Sports Banquet 2003-04

Belen Jesuit Sports Banquet Program 2003-2004

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam

This is an official publication of the Belen Jesuit Athletic Department. The Staff would like to thank the following individuals and groups for their help in making this program. Mrs. Dina Castro, Mrs. Mercy Rodríguez, Mr. Jorge Bustamante, Mrs. Carola Calderín, Mr. Germán Delgado, Mr. Augusto Venegas, Mrs. Cristina Casero, Mrs. Carol Vila, Mrs. Teri Elías, Mrs. Beatriz Jiménez, Mr. Thomas de Quesada, Mr. Iván Santa-Cruz, the Vincam Staff, the Echoes Staff, Bryn-Alan, parents and all our advertisers.

Fr. Marcelino García, S.J. President/Principal

Carlos Barquín Athletic Director

500 SW 127th Avenue Miami, FL 33184 305-223-8600 www.belenjesuit.org

A RECAP OF THE 2003-2004 ATHLETIC SEASON

Our 2003-2004 sports season has been and outstanding one as evident in the current standings that Belen holds in the FHSAA over-all athletic program for boys 2A. Belen currently ranks 2nd over all in the State; just 2 points behind State power house, The Bolles School from Jacksonville. Excellence in sports is also evident with the 3 individuals who won State Championships in a particular sport. Jeffrey Vivó won back to back State Championships in Swimming. Jason Machado made history by winning his 3rd consecutive State Championship in Wrestling and Javier García-Tuñón came back home with individual State titles in the 110 high hurdles and in the 300 intermediate hurdles. He is considered by many as the best hurdler in Dade County. He also graduates with 9 new school records in the sport of Track and Field.

VARSITY BASKETBALL

Another milestone was the superb effort recorded by our Varsity Basketball team on their historic victory over Christopher Columbus, in front of the largest crowd ever to attend the Goizueta Athletic Center. They also went on to win their District Championship and took first place honors at the Félix Varela Pre-Season Classic and the Sunset Tournament. Alejandro Tellería was named to the All-State Honorable Mention team.

VARSITY FOOTBALL

The Varsity Football team overcame a slow start, and still managed to get deep into the State play-offs, a remarkable feat and a test to their character and excellent leadership.

VARSITY BASEBALL

The Varsity Baseball team had another winning season and has secured a first seed in the District play-offs. Gabriel Hernández has signed with FIU and is projected to be among the top picks in this summer ’s Major League draft. Catcher Daniel Márquez also signed with FIU, Mario García signed with Spring Hill College, Robert Pérez signed with Le Moyne College and Matthew Maranges signed with Georgetown.

VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY

The Varsity Cross Country team recorded another unbeaten season finishing 10 and 0, were Regional Champions, recorded major wins at the FIU Invitational, Gulliver Invite and the Jr. Orange Bowl. The team went on to finish 3rd in the State Championships. Eduardo Argüello led the team by winning one of the most prestigious races in the State, where he recorded the fastest time of any cross country runner in the State of Florida. Javier Cruz, Paul Santuoso and Michael Jalil were first team All-County selections.

VARSITY GOLF

The Varsity Golf team finished with a record of 12 and 2 as well as a 4th place finish in all of Dade County, leading the young Wolverine squad were 8th-graders Richard Massa, Andy Pumariega and 9th grader Ricky Escobar.

VARSITY SOCCER

The Varsity Soccer team led by All-American Alimer González finished with a record of 19-5-1. Won the District Championship and finished as Regional Runner-up. Carlos Ortega, Borja Polo and Alimer González made the First team All-County.

VARSITY SWIMMING

The Varsity Swim team finished with a record of 6 and 0, as well as a 1st place in Districts and in the Dade County Youth Fair. Javier Basnuevo, Jeffrey Vivó, Francisco Lacayo, Julio Robla and Javier Fonseca were First team AllCounty members.

VARSITY TENNIS

The Tennis team finished as District Runner-up. Juan Boloña had a regular season record of 13-0 and Steve Pessoa was the team’s number 1 player.

VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD

The Varsity Track and Field team finished with a record of 22-0. Captured first place at the Fr. Luis Ripoll Relays, 2nd places at the Dade County Youth Fair, Angelini Relays and District; 3rd in the Region. Guerdi Fabre, Javier García-Tuñón, Eduardo Argüello, Javier Cruz, Paul Santuoso and Javier Zamparelli qualified for the State Championship finals.

VARSITY ROLLER HOCKEY

The new team in town, the Roller Hockey team becomes a recognized club and skates on to their first championship.

VARSITY CREW

The Varsity Crew team registered a 3rd-place finish in the FSRA State Championships 4 boat. The team also went on to two gold medals and one silver medal in the lower divisions. José Ugas was the team’s top rower.

VARSITY WATER POLO

The Varsity Water Polo ended their inaugural season with a record of 9 and 6. All of their players were in 10th grade or below, so the future looks very bright for the young team.

MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS

The Jr. High sports program continues their dominance as our Basketball team, Cross Country, Track, Soccer and Flag Football, all win ACC championships. The Swimming team won the Dade County Championship. The 6th grade Cross Country, Baseball, Basketball and Track teams also came away with ACC titles.

NEW PROJECTS

The athletic complex is now completed and history was made this year as Belen was selected as District host for many events and most of the ACC big events were held at the school. The new athletic bathrooms and the new concession stand are now near completion. The landscaping project is now completed and the new warehouse that is located between the tennis courts and the back parking lot is now in use, and it has provided the school to clear up space. Also more classroom space has been added from the old warehouse.

We will begin a campaign to name the stadium bleachers. $100.00 will be all that is needed to put a name in one of the benches. The first names to be placed up will be those from Sergio and Marisa Méndez, Louis, Daniel and Sarah Méndez and the O’Connor Family.

MANY, MANY THANKS:

On behalf of our school administration, coaches, and athletes we should like to thank the parents, teachers, alumni and sponsors for their great support. Special thanks go to the Vincam, the Yearbook, Student Council, Key Club, Mrs. Lourdes Vega, Mr. Bryan Lorenzo, Mr. Germán Delgado, Mr. Augusto Venegas, Mr. Víctor Arrieta, Mrs. Cristina Casero and all of the club moderators.

A special note of gratitude to the parents that helped with the organization of the Sports Banquet, Mrs. Dina Castro has been outstanding! Mrs. Isabel García-Tuñón, Mrs. Mari Maranges, Mrs. Patricia Velasco, Mrs. Ana Manrara, Mrs. Peggy Vivó, Mrs. Alina Díaz, Mrs. Marta Cruz, , Mrs. Aime García, Mrs. Mayra Pérez, Mrs. Maggie León, Mrs. Lourdes Fontela and Mrs. Lourdes Vega.

Special thanks to all of the parents who helped with the different sports: Mr. Julio López, Water Polo; Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Fernández, Dr. and Mrs. Tellería in Basketball; Mrs. Desady González, Mrs. Luly Ortega in Soccer; Mrs. Ana Menocal, Mrs. García and Mrs. Espinosa in Jr. High Baseketball; Mr. Rick Laviña, Ray Casas and Ralph Egües in Crew; Mr. Gabriel Hernández, Mr. Dick Coss, Mr. Steve Calderón and Mr. Albert Pérez in Baseball; Mr. and Mrs. Baran and Mr. Víctor Díaz in Track; Mrs. Alvarado and Mr. and Mrs Santurio in 6th grade Basketball; Mr. and Mrs. Fenton, Mr. and Mrs. Sosa, Mr. and Mrs. Castro and Mr. and Mrs. Romero in Football.

A SPECIAL NOTE OF GRATITUDE:

A special note of gratitude to our entire coaching staff, for their great work and commitment to Belen Jesuit and its Athletic department. Mrs. Carol Vila, Mr. Juan Rodríguez, Mr. Francisco Ruiz, Ms. Adriana Suárez, Ms. María Elena Cartaya, Fr. Willy García-Tuñón, Mrs. Beatriz Jiménez and all of the teachers who attended games and who gave their support and all others who helped out throughout the year.

Coach Carlos Barquín

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.

John R. Wooden

Student-Athlete Honor Roll First Semester

SIXTH GRADE

Alexander L. Admire

Pablo A. Alvarez

Valentin I. Arenas

Marcos D. Calderón

Sebastián Cardona

Félix C. Castillo

Javier B. Del Riego

Max A. Echarte

Stephen E. Fernández

Edward A. Franca

Carlos J. García-Vélez

Brix A. Gómez

Juan C. González

David J. Iparraguirre

Diego I. Juncadella

Arturo D. Martínez

Gianfranco A. Matute

Frank A. Méndez

Brandon R. Mesa

Landon E. Michelson

Nik M. Nevin

Andrés F. Novoa

Alexander C. Olesen

Juan I. Ouvina

Carlos A. Padrón

Christopher Palomo

Christopher Peréz-Tirse

Ryan E. Peters

Fabio F. Raucci

Tyler J. Riverón

Devon J. Silverang

Sebastián M. Silverio

SEVENTH GRADE

Manuel E. Abella

Alfonso L. Aguila

Juan R. Arellano

Luis BarretoCarlos M.

