The Jay County varsity cross country teams participated in the sectional tournament at Taylor University this morning. The Boys finished 9th out of 14 teams. The girls did not put up a team score. Caleb Garringer was the overall sectional champion with a PR time of 16:15. He will advance to regional next weekend. Grant Glentzer was the next finisher in 39th (18:15), Caison Loyd 48th (18:34), Alex Rivers 56th (18:56), and Bryden Carter rounded out the scoring in 73rd (19:55). Ethan Powers 83rd (21:57) and John Cook 85th (22:26), also participated. The girls advanced 3 runners to the regional round, Brooklyn Byrum, Ava May, and Abby Fifer. Brooklyn was the top finisher with a 10th place finish in a PR of 20:24. Ava May finished 16th (20:49) and Abby Fifer was 29th (21:23). Alyvia Muhlenkamp finished 85th with a PR time of 26:16. The 4 Patriot runners will run in the regional meet next Saturday at Manchester High School.