Results are in. Belen Jesuit’s Cruz voted Herald High School Athlete of the Week

Miami Belen Jesuit cross-country runner Armando Cruz is the Miami Herald’s High School Athlete of the Week, as voted on by readers in our weekly poll.

Cruz, a sophomore was second of 348 runners in 15:36 at the Spanish River Invitational. With their top 3 runners not competing, Cruz stepped up to lead the Wolverines to the team title in the boys’ 3A-4A division..

Coral Gables cross-country runner Jason Norona, Miami Gulliver Prep bowler Riley Prescott, Miami Carrollton cross-country runner Grace Aldrich, Miami Belen golfer Lorenzo Rodriguez, Fort Lauderdale Dillard cross-country runner Shynah Collins, Reagan Doral volleyball player Samira Persad, Miami Palmer Trinity golfer Remi Bacardi, Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy cross-country runner Jonathan Pena, Miami Krop bowler Joselyn Reyes-Clark and Doral Divine Savior volleyball Sasha Kawas rounded out the participants in this week’s poll.

The Miami Herald Football and Athlete of the Week polls open Sunday every week and close around 10 p.m. Thursday.

This story was originally published October 4, 2024 at 8:23 AM.