Basnuevo

Juan A. Bolona

Patrick N. De la Llana

Daniel Echeverría

Juan S. Fernández

David J. Fonseca

Daniel J. Iglesias

Nicolás F. Llaca

Julio C. López

Jorge F. Menocal

Alec M. Puig

Mario B. Rojas

André D. Seidenthal

Daniel Vázquez

Luis A. Wulff

EIGHTH GRADE

Anthony D. Aguad

Nelson G. Alemany

Wilfred C. Alvarez

Tulio J. Alvarez-Burgos

Roberto J. Arán

Carlos L. Araque

Javier J. Arenas

Patrick C. Arenson

Anthony A. Armas

Carlos G. Bolívar

Brian Cabielles

Michael A. Cruz

José A. de la Torre

Guillermo P. Echarte

Steven J. Echenique

Erick A. Echeverría

Eduardo Escobar

Nicholas J. Fischer

Alexander C. García

Michael S. García

William A. Gómez

Gerry R. González

Yvan A. González

Eric M. Guitián

Matthew T. Hanlon

Alexander J. Iparraguirre

Matthew A. Jordán

Sebastián J. Juncadella

Víctor A. López-Cantera

Andrés M. Mármol

Jeremy A. Matza

Marco Mejia

Armando R. Méndez

Nicholas A. Mouriz

Amado Nieto, Jr.

Alexander T. Pastoriza

Anthony P. Paz

Joshua Pereira

Daniel A. Ramos Marabotto

John T. Rincón

Jorge L. Rodríguez

Daniel E. Rojas

Santiago Rubio

Andrés A. Simauchi

Richard A. Smit

Omar A. Valenzuela

Víctor A. Verdeja

José A. Villamil

Adrián R. Zubillaga

NINTH GRADE

Steven A. Agras

Guillermo A. Alvarez

Michael R. Alvarez

Orlando A. Alvarez-Burgos

Armando Amin

Edwin Philip G. Andrés

Daniel Arbucias

José J. Arredondo

José G. Capote

Fernando J. Casco-Downing

Alejandro M. Chediak

Giovanni Christodoulou

Peter G. Cruz-Gordillo

James E. Darmody

Nicolás A. De La Fuente

Frank J. Estevez

Alejandro D. Fonseca

Gregory L. Fontela

Giorgio Garrido

Luis A. Garrigo

Agustín G. Guardiola

Francisco A. Guia

Dantes A. Gutiérrez

Asis A. López

Adrián F. Lorenzo

Reynaldo A. Mastrapa

Conor G. McCarthy

Santiago Morfín

Steven R. Rico

James N. Robbins

Iván M. Rodríguez

Javier A. Rodríguez

Ricardo Rodríguez

Rafael G. Romero

Daniel A. Silva

Luis A. Simauchi

Eugenio G. Suárez

Pablo A. Vinent

Raymond J. Zomerfeld

TENTH GRADE

Jon E. Alvarez

Fernando S. Arán

Robert J. Baran

Dorían L. Barrero-Domínguez

Gabriel E. Bermúdez

Frank S. Damas

Víctor E. Delgado

Anthony J. Fernández

Javier R. Fonseca

Jorge L. Gómez

Christopher M. González

Daniel P. Hanlon

Kean A. Hartling

Francisco A. Lacayo

Alexander G. Leon

Gabriel E. Marrero

Fernando Moreno

Jesus Pacanins

Nicholas A. Palermo

Peter R. Pidermann

Jorge A. Ravelo

Ian J. Rivero

Daniel A. Rodríguez

Carlos A. Roque

Alexander P. Trueba

Charles A. Wood

Luis A. Wulff

ELEVENTH GRADE

Iván E. Arango

Donato A. Arguelles

Alejandro J. Arias

Javier E. Armenteros

Javier A. Basnuevo

Jorge A. Bello

Daniel A. Casamayor

Michael E. Casas

Raymond Del Castillo

Brian A. Domínguez

Freddy A. Elorza

Eric R. Esteva

Alexander L. Formoso

Daniel A. García

Patricio J. González

Félix-Andrés Guardiola

Andrew A. Guasch

David C. Guerra

Diomar Infante

Richard A. Lavina

Alejandro Lega

Frank M. Manes

René A. Medina

Louis F. Méndez

Carlos A. Nieto

Andrés Nunez

Raúl G. Ordonez

Azael R. Ortega

Carlos A. Ortega

José A. Ortega

Andrew R. Otazo

Daniel Palacios

Nicholas A. Peréz-Alvarez

Gustavo A. Rubio

Gabriel Sagarduy

Christian J. Sanchelima

Alejandro M. Sosa

Peter A. Trujillo

Erick A. Van Zanten

Andrés Vega

TWELFTH GRADE

Alberto J. Arán

Alejandro M. Castro

Javier Cruz

Daniel E. Fernández

Ricardo J. Fernández

Mario M. García

Javier A. García-Tunon

Alimer R. González

Jason F. López

Jason W. Machado

Matthew R. Maranges

Daniel A. Márquez

Eduardo R. Nunez

Michael A. Ortiz

Steven F. Pessoa

Borja Polo

Gabriel R. Suárez

Robert A. Velasco

Congratulations to Our State Champions

Vivó Swimming

2004-100 M Freestyle

2003-50 M Freestyle

Track and Field

Wrestling 2004-125 lbs. 2003-119 lbs. 2002-112 lbs.

2004-110 M Hurdles and 300 M Hurdles

Varsity snd JV Cheerleading

Junior Varsity Team Roster

Name Lt.

Jackie Herrero 2L

Christy Acosta 1L

Allison Alonso 1L

Elizabeth De Boyrie 1L

Vicky Díaz 1L

Cindy Domínguez 1L

Janelle Fernández 1L

Michelle Garrido 1L

Lauren González 1L

Pamela Martí 1L

Stephanie Nicolás 1L

Lourdes Picanes 1L

Adrianna Rodríguez 1L

Lizmarie Rodríguez 1L

Erica Silva 1L

Lauren Silverang 1L

Varsity Team Roster

Name Lt.

Jackie Carnero 3L

Crizia Núñez 3L

Gaby Sobrado 3L

Missy Reyes 3L

Jeannie Herrero2L

Head Coach: Lili Guallar (1st Year)

Our Junior Varsity Cheerleading team has had an incredible year. In July they attended the NCA cheerleading camp in the University of South Florida. A number of the cheerleaders were nominated and competed for the All American Award. On the last day of NCA Camp they competed and placed first in motion technique. In December the team competed at the Cheer Sport Regional Competition placing second in their division. The cheerleaders also cheered and performed at the Junior Varsity Football and Basketball games supporting their team at all times. These young ladies have worked extremely hard this year and deserve recognition for all their efforts. It has been a true pleasure to work with them this year.

Jackie Villavicencio 2L

Diana Arteaga 2L

Jeslyn Hernández 2L

Nicole Díaz 2L

Angie Alfonso 2L

Karla Argüello 1L

Natasha Castellón 1L

Jenelle Pimienta 1L

Alex Limia 1L

Ashley López 1L

Vanessa Navarro 1L

Amanda Pérez 1L

Lindsey Reyes 1L

Cherley Rodríguez 1L

Ali Sánchez 1L

Iani Silveira 1L

María Tamayo 1L

Our Varsity Cheerleading team has had an amazing year. In July they attended the NCA cheerleading camp in the University of South Florida. The entire team was nominated for the All American Award and five cheerleaders were recognized as All Americans by the National Cheerleaders Association. On the last day of camp they placed first in cheers and motion technique. During the year they cheered and performed at Varsity Football and Basketball games supporting their team. In total they competed in three major competitions: the Cheer Sport Regional Competition where they placed first in their division, the FCC State competition where they placed second in their division, and the American Open National Championships were they placed first in their division! These young ladies are the most dedicated group with I have ever worked. It has been my honor to coach them this year.

Varsity Baseball

Team Roster

Name Gd. Lt.

