Huang, who starred last spring as an eighth grade runner at Miller Middle School, earned All-American honors of each of the two events. The top eight finishers in each event qualified for All-American status.

It marked the third straight year that Huang has advanced from the Region 14 competition to the national championships.

At Miller last year, Huang won the 800-meter and mile events at the league track finals. Earlier in the year, she took the league cross country title for Miller, where she was also a starter on the basketball and volleyball teams. She is now a freshman at Lynbrook.

Huang's sister, 10-year-old Cindy, made her debut at the Junior Olympics this summer and placed 22nd in the 1,500 meters in the girls bantam division. Cindy attends Muir Elementary School.