July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Johnson picks up Delta career sweep (09/26/05)
Cross country roundup
MUNCIE — Alyssa Johnson loves running at Delta.
Johnson won Delta’s Eagle Invitational for the fourth straight season Saturday, leading the Jay County girls to a second-place finish.
Host Delta finished with 38 points to win for the second straight season after Jay County had claimed titles in 2002 and 2003. The Patriots finished with 56 points, and Muncie Central was a distant third with 91 at the seven-team event.
Jay County’s boys struggled again, finishing last among the seven teams with 147 points. Muncie Southside finished first with 37.
Johnson, a senior, followed up her 30-second victory last year with another dominating win. She won by 19 seconds, finishing in 16-minutes, 39 seconds to outdistance Stephanie Cole of Muncie Central.
Cole’s second-place effort broke a string of three straight one-two finishes by the Patriots. Sophomore Amanda Johnson, who was second last season as a freshman, placed third this year six seconds behind Cole in 17:04.
Freshman Kylie Wellman also finished in the top 10, taking eighth in 17:36. Jessica Mosier was 19th in 18:40, and Kelly Weaver finished in 19:25 for 25th place.
Freshman Steven Kelly came out of nowhere to lead the Patriot boys. Having finished out of the top five on the team for much of the season he surged to first on the squad and 24th overall in 19:48 at Delta. Fellow freshman Brady Mills was right behind him, placing 25th in 19:58.
The first-year runners were followed by Travis Towell in 30th in 20:14, Cory Mock in 33rd with a time of 20:31 and Josh Hawn in 35th at 20:38.
Also running for Jay County were Cassie Laux (27th - 19:31) for the girls and Josh Atkinson (36th - 20:39) and Josh Selvey (40th - 20:53) for the boys.
Junior high
East Jay had a dominant day at the Eagle Invitational with its girls team and eighth grade boys team each taking first place.
The girls team rolled by 21 points, outdistancing second-place South Adams as it scored 46. West Jay placed sixth with 150.
The eighth grade boys finished with 72 points to place ahead of Benjamin Rush (80). South Adams was sixth with 126.
East Jay’s sixth and seventh grade boys team was third with 89 points, six behind Monroe Central. Delta (36) took first place.
West Jay did not have enough runners to post a team score in either boys race.
Katie Simmons powered East Jay as the team placed its first five runners in the top 15 and all seven in the top 25. She was fourth overall behind Hannah Moore and Allison Beitler of South Adams and West Jay’s Kristen Selvey with a time of 13:17.
Katie Butcher followed in seventh in 13:29, and Leah Wellman also made the top 10 in ninth in 13:35. Lindsay Moser was 12th in 13:38, and Mallory Poole capped the team score in 14th in 13:45.
Selvey’s third place finish for West Jay was the best of any Jay County runner. She finished in 13:06, just behind Moore (13:01) and Beitler (13:05).
Macy Gerber was next for the Eagles in 39th in 15:09. She was followed by Anneliese Jetmore (43rd - 15:32), Carli Weaver (44th - 15:37) and Shannon Springer (45th - 15:37).
Tevan Nichols topped the charts for East Jay’s eighth grade boys as he finished second. He was just one second behind Muncie Wilson’s Aaron Kimbrell in 11:06.
Patrick Johnson was second for the Chiefs and fifth overall in 11:33. Brad Horn took 15th in 12:29, and Ben Brandt was right behind him in 16th in 12:32.
Adam Daniels rounded out the team score as he placed 45th in 13:50.
Jeremiah Cotherman, the lone West Jay runner, was 27th in 12:55. Gabe Sprunger led South Adams in 11th with a time of 12:07.
East Jay’s seventh graders were led by Bradley Leuthold in 12th in 12:42. Ed Muhlenkamp was 14th with a time of 12:44, and Garrett Kreig placed 15th in 12:46.
Austin Bentz was 22nd in 13:14, and Seth Ainsworth crossed the finish line in 13:28 for 26th.
Chance Fuller was the top runner for West Jay as he took 43rd in 14:41. He was followed by Wesley Price (48th - 15:31), Trey Auker (52nd - 16:39) and Zach Johnson (55th - 17:53).
Also running for East Jay were: Deidre Chenoweth (17th - 13:54) and LeAnn Horn (23rd - 14:17) for the girls, Preston Hampson (46th - 13:51) for the eighth grade boys, and Jacob Heitkamp (32nd - 13:53) and Evan Ryder (34th - 14:08) for the sixth and seventh grade boys.[[In-content Ad]]
Johnson won Delta’s Eagle Invitational for the fourth straight season Saturday, leading the Jay County girls to a second-place finish.
