Boys Outdoor Track & Field

• The Mercersburg Academy track and field program has a history of excellence.
• 18 Olympians have earned nine medals (seven of them gold), including legends Ted Meredith (1912), Bill Carr ’29, and Charlie Moore ’47.
• 16 alumni enshrined in the Olympic, United States, and Pennsylvania Track and Field Halls of Fame.
• Penn Relays: 11 Championships of America, seven records, three teams inducted in the Wall of Fame.
• The team (both boys and girls) recently came in second in the 2025 Mid-Atlantic Prep League Tournament.
• Over the last several years, Mercersburg athletes have gone on to compete on the collegiate level at a variety of schools, including Air Force, Army, Davidson College, Emory University, Navy, Nebraska, Penn State, St. Joseph’s, Swarthmore College, and Valparaiso University
• The team practices and competes on the Jimmy Curran Track, an all-weather, Regupol rubberized six-lane track named for legendary coach Jimmy Curran. It was resurfaced in 2024. 

Curran Track

Track & field athletes train and compete on the Jimmy Curran Track, an all-weather, Regupol rubberized six-lane track named for legendary coach Jimmy Curran. Three jumping areas, a pole vault pit, and infield areas for discus, shot, and javelin complete the facility. The Hale Field House (adjacent to the Curran Track) provides year-round practice space and hosts meets during the indoor season.