Milton Track & Field Performs Well at State Meet

Powder Springs, GA

McEachern HS

May 12-14

By Coach Andy Carr

This past weekend the Milton Track & Field teams competed in the GHSA Class 7A state meet and recorded some of the best results in school history including a few records.

BOYS

The Eagles scored all their team points on the first day of the meet (13th-19 pts) to outscore 24 schools. Starting off was senior Andrew Dassler in the pole vault. Dassler (2nd-15’6”) tied the school record on his 2nd attempt of that height to get runner-up honors in his last competition in a Milton uniform. In the process the Kennesaw State signee defeated the region champion.

Literally following in his footsteps, junior Devin Dahunsi was competing in the long jump during the vault competition and was able to jump a personal best by over a foot (4th-22’9.5”) which moved him up to the 3rd best jumper all-time in Milton team history. Dahunsi wasn’t done yet and came back later in the day to improve on his school record in the triple jump (3rd-47’0.25”) by close to 6 inches and he jumped that distance twice in the competition.

Also competing in the state meet but not scoring was junior Cory Chambers. In the 3200m (9th-9:45.32) Chambers just missing out on a medal but snatched a personal best by just under a second. Chambers then came back in the 1600m to record close to a 3-second personal best (11th-4:23.99) to become the 10th best performer in school history.

GIRLS

Milton (25th-9 pts) turned back 7 schools with just distance runners competing for the Lady Eagles.

Junior Farrah Frith scored 8 of the points herself in the 1600m & 3200m events. First in the 3200m, Frith (5th-11:07.78) went out with the leaders on a very warm evening and was able to secure a podium finish as many were affected by the high heat & humidity. The next day, Frith (5th-5:08.27) ran a smart & controlled race early in the 1600m and passed many on the last lap to become the 5th best performer in school history. For Frith her 1600m was a 5-second personal best for the distance.

On the first evening of the meet, the Lady Eagles 4x800m (8th-9:50.10) relay team was in contention the entire race and was able to grab the last medal-winning place. The team of sophomores Ella Grace Malcom & Leelah Dennis and seniors Megan Stechschulte & Genevieve Trainor ran a 4-second season’s best and recorded the 4th best performance in school history to score the team’s final point besting 8 schools.

Also competing at the state meet individually in the 800 meters, Ella Grace Malcom (11th-2:21.27) finished 4th in her preliminary heat but was unable to advance to Saturday’s 800m final on time.