Jay 4x100 is seeded 12th

The Patriots will compete in the regional meet in six events.

They’re not projected to advance to the next level.

The top seed for the Jay County High School girls track team for Tuesday’s regional meet at Pike in Indianapolis is No. 12 in the 4x100-meter relay.

At the regional, the top three finishers and anyone hitting the state standard advance to the state finals on May 31 at Indiana University in Bloomington.

The Patriots’ lone sectional championship in the meet Tuesday at Delta came in the 4x100 as Morgan DeHoff, Ariel Beiswanger, Matilda Mende and Jenna Dues combined for a time of 51.51 seconds. That mark makes them the No. 12 seed for the event at the regional, almost 2.5 seconds back of third-seeded Lawrence North.

Jay County’s other relay regional qualifier was the 4x400 featuring Makinsey Murphy, Cash Hollowell, Aixa Lopez and Mya Kunkler. They are seeded 14th at 4:23.62.

Coming into the regional with No. 15 seeds for the Patriots are senior Cash Hollowell (50.69) in the 300 hurdles and junior Jenna Dues (27.63) in the 200 dash. (Dues was fourth in the sectional but was called back to fill out the 16-competitor field for the regional.)

Seeded 16th for the regional from JCHS are Jordyn Hutzler (32 feet, 9 inches) in the shot put and DeHoff (17.25) in the 100 hurdles.