Manhattanville University Athletics

Honors and Awards:
- 1x All-Middle Atlantic Conference Honorable Mention (2016-17)
- MAC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2017)
- MAC Winter Academic Honor Roll (2016-17)

2019-20: Competed in five meets during his final indoor season as a Valiant ... raced in the 4x400 relay, 400-meter and 300-meter ... his season best performance in the 4x400 relay was at the UAlbany Winter Classic where the team and him set a new Manhattanville record when they came in 23rd place with a time of 3:33.69 ... his season best in the 400-meter was at the Boston Terrier Classic (1/25) where he finished in 54.34 ... he had a season high in the 300-meter at the Seahawk Shootout (12/13) with a time of 39.62 ... did not compete in the outdoor track season since it was canceled due to COVID-19. 

2018-19: Ran in two events during the indoor season ... ran the 400-meter twice, posting a season-best time of 56.83 at the Ramapo College Season Opener (1/11) ... ran four times during the outdoor season ... had a time of 24.57 at the MSMC Track Invite (3/30) ... competed in the 400-meter hurdles three times, putting up a season-best time of 1:02.96 at the TCNJ Invitational (4/5).

2017-18: Ran in all seven meets for the Valiants during the indoor season … made five appearances in the 400-meter dash, including a season-best time of 54.97 seconds at the Ramapo Invitational (1/19) … part of the school-record 4x400 relay that finished in 3:35.83 at the TCNJ Winter Opener (12/2) ... ran in six meets during the outdoor season ... ran the 400-meter hurdles four times and reset his own school record on three occasions, including a career-best time of 1:00.96 at the Lions Invitational (4/27) ... helped the 4x400 relay qualify for the MAC Outdoor Championships.

2016-17: Appeared in all seven meets during his first indoor season … earned All-MAC honorable mention as part of the 4x200 relay at the Middle Atlantic Conference Indoor Championships (2/24) ... set a school record in the 55-meter hurdles by crossing the line in 10.58 seconds at the DeSchriver Invitational (2/5) … ran the 200-meter dash three times, finishing with a season-best time of 24.87 seconds at the St. Joseph’s Invitational (2/11) … posted the team’s top-two 400-meter dash times of the year, including a time of 54.31 seconds at the St. Joseph’s Invite … ran in all six meets during the outdoor season … set the school record in the 400-meter hurdles three times, the last coming with a time of 1:03.25 at the TCNJ Invitational (4/8) … part of the 4x100 relay that broke the school record by finishing in 45.44 seconds at the MAC Outdoor Championships (5/5) … ran the 200-meter dash in 24.40 seconds and the 400-meter dash in 54.91 seconds at the Lions’ Invitational (4/29).

High School: A 2016 graduate of Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School … ran four years of track and also played two years each of basketball and soccer for the Crusaders … a four-time team Most Valuable Player between the cross country, indoor track and outdoor track teams … named the school’s Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year as a senior … a National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society student.
 
Personal: Son of Miguelina and Jose Cruz … has two sisters, Annemarie and Tiffany ... pursuing a career in the entertainment industry.