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Bob Pratt Invitational · September 19, 2026

Macchia runs fastest time on the course this season; Northport, Chaminade win boys titles

William Floyd junior Vidal Macchia won the boys Varsity Red 5K in 16:55.7 and Division Avenue senior Lucas Aguilar won Varsity Blue in 16:58.5, while Julia Glenz and Emma Murphy won the girls varsity races.

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William Floyd junior Vidal Macchia won the boys Varsity Red 5K at the Bob Pratt Invitational in a personal-best 16:55.7, the fastest time on the course this season, and Northport won the team title with 34 points. Division Avenue senior Lucas Aguilar won the boys Varsity Blue 5K in 16:58.5, the second-fastest time on the course this season, as Chaminade took that team title with 60. Long Beach junior Julia Glenz won the girls Varsity Blue 5K in 20:52.5 and Kings Park junior Emma Murphy won the girls Varsity Red 5K in 20:59.9, with Bay Shore and Hauppauge winning those team titles.

Macchia lowered his season best of 17:25.91 by 30.21 seconds and beat Collegiate School senior Wes Baker (17:08.3) by 12.6 seconds. Northport junior Chris Leary was third in a personal-best 17:23.5, and Northport beat Manhasset (66) with Griffin Tucker and Evan Levine fourth and fifth. The fastest time on record for the meet's varsity 5K remains the 16:55.39 Smithtown West's Giovanni Signoretti ran in 2007.

Aguilar, who had two earlier wins this season, beat Bay Shore freshman Maxwell Simeon (17:15.4) by 16.9 seconds, and Smithtown West sophomore Andrew Collins was third in a personal-best 17:17.1. Chaminade won without a runner in the top five, led by junior Ryan Going in sixth, ahead of Miller Place (97) and Smithtown (105).

Glenz beat Pierson eighth-grader Evelyn Rizzo (21:06.0) by 13.5 seconds. Bay Shore, led by sophomore Ryan Cruickshank in fifth, won with 56 points over Comsewogue (100) and Port Jefferson (103) for its first title in the race since 2008. Murphy beat Sacred Heart Academy senior Elle Riches (21:09.0) by 9.1 seconds, and Hauppauge junior Ava Lingen was third in 21:55.3 to lead Hauppauge past Sacred Heart Academy (72) with 43 points.

Manhasset freshman Justin Knoll won the boys freshman 2-mile race in 10:44.7, 1.7 seconds ahead of Friends Academy eighth-grader Theodore Dugan, and Chaminade won the team title with 45. Center Moriches eighth-grader Olivia Ortiz won the girls freshman race in 12:49.5, 5.5 seconds ahead of teammate Caileigh Hayes, as Hauppauge won the team title with 58.

Northport went one-two in the boys JV 5K behind sophomore Mateo Rodriguez-Villa (18:19.4) and junior Noah Baker and won the team title with 24. Half Hollow Hills East senior Emily Rang won the girls JV race in 24:29.2, and Sacred Heart Academy took the team title with 32. Collegiate School sophomore Wyatt Tse won the boys novice 3850m race in 14:20.6 as Collegiate School won the team title with 50, and Mt. Sinai junior Charlotte DeMouth won the girls novice race in 18:11.7 as Mt. Sinai won with 43.

Winners

RaceIndividualTimeTeamPts
Boys FroshJustin KnollManhasset10:44.7Chaminade2nd Plainview-Old Bethpage / Jfk (66)45
Boys JVMateo Rodriguez-VillaNorthport18:19.4Northport2nd Chaminade (40)24
Boys NoviceWyatt TseCollegiate School14:20.6Collegiate School2nd Northport (56)50
Boys Varsity BlueLucas AguilarDivision Avenue16:58.5Chaminade2nd Miller Place (97)60
Boys Varsity RedVidal MacchiaWilliam Floyd16:55.7Northport2nd Manhasset (66)34
Girls JVEmily RangHalf Hollow Hills East (Hhh)24:29.2Sacred Heart Academy2nd Smithtown (37)32
Girls NoviceCharlotte DeMouthMt. Sinai18:11.7Mt. Sinai2nd Longwood (45)43
Girls Varsity BlueJulia GlenzLong Beach20:52.5Bay Shore2nd Comsewogue (100)56
Girls Varsity RedEmma MurphyKings Park20:59.9Hauppauge2nd Sacred Heart Academy (72)43
Girls FroshOlivia OrtizCenter Moriches12:49.5Hauppauge2nd William Floyd (64)58

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