The Wildcat runners competed in the Cougar Invite in Show Low last Thursday.
Lileah Kinlicheenie placed 9th with a time of 24:14.57 in the women’s varsity race. Karly Hansen finished 16th with a time of 26:14.84 in the 39-runner field.
Forty-five runners finished the boys’ varsity event. William Grant led the Wildcat group with a 28th-place finish in 22:05.80. Jimmy McLaws was 35th, Brayden Bushman 44th, and Caleb Case placed 45th.
This week, Joseph City will compete in the Chuck Hardt Invitational hosted by Payson High School on Tuesday. They will have a ten-day break following the meet to prepare for the large Desert Twilight meet on September 25th.
