Lismar Bentancourt placed fifth in the women’s 6K to lead Florida National University cross country at the St. Thomas University Bobcat Invitational on Sept. 11 in Miami Gardens, Fla. Bentancourt completed the race in 23:57.7, finishing 10 seconds off her personal best. Her time was the second-fastest 6K by a Florida National University woman in school history.
Loralai Lambert made her debut on the Florida National University roster and finished 27th in the women’s 6K in 28:37.0. The freshman recorded a personal record in the race. The meet also included a men’s 8K.
Florida National University men’s results
Hugo-Augustin Kluczkowski led the Florida National University men with a 32nd-place finish in 31:14.2. It was his first race of 2026. Mario Martinez placed 38th in 31:54.7 during his first 8K of the season.
Ricardo Pereira finished 58th in 37:08.6, while Orane Daley placed 63rd in 43:30.6. Lucas Vieira Vassimon finished 64th in 45:58.9 in his first race of 2026. Pereira was identified as a freshman, and Vieira Vassimon was identified as a first-year runner.
Barry University, Nova Southeastern University, Lynn University, New College of Florida and the St. Thomas University men’s team also competed at the meet. Nova Southeastern University won both the men’s and women’s team competitions.
Florida National University will compete next at the FLRunners.com Invitational on Oct. 2.
Source: Original report