Mario García 12 4L

Daniel Márquez 12 4L

Matthew Maranges 12 3L

Gabriel Hernández 12 2L

Robert Peréz 12 2L

Andrew Guasch 11 2L

Jorge Jordán 11 2L

Daniel Rodríguez 10 2L

Joseph Cunetta 12 1L

Enrique Hernández 11 1L

Brian Domínguez 11 1L

Eric Rodríguez 11 1L

Christopher López 11 1L

Manuel Fernández 10 1L

Mario Allende 10 1L

Kristopher García 10 1L

Daniel García 10 1L

Adrián Lorenzo 9 1L

Head Coach: Tony Meilan (4th Year)

Assistant Coaches: Tommy Molina Gilbert Meilan

Team Record: 16-10

Team Recognition: 1st Place in District Regular Season. District Champs

Individual Recognition: Gabriel Hernández- 20 Strike out game vs. St. Brendan

Head Coach: José Roca (7th Year)

Assistant Coaches:

Jerry Jones

Carlos Bravo

Team Record: 22-6

Team Recognition: Class

3A District 15 District Champion, Félix Varela PreSeason Classic Tournament Champion

Sunset Knight Time Tournament Champion, St. Pius X Christmas Tournament Runner-up

Individual Recognition:

Varsity Basketball

Alejandro Tellería – All-State Honorable Mention, All-County Class 4A-1A Second Team, St. Pius X Christmas Tournament All Tournament Team; All-County Class 4A-1A Honorable Mention Gabriel Bermúdez, Anthony Fernández and Raúl Ordóñez.

Team Roster

Name Gd. Lt.

Iván Echenique 12 2L

Alejandro Tellería 11 2L

Gabriel Bermúdez 10 2L

Anthony Fernández 10 2L

Eduardo Núñez 12 1L

Robert Velasco 12 1L

Gerardo Cabezas 11 1L

Jonathan Hermida 11 1L

Frank Manes 11 1L

Raúl Ordóñez 11 1L

Christopher Zumárraga 11 1L

Eric Montes 10 1L

The 2003-2004 Varsity Basketball Team completed one of the most amazing seasons in recent memory with a record of 22 wins and 6 losses. The Wolverines won their 1st District Title in 21 years by defeating LaSalle in the semifinal and St. Brendan in the championship game.

The team was undefeated against all 6A schools. This included its first win ever against Columbus in front of a standing room only crowd by the score of 55 to 54. The Wolf pack (as they were known to their fans) also won the Preseason Tournament at Félix Varela, the Sunset Knight Time Tournament and were runner-up at the St. Pius X Christmas Tournament in Atlanta.

The Wolverines were led by Alex Tellería who averaged 19.2 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists per game and Anthony Fernández with 12.1 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. Gaby Bermúdez guided the team as point guard averaging 7.5 assists, 5 points, and 4 rebounds per game, while Raúl Ordóñez added 8.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2 blocks per game.

Although there were some spectacular individual performances throughout the season, each player played a key role on this team. The Seniors on the team were Iván Echenique, Eddy Núñez, and Robert Velasco. The rest of the team included Jerry Cabezas, Jonathan Hermida, Frank Manes, Eric Montes and Chris Zumárraga. The team returns nine players next year which promises to be as amazing as this year.

Varsity & JV Crew

In its fourth season, the Belen Rowing program continued on the success it established at the State Championships the previous year. With the largest team ever to participate at the Florida Scholastic Rowing Association championship, the Wolverine Crew won two gold and one silver medal among the six boats that participated. Congratulations to the Freshman Four crew and crew in the 3rd Four category, along with the individual performance of José Ugas in a two-oar scull.

The Wolverine Crew with no seniors, and only five juniors made winning such a habit in the tradition heavy sport of rowing that rowers from other teams could be heard challenging one another to train harder in order to beat the guys from Belen or simply lamenting that they had been scheduled in the same flight as the Wolverine Crew. The season will also be remembered for Pluto and Goofy hats, navy and gold bandanas, neon pink knee-high socks, Peruvian rowing commands, miraculous crab recoveries, and a traveling band of parents that became as much a team as the boys.

Head Coach: Pedro Ramirez (1st Year)

Assistant Coach: Edgardo Carranza

Team Recognition:

3rd Four boat and Freshman boat

FSRA State Champions

Head Coach:

Frankie Ruiz (2nd Year)

Assistant Coaches:

Juan Rodríguez

Víctor Arrieta

Individual Recognition:

Eduardo ArgüelloChampion of flrunners. com and Dade County.

Javier Cruz- Champion of FIU. First Team All County- Javier Cruz, Eduardo Argüello, Paul Santuoso and Michael Jalil.

Team Roster

Varsity Cross Country

Name Gd Lt

Javier Cruz 12 4L

Eduardo Argüello 11 4L

Michael Jalil 11 4L

Paul Santuoso 11 3L

Daniel Castellanos 11 3L

René Medina 11 3L

Alex Formoso 11 2L

Rafael Márquez 11 2L

Emilio Hernández 11 1L

Gabriel Marrero 10 1L

Timothy O’Connor 9 1L

Conor McCarthy 9 1L

Javier Zamparelli 9 1L

David Otero 9 1L

Javier Ramos 9 1L

Jason Oliver 9 1L

Alejandro de Zayas 9 1L

Daniel Silva 9 1L

Rafael Romero 9 1L

Team Record: 10-0

Team Recognition: Regional Champions; 1st Place FIU/Lourdes Inv, Gulliver Inv. and Jr. Orange Bowl Inv.; 2nd Place District and Dade County Youth Fair; 3rd Place- State Championship.

At the District Championships we finished 2nd to Gulliver (without Senior Javo Cruz). The following week the team went up to West Palm Beach to compete in the Regional Championships and managed to finish 1st (ahead of Gulliver this time).

At the State Championship the effort by the top 7 was considerably good. The race was held at 9 p.m. – something never before done. Eddie Argüello took the lead at the 2 mile mark but had to settle with a fourth place finish with a time of 15:42. He was followed by Paul Santuoso (Jr., 16:01), Javo Cruz (Sr., 16:13), Mike Jalil (Jr., 17:08), Javier Zamparelli (Fr., 17:32), Danny Castellanos (Jr., 17:42), David Otero (Fr., 18:01). The team finished 3rd with 94 points, behind Tampa Jesuit, and Bishop Kenney. This was an improvement from last year’s 5th place team finish.

-Eddie Arguello’s 15:18 at the flrunners.com Invitational was the 2nd fastest time in the State this year, the 2nd fastest time in the County ever, and the fastest time in Belen’s History…

-The Belen XC Team earned team of the week in the Miami Herald 3 times

-Eddie Argüello and Javo Cruz were named by the Miami Herald Athletes of the Week/Runners of the Week 7 times

-The Miami Herald’s All-Dade Team was made up of 4 Belen runners (Argüello, Cruz, Santuoso and Jalil): first time in County history!

Varsity Football

Head Coach: Richard Stuart (21st Year)

Assistant Coaches: Angel Aparicio, Eddie Delgado, Germán Delgado, Augusto Venegas and Juan Luis Flores

Team Record: 5-6

Team Recognition: District and Regional Runner-up

To reach this year’s regional championship game, the Varsity Football team had to overcome many obstacles. The team was placed in the very difficult Class 2A District 8. The district included State Champion Chaminade, perennial state power American Heritage and archrival Gulliver. Secondly, the non-district schedule was the toughest in school history and thirdly, the 2003 team had to replace 17 starters from the previous year. As a result we started out 0-5 and it seemed like we would miss the playoffs for the first time in five years. Instead of folding, the team continued to improve, came together and finished the second half of the season 4-1. The run also included a stunning 17-16 victory over American Heritage, one of the biggest upsets in school history. The team then went on to beat District 7-2A Champion Cardinal Newmann 21-3 in the regional semifinal and the season came to a close with a 2nd loss to Chaminade in the region 4-2A Championship game.

The Wolverines surprised everyone except themselves. “I always knew this team could accomplish what we did, we just needed to come together as a team, and and we did,” said senior Eloy Figueredo.

Head Coach:

Jay Perkins (2nd Year)

Assistant Coach: Jerry Portela

Team Record: 12-2

JV Team Record: 1-3

Team Recognition: 4th Place at Dade County Youth Fair

Varsity & JV Golf

Individual Recognition: Third team

All County- Richie Massa; Honorable Mention- Ricky Escobar and Andy Pumariega. Regional Tournament Qualifiers- Richie Massa and Andy Pumariega. (JV)- Manny Abella team leader in scoring avrage.

Varsity Team Roster

Name Gd. Lt.

Julian Knight 12 5L

Mario Murgado 10 2L

Jorge Gómez 10 2L

Ricardo Escobar 9 2L

Richard Massa 8 2L

Gus Rubio 11 1L

Donato Argüelles 11 1L

José Ortega 11 1L

Alfredo Rodríguez 8 1L

Andrés Pumariega 8 1L

JV Team Roster

Name Gd. Lt.

Santiago Rubio 8 1L

William Gómez 8 1L

Jorge Guerra 8 1L

Manny Abella 7 1L

Víctor González 7 1L

Thomas Perkins 7 1L

We entered the 2003 Golf season projecting a rebuilding year, having lost 4 starters from last year’s squad to graduation. Instead, a new group of players rose to the challenge to lead the team to an impressive 12 win season, leaving the future of the Belen Golf team looking very bright.

The new team nucleus, comprised of a 9th grader and three 8th graders, are destined to accomplish great things as a team over the next several years, and will push each other and their fellow teammates to reach even greater heights as individual players.

