Philadelphia High School Track
Inter-Ac League Champions

Compiled by A.L. Graburn Jr., 1887-56; by Ted Silary, 1957-present.
Thanks to Steve Bonnie and John Burkhart for their help.
A.L. Graburn Jr. published an extremely thorough book, The First
Seventy Years
, that reviewed all championship meets through 1956.

All-time Inter-Ac members . . .
Episcopal Academy, 1887-92 / 1895-
Germantown Academy, 1887-
Penn Charter, 1887-
Rittenhouse Academy, 1887
Rugby Academy, 1887-1893
Brown's Academy, 1888
Haverford School, 1889-1905 / 1922-
DeLancey School, 1890-1910
Cheltenham Military, 1891-1906
Adelphi Academy, 1895-1896
Friends' Central, 1906-1920 / 1928-1968
St. Luke's School, 1922-1927
Chestnut Hill Academy, 1924-1938 / 1942 / 1956-
Germantown Friends, 1928-37 / 1939-1940 / 1943-1944 / 1946 / 1948-1968
Montgomery School, 1929
Malvern Prep, 1950-

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Year School Coach Points 2nd Place Points
1887 Germantown Acad.   39 Penn Charter 34
1888 Germantown Acad.   42 Penn Charter 37
1889 Penn Charter   39 Germantown Acad. 33
1890 Germantown Acad.   63 Penn Charter 29
1891 Penn Charter   38 Haverford School 29
1892 Penn Charter   58 Haverford School 32
1893 Penn Charter   48 Germantown Acad. 31
1894 Penn Charter   71 DeLancey 29
1895 Penn Charter   66 1/2 DeLancey 22 1/2
1896 Penn Charter   56 Haverford School 42
1897 Penn Charter   54 Haverford School 28
1898 Penn Charter   56 Haverford School 32
1899 Penn Charter   45 Germantown Acad. 29
1900 Penn Charter   52 1/3 Haverford School 19 1/3
1901 Penn Charter   52 1/6 Haverford School 45 1/4
1902 Penn Charter   61 Germantown Acad. 17
1903 Penn Charter   36 Germantown Acad. 28
1904 Penn Charter   48 1/2 DeLancey 27
1905 Germantown Acad.   27 1/2 Penn Charter 19 1/2
  Haverford School   27 1/2    
1906 Penn Charter   65 Germantown Acad. 34
1907 Penn Charter   64 DeLancey 31 2/3
1908 Penn Charter   63 1/2 Episcopal 24
1909 Penn Charter   48 1/2 Episcopal 27 1/2
1910 Episcopal   48 1/2 Penn Charter 45 1/2
1911 Penn Charter   63 2/3 Episcopal 35 2/3
1912 Episcopal   53 Penn Charter 50 3/4
1913 Penn Charter   67 1/2 Episcopal 48 1/2
1914 Penn Charter   70 Episcopal 38 1/2
1915 Penn Charter   53 Episcopal 42
1916 Penn Charter   81 Episcopal 27
1917 Penn Charter   62 7/12 Episcopal 38 1/12
1918 Penn Charter Lawrence Wight 46 1/3 Episcopal 46 1/2
1919 Penn Charter Lawrence Wight 61 Episcopal 29
1920 Penn Charter Lawrence Wight 48 1/2 Germantown Acad. 40 1/2
1921 Penn Charter Lawrence Wight 55 Germantown Acad. 41
1922 Penn Charter Lawrence Wight 50 Haverford School 30 1/2
1923 Penn Charter Lawrence Wight 51 1/6 Haverford School 31
1924 Haverford School   65 Penn Charter 41
1925 Penn Charter Lawrence Wight 50 Haverford School 47
1926 Penn Charter Lawrence Wight 41 Chestnut Hill 37
1927 Penn Charter Lawrence Wight 57 Haverford School 25 1/2
1928 Haverford School   48 1/2 Penn Charter 42 1/2
1929 Haverford School   43 Episcopal 38 1/2
1930 Penn Charter   51 Haverford School 35 3/4
1931 Penn Charter   57 3/4 Haverford School 42 3/4
1932 Penn Charter   45 Episcopal 35 3/5
1933 Haverford School   47 7/12 Penn Charter 38 7/12
1934 Haverford School   80 Penn Charter 29 1/4
1935 Episcopal   58 1/2 Haverford School 42 2/3
1936 Episcopal   60 1/2 Penn Charter  46 11/20
1937 Penn Charter   53 1/4 Episcopal 46 3/4
1938 Haverford School   56 1/2 Episcopal 49 1/2
1939 Haverford School   60 1/4 Episcopal 43
1940 Haverford School   61 1/2 Penn Charter 35 1/2
1941 Haverford School   63 1/2 Penn Charter 46
1942 Penn Charter   71 Episcopal 45
1943 Haverford School   83 1/3 Episcopal 39 1/2
1944 Haverford School Bob Detwiler 63 1/4 Penn Charter 35 3/4
1945 Penn Charter   61 Haverford School 46 1/2
1946 Haverford School   58 1/2 Episcopal 36 1/2
1947 Haverford School   57 Episcopal 47
