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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Antonio Camacho-Bucks

Distance runner
CENTENNIAL HS
ELLICOTT CITY, MARYLAND
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 15:51.38

Class 3A state meet (individual)

3rd

Class 3A state meet (team)

13th

Eastbay Northeast Regional Championships
“Antonio is one of those special athletes that leaves nothing else on the course. He is one of the most exciting competitors to watch in our region.”
Jordan Sterner
Head Coach - head coach of Mount Hebron High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8, 120-pound junior won the Class 3A state meet this past season with a time of 15:51.38, breaking the tape 14.52 seconds ahead of his next-closest competitor and leading the Eagles to a third-place finish as a team. The 2021 Washington Post All-Met Player of the Year, Camacho-Bucks earned Second Team All-Region honors by finishing 13th at the Eastbay Northeast Regional Championships. He clocked a personal-best 15:03.50 to capture second place at the MPSSAA 3A East Region Championships.

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Academic Achievement

Camacho-Bucks has maintained a weighted 3.30 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Camacho-Bucks has achieved the rank of Star Scout with the Boy Scouts of America. He has volunteered locally with the Special Olympics and as a youth swim coach in addition to donating his time on behalf of multiple community service initiatives through his church.