Milford High School Cross Country

Carl Richardson (3rd, 17:02), Molly Bliss (4th, 21:02) & Kelsey Cabrera (13th, 21:45) scored medals on a VERY HOT, MUGGY Saturday as the Bucs opened the 2011 race season with great performances at the Lake Forest Invitational at Killens Pond. The boys varsity finished 4th & the girls 5th out of 25-plus teams in the B races.

Henry Phalen (18:18) and Victor Rueda-Jimenez (18:24) busted out career-bests, while Taiwan Savage, Mike Doughty, James Hagen and Trevor Maloney rounded out the Top 7 varsity finishers. For the girls, Alexis Groce, Amy Wilson, Hannah Uebele (with a career-best), Lydia Cole and Kristen Schulze combined for solid varsity performances.

Congrats to all the rookies who scored their fastest race ever with MHSCC! :)

A record group of nearly 350 participants showed up for a super 12th annual Milford High School Cross Country Boosters Reindeer Stampede 5K & 1-mile walk. Congratulations go out to overall male & female winners, Marshall Hawkins (16:46) and Leeann Seiwell (19:48). The University of Delaware runners and CR grads set new course records.

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Carl Richardson (13th), Molly Bliss (14th) and Alexis Groce (15th) each scored medals to lead the Bucs in the state championships Saturday at Brandywine Creek State Park. The girls finished 6th out of 30 teams in Division II, while the boys finished 7th as the top public school.

Senior Steve Eshelman closed out his stellar career with his best Brandywine time and a Top 30 finish, while Mike Doughty, Henry Phalen, Josh Johnson and Jeremy Morgan added Brandywine bests for the boys. Taiwan Savage closed out the team's scorers.

For the girls, Kelsey Cabrera followed Bliss and Groce, while Stef Clendaniel, Shai Sefiane, Amy Wilson and Lydia Cole added Brandywine bests.

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At Brandywine Creek State Park

DII Girls

Milford, 176 points - 6th out of 28 teams

14. Molly Bliss 21:19, 15. Alexis Groce 21:32, 35. Kelsey Cabrera 22:54, 51. Stef Clendaniel 23:55, 61. Shaimae Sefiane 24:29, 70. Amy Wilson 24:48, 94. Lydia Cole 26:03.

DII Boys

Milford, 209 points - 7th out of 30 teams

13. Carl Richardson 17:47, 29. Steve Eshelman 18:43, 46. Mike Doughty 19:23, 59. Taiwan Savage 19:46, 62. Henry Phalen 19:56, 64. Josh Johnson 19:59, 98. Jeremy Morgan 21:12.

A big congratulations go out to the MHSCC boys & girls who swept the Henlopen Meet Championships for the first time in school history Saturday at Killens Pond State Park. The boys' 30 points stunned runner-up CR by 22 points, while the girls teamed up for 45 points to rally for a close 10-point win over Sussex Tech. Both CR and Tech had handed the Bucs' their only loss during the regular season.

Carl Richardson won the school's second individual Henlopen title ever -- successfully defending Patrick Helmick's from last season -- to lead a great pack that saw Steve Eshelman (3rd), Taiwan Savage (6th) and Mike Doughty (7th) each make the all-conference first team.  Josh Johnson came up with a HUGE career-best of 18:03 to place 13th, make the second team and secure the boys' title. Sophomore Henry Phalen reached the Bloom record list and earned honorable mention with an 18:37.

For the girls, Molly Bliss (3rd) and Alexis Groce (5th) cruised to first-team finishes, while Kelsey Cabrera finished 8th overall as the top Henlopen freshman. Stefanie Clendaniel (13th), Shaimae Sefiane (16th) and Amy Wilson (21st) ran strong to reach all-conference honors.

Both junior varsity squads also swept away first-place team finishes as well. Jeremy Harper and Jeremy Morgan earned Top 10 medals and spots on the Bloom Top 10 freshmen list, while Tyesha Bowman, Lydia Cole, Maria Medlarz, Taylor Hoey, Sarah Holbruner and Kristen Schulze scored medals for the JV girls.

Mia Fabres-Parker, Shekinah Brown, Shanice Butler and Emily Marconi finished the season with career-bests.

Visit the "MEET PIX" link and scroll to the final page to view more pix from the Henlopen Championship. Click on the headline for MHSCC results.