The Academy girls cross country team has been recognized as the National High School Coaches Association’s 2024 National High School Small School Champions!
Chargers cross country “is a storied program unparalleled in success,” said the NHSCA in a social media post. “Tradition runs deep, expectations run high, Albuquerque Academy has claimed over three dozen State Championships including sending a few teams to Nike Cross Nationals.”
Head Coach Adam Kedge was recently elected into the NMHSCA Hall of Fame and previously has been selected by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as Cross Country Coach of the Year.
NHSCA noted these key accomplishments for the 2025 Chargers:
- At the NMAA 4A District Championships, the team earned a perfect score of 15 points.
- At the New Mexico State Championships, the Chargers won the blue trophy with 49 team points.
- The Academy participated in the Championship Section against the largest and top schools from around the southwest at their Nike Cross Regional meet.
Schools with a total high school enrollment of 700 students or less qualify for this honor.
- Albuquerque Academy XC, New Mexico
- Perham XC, Minnesota
- Lansing Catholic XC, Michigan
- Whitmore Lake XC Michigan
- Branson HS, CA
- Oregon Episcopal XC, Oregon
- Enterprise XC, Oregon
- Immanuel XC, California
- Pewamo-Westphalia XC, Michigan
- Ririe XC, Idaho
Boys XC Named Second in U.S.
Charger boys cross country took the second spot, nationally, for small schools. NHSCA recognized their efforts in winning the New Mexico 4A State Championships “with a 16:17 5000-meter team average, placing all five in the top 15” and their 29th-place finish at the NXR Southwest Region Championships.
