Five Aquinas Academy graduates are competing at the collegiate level this fall, with two preparing for postseason soccer tournaments and three beginning their college basketball seasons. Patrick Richthammer, Caitlyn Abbett, Jonah Burchill, Vinnie Cugini and Jacob Guillen are representing their respective colleges on the field and court. PATRICK RICHTHAMMER | CHRISTENDOM COLLEGE MEN'S SOCCER Aquinas graduate Patrick Richthammer is part of a historic season at Christendom College, where the men's soccer team has earned its first-ever invitation to the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) National Championship. Christendom enters the national tournament with a 13-1 record, including a perfect 9-0 mark in conference play. The Crusaders captured the Eastern States Athletic Conference (ESAC) championship with a 2-0 victory over Manor College on October 31. Richthammer has appeared in 10 games this season, making two starts and recording one assist. He has contributed to a Christendom squad that has won 11 consecutive games. Christendom enters the national tournament as the No. 1 overall seed and begins play Friday, November 13, in Pittsburgh. CAITLYN ABBETT | FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S SOCCER Aquinas alumna Caitlyn Abbett and the Franciscan University women's soccer team are also headed to postseason play. The Barons finished the regular season 10-5-2 and earned the No. 5 seed in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament. Franciscan's defense was among the best in the country at various points during the season and established a new program record for its shutout streak. Abbett, a freshman goalkeeper, has appeared in one game this season, recording one save. Franciscan will face Pitt-Greensburg in the opening round Saturday, November 14, at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania. VINNIE CUGINI | PITT-JOHNSTOWN MEN'S BASKETBALL Aquinas Academy's all-time leading scorer, Vinnie Cugini, begins his senior season at NCAA Division II Pitt-Johnstown on Friday, November 13. The Mountain Cats open their season on the road against No. 4 West Liberty University, with tipoff scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Cugini is coming off a junior season in which he averaged 12.4 points and 3.0 rebounds per game while shooting 36 percent from three-point range. He started 26 of Pitt-Johnstown's 27 games. The Mountain Cats finished last season 12-16 and were picked sixth in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division preseason coaches poll. Cugini finished his Aquinas career with 3,189 points, establishing the WPIAL's all-time scoring record. He was also named the 2022-23 PIAA Class A Player of the Year. JACOB GUILLEN | SETON HILL UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL Aquinas graduate Jacob Guillen scored his first collegiate points on November 9 in Seton Hill University's 125-51 victory over Waynesburg University. Guillen, a sophomore guard for the NCAA Division II Griffins, finished with seven points and an assist in just nine minutes of action. He shot 3-for-4 from the field, including 1-for-2 from three-point range. Guillen had an outstanding high school career at Aquinas, scoring more than 1,000 career points and averaging 24 points per game during his senior season. He finished fifth in the WPIAL in scoring that year and helped lead the Crusaders to the WPIAL Class A semifinals and PIAA state playoffs. One of his most memorable performances came in the opening round of the state tournament, when he scored 36 points to lead Aquinas to an 83-80 comeback victory over Erie First Christian. Guillen is entering his second season at Seton Hill, which competes in the PSAC alongside Pitt-Johnstown, where fellow Aquinas graduate Vinnie Cugini plays. JONAH BURCHILL | CHRISTENDOM COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Former Aquinas basketball player Jonah Burchill is beginning his freshman season at Christendom College. Burchill scored his first collegiate basket in Christendom's 64-55 victory over Penn State DuBois on November 7. He finished with two points, three rebounds and an assist in 15 minutes of action. Earlier in the week, Burchill also logged 11 minutes in an exhibition game against NCAA Division I opponent Appalachian State on November 4. Burchill joins fellow Aquinas graduate Patrick Richthammer as a member of Christendom's athletic programs. Aquinas Academy congratulates Patrick, Caitlyn, Vinnie, Jacob and Jonah on their accomplishments. We are proud to see our graduates continuing their athletic careers at the collegiate level and wish them and their teams continued success this season. -------- Follow Aquinas Athletics on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aquinascrusaders/ Follow Aquinas Athletics on X: https://x.com/AquinasAD For the latest Aquinas Academy Athletics news, schedules, results and more, visit: https://aquinascrusaders.org/ #GoAquinas #AquinasAthletics