The Perry Girls XC team finished 4th place in their meet Thursday night in the Winterset XC Invitational at Lakeview Country Club, while the boys placed in 5th overall. Lily Myers finished in 5th place in the race for the girls with a 5k time of 20:52:57. Taryn Nehring was the next Jayette down the list for Perry as she finished in 18th place with a time of 22:14:52. Lastly for the girls, Cate Erickson finished in 25th with a time of 23:13:30.

On the boys side of things, Yonas Andemichael was the leading racer for Perry as he finished in 15th place overall with a 5k time of 18:14:81. Thad Stewart was right behind him, as he finished in 19th place, with a time of 18:39:33. Andemichael and Stewart have been top racers for the Bluejays in Cross Country all season so far, as they have found to pace with one another throughout these first few races of the season.

Both the boys and girls will have quite a bit of time off as their next meet won’t come until September 18th in the Tiger Cross Country Invitational at Hillcrest Country Club.