Girls’ Cross Country Recap

By LILY WRIGHT ‘19

30 girls. 3.1 forested miles. One race. This past Saturday, the Milton Girls’ Cross Country team competed in its first home meet at Cunningham Park. After three weeks of hard training, the team battled Rivers and St. Paul's as fans cheered nearby. Despite the course being extremely difficult in terrain, Milton’s home course has long been considered a favorite in the ISL for its tranquil stretches through Cunningham’s woods and forgiving concrete downhill right before the finish. On Saturday, Milton beat Rivers and came second to St. Paul’s by a mere two points. Ellie Mraz ‘21 impressed crowds, finishing first overall with a blistering time of 20 minutes and 4 seconds, only thirty seconds away from the school record of 19 minutes 36 seconds! Another strong performance came from Evita Thadani ‘20, who finished in 6th place with an impressive time of 22 minutes and 48 seconds. Lila Milles ‘22 and Anna Hamblet ‘22 also had extremely powerful races, finishing in 23 seconds and 6 seconds and 24 minutes and 4 seconds, respectively, which accounted for placing ninth and twelfth overall. Other top fifteen finishes included Tara O’Malley ‘20, Netty Hitt ‘20, and Jeanna Shaw ‘20. This coming Saturday, the team will face BB&N, Groton, and Brooks where we are team is hoping to have an even more successful race.