Cross Country Teams Host 18 Schools & wins 4 out of 6 races
9/16/2023, Milton HS, by Andy Carr
The cross country teams at Milton HS hosted their 10th Annual Invitational meet and with race wins in all the girls races, the boys Open race and runner-up spots in the JV & Varsity boys races, the Eagles retained their Eagle Cup trophy which is awarded to the school with the best team finishes in all 6-races contested at the meet.
Varsity Girls (12 schools, 94 finishers)
Milton (1st-66 pts), Cambridge (2nd-67 pts), West Forsyth (3rd-77 pts), South Forsyth (4th-130 pts)
Senior captain Ella Grace Malcom (4th-21:00), senior captain Calista Cacciatore (9th-21:49)
junior Macy Schadt (13th-22:04), senior captain Emerson Armistead (18th-22:33), senior Leelah Dennis (22nd-22:57), junior Ella Franke (23rd-23:01).
JV Girls (11 schools, 115 finishers)
Milton (1st-31 pts), Chamblee (2nd-60 pts), Lambert (3rd-84 pts)
Sophomore Caroline Spain (2nd-23:59), sophomore Hollis Thompson (3rd-24:15), junior Ashlay Murray (7th-24:20), junior Grace Lochman (8th-24:22), junior Shreya Shetty (11th-24:47), freshman Medhya Sivaganesh (12th-24:57)
Open Girls (5 schools, 87 finishers)
Milton (1st-26 pts), Alpharetta (2nd-38 pts)
Junior Gabby Koagel (1st-25:21), freshman Ava Kane (2nd-25:53), freshman Rachela Weitzel (4th-26:54)
Varsity Boys (13 teams, 124 finishers)
Cambridge (1st-69 pts), Milton (2nd-72 pts), West Forsyth (3rd-80 pts), Chattahoochee (4th-90 pts)
Senior captain Zach Patell (3rd-17:14, 6th best ever by a Milton runner on the Milton home course), junior Justin Sevel (5th-17:21, 7th best ever by a Milton runner on the Milton home course), senior Danny Murray (19th-18:32), freshman Will Chambers (22nd-18:38), sophomore Everett Lawder (23rd-18:39), sophomore Ryan Greathouse (33rd-18:56).
JV Boys (12 schools, 151 finishers)
West Forsyth (1st-19 pts), Milton (2nd-55 pts), Chamblee (3rd-77 pts)
Senior Chris Murray (2nd-18:50), freshman Tyler Nix (8th-19:18), freshman Luke Rasmituth (9th-19:32), freshman Hayden Rogers (17th-19:52), sophomore Malin Schadt (21st-20:07), senior Joseph Petkash (22nd-20:11).
Open Boys (7 schools, 138 finishers)
Milton (1st-38 pts), Chamblee (2nd-40 pts)
Junior Aviv Oshri (3rd-20:43), junior Matthew Nichols (5th-21:01), junior Akshar Patel (9th-21:34).
The Milton cross country teams next see action this Friday night, at the Wingfoot XC Classic, at Sam Smith Park in Cartersville, GA, hosted by the Atlanta Track Club.
