Carlisle's Noah Affolder (1) and Bishop Shanahan's Josh Hoey (3) will be battling each other and the record books this spring (Photo by Ethan Rissell)
Affolder and Hoey will be fast...records books beware
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Paul Vandergrift's 1987 1,600 meter state record of 4:03.22 is celebrating its 30th anniversary atop the all-time Pennsylvania leaderboard. The party, however, may be short-lived as a wealth of distance running talent has taken over the Keystone State.
Carlisle's Noah Affolder, a transfer from New York, has become one of the state's greatest all-time distance runners in the few months he's spent here since moving to central PA with his family. Affolder, who ran 4:07.33 for a full mile last indoor season lowered his PR to 4:07.24 en route to a win at the Millrose Games, which is an indoor state record. He also ran an 8:46.08 for 2 miles at New Balance Nationals Indoor.
He put down the first performance of this outdoor...
