Milford Athletics

SETTING THE SCENE:  After a hiatus, the Milford Invitational returns this week to Bill Marran Track at Milford High School.  Last week the boys track team posted one of their best finishes since attending the Anderson Invitational over the past several years, and will take that energy into the last two weeks of competition prior to the Eastern Cincinnati Conference meet.

A LOOK BACK:  The Milford boys placed fourth of eighteen teams following two wet days of competition at the Anderson Invitational.  The dominance of the Eastern Cincinnati Conference was evident, as Milford finished behind Loveland and Kings who tied for first place and Anderson in third; Milford finished just 6 points behind Anderson in fourth.

Milford athletes in the top eight of each event were as follows: 

300 Meter Hurdles

6^th place, Jake Cooley (43.20) 

200 Meter Dash

4^th place, Dominic Dalessandro (23.22) 

400 Meter Dash

4^th place, Dustin Reynolds (53.06) 

High Jump

1^st place, Dustin Reynolds (6-00.00) 

Long Jump

3^rd place, Manny Fernandez (18-04.00)

5^th place, Robbie McQueary (17-03.75) 

Triple Jump

2^nd place, Robbie McQueary (37-01.00) 

4x200 Relay

3^rd place, Jordan Latham, Dominic Dalessandro, Ben Greenwell, Robbie McQueary (1:34.81) 

4x400 Relay

3^rd place, Ben Gerding, Dillon Coleman, Jake Cooley, Dustin Reynolds (3:38.48) 

4x800 Relay

6^th place, Harris Craycraft, Kevin Hansbauer, Jay Hayes, Harrison Eckels (8.54.10) 

Team Results:

1.         Loveland                     106

1.         Kings                           106

3.         Anderson                    69

4.         Milford                        61

5.         Western Brown          56

6.         Northwest Local HS    51

7.         Cin. Co. Day                42

7.         Moeller                       42

9.         Turpin                         38

9.         Glen Este                    38

11.       McNicholas                 31

12.       Goshen                       27

13.       WILLIAMSBURG          26

14.       New Richmond           24.5

15.       Madeira                      23.5

16.       Amelia                         17

17.       Mt. Healthy                16

18.       Sum. Co. Day              5 

Preliminary and final results of the Anderson Invitational can be found HERE.

A LOOK AHEAD:   The Milford track and field teams will be at home this week, as MHS hosts its own Milford Invitational.  Schools scheduled to attend for the boys track and field competition include Milford (A & B), Mount Healthy (A & B), Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, McNicholas, Anderson, Moeller, Madeira, New Richmond, Purcell Marion, and Turpin.

• Wednesday, 4/27:      Field events start at 4:00 pm; track events start at 4:30 pm

INSIDE THE ECC:  The following Milford athletes/events fall in the top ten in the Eastern Cincinnati Conference.

• Jake Cooley:  7^th 300 meter hurdles
• Harris Craycraft:  t-8^th 800 meter run; 5^th 1600 meter run
• Dominic Dalessandro: 4^th 200 meter dash
• Manny Fernandez: t-4^th 110 meter hurdles; 9^th long jump
• Ben Greenwell: t-10^th 100 meter dash
• Jordan Latham: t-10^th 100 meter dash
• Jordan McConnaughey: t-8^th high jump
• Robbie McQueary: t-10^th 100 meter dash; 5^th long jump; t-8^th high jump
• Dustin Reynolds:  t-2^nd high jump, 7^th 400 meter dash
• Sean Vonderhaar:  10^th 3200 meter run
• Daniel Wilson:  7^th discus, 9^th shot put 

Relays:

• 400 meter – 3^rd  
• 800 meter – 3^rd  
• 1600 meter – 4^th  
• 3200 meter – 6^th
• 6400 meter – 2^nd

POLL WATCH:   Mason maintained the first position in the rankings of the Division I coaches’ poll for week four.  LaSalle continued in second, but the ECC’s Kings jumped a spot for the second week in a row, to third.  Loveland moved from seventh to fourth, where they are tied with Sycamore.  Withrow held at sixth, but is tied with St. Xavier.  Anderson enters the poll in tenth.  Walnut Hills received four votes this week.  The Milford boys team did not receive votes in the current poll.