Sports
Eagles Capture Showcase Track and Field Invitational
The Milton track and field teams won the combined title and the boys divisions as they hosted their 9th home invitational meet.
The 9th Annual Milton HS Showcase T&F Invitational saw 10 new stadium records set as the Milton boys (125 pts) & the Walton girls (90 pts) capture the team titles with the Eagles of Milton (190 pts) winning the overall combined victory.
Leading the way & setting two stadium records was senior Emma Grace Hurley of Fellowship Christian. Her wins in the 5000 meters (17:00.79) and the Mile (5:04.23) broke the old records by over a minute and by 22 seconds respectively. Other stadium marks set were in the girls Two Mile (Riley Burr, Milton, 11:27.06), girls 100m Hurdles (Tia Jones, Walton, 13.76), girls Pole Vault (Becky Arbiv, Weber School, 11’8”), girls & boys 300m (Alyssa Beasley, 44.17 & Omar Diaz, 36.48, both of Chattahoochee), boys 1500m (Matt McGorrey, Milton, 4:14.37), boys Two Mile (Jacob McLeod, Trinity School 9:40.37) and the boys 5000 meters (Jack Bluth, Milton, 15:33.48).
The Eagles of Milton used a balanced attack in winning the boys title over 18 schools with points coming from distance events, throwing events and strong relay performances. Event wins and top places (and school records) the 1500m & 5000m (see above) and the 800m & the discus led Milton to a 21-point team victory. The 800m saw a 1-2 Eagle finish with seniors Michael McCarthy (1st-1:58.85) & John Fravel (2nd-2:01.00). McCarthy doubled-back to get 2nd in the Mile (4:32.79) as well. The 1500m also saw a 1-2 finish with McGorrey (see above) & sophomore Michael Malkowski (2nd-4:16.06). A 1-3 finish in the 5000m with Bluth (see above) & sophomore Sam Bowers (3rd-15:46.95). Quin Lyles-Woods captured the discus (1st-139’5”) & runner-up honors in the Shot Put (2nd-44’) to help lead Milton to the team victory.
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The Lady Eagles (7th-61 pts), led by two event wins by senior Riley Burr (Two Mile, see above) & the 1500m (1st-4:46.64) also set two new school records in the process. Top-finishes for Milton included sophomore Annie Gallagher who was runner-up in the 800m (2nd-2:27.60), senior Amina Ali finished in the 300m (3rd-44.80), senior Charlotte Matt in the Mile (4th-5:40.48) & junior Marie Repasy in the 5000m (5th-19:18.20).
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