The 5-foot-8, 135-pound junior won the Group AAA state meet this past season with a time of 16:14.1, breaking the tape 14.1 seconds ahead of his next-closest competitor and leading the Hawks to a first-place finish as a team. White placed 78th at the Foot Locker South Regional championships. He is a two-time First Team All-State selection.
White has maintained a 3.62 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.
An avid outdoorsman who also plays the banjo, White has volunteered locally as a youth running coach and mentor. "Philip is the strongest runner in the state," said Jacob Galik, head coach of Wheeling Park High. "He dominated this season. I believe Region 1 to be the strongest region in the state and he crushed it all year."
