The Wildcats don’t have a lot of athletes competing on their track teams, but those that do compete had their first meet of the season at the Third Annual Small School Invite held at Mesa Community College on Saturday.
With over 30 teams competing in both the boys and girls events, the Joseph City boys team placed 13th and the girls team finished in 23rd position.
In the boys 400 meter run, Seth Hutchens placed 44th with a time of 59.57; Eligh Ashcroft, 61st; and Damon Sandoval, 63rd.
In the 800 meter run, Matt Fields placed 20th with a time of 2:16.39; and Kaden McCormick, 89th.
Talon Smith placed second in the 1600 meter run with a time of 4:29.89; Jacob Bushman, 47th; and Kaden McCormick, 87th.
Talon Smith also placed second in the 3200 meter run with a time of 10:05.22.
In the 300 meter hurdles, Damon Sandoval was 46th with a time of 55.29; and Eligh Ashcroft, 51st.
The foursome of Eligh Ashcroft, Jacob Bushman, Seth Hutchens and Talons Smith placed fifth in the 4×800 meter relay with a time of 9:00.98.
In the shot put, Reese Ashcroft placed 93rd with a toss of 24-04.25.
In the discus, Adrian Baloo was 22nd with a throw of 97-01.
In the girls 100 meter dash, Katrina Heaton was 42nd with a time of 14.77; Sari Murdock, 95th; and Brooklyn Rogers, 108th.
In the 200 meter dash, Kabree Westover was 74th with a time of 34.30; Sari Murdock, 86th; and Brooklyn Rogers, 94th.
In the 400 meter run, Katrina Heaton placed 37th with a time of 1:11.95; Kabree Westover, 66th; and Taylor Fields, 73rd.
In the 800 meter run, Kaylie Gardner placed fourth with a time of 2:29.38.
In the 100 meter hurdles, Annalise Casetellano placed 24th with a time of 22.53.
In the 300 meter hurdles Kaylie Gardner was seventh with a time of 52.52; and Kimberlin Johnstun, 27th.
The quartet of Katrina Heaton, Annalise Casetellano, Kimberlin Johnstun and Kaylie Gardner placed 16th in the 4×100 meter relay with a time of 58.41.
In the 4×400 meter relay, Katrina Heaton, Kabree Westover, Kimberlin Johnstun and Kaylie Gardner placed 18th with a time of 5:03.50.
In the shot put, Khylee Flake was 18th with a toss of 25-04; Hailey Rush, 36th; and Callie Pugh, 62nd.
In the discus, Hailey Rush was 17th with a throw of 71-01; Taylor Fields, 52nd; and Callie Pugh, 66th.
In the high jump, Kimberlin Johnstun was 18th with a height of 4-00.
In the long jump, Khylee Flake placed 42nd with a distance of 11-09.5.
