VINTON - The Marion Indians won the distance medley at the Class 3A girls state qualifying track meet at Vinton-Shellsburg on Thursday.

Ellen Cannon, Abby Kolarik, Morgan Kolarik and Allison Scott won the race in 4:19.45 to automatically qualify for the state meet in Des Moines next week.

The Indians qualified for state in three other events with second-place showings by Scott (800), Sam Livingston (400) and the 4x800 relay.

Clear Creek Amana won the team title with 150 points. Marion finished fifth in the eight-team field with 81 points.

CLASS 3A STATE QUALIFIER
At Vinton

Team Standings
1. Clear Creek Amana 150, 2. Benton Community 110, 3. Center Point-Urbana 102, 4. Union 90, 5. Marion 81, 6. Grinnell 78, 7. Vinton-Shellsburg 64, 8. South Tama 54.

Winners

3000 - Maddie Hinsley, Clear Creek, 10:57.30.
4x800 relay - Benton Community 9:52.49.
Shuttle hurdle relay - Clear Creek Amana 1:07.82.
100 - Megan Hall, Clear Creek, 12.81.
Distance medley - Marion 4:19.45.
400 - Peyton Bockholt, Union, 1:00.98.
4x200 relay - Clear Creek Amana 1:48.04.
100 hurdles - Kourtney Daubs, Center Point, 15.97.
800 - Madison Weekly, Benton, 2:24.87.
200 - Megan Hall, Clear Creek, 26.22.
400 hurdles - Natalie Parizek, Benton, 1:07.60.
Sprint medley - Union 1:54.01.
1500 - Maddie Hinsley, Clear Creek, 5:05.07.
4x100 relay - Vinton-Shellsburg 51.90.
4x400 relay - Clear Creek Amana 4:10.40.
High jump - Allie Twedt, Center Point, 5-1.
Long jump - Allie Twedt, Center Point, 16-1.
Discus - Samantha Holtz, South Tama, 126-9.
Shot put - Brooke Willson, Center Point, 39-0.

Marion Placewinners
(Top 6)

1st - Distance medley (Ellen Cannon, Abby Kolarik, Morgan Kolarik, Allison Scott) 4:19.45.
2nd - 4x800 relay (Ellen Cannon, Sam Livingston, Natalie Ertz, Allison Scott) 10:28.17.
2nd - Sam Livingston, 400, 1:01.73.
2nd - Allison Scott, 800, 2:25.47.
3rd - 4x200 relay (Jamie Draeger, Abby Kolarik, Johanna Steggall, Ellen Cannon) 1:50.03.
3rd - Sprint medley (Jamie Draeger, Micaela Combs, Abby Kolarik, Sam Livingston) 1:54.81.
3rd - 4x100 relay (Jamie Draeger, Abby Kolarik, Micaela Combs, Johanna Steggall) 52.51.
3rd - 4x400 relay (Ellen Cannon, Sam Livingston, Morgan Kolarik, Allison Scott) 4:13.09.
4th - Morgan Kolarik, 100 hurdles, 16.78.
6th - Kaitlin Church, 3000, 12:10.78.
6th - Kaitlin Church, 1500, 5:33.19.
6th - Micaela Combs, discus, 114-5.