Girls' Cross Country
Mercersburg runners have competed since 1907 for one of the oldest high school cross country teams in the country. The girls’ team began competition in 1981. Of the school’s 54 Olympians, 17 have been runners.
The 2017 team won the Mid-Atlantic Prep League championship, becoming the first Blue Storm girls’ squad since Mercersburg joined the league in 2000 to win a MAPL team title.
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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Cowan's Gap | Details | |||||
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Kutztown University | Away | Details | ||||
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Big Spring High School | Away | Details | ||||
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Madeira School
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Cross Country Course | Home | 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 High School | 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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The Peddie School | Details |
Coaches
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Head Coach
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Assistant Coach
Roster
| Name | Class |
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| Ella Blanco | 2026 |
| Chung Ling Bauhinia Chen | 2026 |
| Georgina Devlin | 2024 |
| Marliese Elshazly | 2026 |
| Linley Hill | 2023 |
| Clare Ip | 2023 |
| Margaret Lawler | 2023 |
| Paula Luruena Marquez | 2023 |
| Scarlett McArthur | 2024 |
| Jaidee Promphan | 2025 |
| Anne Sehon | 2025 |
| Erika Sowah | 2024 |
| Linden Wallace | 2025 |
| Leah Willis | 2024 |
| An Yan | 2026 |
| Hongyu Zhu | 2023 |
Girls' Cross Country News
![Ella Blanco '26 Girls Cross Country]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666974170/mercersburgedu/m5nvqa5artkdrzmnnvhe/LeahWillis24.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666974170/mercersburgedu/m5nvqa5artkdrzmnnvhe/LeahWillis24.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1666974170/mercersburgedu/m5nvqa5artkdrzmnnvhe/LeahWillis24.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1666974170/mercersburgedu/m5nvqa5artkdrzmnnvhe/LeahWillis24.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1666974170/mercersburgedu/m5nvqa5artkdrzmnnvhe/LeahWillis24.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1666974170/mercersburgedu/m5nvqa5artkdrzmnnvhe/LeahWillis24.jpg","width":2200}])
![Greta Lawler '23 Girls' Cross Country]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1665276538/mercersburgedu/t79abylkeexq7d7bzftj/GretaLawler23.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1665276538/mercersburgedu/t79abylkeexq7d7bzftj/GretaLawler23.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1665276538/mercersburgedu/t79abylkeexq7d7bzftj/GretaLawler23.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1665276538/mercersburgedu/t79abylkeexq7d7bzftj/GretaLawler23.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1665276538/mercersburgedu/t79abylkeexq7d7bzftj/GretaLawler23.jpg","width":1344}])
![Girls' Cross Country Finishes Second 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}])
![Ella Blanco '26 Finishes First in Girls' Cross Country Meet vs. Madeira]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1663977824/mercersburgedu/p872mqtmqx5n8yjntllk/EllaBlanco26.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1663977824/mercersburgedu/p872mqtmqx5n8yjntllk/EllaBlanco26.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1663977824/mercersburgedu/p872mqtmqx5n8yjntllk/EllaBlanco26.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1663977824/mercersburgedu/p872mqtmqx5n8yjntllk/EllaBlanco26.jpg","width":801}])