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Mercersburg Academy students running cross country.
Thunder the Mercersburg Academy mascot.
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Frankfort High School Invitational
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Jerry Hart Cross Country Memorial Invitation
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Mercersburg Academy Cross Country Invitational, The Pennington School, The Hill School (PA), The Phelps School, The Kiski School, Forbes Road High School, Holton-Arms School
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JV Team @ Gettysburg Invitational
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Mercersburg Academy Cross Country Invitational, Bullis School, The Madeira School, Maryland School for the Deaf, Saint James School (Hagerstown, MD), Forbes Road High School, Shalom Christian Academy
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Girls 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 program has produced multiple individual Mid-Atlantic Prep League champions, state team champions, and top team finishes. The team recently won the 2024 Mid-Atlantic Prep League championship with Gabriella Cechini ’28 finishing first.
  • Mercersburg runners have competed in college at a wide variety of schools, including Bucknell University, Emory University, Dickinson College, The Pennsylvania State University, Marist College, Rhodes College, University of Richmond, Swarthmore College, and all three Division I military academies: Army, Air Force, and Navy.
  • Runners train primarily on the Academy’s 300-acre campus, but also journey to the C&O Canal Trail and to area state parks.
  • Head Coach Betsy Cunningham is USATF Level 3 certified, the highest level of the USA Track and Field (USATF) Coaching Education Program. Cunningham specialized in distance training.