By Coach Andy Carr | August 15, 2026 | Loganville, GA
The Eagle cross country teams traveled to Loganville, GA to take on 24 schools at the LCA Invitational at Loganville Christian Academy and came away with two team wins, a runner-up and a third place to start the 2026 campaign.
Varsity Girls
The Lady Eagles used up-front presence and solid pack running to turn back 14 schools to capture the team title. Milton (1st-51 pts) easily outdistanced 7A powers Lambert (2nd-87 pts) and Buford (3rd-90 pts). Staying up with the leaders, junior Sadie Katekovich (4th-20:53) paced the Lady Eagles and was joined by junior Lucie Blake (7th-21:02) most of the race. Milton used a strong group of finishers to bolster their front runners to capture the team title. Freshman Maisie Wilderspin (10th-21:41) captured the last individual medal award while leading sophomore Sloane Robers (14th-22:17), senior captain Ava Kane (16th-22:32) and junior Kenley Sirras (17th-22:32) to the finish. Senior captain Claire Falor (23rd-22:56) closed out the Milton finishers in the varsity race.
Varsity Boys
Milton (3rd-78 pts) was in the hunt for the team championship the entire race and fell just short in the 15-school field. The Eagles were edged out by 5A rival Jackson County (1st-69 pts) and Hebron Christian (2nd-74 pts). Senior captain Will Chambers (3rd-17:10) was upfront the entire race to lead the Milton effort. Sophomore Noah Jenkins (8th-17:34) had an inspiring performance that kept him in the top-10 the entire race. Senior Jace Kasteler (19th-18:15) followed and was supported by freshman William Brown (25th-18:22), senior Logan Bradway (26th-18:22) and sophomore William Gilbert (27th-18:33). Junior Leo Faught (30th-18:46) concluded the Milton scorers.
JV Boys
The Eagles overwhelmed all the competition on their way to the 2nd team win of the meet. Milton (1st-29 pts) dispatched 8 schools, with Lambert (2nd-74 pts) and Buford (3rd-83 pts).
Leading the way for the Eagles were junior Ryder Fogle (2nd-19:33), senior captain Tyler Nix (3rd-19:38) and junior Phoenix Vance (5th-19:43). The VanBelle brothers were Milton’s final scorers with senior Boston (7th-19:46) and sophomore Chase (12th-20:31).
JV Girls
The last race of the meet for Milton (2nd-34 pts) was a nail-biter, head-to-head with the Lady Longhorns of Lambert (1st-30 pts), who eventually prevailed in a very close finish. The Lady Eagles put 9 finishers in the top-16 places and fell just short of the team victory. Leading the way for Milton was junior Audrey Grose (1st-22:54) getting the overall win as senior Cara Tenhundfeld (2nd-22:59) finished right behind her! Scorers for the Lady Eagles included junior Liv Becker (8th-25:08), senior Emily Chambliss (11th-25:21) and junior Ava Walker (12th-25:28).
The Eagle Cross Country teams next see action on August 29th in Douglasville, GA at the Bob Blastow/Early Bird Invitational at the Foxhall Resort hosted by Alexander High School.
