By Greg Perkins Joseph City finished ninth in the boys’ division of the Ascent race held at Buffalo Park in Flagstaff on Sept. 4. The race which was one of eight separate races at the PEAKS invitational was won by Holbrook’s Namath Gene. The Wildcats were paced by Samuel Neat who finished fourth overall with a time of 18:13. Bryce Bushman was 24th; Bannon Johnstun, 60th; Kaysen Miller, 77th; Peter Miller, 100th; and Cory McLaws placed 135th in the 142-runner field. The Lady Wildcats competed in the Open Race Division. Penelope Neat led her teammates with a 39th place finish with a time of 26:17. Jasmine Nells was 70th and Abigayle Smith finished 124th.