Rocky Hansen ’23 made his trip out to California worthwhile and then some. 

Rocky won the seeded division of the 3,200-meter run Saturday at the Arcadia (Calif.) Invitational with a jaw-dropping time of 8 minutes and 51.60 seconds.

Some would call it running a tactical race. But for Rocky Hansen ’23, he was simply “feeling it” all weekend long at the adidas Track Nationals in Virginia Beach, Va.

Two things are a constant with Painter Richards-Baker ’21.

He has a lot of green in his closet, having played sports for Christ School and now Dartmouth College. And the second is that Painter wins wherever he goes.

The Asheville Citizen-Times announced its All-Western North Carolina Track & Field team for the 2021 season on Friday with Painter being named the Athlete of the Year for the newspaper’s coverage area, which includes nearly 40 high schools.

Five student-athletes and teams from Christ School are among the finalists for this year’s Western North Carolina Sports Award Banquet presented by Ingles.

Pace is everything in distance running.

And the trajectory for Rocky Hansen ’23 and Dawson Reeves ‘24 has changed dramatically this summer, with both now on pace to be elite at the national level by the time their careers at Christ School are over.

The Christ School Athletic Department is pleased to announce its Spring Sports Team Awards, as decided by the coaches.

Christ School and Charlotte Providence Day were clearly on another level than every other team Saturday at the NCISAA Division I Championship Track Meet.

The Chargers had a little too much firepower in the end.

Whether it was the sprints, distance, or field events, Christ School track once again had too much balance and depth for the rest of the Carolinas Athletic Association on Wednesday.

Christ School track & field paid tribute to its seniors prior to Wednesday’s final home meet. Then the Greenies proceeded to do what they have done all season long – win and win big.

The team stacked up 187.5 points, more than three times as many as runner-up Asheville School (61.5).

The seventh annual Friday Night Lights meet in Simpsonville, S.C., was comprised almost entirely of South Carolina schools.

Christ School track & field crashed the party.

Wednesday was a reminder that Christ School track & field remains the most dominant boys program in the Carolinas Athletic Association.

The Greenies stacked up 165 team points to easily top meet host Asheville School (108), Rabun Gap (45), Asheville Christian Academy (14), and Carolina Day (12).

Dawson Reeves ’24 has committed himself to running full-time this year and the Christ School record book may never be the same.

Most people associate Aydan White ’20 with football and rightfully so. But there has never been a 110-meter hurdler like him at Christ School either.

HighSchoolOT.com has recognized the school record-holder in the event with a place on its West All-Senior Track & Field Team.

Christ School is well-represented on the list of finalists for the 2020 Western North Carolina Sports Awards presented by Ingles.

Andrew Hammel ’20, Aydan White ’20, and Davis Lindsey ’20 are in the running for awards as are a pair of Greenie state-championship teams from 2019 – Lacrosse and Track & Field.

Today, the Christ School Athletic Department continues a week-long celebration of the Class of 2020’s spring sports athletes on our website and @greeniesports social media. Each day will be devoted to a different sport, with that coach reflecting on what the seniors meant to the program and the school.

Christ School’s winter track program trekked to the University of Kentucky High School Invitational for the fourth consecutive year and returned home with a handful of personal records. 

Christ School’s Class of 2020 has been so distinguished in the classroom and various athletic settings that it called for a third commitment ceremony Wednesday.

Zack Myers ’23 is having a summer to remember on the track.

The rising freshman from Christ School became a national champion Tuesday at the USA Track & Field National Youth Outdoor Championships in Durham, N.C.

Christ School teams won a Carolinas Athletic Association conference championship in every spring sport, success that has been justly rewarded with the release of the Asheville Citizen-Times’ annual All-Western North Carolina teams.

On Saturday, the Christ School Track squad will compete at the University of Kentucky Invitational in Lexington, KY. The meet will be held inside Nutter Field House where last season, the Greenies took home three top eight finishes in the two mile, long and triple jumps.