Season of Champions
For the first time in school history, all winter Varsity sports have won at least a district title.
The Soccer team won the district championship on February 3 by defeating TERRA 3-1. The Wolverines went on to win the Regional 5A-16 Championship on February 16 by defeating Golden Gate 8-0. On February 26, the Varsity Soccer team defended their title as 5A State Champions after defeating J. R. Arnold High School 1 to 0! Stefano Naos '22 scored the winning goal with an assist from Enzo Fernandez '22. This is the program's third state title and second consecutive championship. The first state title was won in 2016. Click here for the photo album.
"I am incredibly proud of this team and their hard work and dedication," said Head Soccer Coach Tanger Mendonca.
The Basketball team won their first district championship in 17 years on February 11 by defeating Northwestern 64-50.
“This was a great season with a wonderful group of young men,” said Head Basketball Coach Gaston “Chachi” Rodriguez. “They believed in our mission, each other and it was a great journey. They learned a lot along the way about teamwork, brotherhood, adversity, sacrifice, and each other. I’m very proud of them.”
The Wrestling team won the Duals District 16-2A Championship on January 7 and the IBT District 16-2A Championship on February 19. It was the first IBT championship in 15 years! Eleven members of the team competed in the Regional Final on February 25 and 26 at Bayside High School in Palm Bay. Darian Torres ‘23 advances to the State IBT Wrestling Championship. He finished in 3rd place at the 2A Region 4 Regional Championship at the 160lb weight class. Darian will compete March 3-5 at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimee.
*Editor's note: this article was updated on March 3, 2022.
*Editor's note: this article was updated on March 3, 2022.
BELEN JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: webmaster@belenjesuit.org
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.