Cross Country – A look ahead at the upcoming season for the girls team with key returnees, newcomers and the schedule. PREVIEW

Coach – Kami Reinhard (4th Year, 10th Year XC coach at EHS)

Last year – 16-0, 5x EPC and District XI Champs  

Key losses:  Addison Kleinle, Sophia Kovalski, Brooke Miller, Addison Shank

Returnees:  Jr. Madelyn McCartney (1st at EPC and District XI meet, PIAA State Medalist); Sr. Payton Campbell (4th District XI); Sr. Addison Johnson (17th District XI), Sr. Isabella Scarlata (26th District XI), Soph. Grace Nosal, Soph. Julia Murphy-Peterson, Soph. Isabella Alwine-Balliro, Sr. Ava Palamara, Jr. Olivia Fleck

Newcomers: Fresh. Samantha Reidnauer, Soph. Kendall Shriver

First meet: August 31 @ Northampton Invitational, 9 a.m.

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Coach Reinhard: “There are several girls teams who we expect to be extremely strong this year, so there lies a challenge ahead to perform at an even higher level than last year to defend those titles. Our girls team lost a large group in the senior class of 2024, so we are looking to replace four of our top eight runners from last year.”

2024 Schedule:

Aug. 31 – @ Northampton Invitational, 9 am

Sept. 10 – vs ES South, ES North, Stroudsburg @ Stroudsburg 4 pm

Sept. 17 – vs Becahi, Liberty, Freedom, Home 4 pm

Sept. 24 – vs Easton, Northampton, Nazareth @ Nazareth, 4 pm

Oct. 1 – vs Pleasant Valley, PM West, PM East @ Whitehall, 4 pm

Oct. 4 – Paul Short Invitational, Lehigh University

Oct. 8 – vs CCHS, Allen, Whitehall, Dieruff, Parkland @ Lehigh Parkway, 4 pm

Oct. 15 – EPC Championship, DeSales University, TBA

Oct. 23 – District XI Championship, DeSales University, TBA