Milton Area High School tracks over 50 school records in the athletic department across all its 18 sports.
According to PIAA: “For a performance to be considered a school record, it must be accomplished by an individual(s) representing his or her varsity high school team in competition against other competitors representing their respective varsity high school teams.” (National Federation of State High School Associations NFHS.org,)
Milton Athletic Director Mr. Rod Harris said he keeps track of all the records, while the coaches of each sport report any changes.
While school records are nice, he does not push his athletes towards school records, he said. Instead, he said the emphasis is “just focusing on being the best they can be and training hard. Results and accolades will come with the payoff from hard work.”
There is not a school record that gets broken the most often; however, the school’s Track and Field records are broken regularly, he said. The strong training staff and new facilities allow phenomenal opportunities for athletes to succeed, which makes this true, he added.
Coach Harris said the favorite school record he witnessed was the girls 4×100 relay State Championship in Track and Field in 2021, which included Mackenzie Lopez, Jenae Bergey, Reggie Wendt and Riley Murray. “This was the first state championship ever on the track for Milton,” he added.
Mr. Harris said the most recent school record to be broken was the 6’5” high jump record set in 1983 by Dave Weaver. Weaver’s record was the longest standing school record of 42 years, he added. Class of 2024 Alumni Charles Wright matched the school record by jumping 6’5” but did not break it. However, last May, then senior Joel Langdon broke the school record by jumping 6’6” at a home meet, he said.
According to Coach Harris, Milton also holds a state record in wrestling, with 1993 Graduate Bob Crawford being a four-time state champion.
There is no specific athlete he expects to break a school record this year, he said. “We push our athletes to be the best they can be, and hopefully another record or two goes down again this year on the track,” he explained.
The school records are displayed outside the Milton High School gym main entrance, Coach Harris said.