Varsity Roller Hockey

Team Roster

Name Gd. Lt.

Ramon Trillo 12 1L

Michael Cross 12

1L

Christopher Mouriz 11 1L

Michael Mouriz 11

1L

Gabriel Sagarduy 11 1L

Roger Teran 11

1L

Michael Verway 11

1L

Raymond Mouriz 9 1L

The Belen Hockey team was built on a foundation of hard work, discipline, and team unity. The fundamental concept has been that defense wins championships. This was proven last season as the wolverines defeated a rival, high scoring Palmetto team 6-4 to win it all. The team follows the standards and ethics of Captain Gabriel Sagarduy, who after starting the season with four straight losses, demanded that they work harder and practice longer hours to achieve their goal. This season has continued to be successful, as we added a tournament against the best teams in the state. Even though we lost to these teams, the experience has added a new dimension to the squad and a more exciting style of play

Head Coach: Fabio Ortega (3rd Year)

Assistant Coach: Miguel Converti

Team Record:19-5-1

Team Recognition: District Champions and Regional Runner-Up

Varsity Soccer

Individual Recognition: First Team All County- Alimer González, Carlos Ortega and Borja Polo

Team Roster:

Name Gd. Lt.

Alimer González 12 5L

Carlos Ortega 12 4L

David MacNamara 12 3L

Patricio González 11 3L

Borja Polo 12 2L

Andrés Manrara12 2L

Julian Knight 12 2L

Daniel Palacios 11 2L

Andrés Vega 11 2L

Iván Arango 11 2L

Luis Wulff 10 2L

Ricardo Fernández 12 1L

Freddy Elorza 11 1L

Alberto Flamini 11 1L

Andrés Guardiola 11 1L

Carlos Betancourt 11 1L

Alejandro Lega 11 1L

Azael Ortega 11 1L

Jesús Pacanins 10 1L

Andrés Kaifer 10 1L

Gabriel Marrero 10 1L

Felipe Ortega 8 1L

The Varsity Soccer program finished the season with an overall record of 19-5-1, winning for a 3rd time in a row the District title. This season the team worked very hard to play for a second time in team history in the Regional championship game. One more time Sr. Carlos Ortega was the leading scorer followed by Sr. Alimer González and Sr. Borja Polo. Congratulations to all the players for the tremendous effort to put this program in the top 10 best teams in the state and best of wishes to the Senior Class of 2004, these players made history in our Soccer program.

Varsity Swimming

Team Roster

Name Gd. Lt.

Jeffrey Vivó 12 6L

Javier Basnuevo 11 5L

Francisco Lacayo 10 3L

Javier Fonseca 10 3L

Marino Báez 11 2L

Robert Gentry 10 2L

Chris Pérez de Alejo 10 2L

Raymond Zomerfeld 9 2L

Tommy Soler 9 2L

Reynaldo Mastrapa 9 2L

Orlando Alvarez-Burgos 9 2L

Carlos Araque 8 2L

Patrick Arenson 8 2L

Erick Van Zanten 11 1L

Kevin Hayes 9 1L

Oscar Fonseca 10 1C

Head Coach: Kirk Peppas (16th Year)

Assistant Coach: Olga Uribe

Team Record: 6-0

Team Recognition: 1st Place District and Dade County; 3rd Place Woodson Inv. and 1A State Championship

Individual Recognition: Jeffrey Vivó- STATE CHAMPION in the 100 Freestyle. First Team All County: Javier Basnuevo, Jeffrey Vivó, Francisco Lacayo, Julio Robla, and Javier Fonseca. 2nd Team: Robert Gentry and Marino Baez. 3rd Team: Patrick Arenson and Kevin Hayes.

An amazing season for the Belen Swim team. Adding to our proud history of athletic prowess, the team stepped up to the next level and they won the Dade County and District Championship. This was achieved through the many years of hard work throughout the re-building years. The team went undeated in dual meets, including wins against our old rival Gulliver and Ransom. At the Woodson Inv. we were the surprise of the meet taking third place. It was a great tune up for the Dade County Championship. We defeated Columbus and Gulliver in a tough meet in which we didn’t take the lead until the final 3 events. The 200 Medley Relay (Javier Basnuevo, Jeff Vivó, Julio Robla and Frank Lacayo) set a new county record. The District title was won in a landslide, we had 4 finalists in almost every event outscoring Gulliver and Ransom by 250 points. Qualifying 9 swimmers for the State meet. We finished our season with another surprise- 3rd Place at the State Championship. Jeffrey Vivo regained his composure and came back with a GUTT swim to win the 100 Freestyle championship and 2nd in the 50 freestyle. The 200 Medley got 4th, the 200 Free Relay (Robla, J. Fonseca, M. Baez and F. Lacayo) got 5th, Javier Basnuevo got 4th in 200 free and 5th in the 100 back. We want to thank and acknowledge our graduating senior; Jeffrey Vivó, two time State Champion! Jeff is one of a few athletes that is a six-year lettermen, scoring at the District championship or higher since 7th grade. We want to thank the parents for volunteering their time and for providing the extras the team needed to succeed. To Mrs. Peggy Vivo-a special thank you for all the years.

Head Coach:

Patrick Collins (30th Year)

Team Record: 9 – 5

Team Recognition:

District 16AA Runner-Up

Individual Recognition:

Juan Boloña: 13-0 Regular Season

Record in Singles; District Runner-Up at #3 Singles

Daniel González-Mora:

District Champion at #4 Singles

Juan Fernández:

District Runner-Up at #5 Singles

Varsity Tennis

Steve Pessoa and Jorge Salazar: District Runner-Up at #1 Doubles

Juan Bolona and Daniel González-Mora: District Runner-Up at #2 Doubles

The 2004 Tennis season witnessed the end of an era of a District Champion and the beginnings of several great young tennis players. Senior Steve Pessoa completed a brilliant career that began in 2000 when he was the MVP for both the Junior High and Varsity teams. Though plagued by a shoulder injury that forced Steve to forgo tennis in his sophomore year and strained his game this year, Steve compiled a four-year record of 60 wins and 12 losses, including the 2003 District Championship. In all that time Steve was not just a great tennis player but an exemplary gentleman and sportsman in victory and defeat.

On the horizon, 7th Grader Juan Boloña finished the regular season with an astounding 13-0 regular season singles record. 7th Grader Juan Fernández played #5 Singles and was the District Runner-up. 8th Grader Antoine López shows real promise in the lineup. 9th Grader Dan González-Mora completed the season as the District Champion of #4 Singles. With these and other fine players on the team the future is looks bright.

Special thanks to Ms. Cartaya for being such a loyal tennis fan and to Deacon O’Malley for helping to coach the team. The tennis team record is now 283 – 115 since the inaugural season in 1975.

Varsity Track & Field

Head Coach: Carlos Barquín (26th Year)

Assistant Coaches: Arthur Foster, Frankie Ruiz, Jonathan Salum and Alejandro Bedoya.

Team Record: 22-0

Team Roster

Name Gd. Lt.

Javier García-Tunon 12 6L

Javier Cruz 12 4L

Gabriel Suárez 12 4L

Eduardo Argüello 11 4L

Alejandro Sosa 11 4L

Michael Jalil 11 4L

Paul Santuoso 11 3L

Jorge Bello 11 3L

Javier Armenteros 11 3L

Daniel Castellanos 11 3L

René Medina 11 3L

Jonathan Hernández 10 3L

Guerdi Fabre 11 2L

Nick Pérez-Alvarez 11 2L

David Fernández 11 2L

Carlos Macías 11 2L

Alex Formoso 11 2L

Fernando Arán 10 2L

Dorian Barrero-Domínguez 10 2L

Nicholas Díaz 9 2L

Daniel García 11 1L

Eduardo Regalado 11 1L

Guillermo Gil 11 1L

Emilio Hernández 11 1L

Christian Sanchelima 11 1L

Erick Van Zanten 11 1L

Peter Pidermann 10 1L

Robert Baran 10 1L

Gabriel Marrero 10 1L

Javier Zamparelli 9 1L

Conor McCarthy 9 1L

Timothy O’Connor 9 1L

Daniel Silva 9 1L

David Otero 9 1L

Jason Oliver 9 1L

Robert Arán 8 1L

Eric Esteva 11 1C

Andrew Otazo 11 1C

Wilhelm Lapica 11 1C

Enrique de Solo 11 1C

Peter Trujillo 11 1C

Donato Argüelles 11 1C

Víctor Alarcón 10 1C

Frank Damas 10 1C

Ernesto Pérez 10 1C

The team finished with another undefeated season (22-0). One of the team’s highest achievements was its second place finish Dade County Meet which features all the top teams in the County including public schools. The heart of the team was two tme State Champion and Miami Herald scholar athlete finalist Javier García-Tuñon. He garduates from the school as the best all around track athlete holding 9 school records (110 M Hurdles, 300 M Hurdles, 200 M, 400 M, High Jump, Triple Jump, 4x100, 4x400 and Distance Medley Relay). Other top contributors for the team were distance runners Eduardo Argüello, Javier Cruz, Paul Santuoso, and Javier Zamparelli. Sprinters and field specialists Billy Gil, Fernando Aran, Guerdi Fabre, Peter Pidermann, Jonathan Hernández. The team will miss its 3 seniors, Javier García-Tuñon, Gabriel Suárez and Javier Cruz; but the rest of the team members will returm to assure the continued tradition of excellence in the sport.

