The Wildcats finished third at the state cross country meet at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Ft. Dodge on Oct. 30- the best finish in school history. DCG took the boys title with 87 points, followed by runner-up Solon with 135 and the Cats tallied 149. The Cats were a strong pack-running team this season, and they used their strength to carry them to the porch in Fort Dodge. Senior Brandon Kesner led the team with his 15th-place finish in 17:00. Close behind Kesner were senior Kaden Sadler in 25th (17:14), sophomore Lincoln Eighmy in 26th (17:17), junior Brayden Kessler in 41st (17:24), senior Ethan Schlichte in 42nd (17:24), freshman Chase Gach in 44th (17:27), and sophomore Brady Birkenholtz in 52nd (17:38).