The Mineola Mustangs Marching Band captured its seventh New York state championship on Nov. 1, winning the 2026 New York State Field Band Conference Championship at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse.
Competing in the highly competitive SS1 division, the Mustangs earned a score of 94.025 to secure the championship, marking their fourth SS1 title in the past five years.
The latest victory adds to the program’s history of success and reinforces its standing among New York’s top marching band programs.
The Mustangs also captured the SS1 championship in 2025, when they earned a score of 95.050, setting a division record, according to the district. The program previously won the division in 2022 and 2023, making its latest victory another milestone in a sustained run of success…