Sub 5 (boys) or Sub 6 (girls) Minute Mile Club:

• Definition: Any boy that runs 4:59.99 or faster for a mile (1600 meters counts as well), or girl that runs 5:59.99 or faster for a mile (1600 meters counts as well) will become members of the Sub 5/Sub 6 Minute Mile Club.

• Award: T-shirt designating which mile club the runner has achieved.

• Presentation: At the next team meeting after club membership is earned.

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Meet Day Awards:

• Definition: These are awards that runners earn based upon their performance at track & field meets.  These awards include the following categories:

  • Medalist: athletes that finish 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in their respective events 

  • Intestinal Fortitude: athletes that pass people in the last 100 meters (outkick an opponent)

  • Negative Nancy: athletes that run negative splits (first part of race vs. end of race) 

  • Ralph Club: athletes that throw up during or at the end of a race

  • PR (Personal Record): athletes that set a new personal best

• Award: A medal if the athlete is a medalist and/or a sucker for the other accomplishments.  

• Presentation: At the next team meeting after the accomplishment has occurred.

 

Varsity Letter

• Definition: To earn a varsity letter a runner must amass 30 points that can be earned in the following manners.

  • Experience: 3 points per year of CC team membership (yes, junior high counts)

  • Recruiting: 15 points per recruit

    • A recruit is defined as a freshman that has never run CC before or a sophomore, junior, or senior that has never run CC at the high school level.  In order for an athlete to count as a recruit they must remain on the CC team for 7 weeks of the CC season.

  • Attend All Meets: 15 points for perfect attendance at all CC meets from the Intra-Squad meet to the Conference meet

  • Attend 90% of CC Practices: 15 points for 90% attendance at CC practices

  • Qualify for Sectionals: 30 points for finishing in the top 30 at the district meet

• Award: Either a Willard W, if this is the athlete’s first varsity letter, or a chevron pin.  

• Presentation: At the CC awards banquet on Tuesday, November 12.

 

    Team Awards

• Definition: The two categories of team awards will be given to each of the following groups: varsity male, varsity female, JV male, and JV female team.

  • Most Valuable Runners: This will be determined by the highest average finishing place (in other words closest to 1) for an individual that has competed in at least 75% of the cross country meets for a level of competition (varsity or JV) up through conference.

  • Most Improved Runners: This will be determined by the percentage difference between a runners’ first meet time and their season best time.

• Award: A certificate acknowledging what the athlete has achieved.

• Presentation: At the CC awards banquet on Tuesday, November 12.

 

    Conference/District/Sectional/State Awards

• Definition: The following categories can be obtained with the supplied criteria.

  • Conference (JV and Varsity)

    • All-Conference Honorable Mention: finishing 31-40 at Conference CC meet

    • All-Conference: finishing top 30 at Conference CC meet

      • Below you will find the average of the last 5 year's 30th place time.

      • Boys = around 18:10 (JV 19:52)

      • Girls = around 20:25 (JV 27:56)

    • Conference Champion: an individual or team that wins the Conference CC meet

  • District (JV and Varsity)

    • All-District Honorable Mention: finishing 31-40 at District CC meet

    • All-District: finishing top 30 at District CC meet

      • Below you will find the average of the last 5 year's 30th place time.

      • Boys = around 17:36 (JV 20:17)

      • Girls = around 21:33 (JV 26:30)

    • District Champion: an individual or team that wins the District CC meet

    • Sectional Qualifier (Team): finishing 1-4 at District CC meet

      • Below you will find the average of the last 4 year's 4th place team time average​

      • Boys = around 17:18

      • Girls = around 21:02

  • Sectional (Varsity)

    • All-Sectional Honorable Mention: finishing 31-40 at Sectional CC meet

    • All-Sectional: finishing top 30 at Sectional CC meet

      • Below you will find the average of the last 5 year's 30th place time.

      • Boys = around 16:45

      • Girls = around 20:15

    • Sectional Champion: an individual or team that wins the Sectional CC meet

    • State Qualifier (Team): finishing 1-4 at Sectional CC meet

      • Below you will find the average of the last 4 year's 4th place team time average​

      • Boys = around 16:44

      • Girls = around 20:19

  • State (Varsity)

    • All-State: finishing top 25 at State CC meet

      • Below you will find the average of the last 5 year's 25th place time.

      • Boys = around 16:25

      • Girls = around 19:32

    • State Champion: an individual or team that wins the State CC meet

    • Podium (Team): finishing 1-4 at State CC meet

      • Below you will find the average of the last 4 year's 4th place team time average​

      • Boys = around 16:35

      • Girls = around 19:50

• Award: A certificate acknowledging what the athlete has achieved.

• Presentation: At the CC awards banquet on Tuesday, November 12.