1948 Episcopal   52 Haverford School 43 1/2
1949 Penn Charter Waldo Sweet 65 Episcopal 57
1950 Episcopal   56 1/3 Penn Charter 51
1951 Haverford School   54 Episcopal 42
1952 Penn Charter   43 1/2 Malvern 41
1953 Haverford School Doc Wallace 60 Penn Charter 53 1/2
1954 Haverford School   76 1/2 Penn Charter 31 1/2
1955 Penn Charter Conard or Faber 48 5/6 Episcopal 32
1956 Episcopal George Greenwood 60 3/4 Penn Charter 55
1957 Episcopal George Greenwood 39    
  Malvern   39    
1958 Haverford School   42 Episcopal 38 1/6
1959 Penn Charter Russ Faber 52 1/2 Episcopal 41 2/3
1960 Episcopal   45 1/3 Penn Charter 34 5/6
1961 Malvern   48 8/15 Episcopal 42 1/5
1962 Haverford School Neil Buckley 52 Penn Charter 37
1963 Penn Charter Russ Faber 56 Episcopal 44
1964 Haverford School Neil Buckley 54 Malvern 36 1/2
1965 Malvern Bob Farley 55 Haverford School 54
1966 Malvern Marty Stern 55 Haverford School 48 1/2
1967 Malvern Marty Stern 51 Haverford School 48
1968 Haverford School Neil Buckley 56 Malvern 46
1969 Episcopal George Greenwood 53 Haverford School 43 1/2
1970 Episcopal George Greenwood 79 1/2 Penn Charter 45
1971 Episcopal George Greenwood 65 Malvern 57
1972 Episcopal George Greenwood 79 1/2 Haverford School 51
1973 Episcopal George Greenwood 74 Germantown Acad. 35
1974 Episcopal George Greenwood 69 Germantown Acad. 53
1975 Episcopal George Greenwood 73 Germantown Acad. 49
1976 Haverford School Neil Buckley 52 Malvern 43
1977 Episcopal George Greenwood 53 Gtn. Acad. & Epis. 44
1978 Germantown Acad. Bill Caum 58 Haverford School 55
1979 Episcopal George Greenwood 55 Haverford School 42
1980 Germantown Acad. Bill Caum 64 Haverford School 52
1981 Penn Charter Steve Bonnie 66 1/2 Episcopal 47
1982 Penn Charter Steve Bonnie *93 1/3 Haverford School 51
1983 Penn Charter Steve Bonnie 87 Malvern 40
1984 Penn Charter Steve Bonnie 78 Malvern 53 1/2
1985 Germantown Acad. Bill Caum 70 Penn Charter 60
1986 Penn Charter Steve Bonnie 65 Episcopal 51
1987 Penn Charter Steve Bonnie 90 Chestnut Hill 52
1988 Penn Charter Steve Bonnie 85 Episcopal 33
1989 Penn Charter Steve Bonnie 59 1/2 Haverford School 86 1/2
1990 Penn Charter Steve Bonnie 65 Chestnut Hill 55
1991 Penn Charter Steve Bonnie 74 Chestnut Hill 50
1992 Penn Charter Steve Bonnie 67 1/2 Chestnut Hill 59
1993 Penn Charter Steve Bonnie 75 Chestnut Hill 59
1994 Chestnut Hill Paul Hines 86 Penn Charter 60
1995 Penn Charter Steve Bonnie 99 Malvern 63 1/2
1996 Penn Charter Steve Bonnie 87 Malvern 58 1/2
1997 Penn Charter Steve Bonnie 59 1/2 Malvern 54
1998 Penn Charter Steve Bonnie 56 Chestnut Hill 54
1999 Chestnut Hill Paul Hines 69 Penn Charter 44 1/2
2000 Penn Charter Steve Bonnie 56 Episcopal 44
2001 Chestnut Hill Paul Hines 76 1/2 Penn Charter 48
2002 Penn Charter Steve Bonnie 62 Chestnut Hill 61
2003 Penn Charter Steve Bonnie 61 Gtn. Academy 43
2004 Malvern Mike Koenig 62 Episcopal 60
2005 Malvern Mike Koenig 58 1/2 Penn Charter 54
2006 Penn Charter Steve Bonnie 78 Malvern 47
2007 Penn Charter Steve Bonnie 65 Chestnut Hill 51
2008 Malvern Mike Koenig 70 Penn Charter 56
2009 Malvern Mike Koenig 62 Chestnut Hill 61
2010 Malvern Mike Koenig 71 Chestnut Hill 47 1/2
2011 Malvern Mike Koenig 68 Penn Charter 50
2012 Malvern Mike Koenig 70 Penn Charter 66
2013 Penn Charter Steve Bonnie 84 Malvern 63
2014 Malvern Mike Koenig 66 Penn Charter 52
2015 Haverford School Luqman Kolade 119 Penn Charter 107
2016 Gtn. Academy Pete Jennings 123 1/4 Penn Charter 88
2017 Penn Charter *See below 139 1/2 Gtn. Academy 100 1/2
2018 Gtn. Academy Pete Jennings 127 Malvern 109 1/2
2019 Haverford School Luqman Kolade 124 Penn Charter 101
2020 None        
2021 Episcopal Zach Richards 152 1/2 Malvern 144 1/2
2022 Episcopal Zach Richards 184 1/4 Malvern 98 3/4
*-Steve Bonnie oversees entire track program; Bryan Skelly guides the boys' team.