2022 ILXCTF.com Illinois HS Relay Rankings - Girls Schools

Batavia claims top overall Girls Relay program

By Michael Newman [email protected]

Batavia’s quartets in the 4x200m Relay and the 4x400m Relay had top 10 overall performances in those relays. Their two other relays were among the top 25. It was still good enough to capture the honors for the top Girls relay program with 154 points.

It is the first time for the Bulldogs to win this relay. It is also the lowest point total to win this relay rankings. The previous low was Lincoln-Way East scoring 156 points in 2021.

Kenwood scored 145 points to finish second ahead of Kankakee (143 points). Evanston Township (138 points) and Lincoln-Way East (137 points) finished fourth and fifth.

Three Class 2A schools finished in the top 20 with Kankakee, Normal University (13th place), and Geneseo (20th place) the three schools.

WSC-Silver Conference led all conferences with three schools finishing in the top 20. The Chicago Public League placed two teams in the top 10 for the first time in the rankings history.

The ILXCTF.com (formally the DyeStat Illinois) Relay Rankings are based off the DyeStat TFX Leaderboards on Athletic.net (as of May 28, 2022) for the four relays that are contested at the IHSA State Track & Field Meet. In the All Class, 3A, 2A, and 1A categories, the top 50 quartets are ranked with 50 points given to the fastest school down to 1 point for the 50th fastest.

Overall

Overall List of Winners

2022 Class 3A Girls

Batavia maintained their overall top spot in Class 3A taking top honors with 163 points. The removal of Kankakee in the 3A rankings catapulted Lincoln-Way East into second-place with 152 points ahead of Kenwood (146 points) and Evanston Township (140 points). Naperville North, who scored in the top 50 in three of their four relays, scored 139 points to finish fifth just two points ahead of Wheaton-Warrenville South (137 points).

Five of the seven WSC-Silver Conference schools finished in the top 20 led by York in tenth. No other Class 3A conference had more than two schools finish in the top 20.

Class 3A Girls Overall

Class 3A Girls Overall List of Winners

2022 Class 2A Girls

Geneseo repeated as the top Class 2A Girls Relay program but just barely. The Maple Leafs edged Normal University 156 points to 155 points for the rankings title in this classification. U-High had a four point advantage in the 4x1, 4x2, and 4x4 ahead of Geneseo. The Maple Leafs had a five point advantage in the 4x8 to give them the edge.

Lakes Community scored 151 points to finish third. Class 2A Team champion Kankakee was the relay champion in the 4x1, 4x2, and 4x4 to score 150 points to finish fourth. The Kays did not place in the top 50 in the 4x8. Carmel Catholic scored 134 points to finish fifth.

Class 2A Girls Overall

Class 2A Girls Overall List of Winners

2022 Class 1A Girls

Seneca moved up from fourth in 2021 to capture the top relay program in Class 1A with 177 points. Eureka moved from 13th place in Class 2A last year to second overall in Class 1A this spring with 168 points.

Last year’s champion Winnebago scored 164 points to finish third. Byron (156 points) and Sherrard (150 points) finished in the top five.

Class 1A Girls Overall

Class 1A Girls Overall List of Winners

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