Milford High School Cross Country

Marissa McDonnell ran well to placed 19th - just four places shy of All-Henlopen - to lead the girls to a sixth-place team finish at the Henlopen Conference Championship meet Saturday at Killens Pond. Rashad Matthews led the boys to seventh. For the girls, Jessica Fitzpatrick ran a season-best time while senior Dana Rathfon wrapped up her career with a course-best 26:30. For the boys, Andrew Meade celebrated his birthday with a course-best 20:30 while Chris Pettyjohn, Derek King, Greg Smith, John Gonzalez and Trevor Jefferson also added course-best times. Jon Wyman, Ben Smith, Jon Luiken and Chris Battaglia joined Matthews, Meade and Pettyjohn as the team's varsity finishers who will compete in next Saturday's state championships at Brandywine Creek State Park. For the girls, McDonnell, Fitzpatrick and Rathfon teamed with Jackie Creasey, Lindsay Kenton, Tricia Gerken and Mallory Littleton as top 7 finishers. Robert Fisher (15:03) led all Milford Middle Schoolers with a 14th-place finish in the 2.1-mile race. Brett Hall (16:12), James Cetner (16:37), Rossiny Beaucejour (18:09), Kyle Fitzpatrick (18:22), Michael Schlegal (18:50), Jonathan Masten (18:51), Devon Schlegal (25:02) and Daniel Wheeler (29:40) also ran well. Click on the above headline for MHS times.