Varsity Lettering Requirements and District Qualifying Standards

VARSITY LETTER REQUIREMENTS:

EARNING A VARSITY LETTER IN TRACK & FIELD INDICATES THAT AN ATHLETE HAS REPRESENTED PUNXSUTAWNEY HIGH SCHOOL AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS. TO EARN A VARSITY LETTER AN ATHLETE MUST COMPLETE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

• SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF SEASON
• EXHIBIT GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP & SUPPORT TEAMMATES
• ADHERE TO THE PRACTICE/MEET ATTENDANCE POLICY

AND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

• MEET ONE OF THE INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
• SCORE AT LEAST 10 TOTAL POINTS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON
• INDIVIDUALLY PLACE (TOP 5) AT THE DISTRICT 9 CHAMPIONSHIP MEET
• PLACE ON A RELAY (TOP 3) AT THE DISTRICT 9 CHAMPIONSHIP MEET
• ALL SENIORS THAT ARE LOYAL AND DEDICATED TO THE PROGRAM

ALL LETTERS ARE GIVEN AT THE DISCRETION OF THE HEAD COACH. ATHLETES MUST FINISH OUT THE SEASON, INCLUDING POST­SEASON EVENTS, AND IN “GOOD STANDING” WITH THE TEAM IN ORDER TO LETTER.

AN ATHLETE CAN JEOPARDIZE THEIR LETTERING STATUS IF THEY VIOLATE TEAM RULES OR IF THEY ARE NOT FULFILLING THEIR OBLIGATIONS TO THE TEAM THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE SEASON.