JCHS track meet
JC athletes endure the cold to compete / Photo by Micah Brawley Regardless of the weather, local high school athletes give their all. Here, Joseph City Wildcat Kaci Palmer clears the pole as snow falls at the Blue Ridge Invitational where she placed third.

The Wildcats were in Lakeside on Friday for a cold, wet and windy Blue Ridge Invitational meet. The meet was unable to be completed due to weather, however, some events were able to finish.

In the boys 1600-meter run, Noah Edwards placed 27th with a time of 5:55.55. Jimmy McLaws was 40th.

In the 110-meter hurdles, King Robinson placed 30th with a time of 24.28.

The Wildcats did have a team in the 4×800-meter relay, which finished ninth overall with a time of 10:04.4.

In the high jump, JD Miller placed fourth, clearing the bar at 5-06. Brayden Bushman was 15th.

In the girls 100-meter dash, Gianna Brawley placed 34th with a time of 15.65. Julianna Fraley was 38th, Rylnn Young 40th and Danika Pound 57th.

In the 1600-meter run, Karly Hansen placed 30th with a time of 8:00.08.

In the 110-meter hurdles, Peyton Bushman was 19th with a time of 21.35.

Joseph City’s relay team placed 13th in the 4×100-meter relay event with a time of 1:02.27.

In the high jump, Kaci Palmer finished third overall, clearing a height of 4-10. Gianna Brawley was 13th and Allyssa Bowler 17th.

In the long jump, Peyton Bushman placed second with a distance of 16 2.5.

In the discus, Kathleen Gardner was 32nd with a throw of 55-11. Shannon Baxter was 43rd.