Team Recognition: 2nd Place at Angelini Relays, Dade County Youth Fair and District. 3rd Place at Regional and 7th Place at

Individual Recognition: Javier García-Tuñon- State Champion: 110 M Hurdles 14.11 (School Record) and 300 M Hurdles 37.22 (School Record). School Record in High Jump 6’6”. State Medal Winners- Eduardo Argüello 4x800 M and 1600; Javier Zamparelli, Paul Santuoso, and Javier Cruz 4x800 M. State Finalist-Guerdi Fabre

Head Coach:

Miriam Cambo-Martínez (6th Year)

Varsity Team Record: 0-13

Varsity Team Roster

Name Gd. Lt.

Timothy Halpin 12 4L

Daniel Fernández 12 3L

Alex León 10 3L

Mauricio Valencia 11 1L

Steven Artau 11 1L

David Costa 11 1L

Michael Cruz 8 1L

Mathew Jordán 8 1L

Adrian Díaz 12 1C

Jerry Cabezas 11 1C

JV Team Roster

Name Gd. Lt.

Peter Cruz-Gordillo 9 1L

James Darmody 9

1L Carlos Jordán 9

1L Thomas Muñoz 9

1L Christopher Cruz 8 1L

Daniele Mion-Bet 8 1L

Nicholas Fischer 8 1L

Mario Allanic 8 1L

Freddy Elorza 11 1C

Diomar Infante 11 1C

Steven Agras 9 1C

Eddy Escobar 8 1C

Michael Garrote 8 1C

Alex Egusquiza 8 1C

Thomas Brown 8 1C

JV Team Record: 4-3

Varsity & JV Volleyball

Needless to say, it was a very difficult season. But I would like to mention a few players who gave it their all and knew the meaning of team. Eighth-graders Mathew Jordán and Michael Cruz showed great sportsmanship. Captain Danny Fernández helped keep the peace with his words of encouragement. A special thank you to Ms. Cartaya, Ms. Suárez, Mr. Zoller, and Mr. de Quesada for their help and attendance at the games.

This year’s J.V. surprised a lot of people, specially Southwest and Ransom. Although we lacked height, we played like a TEAM. We had determination and respect for each other. Everyone gave it their best.

The team was led by co-captains Nicky Fischer and Kiko Cruz . James Darmody kept the team grounded with his defense and offense. Mario Allanic and Danny Mion-Bet helped with great defense and serves. Congratulations!

A special thank you to the team managers and statistician for their time and effort.

Varsity & JV Water Polo

Team Recognition:

1st Place Belen Classic

Varsity Team Roster

Name Gd. Lt.

Oscar Fonseca 10 2L

Robert Gentry 10 2L

Julio López 7 2L

Patricio González 11 1L

Julián Miranda 9 1L

Erick Echeverría 8 1L

Jake Bakas 7 1L

Anthony López 7 1L

Head Coach:

Jorge Carmenate (1st Year)

Team Record: 9-6

JV Team Record: 2-1

This was a very exciting year for the Belen Jesuit Water Polo teams. Most of the team was made up of kids between the ages of 11 and 16, making them the youngest team in the County. As we found out, age was not a factor when it came to having heart and determination. The team upset Killian and a Braddock squad made up mostly of seniors. It also won the 1st ever Belen Classic held at Belén.

The team has a very promising future with some players who will make a very strong presence for the next 3-5 years. Returning is the entire team for the 2005 season. The talent is young and getting better. The team should be one of the top 5 teams in the County.

The coach is considered by many one of the best in the country. He also has a club team made up of former Olympic players and an Under-18 team and an Under-14 team.

Head Coach: Fidel Albelo (11th Year)

Team Record: 0-3

Individual Recognition:

Varsity Wrestling

Assistant Coach: Alberto Hernández

Jason Machado-STATE CHAMPION (125lbs.), 1st Team All County and 1st Team All State.

“This was Belen’s smallest team in history, but they had the biggest hearts,” said Head Coach Fidel Albelo. The Varsity Wrestling team was made up of eight wrestlers this year. The team was unable to have as competitive practices as in past years so they spent most of their time training with 3A powerhouses like Braddock and Southwest. The youth of the team had a great season with veteran freshman Steven Rico and rookie sensation Javier Rodríguez missing going to State by one match. But the story of the year was when Jason Machado won his third consecutive State Title. He became the first Belen athlete to win 3 consecutive titles and only the 6th

Junior Varsity Baseball

This year’s Junior Varsity Baseball team had a winning record of 10 wins and 8 loses. The team was led by a very talented 9th grade class and sophmores

Daniel Rodríguez, Kris García, Mario Allende, and pitcher Mario Rojo. In spite of having a young team, the J.V. team a variety of good teams including American Heritage and Pace. There high expectations for next year’s team.

Junior Varsity Basketball

Head Coach: Jerry Jones (5th Year)

Team Record: 17-6

Team Roster

Name Gd. Lt.

Fernando Arán 10 2L

Daniel Hanlon 10 1L

Daniel Núñez 10 1L

Michael Sánchez 10 1L

Alex Trueba 10 1L

Jonathan Hernández 10 1L

Christopher Brolley 10 1L

Andrés Alonso 10 1L

Steven Agras 9 1L

Antonio Quezada 8 1L

Diego Fernández-Soto 8 1L

Chris Brolley

This year’s JV team had an exceptional season and finished with an excellent record of (17-6). The Wolverines put together a 10-game winning streak during the season, which included impressive victories over Southridge, Ransom and Coral Park. The team played tremendous defense all year long and held opponents to an average of only 38 points per game.

Starting center Steve Agras, a freshman, led the team in scoring with 14 points per game and rebounding with 7.4 rebounds per game. He registered 22 points and 13 rebounds in a win over Ransom and had 17 points and 12 rebounds in a tough, 3 point loss to Columbus. Starting point guard and 8th grader, Antonio Quezada, was second on the team in scoring and first in assists, and demonstrated great leadership qualities and unlimited potential. Steve and Antonio both moved up to the Varsity for the District Playoffs. Rounding out the starting lineup were sophomores Alex Trueba, Jonathan Hernández, and Fernando Arán, who all made major contributions to the team’s success as well.

The players on this year’s team were committed to playing intense defense and exhibiting great team work. The end result was an outstanding basketball season.

Junior Varsity Football

This season had its ups and downs. The team got off to a good start with wins over Coral Shores and archrival Gulliver. The team was lead by Danny García at QB. Andrew Fernández, Jonathan Hernández, and Greg Fontela led a dominant rushing attack. The gaping holes for the running back were opened up by sophomore Adrián Pou, freshman Joey Capote and 8th grader Carlos Díaz. Chris Brolley and Roly St. Louis dominated the aerial strike. The defense was led by Jon Eric Alvarez with 3 sacks. Greg Fontela and John Smit held opposing running backs at bay. Shutting down the passing game were defensive backs Diego Fernández-Soto, Giovanni Christodoulou, and Jordi Macías. The coaches did a wonderful job going through the tough times. The team was able to come together despite many injuries and they were able to enjoy a succesful JV season.

Junior Varsity Soccer

The JV team surpassed all the expectations for the season. From only winning one game last year to only losing one this year. All the players were impressive in their respective positions, they worked hard to put this program on the top, with 8 wins, 1 loss and 1 tie. These players have the potential to succeed in the future and be great representatives of the Wolverine Soccer program around the state. I’m very proud of these young players, congratulations and keep up the hard work and dedication. Top players for the team were Goalkeepers Sebastián Otero and Iñigo Abaroa; defenders Gabriel Marrero and Michael Cruz; mid-fielders Felipe Ortega and Daniel Rojas and forwards Roland St. Louis and Alonso Carrillo.

Freshman Basketball

The Freshman Basketball team finished with a 9-7 record. The team displayed great effort and enthusiasm in each game during the season. Many players contributed in different ways as the team ended with a winning record. They had outstanding victories against Gulliver, Delray American Heritage, Coral Park, Chaminade, & North Broward Prep. The team also finished 2nd at the North Broward Prep Freshman Basketball Tournament. Many thanks to the outstanding support from all the parents this season!

Head Coach:

Thomas de Quesada (2nd Year)

Team Record: 22-4

Team Recognition: ACC Champions

Individual Recognition: All Conference- Alex Iparraguirre, Michael García, Daniel Ramos and Joshua Espinosa

Team Roster

Junior High Basketball

Name Gd. Lt.

