To be the best, you have to perform and train like the best. That is the mentality that Elgin senior Mario Ruiz carries with him when he takes to the track each and every day.
To be the best on the track, you also have to be the best off of the track. Ruiz is also a National Honors Society Student and ranks in the top 5% of Elgin’s graduating class of 2021.
As a Wildcat student-athlete, Ruiz has learned many things, but one thing sticks out.
“Elgin will never give up on you,” Ruiz said. “Elgin has such a great community, and ...