The returning Gatorade State Player of the Year, 5-foot-8, 130-pound junior took second at the Brooks Cross Country Championships this past season, missing out on a national title by a lean. A dual First Team All-American thanks to his fourth-place finish at Nike Cross Nationals, Mantecon won his second straight FHSAA Class 3A state meet, breaking the tape 9.4 seconds ahead of his next-closest competitor to lead the Wolverines to the team title. A winner in 8 of his 11 races, he broke the state 5K record with a time of 14:33 at the New World Spectacular.
Mantecon has maintained a weighted 3.96 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.
Mantecon has volunteered locally by supporting the underserved on behalf of the LaSalle Educational Center, the Big Brother, Big Sister Foundation, Reyes Magis, the Abuelos Foundation and Hermanos de la Calle. He has also donated his time to Kick it for Wow, assisting people with Down syndrome and mental illness.
