Bobcats Men Climb from Fourth to Second, Women Finish Fourth at Sun Conference Championships

Bobcats Men Climb from Fourth to Second, Women Finish Fourth at Sun Conference Championships

11/10/2026 9:45:00 AM

AVE MARIA, Fla. – The St. Thomas University Men's Cross Country team delivered an impressive performance at the 2026 Sun Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday, November 7, improving from a fourth-place finish in 2025 to a runner-up finish in 2026. The Women's Cross Country team also put together a strong showing, securing fourth place at the championship meet hosted by Ave Maria University.

The Bobcats' men finished second out of seven teams with 59 points, highlighted by three runners placing inside the top 10. The women totaled 100 points to finish fourth out of seven teams, led by Kaycie Aquilino's ninth-place performance.

INSIDE THE MEET

  • Final: Men – 2nd of 7 (59 points) | Women – 4th of 7 (100 points)

  • Location: Ave Maria, Fla.

  • Course: Men – 8K | Women – 6K

  • Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026

HOW IT HAPPENED (MEN)

After finishing fourth at the 2025 conference championships, the Bobcats made a significant two-place jump in 2026, earning second place with 59 points. Three top-10 individual finishes helped propel St. Thomas to its runner-up result.

Senior Parker Doll led the Bobcats in the men's 8K, crossing the finish line fourth overall with a time of 26:18.2.

Junior Mattia Uboldi followed with an eighth-place finish at 26:45.7, while senior Jonathan Petit-Frere rounded out STU's top-10 finishers, placing 10th with a time of 27:22.5.

Senior David Perez finished 18th at 28:22.1, followed by sophomore Dudley Moise, who placed 19th with a time of 28:28.1 to complete the Bobcats' five scoring runners.

Freshmen Andres Oropesa (28:37.6) and Elisha Herring (28:44.7) finished 23rd and 25th, respectively.

St. Thomas recorded a combined scoring time of 2:17:16, securing second place ahead of Southeastern University, which totaled 79 points. Ave Maria claimed the men's conference championship with 30 points.

HOW IT HAPPENED (WOMEN)

Junior Kaycie Aquilino led the women's team in the 6K race, earning a ninth-place finish with a time of 23:45.4.

Freshman Gabriella Isabella followed closely behind, crossing the finish line in 11th place with a time of 24:00.7.

Senior Isabella Marty finished 24th overall at 25:00.4, while freshman Daliany Negron placed 33rd with a time of 25:39.0.

Freshman Briana Morris rounded out the Bobcats' five scoring runners, finishing 39th at 28:13.7.

The Bobcats recorded a combined scoring time of 2:06:38, finishing fourth overall with 100 points. Southeastern University claimed the women's championship with 36 points, followed by SCAD with 39 and Ave Maria with 58.

NOTEWORTHY

  • The men's team climbed two spots in the conference standings, improving from fourth in 2025 to second in 2026.

  • Doll, Uboldi and Petit-Frere each earned top-10 finishes in the men's 8K.

  • Aquilino and Gabriella Isabella both finished inside the top 11 in the women's 6K.

  • Both St. Thomas teams finished among the top four in the seven-team conference fields.

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