Host Delta finished with 38 points to win for the second straight season after Jay County had claimed titles in 2002 and 2003. The Patriots finished with 56 points, and Muncie Central was a distant third with 91 at the seven-team event.
Jay County’s boys struggled again, finishing last among the seven teams with 147 points. Muncie Southside finished first with 37.
Johnson, a senior, followed up her 30-second victory last year with another dominating win. She won by 19 seconds, finishing in 16-minutes, 39 seconds to outdistance Stephanie Cole of Muncie Central.
Cole’s second-place effort broke a string of three straight one-two finishes by the Patriots. Sophomore Amanda Johnson, who was second last season as a freshman, placed third this year six seconds behind Cole in 17:04.
Freshman Kylie Wellman also finished in the top 10, taking eighth in 17:36. Jessica Mosier was 19th in 18:40, and Kelly Weaver finished in 19:25 for 25th place.
Freshman Steven Kelly came out of nowhere to lead the Patriot boys. Having finished out of the top five on the team for much of the season he surged to first on the squad and 24th overall in 19:48 at Delta. Fellow freshman Brady Mills was right behind him, placing 25th in 19:58.
The first-year runners were followed by Travis Towell in 30th in 20:14, Cory Mock in 33rd with a time of 20:31 and Josh Hawn in 35th at 20:38.
Also running for Jay County were Cassie Laux (27th - 19:31) for the girls and Josh Atkinson (36th - 20:39) and Josh Selvey (40th - 20:53) for the boys.
Junior high
East Jay had a dominant day at the Eagle Invitational with its girls team and eighth grade boys team each taking first place.
The girls team rolled by 21 points, outdistancing second-place South Adams as it scored 46. West Jay placed sixth with 150.
The eighth grade boys finished with 72 points to place ahead of Benjamin Rush (80). South Adams was sixth with 126.
East Jay’s sixth and seventh grade boys team was third with 89 points, six behind Monroe Central. Delta (36) took first place.
West Jay did not have enough runners to post a team score in either boys race.
Katie Simmons powered East Jay as the team placed its first five runners in the top 15 and all seven in the top 25. She was fourth overall behind Hannah Moore and Allison Beitler of South Adams and West Jay’s Kristen Selvey with a time of 13:17.
Katie Butcher followed in seventh in 13:29, and Leah Wellman also made the top 10 in ninth in 13:35. Lindsay Moser was 12th in 13:38, and Mallory Poole capped the team score in 14th in 13:45.
Selvey’s third place finish for West Jay was the best of any Jay County runner. She finished in 13:06, just behind Moore (13:01) and Beitler (13:05).
Macy Gerber was next for the Eagles in 39th in 15:09. She was followed by Anneliese Jetmore (43rd - 15:32), Carli Weaver (44th - 15:37) and Shannon Springer (45th - 15:37).
Tevan Nichols topped the charts for East Jay’s eighth grade boys as he finished second. He was just one second behind Muncie Wilson’s Aaron Kimbrell in 11:06.
Patrick Johnson was second for the Chiefs and fifth overall in 11:33. Brad Horn took 15th in 12:29, and Ben Brandt was right behind him in 16th in 12:32.
Adam Daniels rounded out the team score as he placed 45th in 13:50.
Jeremiah Cotherman, the lone West Jay runner, was 27th in 12:55. Gabe Sprunger led South Adams in 11th with a time of 12:07.
East Jay’s seventh graders were led by Bradley Leuthold in 12th in 12:42. Ed Muhlenkamp was 14th with a time of 12:44, and Garrett Kreig placed 15th in 12:46.
Austin Bentz was 22nd in 13:14, and Seth Ainsworth crossed the finish line in 13:28 for 26th.
Chance Fuller was the top runner for West Jay as he took 43rd in 14:41. He was followed by Wesley Price (48th - 15:31), Trey Auker (52nd - 16:39) and Zach Johnson (55th - 17:53).
Also running for East Jay were: Deidre Chenoweth (17th - 13:54) and LeAnn Horn (23rd - 14:17) for the girls, Preston Hampson (46th - 13:51) for the eighth grade boys, and Jacob Heitkamp (32nd - 13:53) and Evan Ryder (34th - 14:08) for the sixth and seventh grade boys.[[In-content Ad]]
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