Both the Perry boys and girls cross country teams opened their season last night officially in the Madrid Cross Country Meet at Grant Woods Park. The boys team finished in 3rd place overall. Yonas Andemichael finished in 6th place and was the leader of the pack for the boys with a time of 18:35:43. Thad Stewart finished in 8th place overall for the boys as well as he finished the 5K in a time of 18:56:50.

On the girls side of things, the Jayettes finished in 4th place overall. Lily Myers had the leading time for Perry with a 21:31 5K time, finishing in 6th place overall. Cate Erickson was the next closest as she finished in 14th place and finished with a time of 23:28.

It was a solid first meet for both the boys and girls. They will both compete next in the Winterset XC Invitational on this upcoming Tuesday, September 5th, at Lakeview Country Club.