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Eagles Competitive at Wingfoot Meet

Milton's cross country teams race top-teams in southeast US

Andy Carr, Community Contributor
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Freshman Lucie Gallagher leads a group of runners on her way to a top-20 finish at the 9th Wingfoot XC Invitational at Sam Smith Park in Cartersville, GA to lead the Lady Eagles to the team victory! (Photo by Joey Spain)
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Sophomore Jayin Batra negotiates the hay bale jumps on his way to a top-10 finish at the Wingfoot XC Invitational at Sam Smith Park in Cartersville, GA. (Phot by Joey Spain)
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Senior captain Zach Patell (right) on his way to a top-10 finish at the 9th Wingfoot XC Invitational at Sam Smith Park in Cartersville, GA. (Photo by Joey Spain)
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Freshman boy's top-10 finishers at the awards ceremony for the 9th Wingfoot XC Invitational Meet held this past weekend in Cartersville, GA. Milton athletes Tyler Nix & Eric Rasmituth are 4th & 3rd from the right in the above photo/ (Milton XC Booster Club Photo)

September 22nd

Cartersville, GA

By Coach Andy Carr

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On a picture-perfect first day of fall, the Eagles traveled to Sam Smith Park in Cartersville, GA to race under the lights at the 9th Annual Wingfoot XC Meet hosted by Atlanta Track Club and face their stiffest competition to date and came away with 4 top-10 team finishes and some outstanding individual performances.

GIRLS (race, team finish & top individuals)

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FRESHMAN Race (25 schools, 108 finishers)

Milton (1st-67 pts), Blessed Trinity (2nd-73 pts), Marist (3rd-104 pts)

Lucie Gallagher (16th-22:30), Medhya Sivaganesh (25th-23:22), Aarushi Dhawan (27th-23:31)

JV CHAMPIONSHIP Race (24 schools, 269 finishers)

Milton (8th-222 pts)

Junior Rowan Katekovich (41st-22:34), Sophomore Hollis Thompson (43rd-22:35), Junior Shreya Shetty (44th-22:38), Junior Grace Lochman (53rd-22:54)

VARSITY CHAMPIONSHIP Race (25 schools, 178 finishers)

Milton (19th-409 pts)

Senior captain Ella Grace Malcom (28th-19:25), Senior Captain Calista Cacciatore (80th-20:38), Junior Macy Schadt (108th-21:12), Senior Leelah Dennis (118th-21:17), Junior Ella Franke (121st-21:19)

BOYS (race, team finish & top individuals)

FRESHMAN Race (23 schools, 166 finishers)

Milton (3rd-137 pts)

Luke Rasmituth (4th-17:57), Tyler Nix (5th-17:58), Hayden Rogers (22nd-18:50)

JV CHAMPIONSHIP Race (27 schools, 359 finishers)

Sophomore Jayin Batra (9th-17:38), Senior captain Luke Erbey (24th-18:05), Senior Parker Boys (26th-18:09), Junior Robert Claypoole (54th-18:36)

VARSITY CHAMPIOSHIP Race (42 teams, 194 finishers)

Milton (22nd-429 pts)

Senior captain Zach Patell (9th-15:32), Junior Justin Sevel (49th-16:31), Sophomore Everett Lawder (139th-17:31), Senior Chris Murray (148th-17:40), Freshman Will Chambers (158th-17:45)

The Eagle cross country teams next see action on Saturday, September 30th at Bouckert Farms/Chattahoochee Farms Eventing venue at the Annual ASICS/Alexander Invitational, where they will race their last large invitational meet of the season.

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