The 5-foot-10, 145-pound senior raced to the Class AAA individual state championship this past season with a time of 15:33, leading the Thundering Herd to second place as a team. Affolder won the Foot Locker Northeast Regional championships in 15:28.2 and finished sixth nationally at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships, earning All-American honors in the process. He also won the Carlisle Invitational, the McQuaid Invitational, the Manhattan Invitational and the Great Edinburgh International Challenge.
Affolder has maintained a 3.97 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete in cross country and track and field on scholarship at Syracuse University this fall.
A devoted member of his church community, Affolder has volunteered locally feeding the needy. "My only regret is that I didn't have the opportunity to work with him until now," said Carlisle coach Ed Boardman. "He adapted well to another new training system and I could not imagine being happier with his commitment to the sport. I truly believe we'll see some special performances from this young man in the next few months."
