Girls’ Cross Country Recap

By LILY WRIGHT ‘19

On November 2nd, the Girls’ Varsity and Junior Varsity cross country teams competed at the Independent School League Championship at Nobles. This year’s Independent School League (ISL) course featured 3.1 miles of wooded trails with a monster hill both steeper and twice as long as Milton’s own observatory hill. The day featured 4 races with Girls’ Junior Varsity racing first, followed by Boys’ Varsity, Girls’ Varsity, and finally, Boys’ Junior Varsity finishing off the day.

In the Girls’ Junior Varsity race, Nettie Hitt ‘21 ran in 24 minutes and 40 seconds to come in 1st for Milton JV and 16th place overall. Captain Chloe Morris ’19 also had an outstanding race, running the course in 25 minutes and 20 seconds for 25th place, followed closely by Sam Cody ’20 who ran in 25 minutes and 32 seconds for 29th place, Kate Packard ’20 who ran in 25 minutes and 39 seconds for 34th place, and Buket Aktas ’21 who ran in 25 minutes and 47 seconds for 39th place. Overall, the Junior Varsity team placed 5th in the ISL.

In the Girls’ Varsity race, Ellie Mraz ’21 ran a blistering 21 minutes and 10 seconds to come in 1st for Milton Varsity and 4th in the ISL. Her finishing speed proved to be vital as she was able to beat three Nobles runners, who were mere seconds behind her, to the finish line. Evita Thadani ’20 also had an outstanding race, finishing 28th overall in a time of 22 minutes and 50 seconds. Other standout races included Tara O’Malley ’20 who placed 41st in a time of 24 minutes 1 second and Jeanna Shaw ’20 who placed 46th in a time of 24 minutes 16 seconds. Overall, the Varsity girls placed 6th overall in the ISL.

The success of the Milton’s Girls’ Cross Country teams are extremely impressive when factoring in the parity and expertise of the ISL as whole. Despite the talent throughout the ISL, Milton Academy stands out. This coming weekend, Milton Cross Country will be racing at New England’s at Avon Old Farms in Hartford Connecticut for their last race of the season. Go Stangs!