The Wildcat runners saw their first action of the season at the Rick Baker Cross Country Invitational meet held on Wednesday last week.
Joseph City has small numbers this year, but they did field a full team, which placed 14th in the boys division. William Grant led the way, finishing 83rd with a time of 24:19.40. Jimmy McLaws was 89th; Brayden Bushman, 95th; Sam Birk, 167th; Paxton Bushman, 170th; and Caleb Case was 175th in the varsity boys’ race.
The Lady Wildcats were represented by two runners. Lileah Kinlicheenie placed 14th with a time of 25:48.34, and Karly Hansen finished 40th in the 5,000-meter race.
The next event for the Wildcat runners will be this coming Saturday in Chinle for the Canyon De Chelly Invitational.
