Spring Break Meets Successful for Milton Tracksters

Spring Break Meets Successful for Milton Tracksters

by Coach Andy Carr

Florida, Woodstock & Marietta Host Eagles

The Milton track & field teams took on three away meets at the beginning of spring break and had very successful results with many personal bests and top-10 all-time Milton marks achieved.

Florida Relays (3/31-4/1)

Senior captain Devin Dahunsi competed in the triple jump (3rd-44’8.5”) & long jump (11th-21’2.75”) where his effort in the triple jump was good for 3rd place in this very prestigious meet in Gainesville, FL. Junior Zach Patell (11th-1:56.13) ran to a big personal best in the 800m to win his heat and become the 5th best performer in school history running the fastest time for Milton in the 800m since 2017.

Woodstock Distance Carnival (3/31)

Junior Ella Grace Malcom had the biggest meet here for the Eagles with her runner-up in the 3200m (2nd-12:23.74) in only her 2nd time running the event & topped that with an overall win (1st-2:17.13) in the 800m by close to 5-seconds making her the 3rd best performer in Milton school history! Sophomore Justin Sevel (4th-4:41.48) led the boys team effort with his personal best in the 1600m. The Lady Eagles finished 3rd as a team (22pts) & the boy’s team was 6th (13pts) out of 8 scoring schools.

Marietta Spring Break Showdown (4/1)

One of this season’s biggest meets yielded a strong showing from the distance team members that competed. Senior & George Washington Univ commit Cory Chambers lowered his best in the 1600m (4th-4:16.91) for 4th place and the only team points of the meet. Chambers effort moves him to the 4th-best performer in Milton high school history! Chambers also finished 10th in the 800m (2:00.31) in a personal best. Fellow senior & captain Pearson Gillam (28th-4:39.91) & senior Jack Rea (36th-4:43.68) also recorded personal bests in the 1600m. The girls were led by senior captain Emmaline Kelley in the 3200m (10th-12:26.17) & the 800m (32nd-2:37.86).