Re-Scoring the 3A Girls 2024 State Meet

Under the prosposed format, Prospect finds even more points, including some from Anna Niebrugge who just barely missed the 200 finals. (Jack Borchers)

Automatic Qualifying Teams

In 2024, Simeon was 11th with 22 points. All 22 points were scored by Mariyah Robinson. They are the only team in the top-14 of the 2024 meet not represented in this format. 

At-Large Teams

Team	# of Qualifiers
Neuqua Valley	11
Plainfield North	11
Belleville East	9

Sample Scoring (200m Dash)

Place	Name	Team	Time	Points
1	Zawadi Brown	Neuqua Valley	23.71	10
2	Angelena Bullocks	Whitney Young	23.98	8
3	Mariyah Robinson	Simeon	24.10	--
4	Katelyn Lehnen	Glenwood	24.37	7
5	Taylor McClain	Plainfield North	24.44	6
6	DeAndranay Chism	Belleville East	24.59	5
7	Kee-Lani Whitlock	Kenwood	24.75	--
8	Charlotte Deines	Prospect	24.85	4
9	Jahnel Bowman	Plainfield South	25.03	--
10	Victoria Evtimov	Huntley	24.66*	3
11	Anna Niebrugge	Prospect	24.74*	2
12	Kortni Clark	O'Fallon	24.90*	--
13	Lainey Paul	York	24.93*	1

*Preliminary Mark

Final Team Scores and Commentary

The trophy teams remain the same, but Prospect wins more comfortably on the strength of scoring in 12 different events. Downers Grove North, a well-rounded and deep team who had invitational prowess all year, finishes top-10. 

The DGN sectional was the deepest sectional in the state this year, and the at-large process successfully gets very deserving Neuqua Valley and Plainfield North down state in addition to Naperville Central and DGN. Neuqua capitalizes and remains in the trophy hunt finishing fifth, and Plainfield North is on the periphery of top-10. 

Excellent preliminary performances now have impact on the state place, with Whitney Young needing the 2 points they get from the 300 hurdles to steer clear of Huntley, for example.