IMMOKALEE, Fla. (October 7, 2023) - The St. Thomas University (STU) Men's Cross Country team traveled to Ave Maria University on Saturday to compete in the 2023 Sun Conference Preview. Roger Reyes finished in second in the 8K race, leading the Bobcats to fifth overall. 

Course Information 

Men's 8K Course 
 

Highlights 

Graduate student Roger Reyes once again led the pack at Ave Maria, cruising to the finish line, finishing just 10 seconds behind the first-place finisher. Reyes placed third out of 82 competitors, finishing with a time of 27:05.0 and an average mile time of 5:27. Osvaldo Cruz came next for the Bobcats, finishing in 26th place overall with a time of 29:53.6 and an average pace of 6:01 per mile. Thirty seconds later and in 30th place, Jabes Jimenez crossed the finish line with a time of 30:23.1. 
 

Times 

Roger Reyes – 3rd (27:05.0) 

Osvaldo Cruz – 26th (29:53.6) 

Jabes Jimenez – 30th (30:23.1) 

Jamari Benjamin – 34th (30:32.3) 

Christopher Reid – 35th (30:40.7) 

Alain Bermudez – 42nd (31:13.2) 

Joshua Anderson – 65th (34:31.2) 

Alejandro Duenas – 69th (36:10.8) 

Chance Ignacio-Suarez – 70th (36:13.5) 
 

Up Next 

The Bobcats will head back to Ave Maria, Fla. to compete in the Sun Conference Championships on Saturday, November 4th at 7:30 a.m. 

-STU-