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BELEN JESUIT SPORTS BANQUET 2014 Lord, Teach me to be generous, Teach me to serve you as you deserve, To give and not to count the cost, To fight and not to heed the wounds, To toil and not to seek for rest, To labor and not to ask for reward, Save that of knowing that I do your will. St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) BELEN JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL SPORTS BANQUET PROGRAM 2013-2014 VOLUME XXX This is an official publication of the Belen Jesuit Athletic Department. The staff would like to express gratitude to the following individuals and groups for their help in making this program. Mr. Johnny Calderin, Mrs. Sujayla Collins, Mr. German Delgado, Mr. Thomas de Quesada, Mr. Tomas Dominguez, Mrs. Teri Elias, Mr. Don Hunsinger, Mr. Bryan Lorenzo, Mr. Steven Murphy, Mr. Rick Raimundez, Mr. Jose Roca, Mr. Daniel Halle, Mr. Tim VanScoy, Mr. Nestor Varona, Mr. Augusto Venegas, Mrs. Maria Consuegra, Mrs. Lourdes Vega, Mrs. Carol Vila, Echoes Staff, Herff Jones and parents. Advertising content is not edited or pre-screened by Belen Jesuit. Individual advertisers and/ or its authors are solely responsible for the content and they do not reflect the views or opinions of Belen Jesuit. For comments or corrections, please e-mail [email protected] Rev. Pedro A. Suarez, S.J. - President Dr. Maria Cristina Reyes-Garcia- Principal Mr. Carlos Barquin - Athletic Director Mr. Victor Arrieta - Editor 500 Southwest 127th Avenue Miami, Florida 33184 305.223-8600 www.belenjesuit.org TABLE OF CONTENTS President/Principal’s Letter 3 Junior Varsity Soccer 28 Athletic Director’s Letter 4 Junior Varsity Volleyball 29 Cheerleading 6 Freshman Baseball 30 Varsity Baseball 7 Freshman Basketball 31 Varsity Basketball 8 Middle School Baseball Gold & Blue 32 Varsity Bowling 9 Middle School Basketball Gold & Blue 33 Varsity Crew 10 Middle School Cross Country 34 Varsity Cross Country 11 Middle School Football 35 Varsity Football 12 Middle School Golf 36 Varsity Golf 13 Middle School Soccer Gold & Blue 37 Varsity Lacrosse 14 Middle School Swimming 38 Varsity Soccer 15 Middle School Tennis 39 Varsity Swimming 16 Middle School Track & Field 40 Varsity Tennis 17 Middle School Volleyball Gold & Blue 41 Varsity Track & Field 18 Middle School Water Polo 42 Varsity Volleyball 19 6th Grade Baseball 43 Varsity Water Polo 20 6th Grade Basketball 44 Varsity Wrestling 21 6th Grade Cross Country 45 Junior Varsity Baseball 22 6th Grade Football 46 Junior Varsity Basketball 23 6th Grade Soccer 47 Junior Varsity & MS Crew 24 6th Grade Track & Field 48 Junior Varsity Football 25 Belen Sports Hall of Fame 49 Junior Varsity Golf 26 The Miami Herald Clippings 55 Junior Varsity Lacrosse 27 Advertising 56 2 May 5, 2014 Dear Student-Athletes, It is with great joy that I join you in thanking the Lord for your accomplishments this year in the area of Athletics. Together with your coaches and teachers you have shown sportsmanship, commitment, hard work and perseverance, which are essential elements to succeed, not only in sports, but also in life. May the good Lord guide you next year and in everything you do. May your lives be fruitful and happy, filled with the Ignatian spirit of the “magis” that you have learned at Belen, always striving to do more and give more to the greater glory of God. With every good wish, sincerely, Pedro A. Suarez, S.J. President Dear Student-Athletes, We would like to congratulate you on your achievements in all your athletic events this year. At Belen Jesuit we strive to give you the best resources available. We encourage you to be competitive in the fields because we understand that through sports, you are experiencing selflessness, endurance, determination, and challenge. With every athletic accomplishment you have acquired many important skills needed to succeed in life. Besides learning the rules of different sports, you have cultivated lifelong values of teamwork, leadership, dedication, commitment, sportsmanship, and goal setting. Moreover, you have maintained composure, developed a hard work ethic, balanced busy schedules, and lived a healthy lifestyle in order to reach individual and team goals. All in all, you have embraced the “magis.” We are proud of you! We would also like to express our deepest gratitude to Coach Barquín, our Athletic Director, as well as the coaches and P.E. teachers who have contributed to your formation as Belen Scholar Athletes. May God bless you, Dr. María Cristina Reyes-García Principal 3 Belen Jesuit Preparatory School The Belen Jesuit Athletic program continues to rank among the best overall male athletic programs for class 6A in Florida. Our school has placed among the top 2 programs during each of the past 5 years. The 2013-2014 season got