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The votes are in for the Cape Coral Breeze's November Athlete of the Month, and the winner is Mariner High School’s Angel Cruz.
Cruz became the first cross country runner in Mariner High School's history to win a boys regional championship by taking the Region 3A-3 title at Buckingham Regional Park. The Tritons' standout crossed the finish line with a time of 16:12, a personal best, and 12 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher.
"It feels really good to be the first in my school’s history, especially since we are not a well-known school for cross country, and it felt so good to break that streak," Cruz told The Breeze. "I worked really hard to accomplish this by taking care of my body and focused mentally on doing what it takes to win. I’ll continue that into the state race this Saturday to represent Cape Coral."
Voting for December’s Athlete of the Month will open toward the end of the month.
Stay up to date with Athlete of the Week selections on capecoralbreeze.com.