Page 171 - 2017 yearbook

The track team was one of the youngest
teams in many years, which means that All the Way to the Finish Line
there was always potential. The team
competed in many different relays and By: Gabriel Aparicio, Anthony Abinader, and Jorge Paez
invitationals throughout the season, placing
top ten in most of them. Most of the athletes
who competed in the District competition
qualified for the Regional championship.

Above: Jumping at the Dade County Youth Fair, freshman Don Chaney
wins the meet. Chaney was the state champion for the event and broke
the school record making it 6’8”.
On the opposite page: At the FSU Relays, sophomore Sebastian Roa
leads the pack in the 3200m run and ran his personal best 9:35.17.
Roa’s finish in every race made him a regional runner-up in both the
1600m and 3200m run.
Vaulting at the Dade County Youth Fair, junior Carlos Sosa clears the
bar. He was the district champion last year with a 9’ 9.75”.
Over the hurdle at the Ferguson Invitational, junior Eric Labrador places
first in the 110m hurdles. Labrador made it to Regionals in the 110m
hurdles, 300m hurdles, and high jump.
In the 400m race, junior Carlos Vela comes in sprinting to beat the
competition. Vela improved his season best with a 52.42. Roster: Francisco Aguero, Cesar Aguzzi, Michael Aparicio, Christopher Avallone, Carlos Bailly, Anthony Baradat, Rodrigo Barquero, Francisco
At the Dade County Youth Fair, sophomore Luciano Bettocchi makes a Barrera, Sean Beaubien, Manuel Becerra, Giancarlo Benitez, Luciano Bettocchi, Alexander Blanco, Antoine Brandt, Matthew Bryan, Javier
mark in the pit. Bettocchi also competed in the 100m hurdles, 300m Bustamante, Jose Bustos, Javier Canto, Victor Castro, Donald Chaney, Paul Charpentier, Joshua Collins, Lucas Cortinez, Daniel Corzo, Lucas de
hurdles and high jump most of the season. la Hoz, Julian Delamaza, Brandon Delgado, Alejandro Dominguez, Carlos Echenique, Jossan Elias, Daniel Fager, Alberto Fraga, Christopher Fraga-
In the last 100m of the race, junior Joshua Collins finishes the 1600m Vasquez, Javier Fraga-Vasquez, Gabriel Gallardo, Thomas Gallinar, Christopher Garcia, Sebastian Garcia, Eric Labrador, John Lee, David Leiva,
run at the FSU Relays with a time of 4:21.42. Collins was the Regional Michael Lopez, Brandon Lubian, Christian Martinez, David Meza, Juan Miguez, Lucas Miguez, Eduardo Morasso, Nicolas Muniz, Gabriel Nunes,
Champion in the 1600m and the 3200m. Daniel Otero-Pfaeffle, Nicholas Patricios, Nathaniel Payne, Alejandro Pena, Andres Pizzi, Gabriel Polo, Esteban Rincon, Sebastian Roa, Christian
At the end of his throw, sophomore Nicholas Patricios hurls the shotput Rodriguez, Nicolas Rodriguez, Daniel Salinas, Vicente Sanchez, Damian Sangles, Joshua Sloan, Carlos Sosa, Henrique Souza, Stefan Todywala,
at the Dade County Youth Fair. Patricios threw an impressive 11.42 and Jose Toledo, Brandon Toricella, Carlos Vela, Daniel Venerio and Conner Yurkon. Coaches: Victor Arrieta, Carlos Jimenez, Joey Scott, Donald
made his season best. Chaney, Carlos Barquin, Jose Roca Jr. and Alberto Juantorena.