Jay victorious at Wabash Relays (06/11/07)

Jay County swept three divisions Saturday as it took first place as host of the Wabash Valley Conference Relays.

The team won every 13-14-year-old event and took all five 9-10-year-old girls races en route to 2,150 points. Wells Community, which matched Jay County's 21 wins, was second with 1,958 followed by South Adams (1,842) and North Adams Central (520).

While the 13-14-year-olds from Jay County dominated throughout, it was the team of 9-10-year-olds Katy Smeltzer, Cori Stone, Sophie Bader and Anne Vormohr that teamed for the most wins. The group took the top spot in three events, winning the medley, butterfly and backstroke relays.

Mary Hudson, Eme Miller and Aly Miller were all in on every 13-14-year-old girls victory. They joined Michaela Long for first place in the medley and breaststroke relays, and teamed with Marissa Murrell to win the butterfly and freestyle relays. Hudson, Miller, Miller and Lynne Inman were first in the backstroke relay.

Wiley Young, Neal Fennig and Lucas Holcomb teamed with Richard Osterholt for first place in the 13-14-year-old boys medley and freestyle relays, and joined Alex Sutton for the top spot in the butterfly and backstroke relays. Young, Fennig, Osterholt and Sutton were first in the breaststroke relay.

Also in 9-10-year-old girls events, Vormohr, Bader, Stone and Ashley Mark took the breaststroke relay, and Bader, Stone, Smeltzer and Katie Mast won the freestyle relay.

The only other complete team to win multiple events for Jay County was Aaron Hudson, Joe Miller, Sam Miller and Perry Hull.

They earned top honors in the 15-and-older boys medley and backstroke relays.

Cori Vormohr and Briann Saxman were in on all three wins for Jay County's 15-and-older girls.[[In-content Ad]]