Counselor Bios
Brad Popple
- USTF Certified Coach
- Elite Ultra-Runner
- NC State Champion 2-Mile
- NCAA D2 All-Region/All Conference Cross-Country
Matt Osmulski
- High School teacher and volunteer coach at Catawba Ridge High School
- 3x NCAA Division III All-American
- 4x NCAA Division III Team National Champion (3x Cross Country 1x Track and Field)
- CCIW Conference Champion (5000 meters and 10,000 meter)
- sub 4:20 mile
- sub 9:10 two mile
- 14:37 5k
- 24:00 8k
- 30:05 10k
- 48:20 15k
- 1:15:00 half marathon
Connor Kleiderer
- Freshman at the University of Notre Dame
- 12 seasons running at Charlotte Country Day
- Sub-4:20 mile
- Sub-2:00 800
- 2021 CISAA XC Individual Champion
- All Conference: ‘20, ‘21, ‘22 XC
- All State: ‘21, ‘22 XC / ‘22 Indoor Track
- XCTF Captain ‘21, ‘22
- 4-time team MVP
- 2021-2022 Charlotte T&F Awards Leadership Award Winner
- School record holder in 12 indoor/outdoor track events
Jason Krell
- Graduated Providence Day School in 2020
- 2019 NCISAA 1600 state champion
- Rising junior at Division 1 University of Louisville in the Atlantic Coast Conference
- Running XC and T&F for the University of Louisville
- Studying Sports Administration
- Holds PRs of 14:51 in the 5k and 3:53 in the 1500 (4:10-4:11 Mile equivalent)