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LETTERING
1. To earn a Letter in the Varsity Division an individual must earn a total of 132 varsity victory points
during the season. To earn a letter in the JV/FS Divisions you must earn a total of 116 JV victory
points. You need 58 victory points for PE waiver (Sophomores & Juniors only). This may be
changed due to a change in schedule, weather, etc.
2. Victory Points:
(a) Dual Meets: An individual will earn 20 points for beating the opposing school’s top runner. Earn 16
points for beating the number two man. Earn 12 points for beating the number three man. Earn 8
points for beating the number four man. Earn 4 points for beating the number five man.
(b) Tri Meets: An individual will earn 10 points for beating each schools' top individual. Earn 8 points for
beating the number two man etc. This means you can earn a maximum of 20 points.
(c) Invitational Meets: Two teams will be selected before the race. Then the scoring system used in Tri
meets will be used.
(d) An athlete will earn 2 points for every practice she attends. The athlete will lose 4 points for an
unexcused absence. Detention counts as unexcused. An athlete will lose 1 point for an unexcused
tardy or early excused leaving of practice. Detention or tutoring counts as an excused tardy if you
come to practice after detention or tutoring.
3. Awards:
(a) The athlete with the most victory points will earn the All American Award.
(b) The athlete with the most victory points from meets will earn the Most Valuable Award.
(c) The athlete with the best individual performance will earn the Most Outstanding Award.
(d) The freshman or sophomore with the most victory points will earn the Frosh Soph Award.
(e) The runner who has improved the most since starting the cross country program will earn the Most
Improved Athlete.
(f) No athlete will earn more than one award.
(g) An athlete must earn their letter to receive an award or captain star.