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ED BOARDMAN is in his 21st year as the Head Coach for Boys and Girls Cross-Country at Carlisle High School. He took over the program in the late summer of 2006 and worked very hard to fix a program that was in freefall over the previous 2 seasons.
 
He spent the 4 years prior coaching alongside Olympic marathoner, Steve Spence, as the long distance coach at Shippensburg University during Spring Track seasons and a volunteer assistant to Spence during Fall XC seasons (2001-2005). Originally from Chambersburg, he was a team captain of both cross-country (1995) and track (1996) while leading his team to a Mid-Penn Conference Track & Field Championship. He was a top five runner on one of the finest teams in school history in 1994 when the Trojans were 7th at States running sub-17min on multiple occasions.

He attended Shippensburg University, and was a varsity athlete throughout his four years of undergraduate study and served as a captain for both the cross-country and track & field teams for the 1999-2000 season. During his four seasons of coaching at the collegiate level after graduation, his athletes claimed 22 PSAC places, including 5 individual championships. He has coached one All-American (Kelly Stewart's 35:34 in the 10k placed 4th at NCAAs in 2004) and one Academic All-American.

The highlight of his first year at Carlisle High School was guiding Marie Lamparter to an 8th place finish at the Pennsylvania State Meet (2006). In 2008 he was proud to coach his first individual District III Champion: Kyle Hurston. 2013 was marked by Carlisle XC’s first Mid-Penn title since the 1990s as that boys’ team went on to place 6th at the PIAA Championships led by Zach Brehm. In 2014, it was the Lady Herd who finally brought home an elusive District III XC Championship to Carlisle for the first time this millennium.

2016 re-wrote the record books as the Carlisle Boys XC team made history with a 2nd place podium finish at States for the first time in school history. The year was highlighted by Carlisle’s first individual XC State Champion, Noah Affolder, and of course Mid-Penn and District III team titles in the process.

2019 was the girls’ year to shine as Sophia Toti led the XC team to a District III Championship in a year in which all four District III teams finished Top-10 at STATES! Sophia also became Coach Boardman’s first girl to claim an individual District III Championship as well and she went on to place 4th at States.

Also the Head Coach for the Boys’ and Girls’ Track & Field teams here in Carlisle from 2008-2022 (and assistant '23-'25), Boardman’s programs have captured 9 District III Team Championships since 2011! This constitutes 9 of the 10 District III team titles Carlisle Athletics have won in ANY sport since 1998!

Always looking to the future, the past decade has been fantastic, but Boardman is always looking for growth and improvement.

He works full-time for the Department of Defense in Mechanicsburg, Pa., where he is employed as a Financial Management Analyst. He holds a Master's of Business Administration from Shippensburg University. He resides with his family in Shippensburg where his children are predominantly engaged in soccer, running, field hockey, and wrestling.

Mid-Penn XC Commonwealth Division Champions: BOYS: ‘13, ’16, ’17, ’18, ’19, ’20, ’21, '24
Mid-Penn XC Commonwealth Division Champions: GIRLS: ‘17, ’18, ’19
District III XC Champions: BOYS: 2016
District III XC Champions: GIRLS: 2014 and 2019
Pennsylvania State XC Championships Qualifying teams BOYS: ‘07, ‘08, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, ’18, ‘20, '24
Pennsylvania State XC Championships Qualifying teams GIRLS: ‘07, ’12,’ 14,’ 15, ’16, ‘19



T.Y. CHANDLER enters his sixth season on the Thundering Herd cross country coaching staff after nearly two years off serving in the Air National Guard. Coach T.Y. attend Carlisle High School until his junior year when he moved to Virginia Beach, VA graduating from Tallwood High School. He was a mid distance runner and a sprinter, and he qualified for the New Balance Nationals in the sprint medley during his senior year. He also competed at the AAU junior Olympics in the 1500m. Coach T.Y. has two little girls named Avan and June, and he is currently working in the school district as a food unit lead at Mt. Holly Elementary School.



GRACE HIPPLE is entering her second year as an assistant coach for the Thundering Herd. Grace was an active member of Shippensburg Area Senior High School's cross-country team during her time there prior to her graduation in 2024. She held the role of team captain in both her junior and senior years of high school. Grace qualified for cross country districts each year of participation. She currently attends Shippensburg University, majoring in Elementary Education. Outside of school, Grace enjoys running, and she is currently training for her first marathon. She also enjoys spending time with her family and of course her goldendoodle, Scarlett.



BRANDON DYCHE is joining the XC coaching staff in 2026.



CHASE MACKNAIR is joining the XC coaching staff in 2026.