The Wildcats were in Payson on Tuesday, competing in the Chuck Hardt Invitational meet along with 20 other schools.
Hopi won the boys team title with 83 points, followed closely by Alchesay’s 89. Arcadia placed third with 94 points, Round Valley was fourth with 97, and Winslow finished the top five with 103 points.
Alchesay took the girls’ team crown with 49 points, just 2 points ahead of second-place Arcadia. Winslow was third with 67, Heritage Academy Gateway had 99, and Northland Prep finished fifth with 155.
Joseph City’s boys’ team placed 17th. William Grant led the group with an 80th-place finish in 21:54.11. Caleb Case was 152nd, Sam Birk 156th, Paxton Bushman 185th and Brayden Bushman placed 191st in the large field.
Karly Hansen, Joseph City’s only runner in the girls’ varsity event, finished 19th in 24:44.20.
Joseph City will compete at the Desert Twilight Festival meet held on Friday at Toka Sticks Golf Course in Phoenix.
