Jerry Arnold Invite Yields School Record as team’s finish 17th
The Milton High School track team travelled to Hoschton, GA to compete in the prestigious Jerry Arnold Invite and came away with one first place performance and a new school record as the Eagles finished a very respectable 17th in BOTH the girls (16 pts) & boys (13 pts) competitions out of 31 scoring schools. Traditionally the Jerry Arnold meet is one of the most competitive early season meets in Georgia and this year’s addition was no different.
GIRLS
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The Lady Eagles again were highlighted by the multi-scoring senior Kia Carson. Her new school record in the 100 meters (12.28w) broke a record that had stood since 1977! Her record performance led her to 2nd place in the 100 meters just after finishing 5th in the long jump (16-10) just missing her school record jump from a week ago. Carson also competed in the 4x100 relay & the 4x400 relay as well. Milton also scored with senior Devon Artis. Her 400 meter (59.46) performance was good for 5th place turning back many top-state 400 meter performers as she to competed in both the 4x100 & 4x400 relays!
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BOYS
Milton started off the meet with its best performance winning the 4x800 meter relay in convincing style by 20 seconds. The 8:18.94 mark is the 3rd best time in school history and just missed the meet record by a little over two seconds. Senior Kevin McGorrey led off and built a overwhelming lead that was never challenged. His 2:04.5 split was just off his personal best but his teammates all recorded their best times for the 800 meter distance as freshman Michael McCarthy (2:04.6), junior Mikey Newell (2:06.4) and sophomore Jack Bluth (2:03.4) comprised the winning team! Senior Connor McNamara was the other Eagle scorer as his 11-foot effort in the pole vault garnered him a well-deserved 6th place medal.
The varsity teams next compete in the prestigious Coaches Invitational, hosted by Pope High School on the Georgia Tech Univ track on Friday-Saturday March 14-15, along with some athletes travelling to Roswell for the Rotary Relays also being held on March 15th.
