Area track and field Super 10: Linn-Mar girls climb to the top

Revolving door continues on the girls' side

Linn-Mar’s Chana Northrup, Jill Bennett, Payton Wensel and Olivia Hubler celebrate their win in the girls’ 400-meter relay at the Drake Relays last Saturday. Linn-Mar moves up to No. 1 in this week’s area Super Ten. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Linn-Mar’s Chana Northrup, Jill Bennett, Payton Wensel and Olivia Hubler celebrate their win in the girls’ 400-meter relay at the Drake Relays last Saturday. Linn-Mar moves up to No. 1 in this week’s area Super Ten. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

This week’s area track and field Super Ten.

It is a purely mathematical system, and here’s how it works: Using Quik Stats, we score the top 16 area competitors in each event, using the scoring that high-school swimming invitationals score (20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 for individual events, double for relays). A school can score two individuals in an event, and one relay. This rewards teams with depth instead of those with a few dominant individuals.

Results are calculated through noon Wednesday, May 2.

Boys Super 10

1. Iowa City West 453

2. Cedar Rapids Prairie 291

3. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 264

3. Iowa City High 264

5. Linn-Mar 236

6. Marion 232

7. Western Dubuque 225

8. Dyersville Beckman 180

9. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 166

10. Mid-Prairie 158

Boys class rankings

Class 4A — 1. Iowa City West 453, 2. Cedar Rapids Prairie 291, 3. (tie) Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Iowa City High 264, 5. Linn-Mar 236.

Class 3A — 1. Marion 232, 2. Mount Vernon 150, 3. Center Point-Urbana 131, 4. Decorah 99, 5. Clear Creek Amana 87.

Class 2A — 1. Dyersville Beckman 180, 2. Mid-Prairie 158, 3. West Liberty 153, 4. Williamsburg 49, 5. Monticello 46.

Class 1A — 1. Lisbon 58, 2. North Linn 42, 3. BGM 28, 4. Montezuma 24, 5. South Winneshiek 23.

Girls Super 10

1. Linn-Mar 351

2. Iowa City West 346

3. Solon 283

4. Decorah 236

5. North Cedar 229

6. Benton Community 211

7. Iowa City High 195

8. Cedar Rapids Prairie 178

9. Mid-Prairie 165

10. Western Dubuque 133

Girls class rankings

Class 4A — 1. Linn-Mar 351, 2. Iowa City West 346, 3. Iowa City High 195, 4. Cedar Rapids Prairie 178, 5. Western Dubuque 133.

Class 3A — 1. Solon 283, 2. Decorah 236, 3. Benton Community 211, 4. Anamosa 122, 5. Mount Vernon 109.

Class 2A — 1. North Cedar 229, 2. Mid-Prairie 165, 3. Monticello 122, 4. Dyersville Beckman 83, 5. Cascade 72.

Class 1A — 1. HLV 64, 2. Sigourney 53, 3. Lansing Kee 48, 4. South Winneshiek 46, 5. Montezuma 37.

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