in the...

Mater Academy’s girls cross country team took on the best competitors at the FHSAA state meet and ran away with impressive performances by finishing in 16th place overall last week in Tallahassee. Eighth-grade student Jinah Mickens-Malik lead the way, finishing 7th overall, and 9th grader, Valerie Lastra earned the silver medal. The team earned its spot in the state competition by finishing in 3rd place in regional competition with an...

The St. Thomas University men's golf team, ranked 13th in the NAIA, won the Webber Fall Classic last week at the Pinecrest Golf Club.  The Bobcats dominated the event winning by 15 strokes over second place Keiser University.It marked the second team championship of the season for St. Thomas, having also won the Webber Fall Invitational in September.All five of the St. Thomas golfers finished in the top 12 of the individual standings....

Forward Raheem Bowman scored a career high 35 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, as St. Thomas University’s men basketball team edged Union College, 87-85, to finish undefeated in a tournament featuring teams from the Sun Conference and the Appalachian Athletic Conference in Barbourville, Kentucky.The Bobcats are 3-0.Bowman, who shot 14-22 (63 percent) from the field, also recorded one assist, one blocked shot and one steal.Guard Kristers...