It was a great day at the 2026 USATF New York Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships for the Ocean Breeze WaveRunners!

Full Results

The boys 9-10 squad took the top five spots, and seven of the top-11 spots overall in the 3K! Hudson McGuire paced the team taking first at 11:35.00! The WaveRunners completely controlled the race, sweeping the top five individual positions:

• Hudson McGuire – 11:35.0
• Joseph Zarrilli – 12:50.7
• Lucas Gallo – 13:00.0
• Jaiden Goonawardena – 13:00.7
• Dominick Gallo – 13:08.7

Victoria Pavani paced the girls 9-10 group taking first place in the 3K at 12:37.60 with Nicole Valladares finishing fourth at 13:18.00 & Keira Kidney finishing sixth at 13:44.40! They finished second overall in the team standings!

The 11-12 boys took first-place as a team with Zain Azemi's sixth place finish of 11:52.80 leading the way, with Noah Ramos coming in 10th at 12:04.30 & Declan Longobardi in 14th place at 12:15.90 to all earn medals! The 11-12 girls finished second as a team behind the second-place finish of Savannah McGuire at 12:13.70!

The WaveRunners dominated the team championships as well!

• Boys 9–10 – 1st Place
• Boys 11–12 – 1st Place
• Girls 9–10 – 2nd Place
• Girls 11–12 – 2nd Place
• Boys 8U – 2nd Place

Two team championships and three runner-up finishes - all of which advance to Region One!

Up next for the team is the USATF Region One Junior Olympic Championships on Sunday, November 22 in North Berwick, Maine at Noble High School.