The Wildcat track team traveled to Safford on Thursday to compete in the Bulldog Invitational along with 11 other teams. Safford won the boys team title with 194 team points. Thatcher was second with 110.5 followed by Pima with 71, Benson 68.5 and Joseph City with 68.
On the girls side, Thatcher took the top spot with 175 team points. Safford followed in second with 146.5, Pima was third with 101 and Joseph City placed seventh with 24.5 team points.
In the boys 400 meter, Eligh Ashcroft placed 10th with a time of 59.11; Seth Hutchens was 14th; and Damon Sandoval, 16th.
In the 800 meter, Talon Smith took first place with a time of 2:00.32; and Kaden McCormick was 15th.
In the 1600, Talon Smith again finished in first place with a time of 4:47.59; Jacob Bushman was eighth; and Kaden McCormick, 18th.
In the 300 meter hurdles, Damon Sandoval placed eighth with a time of 52.03; and Eligh Ashcroft was 10th.
Eligh Ashcroft, Jacob Bushman, Seth Hutchens and Talon Smith combined to win the 4×800 meter relay with a time of 8:45.62.
Matt Fields won the shot put with a distance of 46-03.75; Adrian Baloo finished 11th; and Reese Ashcroft was 23rd.
In the discus, Matt Fields placed second with a throw of 138-02; and Adrian Baloo placed 17th.
Fields finished second in the high jump with a height of 6-00 and first in the long jump traveling a distance of 20-10.
In the girls 100 meter, Brooklyn Rogers was 18th with a time of 19.20.
In the 200 meter, Kabree Westover was 19th with a time of 34.83; and Brooklyn Rogers placed 22nd.
In the 400 meter, Kaylie Gardner finished second with a time of 1:03.71; Katrina Heaton was 11th; and Kabree Westover placed 13th.
In the 100 meter hurdles, Annalise Casetellano finished ninth in 22.18.
In the 300 meter hurdles, Kaylie Gardner placed second with a time of 51.80; and Kimberlin Johnstun, eighth.
Katrina Heaton, Annalise Casetellano, Sari Murdock and Kaylie Gardner placed fifth in the 4×100 meter relay with a time of 1:01.35.
Katrina Heaton, Kabree Westover, Kimberlin Johnstun and Kaylie Gardner placed sixth in the 4×400 meter relay with a time of 5:09.18.
In the shot put, Khylee Flake was 13th with a toss of 25-06.5; Hailey Rush was 19th; and Callie Pugh placed 23rd.
In the discus, Hailey Rush was 14th with a throw of 66-11; Khylee Flake was 16th; and Callie Pugh was 21st.
In the high jump, Kimberlin Johnstun placed 11th with a height of 4-02.
In the long jump; Katrina Heaton placed eighth with a distance of 12-10; and Khylee Flake was 10th.
