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The final times and places from Saturday’s 5K and 10K Memorial Run were recently announced.
Held on the streets of Perry, the races began and ended at the McCreary Community Building. The Memorial Run is a combination of two former city events: The Miller Walk/Run and the Fox Run.
April Gunderson won the Women’s 5K in 30 minutes, 47 seconds, with Jenny Nicholsan second in 32.23 and Eileen Splendore third in 32.24.
Recent Perry graduate Keegan Pfau was sixth at the state meet this year in the 1600 and also ran in the 3200 on the Drake University track. He showed he was still in fine form as, despite showing up late and starting 1:49 behind the others, he claimed the Men’s 5K in 19:14. Greg Cregeen was second in 19:35 and Osvaldo Rodriguez third in 19:45.
There were six entrants for the Women’s 10K and five for the Men’s 10K.
Kacie Purl won the former in 45:15, with Erin McCarty (55:49), Deb Miller (58:19), Christina Hegstrom (1:02:14), Jenny Chung (1:07:41) and Christine Chung (1:07:44) also racing.
Nick Field won the later in 44 minutes flat. Jerry Ruggle (55:47) was second, with Lonnie Ostransky (55:48), Justin Frerichs (1:00:22) and Shaun Kruger (1:03.21) completing the field.
Others running the Women’s 5K race included Joelle Miner (34:52), Marshal McCaulley (35:10), Bailey Piper (41:12), Linda Schroder (45:30), Alice Wedemeyer (48:52), Patrea Hill (48:53) and Melissa Piper (48:54).
The rest of the Men’s 5K field included Daren Blythe (22:56), Shannon Cline (24:10), Dane McCarty (24:51), Alan Lenz (26:01), Robert York (36:14), Marcus Carris (45:19), Brian Bingman (47:07) and Tod Bingman (48:52).
ThePerryNews.com photos by Mark Summerson
Video courtesy PEGASUS TV 12 volunteer Doug Wood
