Milford High School Cross Country

The Blooms and some MHSCCers got together for a little 5K action at Saturday's Hog Jog in Bridgeville for the Apple-Scrapple Festival. Amy Mallamo took home the big trophy as the top female in 22:26, while Keith Short took 4th overall with a solid 19:01. Justin Bloom scored a sixth-place with a 20:33, just ahead of Bloomie's 10th-place 21:11. (Hey, Justin, I saw you all the way. Good thing I felt a bit rougher than you looked. :) ) Bloom's wife, Shelly, scored a medal, cruising along at 30:29, too. Justin also won some Twizzlers, which were gone by the end of the festival, while Keith and Mallamo took home some "stylish" mugs. Special thanks to the Seaford CCers who presented the MHSCCers with a case of gatorade. We'll put it on ice for Wednesday's home meet.

Amy Mallamo ran a season-best 21:31 to place 13th, while Lindsay Kenton and Amanda Meade each ran career-bests to lead the girls to a 10th-place finish in the University of Delaware Invitational Friday. Chad Carpenter ran a season-best 17:15 (7th) to lead the boys to a 13th place. Kourtney Short matched her season-best time, while her brother, Keith, ran well making the 18s. Click on the above headline for more pictures and complete results.

The Bucs battled, but couldn't overcome a tough Cape Henlopen team Wednesday, falling to the boys, 19-42, and the girls, 24-33. Amy Mallamo scored an individual win and set a course record with a 21:46, while Chad Carpenter took his first dual meet loss of the season to Cape senior Matt Jackson, despite running a 17:48. Chris Steward, Kourtney Short and Amanda Meade each recorded season-best times. For complete results, click on the above headline.

Eighteen of 20 runners improved their Brandywine Creek State Park times Saturday at the Salesianum Invitational as the Bucs capped an exciting week of running. Individually, Chad Carpenter scored an 8th-place medal with an 18:16, while Amy Mallamo earned a 13th-place medal with a 22:39. The varsity boys finished 11th out of 19 teams, while the girls took 8th out of 12. For complete results and more pictures, click on the above headline.