Xavier High School captured the CIAC Boys Cross Country State Open championship on Thursday in Manchester, Connecticut, securing the program's first state open title since 2018. The victory came despite a disqualification that affected one of the team's runners during the competition.
Individually, LaBelle claimed the individual crown at the championship meet held on November 5, 2026. Xavier's Jackson Gould, wearing bib number 385, set the early pace at the start of the race.
The team overcame the setback of a runner's disqualification to claim the top spot in the state's premier high school cross country event. The meet was photographed by Dave Zajac for Hearst Connecticut Media.
