Boys' Cross Country
Mercersburg runners have competed since 1907 for one of the oldest high school cross country teams in the country. Of the school’s 54 Olympians, 17 have been runners.
The school’s cross country programs have produced multiple individual Mid-Atlantic Prep League champions, state team champions, and top team finishes.
Over the last several years, Mercersburg runners have gone on to compete in college at a wide variety of schools, including Bucknell, Emory, Dickinson, Penn, Marist, Rhodes, Richmond, Swarthmore, and all three Division I military academies: Army, Air Force, and Navy.
Mercersburg’s runners train primarily on the Academy’s 300-acre campus, but also journey to the C&O Canal Trail and to area state parks. The competition schedule features premier high-school and college venues, including the Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh University.
Schedule
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Frankfort High School | Away | Details | ||||
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Big Spring High School | Away | Details | ||||
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Carlisle Area High School | Away | Details | ||||
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St. Maria Goretti Catholic High School, Bishop Walsh High School, St. James School, Shalom Christian Academy, Georgetown Day School
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Cross Country Course | Home | Details | |||
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Gettysburg Area School District | Away | Details | ||||
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Fairfax Hawks
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Burke Lake Park | Away | Details | |||
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The Peddie School, Blair Academy, The Hill School, The Lawrenceville School, The Hun School of Princeton
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Greenway Meadows Park | Details | ||||
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Belmont Plateau | Away | Details |
Coaches
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Head Coach
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Assistant Coach
Roster
| Name | Class |
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| Justin An | 2023 |
| Bryson Brown | 2024 |
| Andrew Chang | 2026 |
| Jake Cruikshank | 2024 |
| Sean Flaherty | 2026 |
| Dawson Graditor | 2026 |
| Ahman Habib | 2026 |
| Dawson Hastings | 2023 |
| Muhammad Huzaifa Ibrahim | 2024 |
| Ian Kopp | 2026 |
| Brendan Shorb | 2024 |
| Cole Smith | 2023 |
| William Su | 2025 |
| Azian Subhani | 2023 |
| Reed Warner | 2025 |
| Winston Watkins | 2025 |
| Josiah Wright | 2025 |
| Michael Zhang | 2026 |
Boys' Cross Country News
![Boys' Cross Country Finishes Third in Mercersburg Invitational]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1662662546/mercersburgedu/psljdyxi6xvff24wnqop/athletics_news.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1662662546/mercersburgedu/psljdyxi6xvff24wnqop/athletics_news.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1662662546/mercersburgedu/psljdyxi6xvff24wnqop/athletics_news.jpg","width":800}])
![Winston Watkins '25 Boys' Cross Country Carlisle Invitational]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1664146047/mercersburgedu/yh4v9nhxgqdtzvtsxlpl/Winstonturn.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1664146047/mercersburgedu/yh4v9nhxgqdtzvtsxlpl/Winstonturn.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664146047/mercersburgedu/yh4v9nhxgqdtzvtsxlpl/Winstonturn.jpg","width":620}])
![Varsity Boys' Cross Country Second Place Frankfort Invite]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1662853243/mercersburgedu/u5whw8lwdvuwisbfqax4/Frankfortteam.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1662853243/mercersburgedu/u5whw8lwdvuwisbfqax4/Frankfortteam.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1662853243/mercersburgedu/u5whw8lwdvuwisbfqax4/Frankfortteam.jpg","width":768}])
![Winston Watkins ’25 was Mercersburg Academy's top finisher at the 2021 MAPL Boys' Cross Country Championships.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1660163231/mercersburgedu/juxy0rqrh4oqlfb7ozpt/1021-BXC-Watkins-800.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1660163231/mercersburgedu/juxy0rqrh4oqlfb7ozpt/1021-BXC-Watkins-800.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1660163231/mercersburgedu/juxy0rqrh4oqlfb7ozpt/1021-BXC-Watkins-800.jpg","width":800}])
Storm takes 10th in team standings