Iowa City High boys take over at No. 1 in Gazette area track Super 10

There’s a new No. 1 in this week’s boys track and field Super 10.

Iowa City High edges Cedar Rapids Prairie by a 406-404 margin in this week’s Gazette-area rankings.

Prairie has strengthened its hold on the top of the girls’ list.

We started this in 2018. To refresh: It's a purely mathematical system, and here's how it works: Using Varsity Bound, 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 both for depth and for individual stars.

Boys area Super 10

1. Iowa City High 406

2. Cedar Rapids Prairie 404

3. Iowa City Liberty 305

4. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 274

5. Iowa City West 211

6. Clear Creek Amana 203

7. Linn-Mar 180

8. Marion 151

9. Benton Community 134

10. Washington 124

Boys area class rankings

Class 4A — 1. Iowa City High 406, 2. Cedar Rapids Prairie 404, 3. Iowa City Liberty 305, 4. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 274, 5. Iowa City West 211.

Class 3A — 1. Clear Creek Amana 203, 2. Marion 151, 3. Benton Community 134, 4. Washington 124, 5. Western Dubuque 123.

Class 2A — 1. Cascade 101, 2. Tipton 81, 3. Anamosa 72, 4. Dyersville Beckman 44, 5. Waukon 39.

Class 1A — 1. Lisbon 110, 2. North Cedar 48, 3. Maquoketa Valley 40, 4. English Valleys 32, 5. Edgewood-Colesburg 28.

Girls area Super 10

1. Cedar Rapids Prairie 424

2. Solon 329

3. Linn-Mar 314

4. Western Dubuque 254

5. Mid-Prairie 251

6. Iowa City Liberty 247

7. Iowa City High 199

8. Williamsburg 192

9. Decorah 140

10. Mount Vernon 126

Girls area class rankings

Class 4A — 1. Cedar Rapids Prairie 424, 2. Linn-Mar 314, 3. Iowa City Liberty 247, 4. Iowa City High 199, 5. Iowa City West 125.

Class 3A — 1. Solon 329, 2. Western Dubuque 254, 3. Decorah 140, 4. Mount Vernon 126, 5. Clear Creek Amana 112.

Class 2A — 1. Mid-Prairie 251, 2. Williamsburg 192, 3. Cascade 124, 4. Iowa City Regina 66, 5. Waukon 50.

Class 1A — 1. North Cedar 80, 2. Turkey Valley 57, 3. Lisbon 50, 4. Belle Plaine 35, 5. Lansing Kee 30.

Comments: jeff.linder@thegazette.com