Track & Field Wins State Championship
On May 10th, the Belen Jesuit Varsity Track and Field team won the Class 3A State Championship with 69 points. This is the second state championship in program history; the first was in 2007.
“It was truly a team effort where everyone sacrificed and contributed to the team’s win,” said Victor Arrieta, Track & Field Coach. “Very proud of the kids, our assistant coaches and the alumni support.”
The team members were Tiago Socarras, Marcelo Mantecon, Diego Magariño, Marco Prieguez, Justin Ruiz, John Amador, Armando Cruz, Michael Brunet, Jack Michalak, Carlos Rodriguez-Novoa, Nico Veloso, and Justin Cuellar.
Individual state championships were won in the following events.
Belen finished first in the 4x800 relay with a school record 7:44.31! The relay team was made up of Diego Magariño, Michael Brunet, Jack Michalak and Marcelo Mantecon.
Marcelo Mantecon also won the State Championship in the 3200 a with a time of 8:56.89 setting a new FHSAA state meet record. Armando Cruz finished fourth (9:08.19), followed by Justin Ruiz in fifth (9:11.51).
Joseph Socarras won the State Championship in the 800, covering the distance in 1:52.26, and the 1600 with a time of 4:10.11. Jack Michalak finished third in the 800 (1:54.60). Marcelo Mantecon finished second in the 1600 (4:11.58), Marco Prieguez in sixth (4:16.70), and Armando Cruz in ninth (4:17.54).
In the 400 Hurdles Carlos Rodriguez-Novoa who currently holds the school record in the event ran a 55.83 to finish in 11th place.
In the field events, John Amador scored some valuable points when he finished in sixth place in the Pole Vault with a jump of 13’9.25 (4.20m).
BELEN JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
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500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: webmaster@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 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 sits on a 30-acre site in western Dade County, only minutes away from downtown Miami.