In other World Marathon Majors, Cruz competed at the Boston Marathon and New York City Marathon between 1991 and 2000. His best results were a 4th-place finish at the 1991 Boston Marathon and 23rd at the 1993 New York City Marathon. Outside of the World Marathon Majors, Cruz was 5th at the marathon event in the 1995 Summer Universiade. Cruz also ran in the marathon at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics and finished the race in 42nd place.