The Wildcats XC teams competed at the Racoon River Conference meet in Boone on October 12^th. The varsity race had a loaded field with four ranked 3A teams. The Cats took third place in a tight race with 66 points. Champion North Polk had 31 points and 2^nd place ADM had 64. 

Carlisle was led by first-team all-RRC performers Chase Gach (9^th) and Brayden Kessler (11^th). Landing a spot on the 2^nd all-RRC team were Mason Ramsey (14^th), Zach Streeter (15^th), and Mattix Benefiel (17^th). Rounding out the varsity squad were Logan Howard in 25^th and Keith Christenson in 42^nd. 

The JV Boys won the RRC JV Championships with a meet low 19 points.  Second-place ADM had 57 and North Polk scored 79.  The Cats were led by overall race winner Kamden Brown.  Also in the Top 10 for Carlisle were Brody Roth in 3^rd, Ezra DeCleene in 4^th, Josh Lancaster in 5^th, Lincoln Eighmy in 6^th, Jeremiah Dronet in 7^th, Braedin Zondervan in 8^th.  Just outside of the Top 10 for the JV were Ben Imhoff in 11^th and Harrison Eighmy in 12^th.    The RRC JV Championship was the 7^th straight for Carlisle!