Milford XC finishes top-five overall at Lake Invitational

Milford Cross Country teams opened the season at the Lake Forest Invitational. The Milford squads both made top-five overall finishes with four individual medalists. Nate Waydelis led the boy’s team with an impressive third-place finish in the field of 22 teams. Nate flashed through the 3.1 mile forest in an impressive 17:11 which is the fastest 5k at Killen’s Pond for a Milford runner in a decade.

The girl’s team represented the twin county city with three medalists. Faith Mitchell led the group with a third-place finish in a time of 21:45. Freshman Aviana Shaw followed in 11th place while Junior Kayla Ashton finished in 13th.

Milford will face both Cape Henlopen and Sussex Tech on Wednesday at Killen’s Pond 3:30 PM.