Cross Country at Maclay
The Cross-Country program has a long-standing tradition of success. The inaugural season for the boys’ and girls’ team was in 1978, and it only took a few short years for the program to reach State contention. In the 1983-1984 season, the team made the State meet for the first time. When coaches Lucinda Gallagher and Gary Droze took charge in the mid-1990’s, the team kicked it up several notches. The boys’ team won five consecutive State Championships from 1998-2002, while the girls’ team were State Champions in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, and 2005. Former coach Gary Droze was inducted into the FHSAA Hall of Fame a few years later. In 2019, Angie Milford took over the Maclay Cross Country program and continued the tradition of success being named All Big Bend Coach of the Year 2020, 2021, and 2022.
State Champions (Boys): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
State Champions (Girls): 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005
Angie Milford
Head Coach, Cross Country
All Big Bend Coach of the Year
2020, 2021, 2022
amilford@maclay.org
Jane-Kathryn Whittington
Varsity Asst. Coach
Kelly Davis
Middle School Asst. Coach
Finn Tucker
Middle School Asst. Coach
XC Support
Running teaches so much more than what people see. The self-discipline one has to have to push themselves out of their comfort zone creates benefits in every aspect of an individual’s life. We teach “Character over Talent.” Not only does Maclay running produce state champions, more importantly Maclay runners leave the program as competitors who draw strength from their character.