“All you need to do is show up and never quit to be successful in life.” Mardy Murie
There are 60 practices / meets in the regular season (day 1 to Sectional meet at Black River Falls). To letter this season an athlete will need to earn 60 points.
Letter points are earned in the following manner:
Attendance Component
1 pt Attendance at primary practice or meet
½ pt Attendance at a second practice
Performance Component
10 pts 1st place on varsity team
9 pts 2nd place on varsity team
8 pts 3rd place on varsity team
7 pts 4th place on varsity team
6 pts 5th place on varsity team
5 pts 6th place on varsity team
4 pts 7th place on varsity team
3 pts 1st on JV team
2 pts 2nd on JV team
1 pt 3rd on JV team
3 pts Medallist in meet
5 pts Overall meet winner
6 pts Sub 17:00 5k boys; 20:00 5k girls
Sub 16:30 4K girls
6 pts 1st Team All Conference (1-7 at Conference Meet)
4 pts 2nd Team All Conference (8-14 at Conference Meet)
2 pts Honorable Mention All Conference (15-21 at Conference Meet)
Points accumulate and are not exclusive. Meaning that an individual who places first for the team and is a meet medalist would earn 13 pts (using the team performance and medalist criteria).
Other possibilities; coaches discretion (mainly focusing on Seniors who have been with the team more than two years), injuries, outstanding individual performances, and team mates during years with particularly strong teams.
There are 60 practices / meets in the regular season (day 1 to Sectional meet at Black River Falls). To letter this season an athlete will need to earn 60 points.
Letter points are earned in the following manner:
Attendance Component
1 pt Attendance at primary practice or meet
½ pt Attendance at a second practice
Performance Component
10 pts 1st place on varsity team
9 pts 2nd place on varsity team
8 pts 3rd place on varsity team
7 pts 4th place on varsity team
6 pts 5th place on varsity team
5 pts 6th place on varsity team
4 pts 7th place on varsity team
3 pts 1st on JV team
2 pts 2nd on JV team
1 pt 3rd on JV team
3 pts Medallist in meet
5 pts Overall meet winner
6 pts Sub 17:00 5k boys; 20:00 5k girls
Sub 16:30 4K girls
6 pts 1st Team All Conference (1-7 at Conference Meet)
4 pts 2nd Team All Conference (8-14 at Conference Meet)
2 pts Honorable Mention All Conference (15-21 at Conference Meet)
Points accumulate and are not exclusive. Meaning that an individual who places first for the team and is a meet medalist would earn 13 pts (using the team performance and medalist criteria).
Other possibilities; coaches discretion (mainly focusing on Seniors who have been with the team more than two years), injuries, outstanding individual performances, and team mates during years with particularly strong teams.