MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – St. Thomas University Athletics continued its recent trend of being one of the top departments in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) during the 2023-24, culminating in an eighth-place finish in the LEARFIELD Director’s Cup.
“I am extremely proud of all that we accomplished last year within our Athletic Department,” Vice President of Athletics & Head Football Coach Bill Rychel said. “You achieve success with great people, and we have a great group of coaches, staff, and student athletes who live the University Mission every day. We have high expectations at St. Thomas and I look forward to continuing to work with our group to exceed those expectations.”
Take a look at some of the Bobcats’ achievements from the past academic year as we prepare for another strong year in 2024-25.
- 2 National Championship (One NAIA one NDA)
- 8th in Leerfield Cup Standings, 5th after the Fall Semester
- 19 All-Americans
- 16 programs represented at National Championships
- 5 SUN Conference Championships (Three Regular Season Titles, Two Tournament Titles)
- 10 Student-Athlete Conference Award Winners
- Four SUN Conference Coaches of the Year
- One SUN Conference Assistant Coach of the Year
- 134 All-Conference honorees
- Dr. Jan Bell named SUN Conference Faculty Athletic Representative of the Year
- Jim Tuffy named SUN Conference Athletic Trainer of the Year
