The MHS XC junior varsity boys had one of the best weeks, putting together great races Wednesday and Saturday at the Wolfpack Invitational.  Read Caulkins and Tony Miller both walked away with medals and our jv team finished 6th overall out of over 40 teams.  There is no comparison to the times of Saturday to previous times at Wolfpack.  Last year 12:09 was our top time and this year we had 6 people at or under that time.  Louis Mongomery, Josh Sywanyk, and Drew Leneschmidt all had great races.  Saturday, our girls varsity knocked off another top 10 team for 4A (the biggest schools) and two of the top 6 3A schools.  Anna Clapsaddle and Katie Gamble finished 2nd and 3rd respectively in the jv race.  Sammy George had perhaps the best race of her career, running a 18:21.  She is currently the number one ranked sophomore in the nation.  For the Varsity boys, Brady Burke and Paul Carr both had nice races and are on schedule for putting together a great team by the end of the year.  Richard Miller is currently the number 5 sophomore in the state, and he has worked hard for it.  On a disappointing note, the girls lost Wednesday to Sanderson, giving us our first lost of the season.  The girls had gone undefeated during track, so it was sad to see that streak come to an end, but hopefully we will all learn from that experience. 

Millbrook XC Men and Woman's teams placed 5th and 4th respectively at the 8th annual Jungle Run in Hope Mills, NC.  This course provides a great opportunity for the runners to experience running under the lights on a fast flat surface.  For the women, Sammy George and Olivia Wedegaertner placed 1st in varsity and jv races respectively.  Sammy broke the course record in a time of 18:12 with many of the runners recording personal bests!   For the varsity men, sophomore Richard Miller led the way with a PR of 16:40 with 6 of the top 7 runners breaking 18 minutes.  Overall, a great meet for the Wildcats.

After coming off a great win for both the men and woman's cross country teams at Millbrook's Annual Invitational, both teams continued to show strength and depth as they dominated Broughton High School in a XC duel on Sept. 2, 2009.  The spirit and enthusiasm displayed by the runners was incredible.  Both teams remain undefeated for the season.