Cross Country – Girls squad looks to win fifth straight EPC and District XI championships, but will be pushed by other challengers. PREVIEW

Coach – Kami Reinhard (3rd Year, 9th year XC coach at EHS)

Last year – 16-0, 4x EPC and District XI Champs, 9th PIAA State Meet

Key losses to graduation – Hailey Reinhard, Nicole Nosal

Key returnees – Soph. Madelyn McCartney (3rd Districts, 2nd EPC), Jr. Addison Johnson (8th Districts), Jr. Payton Campbell (11th Districts), Sr. Sophia Kovalski (23rd EPC), Jr. Isabella Scarlata (28th Districts), Sr. Addison Shank (27th Districts), Soph. Kate Newhard, Fr. Olivia Fleck, Sr. Brooke Miller

Newcomers – Sr. Addison Kleinle, Fr. Julia Murphy-Peterson, Fr. Grace Nosal

EPC challengers – Easton, Parkland

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 overall has impressed the coaching staff on their dedication to cross country and we have several athletes who could make big impacts on the performance of the team.”

2023 Schedule:

Sept. 2 – @ Northampton Invitational, Bicentennial Park, 9:45 am

Sept. 12 – @ Freedom (vs Becahi, Liberty, Freedom), 4 pm

Sept. 19 – @ Whitehall Parkway (vs Easton, Nazareth, Northampton), 4 pm

Sept. 26 – @ Pocono Elementary Center (vs Pleasant Valley, PM West, PM East), 4 pm

Sept. 30 – @ Lehigh Invitational, Lehigh Univ., 3 pm

Oct. 3 – @ Camp Olympic (vs ES North, ES South, Stroudsburg), 4 pm

Oct. 10 – @ Lehigh Parkway (vs Parkland, Allen, Whitehall, CC), 4 pm