Milford High School Cross Country

Amy Mallamo, Lindsay Kenton and Chad Carpenter all came up with great runs to highlight a strong day for the Bucs at the Bellevue Invitational Friday. Mallamo shattered her previous best by more than a minute with a 20:20, while Kenton jumped into No. 9 on Milford High's all-time fastest 5K list with a 21:50. Carpenter ran a career-best 17:01. In all, 18 Bucs recorded at least season-best times and 14 collected career-bests. Click on the above headline to view all the great results!

Here's a season update on '00 MHS graduate Ben Wynne, a sophomore runner at Wesley College in Dover (Times are for college 8Ks): Aug. 31 - Sea Gull Opener (Salisbury State) - 34:11 Sep. 8 - Abington Inv. (Arcadia College) - 33:42 Sep. 15 - Delaware Inv. (Univ. of Del.) - 35:23 (real sick that day!! :( lol) Sep. 22 - Wesley Inv. (Killens Pond) - 36:26 (really humid, everyone did bad!! :( ) Sep. 28 - Tidewater Classic (Salisbury State) - 32:42 (PR :) ) Oct. 13 - Delaware Garden Valley (Wilmington College) - 39:00 (hardest course ever!!!!!) Oct. 20 - DSU Homecoming (Brecknock Park) Oct. 27 - PAC Championship (Arcadia College) Nov. 10 - NCAA Regionals (Lehigh University)

Christina Dayton (Class of '00) has been enjoying life at Randolph-Macon Women's College in Virginia. She doesn't run for the college team, but says she's staying in shape - running and riding horses - and aiming a return at the Reindeer Stampede 5K. She's also engaged. :) (to high school sweetie Adam Wall, for those wondering.)

The boys took the top nine finishers and the girls scored eight of the top nine as the cross country teams swept away Polytech and Sussex Tech Wednesday. Amy Mallamo moved up to No. 8 on the MHS home course list with a 21:25. Keith Short, Nick Creasey, Caleb Penney, Mallory Littleton, Brigid O'Neill, Meghan Clendaniel, Kevin Smith, Maire O'Neill and Ashley Zimmerman each scored career-best times, while Mallamo, Kourtney Short, Megan Pastor, Robbie Rescigno and Chris Steward added season-best marks. Click on the above headline, for complete results.

MHSCC will move to the Southern Division (if it exists) next year for cross country and track & field after the recent enrollment figures relased. Seaford edged Milford 1,007 students to 1,004 to force the realignment. The boys won the Southern Division in 1999 - their last season before moving to the North. In other news, Cape Henlopen returns to Division II this year while Wilmington Charter advances to Division I. The Cape boys and girls won the Division II state championship two years ago.