The 5-foot-8, 130-pound senior won the Class 6 state meet this past season with a time of 15:45, breaking the tape 12 seconds ahead of his next-closest competitor and leading the Patriots to a second-place finish as a team. McArdle finished fifth at the Eastbay South Regional Championships. At the national Eastbay Cross Country Championships, he crossed the line in 28th.
McArdle has maintained a weighted 4.17 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to run on scholarship at the University of Virginia this fall.
McArdle has volunteered locally with the Special Olympics and as a youth swim coach. He has also donated his time on behalf of community beautification projects and as a reporter for his school newspaper.
