October 31, 2022
Carlisle Cross-Country teams were in action at the District Championship meet over the weekend. Neither boys' team, nor girls' team was able to qualify to the State Championships, but we will be sending THREE individuals on to Hershey next weekend. For the Lady Herd, Freshman Ana Bondy placed 16th and has advanced to States. She will be joined there by both Kevin Shank and Andrew Diehl who placed 6th and 19th respectively on Saturday. Good luck next week at States to Ana, Kevin, and Andrew!
District 3 Championship Results
October 17, 2022
The Carlisle Cross-Country teams were in action this weekend at the Mid-Penn Conference Championships. Both boys' and girls' teams ran well enough to qualify for the District Championships. On the boys' side Kevin Shank placed 10th and Andrew Diehl was 13th to earn Mid-Penn All-Star status. On the girls' side, Ana Bondy placed 14th to earn our third All-Conference medal on the day. Rounding out the team scoring for the Herd was Colby Williams, Ryan Brody, and Kolbin Heberlig. Following Ana for the Lady Herd were Maeve Evans, Jayde Thomas, Inga Parfeni, and Aubrey Mackey. Two weeks now until the District Championships!
Mid Penn Championship Results
September 28, 2022
Carlisle Cross Country hosted Cumberland Valley and Mifflin County for the Commonwealth Division titles on both sides. The girls fell to CV by a score of 20-41 and also to Mifflin by a much closer 26-29 score. The race winner was Ana Bondy, but then the bigger schools' numbers took their toll. Rounding out the scoring for the Lady Herd were Jayde Thomas, Maeve Evans, Aubrey Mackey and Maggie Reidy.
On the boys' side the Herd easily bested Mifflin by a 19-42 score, but the Eagles came in ranked 10th in the State and showed why they deserved the State ranking. All streaks must end and a couple big ones did yesterday. Cumberland Valley hadn't beaten Carlisle in an XC dual since 2012. Also, our boys' streak of dual meet wins dating back to 2015 was snapped. And most notably, there will not be a 7th consecutive Commonwealth Division title this year. Our boys ran well, just not enough in the 25-32 loss. Kevin Shank and Andrew Diehl went 1-2, then Ryan Brody and Colby Williams were the seniors affecting the team score.
September 21, 2022
Carlisle Cross-Country was on the road at Chambersburg Tuesday. The Trojans put up a great fight, but we came out on top again 24-31. In the process the Herd also took down CD East by a score of 15-50. Leading the way for the Herd was Kevin Shank and Andrew Diehl who ran the #2 and #10 fastest times ever on the Chambersburg home course. The course has not been changed for over 30 years! Ryan Brody, Colby Williams, and Kolbin Heberlig rounded up the team scoring. The boys team is now 4-0 on the season.
September 14, 2022
Carlisle Cross-Country hosted teams from State College on Tuesday evening and picked up two big wins.
On the girls' side, State opted to rest a good number of their top runners and we made them pay for it, winning 21-35. Ana Bondy won the race and was followed by Jayde Thomas's 2nd place finish. The rest of the girls affecting the team score were Maeve Evans, Inga Parfeni, Aubrey Mackey, and Lauren Vertuli.
On the boys' side the Herd sunk the Little Lions on the strength of our #3 and #4 runners, Ryan Brody and Colby Williams. Andrew Diehl and Kevin Shank crossed the line 1-2, then the meet happened behind them. Ryan and Colby each passed State College runners on the finishing stretch to secure the win 27-30.
Carlisle Cross Country opened up the dual meet season on the road at Central Dauphin yesterday and came away with a pair of wins.
On the girls' side the Lady Herd came through with a 26-29 victory. Leading the way for the girls were Jayde Thomas, Aubrey Mackey, Lauren Vertuli, Maeve Evans, and Maggie Reidy.
The boys won by a score of 26-33 and the scoring members of the team were Kevin Shank, Andrew Diehl, Ryan Brody, Sam Salomone, and Colby Williams.