Solid Season for a Young Cross Country Team

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Starting off with a win against Lawrence Academy, the 28-member girls’ cross country team finished the season about even in wins vs. losses and came in sixth in the ISL championships. Ellie Mraz ’21 was a standout this season, undefeated in all but one of her races. She was named a Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic Athlete, a Boston Herald All-Scholastic and a Boston Globe All-Star for the 2018–2019 season.

Ellie says the highlight of her day is practicing after school with both the girls’ and boys’ teams. “There is a great group of new freshmen on both teams, and it is amazing to see everyone get stronger as the weeks go by,” says Ellie. “The girls’ captains are doing a great job and bring so much fun and energy to the team. I used to get extremely nervous before races, but this year I have made it my goal to stay calm and to just enjoy the sport. Running is challenging physically and also mentally.”

Coach Scott Huntoon has coached the girls’ team since 2002 and says this year’s team was a young one, so he is looking forward to the next couple of years to see what they can do.

What’s Next?

Combining time-tested foundational pedagogy and a healthy dash of innovation, Milton Academy looks to the future. This issue is a celebration of the very best of interdisciplinary study, high academic standards, new methods and perspectives, and a daring embrace of the unknown. Alumni search for lessons from a dynamic past and rethink legacy industries—leading with new approaches to the most challenging issues of the day. On campus, Milton teachers and students look at classic disciplines with new eyes.