MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (October 24, 2020) – St. Thomas University (STU) Cross Country raced in the STU Bobcat Invitational against Florida National University on Saturday morning. The Bobcats won both the Men's and Women's races, which were five-kilometers.  

Jonathan Memnon paced the men's team, winning the event with an average mile time of 5:34 and finishing in 17:17. Joseph Montes (2^nd/17:41), Adam Kamel (3^rd/18:22) and Peterley Louis (4^th/18:32) all placed within the top-five for STU, as the Bobcats dominated the event. Andrew Pardo rounded out the top-five finishers for St. Thomas, completing the race in 22:30.  

Lesly Marcin won the dual on the women's side, completing the race in 22:19. Escarleth Membrano finished in third place, with a time of 23:10. Emily Holzer (5^th/23:48), Gabriela Gutierrez (6^th/24:38), Calyope Ortega (7^th/24:42) and Naomi Marcin (8th/24:51) were the remaining top-10 placers for the Bobcats. Alessandra Barquin ended the race in 11^th place, completing the track in 28:14. 

Results

Next up for the Bobcats is the Sun Conference Championship race in Ave Maria on Saturday, November 7.  

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