Jumping into the record books
The Track and Field team competed in the state championship May 4 and 5 in Jacksonville. The team had six athletes qualify for the state meet. Don Chaney Jr. ’20 won the state championship for the second year in a row in the high jump clearing 6’7. “It feels amazing to have won back-to-back state championships so early in my high school career. I look forward to competing for another one next year,” said Chaney Jr. He also broke the previous school record he held by clearing the height of 6’11 earlier in the season.
Joshua Collins ’18 was the other athlete who scored in the state meet finishing in 3rd place in both the 1600 and 3200 meter runs. He was 1 second off of the school record held by Ryan Rodriguez 15’ in the 1600 meter run finishing with a time of 4:16.47. And in the 3200 meter run he finished with a time of 9:27.44. “It has been an honor to be a part of such a prestigious running program for the past seven years. I could not have asked for a better coaching staff who motivated me and shaped me, physically and spiritually, into the man I am today. The habits, discipline, and strategies that I learned from my coaches will always be a part of my formation. Although I will soon be running as an Eagle, I will forever be a Wolverine,” said Collins. Additionally, earlier this season Collins broke the school record previously held by Avery Lopez ‘13 in the 3200 meter run at the FSU Relays running a time of 9:09.25.
Other athletes competing at the state meet were Adam Magoulas and Javier Vento in the 3200 meter run. Magoulas finished with a time of 9:40.92, and Vento finished with a time of 10:27.41. Sebastian Roa ’19 and Lucas de la Hoz ’19 competed in the 1600 meter run. Roa finished with a time of 4:27.63 and de la Hoz finished with a time of 4:38.63. The only sprinter to qualify to the state meet was Eric Labrador ‘18 in 110 meter hurdles. Labrador just missed the final by one place running a 15.15 in the prelims. At the end of the weekend, the team finished in 8th place scoring 22 points. “I am very proud of how the team performed and how all the athletes’ hard work paid off in such a tremendous way,” Coach Victor Arrieta ’95.
"I am proud of how our student-athletes represented Belen at the FHSAA State Track Meet. I was especially proud of Don Chaney Jr who was able to defend his State Championship in the high jump," said Principal Jose E. Roca '84.
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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.