Beat the Streets New York honors annual award winners at 2026 Final X, presented by Kerberos Capital Management

Carolina Lockard and Tristan Levin earn high school career achievement awards.

Beat the Streets New York honored its annual award winners for the 2025-26 school year during Final X, presented by Kerberos Capital Management, alongside the BTSNY Annual Benefit on Friday, June 19 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

Volunteer of the Year – Dave Olah

Olah, a football and wrestling coach at Petrides High School on Staten Island, spearheaded the operational efforts to host the Donald Douglas Memorial Championships at Petrides. Formerly called the New York City Mayor's Cup, the tournament features the city's top high school wrestlers from the Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL), Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) and New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS) competing for the title of 'Best in the City.'

GRIT – Eric Ivry

Ivry of James Madison High School in Brooklyn won a Donald Douglas Memorial title and his second PSAL city title. For his performance, Ivry also earned the Division 1 PSAL Charles Glass Outstanding Wrestler Award. As a team captain, Ivry helped lead Madison to the PSAL dual team runner-up honors.

Ivry has displayed resiliency throughout this high school career, overcoming multiple leg injuries. Despite breaking his ankle at the beginning of this season, he persevered and accomplished his goals on and off the wrestling mat. He will continue his academic and wrestling career at Hunter College in Manhattan, where he will study medical laboratory sciences.

Co-Junior League Female of the Year - Mia Carmela Barro

It was a banner year for Barro of Poly Prep in Brooklyn. She captured a girls folkstyle national championship and girls freestyle and Greco-Roman titles. At the state level, Barro earned the girls Trinity Award with state titles in folkstyle, freestyle and Greco-Roman.

In New York City, Barro claimed titles in the boys and girls standard divisions once again at the BTSNY Junior League City Championship. She had two technical falls in the girls division under 1:50, outscoring her two opponents 36-4. In the boys division, she scored four falls and a 12-3 major decision.

Co-Junior League Female of the Year - Lahaqura Douglas

Douglas of P.S. 5 Port Morris in The Bronx went 3-0 with two falls under 2 minutes and a 5-3 decision to claim a Junior League city title. Her performance also helped P.S. Port Morris claim its first girls division team city title. A quiet leader, Douglas encouraged her younger sister, Lelquana, to wrestle and become a city champion, too. Lahaqura also regularly pursues additional practice opportunities, including learning from Columbia University Women's Wrestling Club student-athletes.

Junior League Male of the Year - Terrence Mason

Mason of P.S. 178 Saint Clair Mckelway in The Bronx earned his second straight city title. He went 4-0 in the city tournament, with three decisions and a fall.

Junior League Coach of the Year - Jeremy Calovo

Cavolo started a wrestling program at I.S. 51 Markham on Staten Island this year. He led Markham to second place in the standard boys division and fourth in novice divisions. Overall, Markham had four student-athletes win city titles and four city finalists.

Girls High School Coach of the Year - Joe Garfinkel

In his first year at the helm at Brooklyn Tech, Garfinkel led the program to a PSAL dual city title. He led Brooklyn Tech to the PSAL Girls Freestyle Dual City Championship title and had three individual city champions and six finalists.

Assistant Coach of the Year - Elijah Singh

Singh is an assistant coach for the boys and girls wrestling programs at Brooklyn Tech, his alma mater. He played an instrumental role in helping Garfinkel run practices and operations for both programs.

Boys High School Coach of the Year - Steve Santimauro

Santimauro is the head coach at his alma mater, James Madison High School. He led Madison to top PSAL honors and second overall at the Donald Douglas Memorial with two champions. Madison also took runner-up honors at the PSAL Boys City Championship dual meet. Santimauro coached four student-athletes to Division 1 PSAL city titles, the most of any school.

Female Student-Athlete of the Year - Nicole Polyan

Polyan of Brooklyn Tech completed her high school career with a fifth-place finish at the PSAL Girls Freestyle City Championships. The BTS Academy student-athlete will attend New York University, where she will study chemical engineering.

Male Student-Athlete of the Year - Javier Mina-Lewis

Mina-Lewis of Sunset Park High School in Brooklyn wrapped up his high school career by taking eighth place at the Eastern States Classic folkstyle regional tournament along with runner-up honors at the Donald Douglas Memorial and PSAL city championships.

He will continue his academic and wrestling career close to home at Hunter College in Manhattan, where he will study nursing.

Lady Liberty (Female Career Achievement) - Carolina Lockard

Lockard of Brooklyn Tech completed arguably the greatest New York City high school girls wrestling career in history. She became the first PSAL student-athlete to win four girls freestyle city titles. On the state level, Lockard captured her third freestyle state title. She also earned her second National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) All-America honor with a third-place finish after taking fifth in 2025.

The BTS Academy student-athlete will continue her academic and wrestling career at Lehigh University, where she will study neuroscience.

Atlas Award (Male Career Achievement) - Tristan Levin

Levin of Tottenville completed an exceptional New York City high school wrestling career this year. He helped lead Tottenville to a dual team city title and claimed his fourth consecutive PSAL city title. At the state tournament, he captured his second state medal with a third-place finish after taking eighth at the state tournament in 2025. Levin carried the momentum into the spring by earning NHSCA All-America honors with a seventh-place finish. He later won a Northeast Regional Greco-Roman title to qualify for USA Wrestling's Junior Nationals.

Levin will continue his academic and wrestling career at Binghamton University.

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Since being founded in 2005, Beat the Streets has pioneered a movement that now includes 150 individual wrestling programs, a youth league and the first girls high school league.

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