The Wildcats joined 64 other schools and countless individuals who ran in one of 20 separate events held at the Desert Twilight Cross Country Festival held on Friday evening at Coyote Run Golf Course in Mesa.
The Lady Wildcats competed in the small school varsity event with four runners finishing. Jasmine Nells placed 284th with a time of 26:22. Lacy Deets was 303rd in 26:57, Abigayle Smith was 320th in 27:30, and Ava Hancock placed 363rd with a time of 29:00. 409 runners finished the race.
Bryce Bushman led the boys team in the small school varsity run with a 26th place overall finish with a time of 17:34. Bannon Johnstun was 53rd in 18:12, Mees Koopman, 288th in 20:39; Peter Miller, 315th; Cory McLaws, 330th; and Jaimen Tsosie placed 471st. A total of 494 runners finished the race.