Joshua Espinosa 8 2C

Daniel Ramos 8 2C

Michael Newmeyer 8 2C

Robert Arán 8 2C

Alex Iparraguirre 8 2C

Michael García 8 1C

Joshua Avila 8 1C

Matthew Hanlon 8 1C

Jorge de Oña 8 1C

André García 8 1C

Carl Sugarman 8 1C

John Rincón 8 1C

Luis Wulff 7 1C

Jorge Menocal 7 1C

Nicholas Llaca 7 1C

The 2003-2004 team had an exceptional season because of the outstanding teamwork it exhibited on and off the court. Led by coach Thomas de Quesada, the team repeated as champions of the All Catholic Conference. The team was very experienced because of the 12 eighth graders on the roster. The group was led all season by the hustle and charisma of Alex Iparraguirre and Matthew Hanlon. Daniel Ramos provided the necessary scoring punch off the bench, and Joshua Espinosa, a two year starter, provided an inside presence and outstanding scoring ability. Michael García was the backbone of the team with his spectacular outside shooting and leadership by example approach.

Point guard duties were shared by Carl Sugarman, Michael Newmeyer, JV de Oña and André García. They were all outstanding in their distribution of the ball and their leadership abilities. Robert Arán personified what Coach de Quesada preached, which was constant heart, hustle, and effort on the defensive end of the court. Joshua Avila and Tommy Rincón also did outstanding work in their roles as reserves.

The outlook for next year’s team is very promising. 7th graders Nick Llaca, Jorge Menocal and Luis Wulff each contributed to the team this year and will be counted on as team leaders in the future.

In the end, what made the unit a special one, was its commitment to defense. Defense propelled the team to its biggest victories all season against Epiphany and Gulliver. Depth was also a contributor to the team’s success and everyone was able to share in the enjoyment of the year

Junior High Baseball

Team Recognition: ACC- 3rd Place in Northern Division

Individual Recognition: MVP-Alex García and Coaches Award- Mario Rojas

Head Coach: Ernesto Díaz (2nd Year)

Assistant Coach: Mike Cabrera Team Record: 16-3-3 (4-3-1 in ACC)

The 2004 Baseball team faced quite a challenging but rewarding year. Their 22 game schedule was demanding and grueling, playing double headers on Saturdays against traveling baseball teams from Dade, Broward and other counties. Their final overall record of 16-3-3, established them as a top contender. There were so many other teams wanting to play us, that many offers had to be turned down or we would still be playing in June. With a full schedule, this large and unique blend of 7th and 8th graders was always on the offensive. The 8th graders led in defense in the outfield with Nicholas Herrera, Joseph Castellón and Gerry González who also pitches. The infield was covered by Chris de Goti, Lucas Calderón, Nick Martínez, Willy Alvarez and Joshua Pereira. The exclusive pitchers were André Pumariega, Guido Arreola, and Javier Padrón. Last but not least was the MVP catcher Alex García. The team would not be complete without the 7th graders. Without their contributions we would have had a long road with no gas. They contributed enormously to this team this year. So much so, that Mario Rojas earned the Coach’s Award for outstanding pitching.

Head Coach:

Víctor Arrieta (2nd Year)

Assistant Coach:

Iván Santa-Cruz

Erik Montalvo

Junior High Cross Country

Once again the JH Cross Country team entered the season looking to bring home another Dade County title, but the Wolverines fell seven points short of attaining their goal. Led by a core group of 8th graders that included Guillermo Echarte, Michael Cruz, Rudy Villanueva, Chris Baran, Doug Chacón, Nick Martínez, and 7th graders Michele Martucci and Dylan Rico. The team had a successful season capturing first place in nine out of eleven invitationals and second place in the other two meets. In the process the team earned its 14th ACC title in school history, making it seven in a row. In the ACC meet the team managed to a perfect score of 15, while placing its runners in the top seven spots for the first time in conference history. Guillermo Echarte became the individual champion of the Tri-County meet and the ACC meet, while placing 2nd at Dade County. The Varsity will be well represented for years to come.

Team Recognition:

1st Place- Belen Inv., Holy Rosary Inv., Jr. Orange Bowl Inv., Respect Life Inv., St. Theresa Inv., Lourdes Inv., Tri-County Inv., Ransom Inv., and ACC Inv. 2nd Place- flrunners.com Inv. & Dade County Youth Fair.

Individual Recognition:

First Team All Conference- Guillermo Echarte, Michele Martucci, Michael Cruz, Chris Baran, Nicholas Martínez, Douglas Chacón, Carlos López and Dylan Rico.

Junior High Flag Football

This year’s Flag Football program seemed to continue where it left off last year. The Blue team continued it’s dominance in ACC play, winning its conference for the 4th year in a row. The Blue team was lead by Diego Fernández and J.V. de Oña. The Gold team also had a successful season coming up short by one score to winning their conference. The Gold team was lead by Víctor Padilla and Alex Rovirosa.

Team Record: 11-1 Team Recognition: ACC Champions and 2nd Place Tri-County

Record: 8-3

Junior High Football

Assistant Coaches:

JP Madariaga

Thomas Plá

Juan Peréz

Team Record: 4-1

The young Wolverines had a memorable season this year that was highlighted with great defensive and offensive performances in every game. Defensively they had 3 shutouts against Gulliver, Florida Christian, and American Heritage Delray Beach, averaging only 2.8 points allowed per game. Every player on this defense played well, and it allowed the offense to comfortably put points on the board while consuming the play clock. Adrián Zubillaga led the team in tackles; T.J. Villamil lead the team fumble recoveries; Chris Bustos, Mike Abadín, Javier Arenas, Javi Sosa, Eddy Vanegas, and Roberto Sroka all had their fair share of quarterback sacks; and Carl Sugarman, Nick Herrera and Víctor Padilla each had interceptions. Offensively Nick Llaca threw for 65+ yards to receivers like Chris Cruz, JV de Ona, Jimmy Holmquist, and Nick Herrera; while running backs Robert Arán, Nick Herrera, Carl Sugarman, and Roberto Sroka each ran for over 60 yards a game while Javier Arenas, Mike Ríos, Javi Sosa and Jonathan Lara added 15+ of their own in games. The Wolverines had four consecutive victories on the road, and suffered their only loss to an 8-6 heartbreaker versus American Heritage Plantation at de La Cruz Stadium. All in all, this year’s team surprised a lot of people, and it comes from the hard work they put in during the summer.

Junior High Soccer

The Jr. High Soccer team had a great season this year. The cancellation of 6th grade soccer by the ACC left Belen with enough players to form two complete, competitive squads. The younger players especially showed their mettle while facing opponents that were often larger and older than themselves. The two squads played hard throughout the season to finish the year in second place in the conference.

Head Coach:

Olga Uribe (3rd Year)

Team Recognition:

Dade County Champions

Individual Recognition:

1st Place finishers at Dade CountyPablo Morejón (Back), Julio López (Breast), Sebastián Orozco (Free), Víctor López-Cantera (Fly), and Sebastián Ortiz (100 IM),

Junior High Swimming

The JH swim team defended its Dade County Middle School Championship for the 6th year in a row. The group of hard working young men were able to defend the prestigious championship begind third year coach Olga Uribe. The team had an exceptional season going undefeated with wins over Gulliver, Ransom, and Miami Country Day. They have continued Belen’s winning ways promoting sportsmanship along with humility towards their rivals. Oustanding efforts belonged to Sebastián Orozco, Víctor López-Cantera, Julio López, Carlos Basnuevo, Pablo Morejón, Tulio Alvarez-Burgos. They were all finalists at the Dade County Championship. This was a great year for Belen’s Swim program and we would like to acknowledge our parents for their volunteer help, dedication and contributions to our athletes.

We would also thank coach Olga Uribe for hard work and motivation towards the team.

Junior High Tennis

Team Roster

Name Gd. Lt.

Juan Fernández 7 2C

Patrick de la Llana 7 2C

Antoine López 8 1C

Luis Vernet 8 1C

Michael Boord 8 1C

William Gómez 8 1C

José de la Torre 8 1C

Juan Bolona 7 1C

Manuel Abella 7 1C

Steve Zambrano 6 1C

Opponents

Palmer-Trinity ____

Westminster Christian ____

Miami Country Day ____

Ransom-Everglades ____

Gulliver ____

Epiphany ____

Head Coach: Patrick Collins (20th Year)

Team Record:______

The Junior High Tennis team was one of the strongest in school history as five of the players (Juan Boloña, Juan Fernández, Antoine López, Manny Abella and Patrick de la Llana) also played on the Varsity Team. Seventh Grader Juan Boloña finished the Varsity season with a 13-0 singles record and continued his winning ways in Junior High as the #1 Singles player. Seventh Grader Juan Fernández played brilliant #2 Singles and the team of Juan and Juan made an outstanding doubles combination. Antoine López at #3 Singles proved to be a powerful Singles and Doubles player. The future of tennis at Belen looks bright. The Junior High record from 1985 until 2003 is 56 – 30.

