The 5-foot-10, 135-pound senior raced to the Division 2 individual state championship this past season with a time of 15:41. Olivo-Quinones finished eighth at the Nike Cross Nationals Southwest Regional championships and placed 11th nationally at the NXN Final, earning All-American honors in the process. He also won the Rio Rico Rattler Invitational, the Justin Prevatte Classic, the Section 1 championships and the varsity blue division of the Woodbridge Classic.
Olivo-Quinones has maintained a 3.31 GPA in the classroom. He remains undecided upon a collegiate destination.
Olivo-Quinones has volunteered locally on behalf of community road races and trail-restoration efforts. "Manny is a hard worker, very motivated, and he had very high goals," said Buena coach Roger Bristow. "I was very happy with how well he finished (at the Nike Cross Nationals). I knew he had it in him, and he went in very focused."
