By Florida Catholic staff - Florida Catholic

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Posing after their gold medal win, Belen Jesuit's Varsity 2x crew, Joey Armengol, left, and Hector Formoso, right, with coach Yunian Cabrera.
For the first time in the school�s history, eight Belen Jesuit boats, consisting of 42 Belen rowers, qualified to compete in the lightweight category. The winning crews were:
- Gold medal, Varsity 2x: Joey Armengol and Hector Formoso
- Gold medal, Varsity 4+: Joseph Perez, Daniel Brennan, Christian Burke, Alejandro Seda and cox Fernando Pinera
- Silver medal, Varsity 4x: Nicholas Thompson, Nicolas Waterhouse, Alex Vidal and Joseph Garcia
- Silver medal, Varsity 8+: Nicolas Fernandez, Daniel Ugas, Nick Keenan, Alec Keenan, Andres Fernandez, Ben Gilbert, Joseph Menendez, Manny Sanchez and cox Miguel Zaldivar.
The team�s chaplain, Jesuit Father Ernesto Fernandez-Travieso, traveled with the athletes and provided spiritual support by celebrating a special Mass for the team on Friday evening.
�Our rowers enjoyed the opportunity to interact and compete with other Jesuit crews from around the country,� said coach Yunian Cabrera.
Belen�s crews now head to the last regatta of the season, the US Rowing Youth National Championship in Sacramento, Calif., June 13-15.

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Pictured, from left, Belen Jesuit Prep's Varsity 8+ silver medal winning crew: Nicolas Fernandez, Daniel Ugas, Joseph Menendez, Benjamin Gilbert, Andres Fernandez, Alec Keenan, Nicholas Keenan, Manuel Sanchez, Miguel Zaldivar, and head coach Yunian Cabrera.
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