Cambridge Boys Cross Country Team Wins GHSA 6A State Championship!
Class 6A boys
Cambridge boys captured the program's second state championship in four years by placing all five scoring runners in the top-27. Caelan Jones led the Bears at 17:48.37, good for 19th place overall, with four teammates in tow. Cole Suplee (21st), Kaine Dudley (23rd), Lyle Donovan (24th) and Colby Jones (27th) all finished within six seconds of Jones to give the Bears the state title with a 9-point advantage over South Effingham.
Class 6A girls
After three straight state titles, Cambridge girls came up just short of a four-peat Nov. 6. The Bears were outpaced by Pope and Allatoona and took third in team scores. Anna Filipek placed 17th overall for the second straight year at the state meet, ahead of Katie Malone in 20th. Faith Hirschi (26th), Disha Baglodi (43rd) and Isabel Filipek (47th) also scored for the Bears.
The 6th and 7th runners for the Boys were Erik Holmen (61st) and Mason Truncale (104) and for the Girls, Emily Meeker (60) and Logan Huddle (86).
Story by Joe Parker, Milton Herald
(excerpt from "Local runners compete in 2020 cross-country state meet")
