July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Jay runners are 2nd again (09/07/05)
Cross country roundup
CONVERSE — Jay County’s girls cross country team added another high finish to its season resume. But, its still looking for its first invitational win.
The Patriots placed second Tuesday for the second time this year, taking the runner-up spot at the Oak Hill Invitational with 90 points.
Western, the defending Marion sectional champion, dominated the meet with seven of the top 17 finishers in the 10-team meet to score 37 points. Blackford was third with 97.
The Jay County boys were eighth in a nine-team field with 224 points, finishing ahead of White’s (245). Blackford was first with a score of 30.
Senior Alyssa Johnson paced the Patriot girls, who also have finished second at the Bellmont Invitational and third at the Celina (Ohio) Rotary Invitational this season. She was third across the line in 16-minutes, 27 seconds behind Annina Gruber of Western (16:04) and Tri-Central’s Addie Rayl (16:15).
Amanda Johnson, a sophomore, gave Jay County another runner in the top 10 by placing eighth in 17:11. Junior Jessica Mosier and freshman Kylie Wellman went back-to-back in 18th and 19th with times of 17:57 and 17:59 respectively.
Cassie Laux rounded out the team score in 46th in 20:20.
Freshman Brady Mills topped the charts for the Patriot boys for the second straight meet. He crossed the line 45th with a time of 19:34.
The remaining Jay County scorers finished between 55th and 62nd.
Cory Mock led that pack in 55th in 19:43, and Travis Towell was one second behind him in 56th. Josh Selvey finished 58th in 19:45, and Doug Murray placed 62nd in 19:48.
Selvey wins, but WJ falls
DUNKIRK — Kristen Selvey was the top runner for the West Jay girls, but both Eagle cross country teams lost to Hartford City Tuesday.
West Jay’s girls team dropped by a 23-37 score, and the boys team fell 12-24 with just four runners participating for each team.
Selvey crossed the finish line first as she notched a time of 13-minutes, 48 seconds. Maci Gerber was next for the Eagles in fifth, and Karly Weaver placed seventh.
Elizabeth Lennartz took 11th, and Shannon Springer completed the team score in 13th.
Jeremiah Cotherman was the only West Jay boys runner to crack to top five as he finished in third place. Chance Fuller was sixth, followed by Westly Price and Zach Johnson in seventh and eighth respectively.[[In-content Ad]]
The Patriots placed second Tuesday for the second time this year, taking the runner-up spot at the Oak Hill Invitational with 90 points.
Western, the defending Marion sectional champion, dominated the meet with seven of the top 17 finishers in the 10-team meet to score 37 points. Blackford was third with 97.
The Jay County boys were eighth in a nine-team field with 224 points, finishing ahead of White’s (245). Blackford was first with a score of 30.
Senior Alyssa Johnson paced the Patriot girls, who also have finished second at the Bellmont Invitational and third at the Celina (Ohio) Rotary Invitational this season. She was third across the line in 16-minutes, 27 seconds behind Annina Gruber of Western (16:04) and Tri-Central’s Addie Rayl (16:15).
Amanda Johnson, a sophomore, gave Jay County another runner in the top 10 by placing eighth in 17:11. Junior Jessica Mosier and freshman Kylie Wellman went back-to-back in 18th and 19th with times of 17:57 and 17:59 respectively.
Cassie Laux rounded out the team score in 46th in 20:20.
Freshman Brady Mills topped the charts for the Patriot boys for the second straight meet. He crossed the line 45th with a time of 19:34.
The remaining Jay County scorers finished between 55th and 62nd.
Cory Mock led that pack in 55th in 19:43, and Travis Towell was one second behind him in 56th. Josh Selvey finished 58th in 19:45, and Doug Murray placed 62nd in 19:48.
Selvey wins, but WJ falls
DUNKIRK — Kristen Selvey was the top runner for the West Jay girls, but both Eagle cross country teams lost to Hartford City Tuesday.
West Jay’s girls team dropped by a 23-37 score, and the boys team fell 12-24 with just four runners participating for each team.
Selvey crossed the finish line first as she notched a time of 13-minutes, 48 seconds. Maci Gerber was next for the Eagles in fifth, and Karly Weaver placed seventh.
Elizabeth Lennartz took 11th, and Shannon Springer completed the team score in 13th.
Jeremiah Cotherman was the only West Jay boys runner to crack to top five as he finished in third place. Chance Fuller was sixth, followed by Westly Price and Zach Johnson in seventh and eighth respectively.[[In-content Ad]]
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