Wanner key in Trojans' victory

The Trojans hung strong against a nationally-ranked opponent before falling in their final game in September. A former Starfire helped them bounce back.
Dustin Wanner, a 2012 South Adams High School graduate, played a key roll as the Taylor University football team slowed down the Concordia offense Saturday as the Trojans rolled to a 47-7 victory.
Wanner made two tackles, including one for a loss, for the Taylor defense, which limited Concordia to just 2.5 yards per play. He also broke up one pass attempt.
The Trojans (3-2) have alternated wins and losses this year, topping Anderson, Lane and Concordia. Their losses came by scores of 48-37 to NAIA No. 11 Saint Ambrose and 21-10 to No. 25 William Penn on Sept. 28.
Wanner, a sophomore, has 11 tackles and two interceptions on the season.

Katie Simmons
Jay County – 2012
Competed Saturday for the IPFW women’s cross country team, which finished fifth out of 24 teams at the Disney Cross Country Classic in Orlando, Fla.
Simmons posted a time of 20 minutes, 5.01 seconds, in the 5K race. She finished 53rd out of 200 runners.
The sophomore also turned in a time of 20 minutes, 45.4 seconds, for the Mastodons as they finished 20th in the Gold Division on Oct. 4 at the Notre Dame Invitational. She was 191st overall.

Tim Lehman
South Adams – 2012
Helped the Goshen College men’s cross country team to a fourth-place finish Friday at the 17-team Eagle Invitational hosted by Benedictine University in Warrenville, Ill.
Lehman placed 68th for the Maple Leafs in a field of 207 runners.
He completed the 8K race in 27 minutes, 57.83 seconds.

Randa Gillespie
Jay County – 2012
Played for the Manchester College volleyball team Wednesday in a 25-18, 25-21, 25-11 loss to Defiance.
Gillespie finished with two digs, one ace and one assist for the Spartans. The loss dropped the team to 4-16 this season.
The sophomore also had two digs and an ace Saturday in Manchester’s 27-25, 27-25, 25-19 loss to Mount St. Joseph.

Sam Heckard
South Adams – 2010
Ran for the host Pilots on Saturday as they hosted the Bethel College Invitational.
Heckard helped the Bethel men’s team to a sixth-place finish out of 14 squads. He was 78th in the 8K race with a time of 32 minutes, 49.7 seconds.

Hannah Moore
South Adams - 2012
Posted the second-best time for the Huntington University women’s cross country team Oct. 5 as it placed sixth out of 18 teams at the Division III Pre-National Invitational hosted by Hanover.
Moore completed the 6K race in a time of 23 minutes, 30 seconds. She placed 25th overall.

Dylan Cope
Jay County – 2013
Ran for the Indiana University East men’s cross country team Oct. 5 at the Earlham Invitational.
Cope finished the 8K race in 30 minutes, 46 seconds. He was the No. 4 runner for the Red Wolves, who placed third out of four teams.

Drew Houck
Jay County – 2011
Turned in the No. 3 score for the Indiana University East men’s golf team Oct. 5 as it finished fifth at the Berea Invitational.
Houck posted a score of 84 for the Red Wolves at Battlefield Golf Club. He was 25th overall at the nine-team event.
He also shot an 85 on Oct. 4 at Heather Downs Country Club as IU East finished 12th out of 14 teams at the Owens Invitational.

Eme Miller
Jay County – 2012
Led the Defiance College women’s cross country team, which finished 36th out of 42 teams Oct. 5 at the All-Ohio Intercollegiate Championships at Cedarville.
Miller placed 91st in a field of nearly 300 runners with a time of 24 minutes, 43.42 seconds, in the 6K race. She was 40th out of 140 Division III athletes.

Adam Gray
Jay County – 2009
Scored for the University of St. Francis men’s golf team Saturday as it placed ninth out of 11 teams while hosting the USF Fall Invitational.
Gray was the No. 4 scorer for the Cougars and finished 41st overall. He posted a 36-hole score of 155 at Brookwood Golf Club.[[In-content Ad]]