How to Earn a Varsity Letter

In order to earn a Varsity letter in Cross Country you must earn VARSITY CREDIT IN MORE THAN 50% of the meets contested that year. EXAMPLE: 2025- There was a total of 8 races through the Super-Regional. This means you needed to "Varsity" in 5 Meets or more.

How do you earn VARSITY CREDIT?

1. If we are fielding a Scoring Team (at least 5 runners) The top 5 runners will earn varsity credit for that meet. (If ran in the Varsity Race)

Runners #6 and higher do not earn varsity credit.

2. If we have more than 7 runners in the race, The top 7 will earn varsity credit for that meet.

Runners #8 and higher do not earn varsity credit. (If ran in the Varsity Race)

At the Hoka One One: Postal Nationals: Varsity Credit is given to our Top 5 in the Varsity Race ONLY.

No Varsity Credit will be given for competing in a JV or Open Race. (I understand that their may be times when a "Varsity Runner" may be assigned to the Open Race for Rehabilitation, Ability level, Competitiveness of an Invitational or Disciplinary reasons. This can be done at the coach's discretion.)

Varsity Credit CAN be lost!! Unexcused absences from practice, skipping or missing a meet without prior communication/approval with Coach. Conduct unbecoming of a Grove City High School Student Athlete, etc. Can all result in the loss of Varsity Credit or Dismissal from the TEAM.

Alternative paths to earning a Varsity Letter:

Time Standard:     FASTER THAN            Boys 18:00            Girls 22:00

For Seniors Only:

4th year Senior XC runners will earn a Varsity Letter if they compete in MORE THAN 50% of the races in a season, regardless of V, JV, or Open designation.

3rd year Senior XC runners will earn a Varsity Letter if they compete in MORE THAN 60% of the races in a season, regardless of V, JV, or Open designation.*

2nd year Senior XC runners will earn a Varsity Letter if they compete in MORE THAN 70% of the races in a season, regardless of V, JV, or Open designation.*

1st year Senior XC runners will earn a Varsity Letter if they compete in MORE THAN 80% of the races in a season, regardless of V, JV, or Open designation.*

*All stipulations for how Varsity Credit can be lost carry over into whether or not a senior gets credit towards a letter at the end of the season. (Even if your run in a meet, you may not get credit towards a letter for uncommunicated absences)

*a seniors # of years is determined by the successful completion of a season of XC at Grove City High School ONLY. (if you ran 3 years of XC at Kalamazoo HS and then moved to Grove City, you would be considered a 1st year Senior)

*issuance of varsity letters is at the discretion of the Head Coach.