The Linn-Mar boys cross country team has climbed to the No.1 ranking in Class 4A this week, the Iowa Track Coaches Association announced Wednesday night.

The Lions jumped from No.6 to No.1 after nipping Cedar Rapids Prairie for the Mississippi Valley Conference title last week. Prairie slipped one notch from No.2 to No.3.

Linn-Mar replaced Johnston at the top of the rankings. The Dragons fell one spot to second.

The Linn-Mar girls, who also claimed top honors at the MVC meet, are the highest-ranked conference team at No.6 in Class 4A this week. Kennedy is ranked eighth.

The Xavier boys are ranked No.5 in Class 3A. The Marion Indians are ranked 12th. The Xavier girls are ranked No.8.

CLASS 4A BOYS

1. Linn-Mar, 2. Johnston, 3. Prairie, 4. Waukee, 5. Cedar Falls, 6. Dowling, 7. Pleasant Valley, 8. Hempstead, 9. Iowa City West, 10. Dubuque Senior, 11. West Des Moines Valley, 12. Ames, 13. Iowa City High, 14. Des Moines Roosevelt, 15. Burlington.

CLASS 4A GIRLS

1. Dowling, 2. Ames, 3. Urbandale, 4. Waukee, 5. Pleasant Valley, 6. Linn-Mar, 7. Iowa City West, 8. Kennedy, 9. Des Moines Roosevelt, 10. Johnston, 11. Dubuque Senior, 12. Muscatine, 13. Ankeny Centennial, 14. Iowa City High, 15. Bettendorf.

CLASS 3A BOYS

1. Boone, 2. Charles City, 3. Pella, 4. Algona, 5. Xavier, 6. Decorah, 7. Harlan, 8. Center Point-Urbana, 9. Grinnell, 10. Sioux City Heelan, 11. Mount Vernon/Lisbon, 12. Marion, 13. Williamsburg, 14. Vinton-Shellsburg, 15. Fort Madison.

CLASS 3A GIRLS

1. Davenport Assumption, 2. Decorah, 3. Pella, 4. MOC/Floyd Valley, 5. Mount Vernon/Lisbon, 6. Spencer, 7. Humboldt, 8. Xavier, 9. Mount Pleasant, 10. Oskaloosa, 11. Williamsburg, 12. Winterset, 13. Harlan, 14. Solon, 15. Sioux City Heelan.