Perry Meridian’s reserve runners are Ally Rentzell, Alli Rastrelli, Gabby Nivar, Dayanna Moreno, Kelsi Miller, Isabelle Schmidt; (back) Cara Hutson, Molly Armstrong, Donna Tansy and Brooke Ahnafield.
 Perry Meridian senior Hallie Mills trudges through the soggy course. | By Nathan Pace Online editor Perry Meridian High School’s boys and girls cross country teams battled the elements Saturday morning during the Eagle Classic in Brown County. One of the largest meets of the year, the races went on despite the downpour of rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon. The pristine course of green grass turned into a swamp of mud and puddles, making it a challenge for some runners to just keep their shoes on. The girls reserve race was the last event of the day, and all the participants were covered with mud as they crossed the finish line. Perry’s girls team was ninth out of 19 teams in the largeschool varsity race. The boys were ninth out of 24 teams. Andrew Haggerty led the boys with a 10th-place finish, and Triniti Spurgeon led the girls with her 22nd-place finish. |
SOUTHSIDER VOICE PHOTOS BY NATHAN PACE Perry Meridian’s varsity runners are (from left) Dagan Knight, Andrew Haggerty, Caleb Arnold and Jakob Orr.
Freshman Elizabeth Jacobs gave it a go in the varsity race during a downpour.
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