ATHLETICS
UPDATE
Bobcat Season Wrap-Up
In volleyball , the Bobcat ’ s season ended as they fell short of reaching the Sun- Lakes Conference tournament by falling to South Florida State College in four sets on October 23 . The Bobcats kept their hopes alive by sweeping Palm Beach State College in three sets that previous day . The team finished 8-14 on the season and 7-11 in the conference .
Jayla Butler in action at Palm Beach State match on October 22 . The freshman from Tampa was named FCSAA Region 8 DII Volleyball Setter of the Week ( Oct . 5 ) where she had 36 assists in each of the wins over Florida Gateway College and Florida State College at Jacksonville . Photo credit : Natalie Apolo , PHSC student ambassador
PHSC women ’ s cross-country team upset ninthranked Daytona State College at the NJCAA Region 8 Championship in Tallahassee on October 29 . Performances by Kylie Kanaar ( 20:54 ) and Katerina Dobkowski ( 21:12 ), who finished fourth and sixth respectfully , earned them All-State / All- Region honors . Then , on November 13 , the team entered the NJCAA DII National Championship ranked 10th in the nation . The Bobcats had an excellent showing with a strong performance from all seven runners to finish eighth . The team was led by Kanaar with a time of 20:14 followed by Dobkowski ( 20:49 ), Sydney Stoltzfoos ( 21:03 ), Gabrielle Marshall ( 21:23 ) and Hayley Schaefer ( 22:05 ), Jessica Perez ( 22:46 ) and Fallon Lavine ( 23:27 ). And , in their final meet of the season , the team placed nineth at the NJCAA Half Marathon Championship held in Richmond on November 16 . Several Bobcats set personal records in the event including Kanaar who led the team placing 26th finishing the 13.1 miles in 1:36:05 followed by Stoltzfoos ( 29th , 1:39:32 ) and Marshall ( 34th , 1:42:11 ). Eight Bobcats competed in the 58-runner field .
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