JE boys’ varsity cross country team wins first Sectional crown in more than 10 years

The Jordan-Elbridge boys’ varsity cross country team earned the Section III C2 crown during a championship meet in November. It is their first championship since 2008.

Coach Roger Roman said the 9-member team lost one of its top runners about a week before the championship, but Zach Barber stepped up and delivered a “top performance.”

“This team is all about hard work and dedication. If you want to put the time in you can be great, and these guys do it all year,” Roman said.

“The boys run year round and train all summer. It’s good old-fashioned work ethic that got us to where we are.”

The team consists of five seniors.