Cross Country Wins 9th State Championship
The Varsity Cross Country team captured the 3A State title on November 11. The team scored 57 points to secure the championship. This is the programs 9th title.
"Congratulations to the Cross Country team and Coach Frankie Ruiz after winning their 9th State title. They worked hard and used their God given talents to reach their goal,” said Principal Jose E. Roca.
Senior Joshua Collins finished in second place with a time of 15:39. He was followed by Lucas de la Hoz (16:32:23) in 16th Place, Adam Magoulas (16:32.61) in 17th Place, Sebastian Roa (16:34) in 18th Place, Cesar Aguzzi (16:38) in 21st Place, Diego Gomez (16:42) in 26th Place and Mathew Bryan (16:50) in 37th Place.
“Belen continues its tradition of championship cross country teams. Congratulations to Coaches Frankie Ruiz, Juan Rodriguez Rene Medina and our athletes for ‘running to the fire’ and living the magis,” said School President Jesuit Father Willie García-Tuñón '87. “Twelve straight years with at least one state championship team, Belen Jesuit dominates at all levels.”
BELEN JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: communications@belenjesuit.org
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: communications@belenjesuit.org
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School was founded in 1854 in Havana, Cuba, by Queen Isabel II of Spain. The task of educating students was assigned to the priests and brothers of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), whose teaching tradition is synonymous with academic excellence and spiritual discipline. In 1961, the new political regime of Cuba confiscated the school's property and expelled the Jesuit faculty. The School was re-established in Miami the same year, and over the next decade, continued to grow. Today, Belen Jesuit is situated on a 34-acre site in western Dade County, just minutes away from downtown Miami.