Delco PIAA Track & Field Champions

Track and field is one of the oldest and most inclusive of the PIAA championships. The boys championship meet dates back to the 1920s, while the girls were added in 1970s. More than 400 athletes from Delco have been crowned state champions in the last century.

(Data compiled via the Daily Times archives, PIAA’s championship archives and other sources; for corrections or questions, email sports@delcotimes.com.)

Boys Track and Field Team Champions

• Strath Haven, 2012 (AAA)
• Glen Mills, 2000 (AAA)
• Glen Mills, 1999 (AAA)
• Penn Wood, 1998 (AAA)
• Glen Mills, 1997 (AAA)
• Glen Mills, 1996 (AAA)
• Glen Mills, 1995 (AAA)
• Strath Haven, 1994 (AAA)
• Glen Mills, 1993 (AAA)
• Glen Mills, 1987 (AAA)
• Penn Wood, 1985 (AAA)
• Darby Township, 1978 (AA)

Girls Track and Field Team Champions

• Haverford, 2023 (3A)
• Strath Haven, 2006 (AAA)
• Penn Wood, 1996 (AAA)
• Chester, 1994 (AAA)
• Penn Wood, 1991 (AAA)
• Penn Wood, 1990 (AAA)
• Chester, 1983 (AAA)
• Chester, 1981 (AAA)

Boys Cross Country Team Champions

• Swarthmore, 1963 (AA)

Girls Cross Country Team Champions

• Haverford, 2024 (3A)
• Cardinal O’Hara, 2016 (AAA)
• Radnor, 2006 (AAA)

Cross country PIAA gold medalists

• Sam Brown, Upper Darby 1945 (Boys Class AAA)
• Elizabeth Mancini, Cardinal O’Hara 2017 (Girls Class AAA)