CEDAR FALLS - The Linn-Mar girls cross country team finished second at the Class 4A district meet Thursday at Birdsall Park in Cedar Falls to qualify for the state meet.

Cedar Falls won the race with 40 points. Linn-Mar finished with 52 points and Ames was third with 72. The top three teams and top 15 individual advance to the state meet in Fort Dodge Oct. 31.

Maddie Mann led Linn-Mar in fourth place in 19 minutes, 16 seconds. Morgan Garcia finished fifth, Deanna Newhouse 11th, Amber Decker 14th and Abby Van Rheenen 18th.

Claire Dupuis of Ames won the race in 18:44.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Cedar Falls 40, 2. Linn-Mar 52, 3. Ames 72, 4. Southeast Polk 85, 5. West Des Moines Valley 102, 6. Waterloo West 173, 7. Mason City 198, 8. Marshalltown 234.

TOP 5 INDIVIDUALS

1. Claire Dupuis, Ames 18:44

2. Sierra Mitchell, SE Polk 18:55

3. Cassidy Christopher, Cedar Falls 19:09

4. Maddie Mann, Linn-Mar 19:16

5. Morgan Garcia, Linn-Mar 19:26

LINN-MAR - 4. Maddie Mann 19:16, 5. Morgan Garcia 19:26, 11. Deanna Newhouse 19:47, 14. Amber Decker 20:04, 18. Abby Van Rheenen 20:24.