Milford High School Cross Country

Jon Wyman (18:57) and Marissa McDonnell (24:11) each ran outstanding times to lead the boys and girls cross country teams in their season opener on Wednesday. Unfortunately, Cape's pack finished slightly ahead to score a 20-35 (boys) and 19-39 (girls) victory. For the boys, Marcus Matthews, Rashad Matthews, Jon Luiken, Derek King, Chris Pettyjohn and Chris Battaglia rounded out the varsity finishers. Matthews had the fastest time for a MHSCC rookie in his first official race with a 19:54, while veterans Andrew Meade (21:53) and Mike Pastor improved their career-best times. Luiken, King, Brent Leitzell, Cody Houck, Matt Esposito, Andre Purnell and Trevor Jefferson each ran career-best times. For the girls, Erica Godwin, Carri Niblett, Jessica Fitzpatrick, Jackie Creasey, Lindsay Kenton and Kourtney Short filled out the varsity. Niblett, Creasey, Meredith Muskovich and Deshauna Purnell each ran career-best times, while Tricia Gerken finished eighth on the team with a 28:54 - just 5 seconds shy of a career-best. Click on the above headline for complete results and click on the thumbnails to link to many more pictures.