Head Coach:

Víctor Arrieta (3rd Year)

Assistant Coach: Iván Santa-Cruz

Team Recognition:

1st Place- ACC Relays, Respect Life Inv., Tri-County Inv., Crusader Classic, Fla.

Christian Inv., All Catholic Conf. Inv., 2nd - State Meet

Individual Recognition: 4x400 School Record- Robert Arán, Daniel Ramos, Chris Baran and Diego Fernández-Soto (3:51.47)

Team Roster

Junior High Track & Field

Name Gd. Lt.

Robert Arán 8 3C

Guillermo Echarte 8 3C

Carlos Díaz 8 2C

Diego Fernández-Soto 8 2C

Adrián Zubillaga 8 2C

Rudy Villanueva 8 2C

Christopher Baran 8 2C

Alex Sealey 8 2C

Douglas Chacón 8 2C

Alex Iparraguirre 8 2C

Amado Nieto 8 2C

Daniel Ramos 8 1C

Antonio Quezada 8 1C

Michael García 8 1C

Andrés Calleja 8 1C

Arnie Izquierdo 8 1C

Sebastián Juncadella 8 1C

Carl Sugarman 8 1C

André García 8 1C

Javier Arenas 8 1C

Eric Guitián 8 1C

Eduardo Vanegas 8 1C

Nikolas Balseiro 8 1C

Adolfo Rosales 8 1C

Richard Smit 8 1C

José TJ Villamil 8 1C

Jorge V. de Oña 8 1C

Omar Valenzuela 8 1C

Carlos Bolívar 8 1C

Daniel Echeverría 7 1C

Carlos García-Vélez 6 1C

The JH Track team continued its tradition of excellence by staying undefeated in all invitationals. The team had a good balance of field events, sprinters and distance runners, which allowed them to claim the 14th ACC Title for the school and the 4th Tri-County Championship. The 4x400 team was able to break the school record at the FLRunners State Meet running a 3:51.47. Congratulations to all athletes and a big thank you to all the parents who helped at the meets.

Junior High Volleyball

The 2003 JH volleyball team surpassed all expectations this year. The team was comprised of a brand new roster consisting of 12 players who had never played the sport. The team responded by amassing 8 wins compared to only 1 defeat and captured 2nd place at the ACC Tournament. The team was led by Michael Cruz, Nicky Fischer, and Daniele Mion-Bet. Every game, these players showed their exemplary leadership and knowledge by helping their teammates understand their particular assignment on the court. Guillermo Echarte and Rudy Villanueva demonstrated hustle every game and were the ones that inspired their team to perform well. The best servers on the team were Mario Allanic and Chris de Goti, whom were counted on to score the most crucial points. Only 6th grader Christopher Palomo will return to next year’s squad so the team will be faced with a challenge again next year.

Team Record: 8-1

Team Recognition: 2nd Place ACC Tournament

Individual Recognition: First Team All Conference

Head Coach:

Carlos Bravo (1st Year)

Team Record: 12-0

Team Recognition: ACC Champions

Team Roster

Name Gd. Lt.

Andrew Alvarado 6 1C

Sergio Fernández-Soto 6 1C

Carlos García-Vélez 6 1C

Benjamin Tyler 6 1C

David Iparraguirre 6 1C

Juan Chediak 6 1C

Nick Santurio 6 1C

Javier del Riego 6 1C

Arturo Martínez 6 1C

Alexander Admire 6 1C

Tyler Riverón 6 1C

Marcos Calderón 6 1C

Pablo Alvarez 6 1C

6th Grade Basketball

This year’s team ended up undefeated with a record of 12-0. It was a wonderful experience for the players, parents and me. I had never seen a group of individuals that enjoyed playing the game as much as these 13 players did. They were like sponges, absorbing every bit of basketball knowledge that came their way. Being around them, and sharing this with them is what coaching is all about.

In order for the Belen basketball program to be successful, we need to have a strong foundation, players that believe in the program, and it all starts at the 6th grade level. We have that foundation, and it can only get better.

A big Thank you goes out to the parents for all their support, it is reflected in your sons and how they enjoyed the game. Another big thnak you goes to Coach Roca and Coach Barquin for this opportunity and the players for listening, hustling, and allowing me to coach them.

6th Grade Baseball

On the top and don’t look down. That’s the way the 2004 6th grade baseball team started the pre-season by entering two Travel Baseball tournaments and placing third in both of them. This was just the prelude to their season. As the All-Catholic Conference season commenced, the Belen 6th grade team carved a path to a successful undefeated season. This was credited to the team’s effortless bonding that created one heartbeat. The team’s great pitching arms that dominated were Edgar Sánchez, Frank Méndez, Manuel Massen, Eddy Franca, and Frankie Romero along with the outstanding south paws Anthony Peréz and Marcos Calderón who made life miserable for the opposition. Securing home plate was placed in the hands of three great players - Joey Rodríguez, Félix Castillo and Alex Olesen. They were the wits behind the team. The infielders were Stephen Fernández, Nik Nevin, Alex Díaz and Art Martínez who were rarely contested and solid as a wall. Our utility players Sergio Fernández, Christopher Peréz-Tirse, Andrew Vega and Michael Mechoso were players that could play the outfield as well as the infield. As we look back at the season we can only describe the games as fast and furious but with compassion. Enjoy your ACC Southern

Head Coach:

Víctor Arrieta (2nd Year)

Assistant Coach: Iván Santa-Cruz Erik Montalvo

Team Recognition:

6th Grade Cross Country

1st Place- All Catholic Conference, Belen Inv., Holy Rosary Inv. Respect Life Inv. and Lourdes Inv.

2nd Place- Tri-County and 3rd Place- St. Theresa Inv.

Individual Recognition:

First Team All ConferenceMax Echarte (2nd place), Edward Smit (5th place) and Brix Gómez (9th place)

With every new school year comes the question, what kids are we going to get for Cross Country in 6th grade? This year we were blessed with great talents and good work habits. The young wolverines were able to capture five first place finishes throughout the year. The team was led by the one-two-three punch of Max Echarte, Edward Smit and Brix Gómez. The supporting cast included Francisco Malvar, Nik Nevin, Jonathan Goodman, Enrique Comas, Carlos Padrón and Pablo Alvarez. The team ran their way to the school’s sixth ACC title in eleven years. The future looks promising for this group of harriers.

6th Grade Track & Field

Head Coach: Víctor Arrieta (3rd Year)

Assistant Coach: Iván Santa-Cruz

Team Recognition: All Catholic Conference and Respect Life Champions

Individual Recognition: ACC Champions- Edward Smit, Pablo Alvarez, Sergio Fernández-Soto, Devon Silverang, Brix Gómez, and Carlos García-Vélez,

Team Roster

Name Gd. Lt.

Jorge Guarch 6 1C

Devon Silverang 6 1C

Juan C. González 6 1C

Andrés Novoa 6 1C

Pablo Alvarez 6 1C

Mario Santiago 6 1C

Carlos Padrón 6 1C

Brix Gómez 6 1C

Edward Smit 6 1C

Fransisco Malvar 6 1C

Sergio Fernández-Soto 6 1C

Carlos García-Vélez 6 1C

Ryan Peters 6 1C

Jonathan Goodman 6 1C

Enrique Comas 6

The 6th grade Track team had a much improved season winning all of their meets except one. They won the Respect Life Inv. and the All Catholic Conference. They finished second in the Tri-County Championship by a mere 5 points. The sprinters were led by Pablo Alvarez, Carlos García-Vélez, Sergio Fernández-Soto, and Brix Gómez, the field events were led by Edward Smit, Ryan Peters, Andrés Novoa, and the distance runners were led by Francisco Malvar and Enrique Comas.

Alex Castro #44 Varsity Football Seasons 2000-2003

Congratulations to our son Alex and

the Class of 2004

Alex,

Throughout the years, we have seen you grow and mature into the loving, good and honest man we dreamed you would become. Your determination in accomplishing your goals makes us all very proud of you.

You are to be commended for your leadership, courage and sportsmanship.

Reach high! The sky is the limit.

May the Lord continue to guide you and bless you in all your future endeavors.

God Bless You!

We love you, Mami, Papi, Tito and Abuelita

AIM FOR THE STARS

CONGRATULATIONS!! STATE CHAMP

Congratulations! Jason W. Machado Babun State Champion 2002,

2003 and 2004

Sixth wrestler in county history to win three state titles, new school record. Your faith in God, dedication and hard work helped you obtain your goals. We love you!

Mom, Ralphy and Daniel

Javi Garcia-Tuñón Track and Field State Champion!

