Algorithm Insights

For a myriad of reasons, a team may not run their top runners at a meet. Instead, their JV competes in the varsity spots. Sometimes this is designated in the team results (School JV), but more often...

Ben and Kyle asked this question on last night's Exchange Zone Podcast: How do you think the rankings should be configured comparing teams that travel out of state or go to large competitions vs te...

The ratings model derives "performance scores" by finishing place relative to strength of competition. Race times are only relevant to those who also competed on the same course on the same day. A...

Cedar Falls #3 runner did not compete, but remains in ranking system until two weeks of inactivity.

Currently, this system is rating ONLY Iowa high school runners. For teams running out of state, the results are not going to include any except Iowa runners. For out of state teams running in Iowa, ...

I want to collect ALL Iowa high school results - even if you run out of state. Send links or .pdfs to [email protected].

The ranking tables will be missing any teams or runners that did not compete this week. Take these ratings with a grain of salt. Hopefully, all teams will be able to get a competition in this upcomi...

The 4k races were rated separately from the 5k races. This will likely cause *some* ratings to be slightly skewed until their next competition.