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Miami Herald
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Belen Jesuit's Marco Prieguez is the Miami-Dade Boys' Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Belen Jesuit's cross-country and track and field programs have a longstanding tradition of excellence. But over the years, several of the members of each squad show their strength not just when they're putting in the miles, but in the classroom as well. Belen senior Marco Prieguez is another perfect example of this combination. Prieguez has been a standout on the Wolverines' cross-country and track teams throughout his high school career. The highlight came this season, however, as he was finally able to enjoy not just a team state championship in the fall in cross-country, but a state title in track earlier this month. While Prieguez has been impressive when it comes to running, he's even more so academically. And that's a big reason he's this year's Miami Herald Miami-Dade County Boys' Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Prieguez was a first team All-Dade selection in cross-country after finishing fifth individually at the state Class 3A meet with a time of 15:36. His season-best time was also impressive as he ran a time of 15:23. He finished sixth at state in the 1,600 meters in track and field helping Belen win the team title. He did all of this while maintaining an impressive 5.515 grade point average, scoring a 1490 on the SAT and a 34 on the ACT. His stellar academic resume helped him earn an opportunity to attend the prestigious University of Pennsylvania, joining a long line of Wolverines athletes to enroll at Ivy League schools. Prieguez has been part of three consecutive state titles in cross-country since joining the team as a sophomore. An honors student, AP Scholar with Distinction and a member of five National Honor Societies, Prieguez also participated in numerous community service activities including the Fundacion Hermanos De La Calle, which translated to English reads 'Brothers from the Street Foundation' where he continuously prepared and delivered homemade food to the homeless or recently homeless, and created a focus group to discuss issues affecting individuals experiencing homelessness and how to target these issues in everyday life.
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Prep talk: Scholar football athletes to be honored Sunday
More than 75 high school football seniors will be honored on Sunday for their achievements on and off the field at the annual Coastal Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame banquet at the Canyon Club in Agoura. Simi Valley coach Jim Benkert has been working for weeks to gather the top scholar athletes from this fall. Those who have put together high grade-point averages and performed well on the field receive recognition. For the first time, girls' flag football athletes will participate. The areas of Ventura, the San Fernando Valley and Antelope Valley are represented. There's some well-known athletes on the list, from Rio Mesa quarterback JJ Bittner to Thousand Oaks linebacker Cory McEnroe. Others are North Hollywood running back Omar Muhammad and Calabasas receiver Dylan Hein. Also being honored is former Hart coach Mike Herrington with the Al Wistert Award. Congratulations to our student athletes at Banning HS for being honored last night by the National Football Foundation. Adrian Guzman, Steven Perez and Kali Sue were recognized for outstanding academics and athletic achievements. @breezepreps @latsondheimer — Nick Garibay (@CoachGaribayBHS) March 7, 2025 Other chapters in Los Angeles, Pasadena and Riverside will be holding their annual award presentations. Congratulations to St. Paul RB/LB Joseph Lafferre '25, who was named the National Football Foundation (LA Chapter) Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Awards are based on their record for academic achievement, athletic achievement, leadership, and community service. We are proud of you… — St. Paul Football (@StPaulHSFB) March 8, 2025 This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email Sign up for the L.A. Times SoCal high school sports newsletter to get scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
NBC Sports
14-02-2025
- Business
- NBC Sports
Lions executive Mike Martin set to become Notre Dame's general manager
In an offseason when their coaching staff has been raided by NFL teams, the Lions are about to lose an important member of their front office to a college team. Lions director of scouting advancement Mike Martin is expected to become Notre Dame's new general manager, according to multiple reports. Martin has been with the Lions for four years and previously spent three seasons with the Panthers, 11 seasons with the Texans, four seasons with the Buccaneers and one season with the Titans. As a college defensive back at Vanderbilt, Martin was a finalist for the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year award. General manager is a new role for college football programs as NIL and the transfer portal has made college football more closely resemble professional football. Notre Dame is seeking a new general manager after losing its previous general manager, Chad Bowden, to USC.
