Reaching New Heights, Mustangs Are League Champions

Posted on Oct 6, 2015

Reaching New Heights, Mustangs Are League Champions
Boys’ Track Team Breaks School Records

trackThe boys’ track and field athletes made their mark in Milton’s history books by winning the team’s first Independent School League Championship in 24 years. The Mustangs scored 100 total team points in the ISL meet, defeating tough competitionincluding last year’s champion, Thayer. During the course of the day, 11 Milton athletes accomplished at least one personal record. The team’s victory was decided in the final event, in which captain Bobby Gilmore ’15 placed second in the discus.

During the regular 2015 season, the boys shattered four school records. Domenic Cozier ’16 finished the 100m in 11.04 seconds; Domenic Cozier ’16, Mike Silva ’17, Chris Lewis ’15 and Clay Desir ’15 ran the 4 × 100m relay in 43.79 seconds; Jeff Brown ’15 threw the javelin 189′ 11″; and Bobby Gilmore ’15 reached 151′ 1″ with the discus.

The girls’ tennis team, led by captain Maddie Dewire ’16, repeated last year’s winning season, once again going undefeated (15–0) and earning the title of ISL Champions. The team also earned the NEPSAC Championship trophy over tough competitors.