2008 State Meet

The unranked Milton boy’s cross country team headed to Carrollton after qualifying for the state meet by finishing 3rd in Region 6 and then matched their highest finish since 2005 with a incredible 7th place (227 pts)!

The Eagles finished just 7 points shy of Harrison (6th-220 pts) who were ranked 8th in AAAAA and beat back region foe Lassiter (9th-228 pts) who were ranked 9th in AAAAA. Milton also just edged unranked Woodstock (8th-228 pts). The Eagles knocked off many top-ranked programs including Marietta, who was ranked 3rd in AAAAA as they actually failed to finish 5 runners and thus did not score as a team! Milton also dispatched Parkview for the first time in over 5 years. Parkview (10th-257 pts) was ranked 5th going into the state meet. The Eagles also beat 10th ranked South Forsyth (270 pts) handily.

Milton was led to their outstanding team finish by junior Tyler Tomy. Rebounding from his region performance (11th), Tyler ran a very smart and consistent race, and stayed with the lead pack, and with 400 meters to go passed 10 runners and finished 5th overall! His time of 16:21 was his 2nd best time of the season. This is the highest individual state meet placing for an Eagle runner in the last 10 years.

Great team and pack running followed to propel the Eagles to their 7th place finish. Senior and brother Seth Tomy ran his best race of the season and finished 49th (17:18) to lead the talented group for Milton. Great runs and finishes were recorded by senior co-captain Frasier Reade (56th-17:24), sophomore Alex Salvatierra (64th-17:29) and senior Alex Keeter (75th-17:36). For most, these times reflect at least their 2nd best performances of the season! The Eagles 18 second spread between their #2 and #5 runners propelled them to a top-10 finish. Seniors Travis Turner (96th-17:53) and Ryan Price (111th-18:06) concluded the outstanding Milton Eagle team and season.