Javi,

God has blessed you with many gifts. Through your hard work and dedication, you have excelled in the classroom as well as on the track, but what has made you special in his eyes and ours is not only your accomplishments, but also the man you have become. You’re loving and caring for the needs of others, funny and “outlandish”, definitely “unique”, and most important of all, you realize where your strength comes from: “I can do all things through Christ who strenghthens me”. Philippians 4:13.

We are so proud of you!

We Love you, Pap, Mami and Jose

Javi, as you give all that you have, in all that you do... We are very proud of you, as you inspire us all!!

“I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour, his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious!”

Wishing you the Best that Life has to offer, Love, Louis, Joel, Anna, Diana, Illa, Tio, Tia Ogui and Tia Lily.

Congratulations Javo!!! We are proud of you.

We wish you success in this new phase of your life. Remember, the only limitations we have are those posed by ourselves. Set goals and pursuit them with tenacity and determination. Be a leader in what you do, never compromise your principles even when it seems harmless. Always keep your strong family ties. And when you come to the crossroads, when you have to make a decision, trust your common sense and the principles that have formed you. The choice will always be correct even when the result is not the most popular it is the choice in your heart. We love you, Mami

& Papi

Belen Jesuit Wolverines

Varsity Baseball Seniors

Class of 2004

Mario García Gaby Hernández Joey Cunetta #17 #18 #23

Matt Maranges

Robby Pérez Danny Márquez #7 #15 #44

“It takes integrity and strength of purpose to make it happen... but it is your belief in the dream that will lead you to the top.”

May God always hold you in the palm of His hand.

Your proud parents

Michael Ortiz #54 Varsity Football Season

2000-2003

Congratulations on your accomplishments to date and the ones yet to come.

Our family is very proud of you. Pepe,

Tia Lala & Alejandro

If

ALIMER GONZALEZ #13

If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being hated, don’t give way to hating, And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream -- and not make dreams your master; If you can think -- and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two imposters just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build ‘em up with worn-out tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: “Hold on!”

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with kings -- nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run -Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And -- which is more -- you’ll be a Man, my son!

Alimer, que el Señor te siga guiando en todos tus sueños y que cada dia que pase sigas logrando todo lo que te propones. Eres y seras siempre un orgullo para toda tu familia.

Papi,

Mami, Marco Alejandro y Desaly Daniella

How time flies!!!

Son, we are so proud of you and your accomplishments. God truly answered our prayer:

O Lord...build me a son whose heart will be clear, whose goal will be high, a son who will master himself before he seeks to master other men; one who will reach into the future, yet never f6rget the past. We love you!

Mom, Dad, and Alexis Congratulations to the Class of 2004

Congratulations to the Varsity

Basketball Team

On Winning Their First District Title Since 1983

Congratulations to the Junior Varsity, Freshman, and Junior High teams for a Successful Season, and to the Sixth Grade Team for an Undefeated Season

From the Members of the FastBreak Club

Rosa & Robert Admire

Pablo & Maribel Alvarado

Marianela & Fernando Aran

Steve & Celina Calderòn

David & Mildred Espinosa

Lazaro & Lettycia Garcia

A. de Goytisolo & Family

Edward Hernandez & Family

Robert & Miriam Agras

Pablo & Liliana Alvarez

Paul & Maria Bermudez

Ernesto & Enis Del Riesgo

Jose M. & Ana Fernandez

Mary & Serafin Garcia

Thomas & Delina Hanlon

Maria & Jose Iparraguirre

Luis & Carmen Manes Arturo & Eliana Martinez

Lopez de Mendoza & Family

Jorge Alonso & Family

Mayra Amin & Family

Alejandro & Alina Brito

Pedro & Darlene Del Rio

Vince & Irma Fernandez

Carlos & Lourdes Garcia-Velez

Humberto & Marta Hermida

Frank & Cynthia Llaca

Marisa & Sergio Mendez

Jorge & Ana Menocal Jr.

Juan & Maria Montes Arsenio & Maria Nuñez

Jorge de Oña & Family

Flory & Yvette Puente

Jose Rasco

Raul & Maria Ordoñez

Jose E. & Teresita Ramos

Juan E. & Maria Rodriguez

Gerardo Simms

Mario & Susana Trueba

Jorge & Maria Menocal Sr.

Tony Nuñez & Family

Carlos Pereira Jr.

Jorge H. Ramos & Family

John B. Rincon & Family

Michael & Annabel Sanchez

Carl & Maria Sugarman

Patricia & Jesus Velasco

Alberto Riveron & Family

Alfredo & Elizabeth Santurio

Juan & Maria Telleria

Carlos & Lupe Zumárraga

Congratulations to the Belen Athletics’

Class of 2004

Great team

Jason,

We love you and wish you all the happiness in the world

Mom, Dad, Jeff, James & Mama

Great coaches

Great parents

Great fans

Great season!

Robert, We Love you and may God always bless you and guide you, Mami, Papi, Louis & Cisa

What more could you ask for? Memories that will last a lifetime! Congratulations District Champions!!!

Congratulations Wolverines and Ferny & Robert Aran for a very exciting 2003-2004 season

Football, Basketball and Track.

Love, Your parents

Gabriel R. Suarez Track and Field

Gaby: We all love you and we are so proud of you. Best wishes. God bless you. Love from you family!

Go Wolverines!

To our special boys, Louis and Daniel Mendez: You make us so proud, and we love you very much. Mom, Dad and your sister Sarah

Congratulations

to Oscar & David Fonseca

and the Water Polo team

You Always Make Us Proud!!!

Best of Luck to Our Graduating Seniors

# 6 - Daniel Fernandez

# 3 - Adrian Diaz

# 5 - Timothy Halpin

Your proud parents

Thank you Lord for all the blessings you have given us! Congratulations Patrick, on all your achievements as a “DOUBLE GOALIE” in Varsity Soccer and Varsity Water Polo Love, Mom and Dad

The Accounting Firm of Ocariz, Gitlin & Zomerfeld, LLP would like to congratulate Belen’s Swim Team

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Congratulations to the JH Baseball Team for an incredible season and thanks to all the coaches; Ernesto, Mike & Tony, for a great season!

Joey, Your hard work and dedication on and off the field has made your family and friends very proud of you. This year was certainly the most difficult in both school and the playing field, yet your determination to succeed in both arenas was amazing. Remember your most difficult accomplishments in life are the most treasured. With love, Dad, Mom, Mike, Grandma, Auntie, Tati, Kareena & Alyah

The Manrara Family Congratulations Andy and the Wolverine Soccer Team!

Congratulations to the Varsity Swimming Team

Alex Formoso

Cross Country

Our dearest Alex, We are so proud of you and the wonderful young man you have become. We love you very much, Dad, Mom, Chris and Margaret

Congratulations to Alex Castro and the Varsity Football Team Congratulations to the Belen athletics’

Class of 2004

The Tennis Team thanks coach Patrick Collins for his dedication, guidance and support througout the years. May God bless him always.

Steven F. Pessoa, Jorge E. Salazar, Roland R. St. Louis, Jorge L. Gomez, Marcos A. Segrera, Agustin J. De Goytisolo, Daniel E. Gonzalez-Mora, Felipe Jaramillo, Mario L. Fernandez, Antoine F. Lopez, Manuel E. Abella, Juan S. Fernandez, Juan A. Bolona, Patrick N. De la Llana

Congratulations to Victor A. Lopez-Cantera and the swimming team

Salutes the Belen Crew

Salutes David Costa and the Varsity Volleyball Team

Congratulations David!!!

David,

We are very proud of you and we love you very much. Wishing you more success in the years to come. God bless you always.

Love, Papi, Mami, and Luis Fernando

Salutes the Varsity Crew

CONGRATULATIONS

BELEN VARSITY AND JV WATER POLO TEAM

FOR WINNING SEASON 2004

“Good

things, come in small packages” We love you, Your parents

Thank you parents and coach for your support!

Congratulations to the Belen JV Baseball Team

Congratulations to the Belen Varsity Rowing Team from The Chediak Family

Your great efforts, hard work and dedication to your team and school make us very proud!

Love, Mom, Dad and Jessica

Anthony:

We’re so proud of you and all your accomplishments. Congratulations to the Wolverines for winning the 2004 District Championship. Looking forward to another great year of Belen basketball. Dad, Mom, Nicole, and Titi.

Can’t get enough of Belen throughout the year? Then why not come and work at the Summer Camp where the fun never ends.

Belen Summer Camp 2004 is now HIRING for positions of CIT

6 yrs Soccer

Julian Knight Class of 04

Julian, we are so proud of you for your active dedication to two sports, Soccer and Golf, and for your scholastic achievements throughout the years at Belen.

We look forward to many proud moments and memorable experiences. We Love You, Dad, Mom and Tatiana

5 yrs Golf

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We congratulate Matt Maranges and the Belen Varsity Baseball Team on all their accomplishments and wish them all much success in the future

Congratulations to the Belen Varsity Baseball Team, its players and coaches.

Continued success to all!

Congratulations to Manuel-Andres Love, Mom, Dad and Nicholas