Milford’s boys cross country team set the pace for all Clermont countians, both guys and gals, in the district champiopnship races.

Division I boys

Milford was runner-up in the Division I run.

The Eagles’ point total was 66. St. Xavier was the champion with 42 points. A total of 14 teams competed. Glen Este was 11th with 246 points. Amelia did not enter a complete five-man squad.

Matt Belliston, Milford senior, was fifth overall on the 3.1-mile course at the Voice of America Park in West Chester. His time was 16-minutes, 24.32-seconds. The victor was Dan Thaler of St. Xavier who broke the tape in 16:03.69.

Among the 99 total competitors, other notable Clermont County placers and times were earned by the following: Matt Bayman of Milford (seventh place) 16:40.19, Robbie Dearhammer of Milford (ninth) 16:42.55, Josh Herrel of Amelia (17th) 17:10.58, Austin Bever of Milford (18th) 17:16.11, C. J. Pickelheimer of Glen Este (21st) 17:20.39, Mark Bayman of Milford (29th) 17:40.15, Daniel Wulker of Glen Este (44th) 18:09.42, and Tony Scharf of Glen Este (45th) 18:12.86.