Head Coach Paul Hines has been coaching XC and Track & Field at CHA and SCH since 1981. He was named PAISAA XC coach of the year in 2013  and has directed the Inter-Ac and PAISAA Championships for the past eight years.

An accomplished runner on his own, having run 49 marathons, Paul has also won numerous awards included being named to the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, City Chapter.

The SCH boys’ cross country season serves several purposes. It is designed to prepare serious distance runners for the indoor and outdoor track seasons by building a solid base of distance and strength. This base work enables them to compete at the state and national levels in cross country and track.

Over the years, numerous runners have earned All-Inter-Ac, Pennsylvania Independent State Prep honors,  All-Pennsylvania State honors, and All-American accolades.

Cross country also enables team members that participate in non-track sports in the winter and spring seasons to get into better condition for their particular sport. A focus on mental toughness and discipline, learned from the rigors of cross country training and racing, will also carry over into other sports. Team bonding is also a goal of the cross country season.

Cross country is a team as well as an individual sport. It is important that the team learns to work together and support each other in training and racing. Fun team runs are mixed in with the hard work.

Finally, it is hoped that cross country training will instill a lifelong love and participation in distance running. The team participates in the Inter-Ac League Championship, the Independent Schools State Championship, and the Footlocker Regional.