off to a blistering start. The crew team made a historic appearance in the most prestigious regatta in the Western Hemisphere: the Royal Canadian Henley. Not only did they compete, but they came home with a medal! Not to be outdone, the varsity cross country team captured yet another State Championship, their fourth in a row and ended up as the best cross country program in the state, regardless of classification for the third consecutive year. Since its foundation in 1970, this program has averaged a top 3 finish at the state level. The swimming team was not left behind as they too captured another State Championship title; their 7th in the past 8 years. Cross country head coach Frankie Ruiz was a national finalist for coach of the year and was selected as Florida coach of the year for the second consecutive year by the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA). Coach Kirk Peppas was also selected as coach of the year by the FACA for the second consecutive year. The golf team completed an outstanding season and was ranked one of the best 4 programs in all of Miami-Dade County. The Dean of Football Coaches in Miami-Dade County Richard Stuart earned his 200th career victory when the football team defeated Miami Sunset 9-7. The winter season was highlighted by 7th grade student Julian Ramirez becoming the youngest wrestler ever from Belen to win a varsity medal in State Competition when he finished in 3rd place. The varsity soccer team had an outstanding season as they dominated their district opponents before suffering a heartbreaking loss in the Region semifinal game; a game that went down to more than 10 penalty kicks before it was finally decided. Coach Tanger Mendonça secured his 100th career win with a 3-0 win over Mater Academy. The basketball team gave Coach Jose E. Roca his 300th career win when they defeated rival Columbus in front of an estimated crowd of 5,000 at the Bank United Center in the University Miami. The spring season witnessed our youngest sport, lacrosse, record their first winning season and qualified to the district playoffs for the first time in their history. Our crew team established itself as the best over all male high school program in Florida. The water polo team won its 6th consecutive district title and made it to the state tournament. Our track team won the district championship and finished 3rd in the region. Junior Ryan Rodriguez set a new school record in the 1600 M race and was a regional winner in the 1600M and 3200M . The #1 doubles tennis team composed of Alejandro Hasegawa and Daniel Martinez made it all the way to the state tournament. The volleyball team won an exciting comeback win against Columbus in the district semifinal game. The varsity baseball team finished with an outstanding season before the bats cooled off in district play. The team suffered a disappointing loss in the regional quarterfinals to a very good Miami Springs team. Our varsity program had 12 out of 15 teams finish either 1st or 2nd in their respective districts. The varsity football team captured the top academic spot in the FHSAA Academic Honor roll; 14 of our 15 varsity teams made the FHSAA State Academic Honor Roll. The list is made up by the average of the team member’s GPA and a minimun 3.0 team average is required for submission. Our middle school program continued its dominance in ACC play as they won ACC Championships in volleyball, cross country, basketball, soccer and baseball. New Project: The new Hernandez Field was created. It includes an artificial practice field for soccer and lacrosse, the Peter and Maria Montadas path with 400 meters of jogging trail and a new shot put and discus area. The entire area has 175,000 additional square feet. This project became a reality thanks to the great generosity of the Hernandez family; Rodolfo, Mercy, Rudy ’93, Danny ’97 and Greg ’04; Mr. Eugenio “Chino” Cosculluela, the Arazoza brothers, Mr. Eric Santa-Cruz, Mr. David Bou, Mr. Carlos Penin, the law offices of Zumpano, Patricios, & Winker, A-Turf and the school administration. This added facility has alleviated the problem we had with lack of space for practices and games. 4 Baseball building: Thanks to the leadership of architect Mr. Luis Naya, builder Mr. Roberto Curbelo, Mr. Albert Mauri, Mr. Ruiz-Sierra and Mr. Vazquez, the improvements to the baseball complex are becoming a reality. Crew Complex: Thanks to the generosity and the leadership of our parents, the crew team Board of Directors, Cemex Company and friends of the program, our crew facility is slowly developing into one of the best training facilities in Florida. These individuals have been able to add a heavy duty pickup truck, extra rowing shells, new oars, added equipment, expanded weight room facilities, more cover space, and a revamped launching dock.