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After a one-year hiatus City High is headed back to the state cross country meet and the Little Hawks earned their return trip in dominating fashion.

Third-ranked City High put four runners in the top 10 and cruised to the team title at the 4A state qualifying meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf on Wednesday.

City High won the team title with 41 points while No. 12 Waukee and seventh-ranked Bettendorf finish second and third with 73 points.

Linus McRoberts led a group of four Little Hawks in the top 10 with an individual runner-up finish in a time of 16:08.

Max McDowell finished fifth in 16:20, Emmett Palmberg was eighth in 16:26 and George Karr placed ninth in 16:26 for City High.

David Randall added a 17^th place finish for City High which had a string of three consecutive state meet appearances end last season.

Class 4A State Qualifying Meet

At Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf

Team scores – 1. City High 41; 2. Waukee 73; 3. Bettendorf 73; 4. Pleasant Valley 78; 5. Linn-Mar 101; 6. Muscatine 203; 7. Davenport North 217; 8. North Scott 231; 9. Davenport West 239; 10. Burlington 267

Individual leaders – 1. AJ Willey (BET) 15:56; 2. Linus McRoberts (ICH) 16:08; 3. Ethan Boston (L-M) 16:17; 4. Ethan Cheney (L-M) 16:18; 5. Max McDowell (ICH) 16:20; 6. Jonas VanDis (WAU) 16:24; 7. Joseph Lawry (WAU) 16:26; 8. Emmett Palmberg (ICH) 16:26; 9. George Karr (ICH) 16:26; 10. Andrew Heden (BET) 16:27; 11. Ryan Heden (BET) 16:27; 12. Jack Perry (PV) 16:28; 13. Cam Gotto (PV) 16:29; 14. Dashiell Coyier (WAU) 16:34; 15. JC Nuci (DN) 16:37

City High (41) – 2. Linus McRoberts 16:08; 5. Max McDowell 16:20; 8. Emmett Palmberg 16:26; 9. George Karr 16:26; 17. David Randall 16:42; 21. Jarris Prottsman 17:00; 7. Adam Schaefer 17:01

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