• Season Academic Award

  • The Athletic Director sets the check date.

• Lakes Valley Conference Scholar Athlete Award

• 4.0 Marking Period Award if athletic department provides the information

Athletic Awards

• Freshman or JV Certificate

  • Finishes the season successfully but does not qualify for varsity options One or Two.

  • Attendance

    • No more than 7 absences between August 10 and the end of the season.

    • No more than 2 Group III absences: Athlete is removed from team upon the 3rd.

• Varsity (Letter; Certificate; 2nd, 3rd, 4th Varsity)

  • To receive the varsity award for boys cross country, you must complete OPTION ONE or OPTION TWO

    • OPTION ONE:
      1. Run one 5K CROSS COUNTRY Race under 18:30. For each June, July, August weekly summer mileage submission sent within six days of week’s end, you can add 5 seconds to the 18:30 requirement. If you submit all of your weeks on time, this will be a 19:30 Varsity Time A valid mileage submission has at least 10 miles per week in June, 15 miles per week in July, and 20 in Aug. (19:30 if you submit 12 valid weeks).
      2. Have NO Group III unexcused absences.
      3. Attend all Mandatory Practices starting August 10 unless you are ill or other group I or II absence. More than seven days of combined group I and/or II absence August 10 through November 6 will disqualify you from a varsity award.
      4. Attend all Meets unless you are ill or other category I absence. Absence from a meet as part of family vacation disqualifies you from the varsity award. 
      5. Successful completion of the season.
      6. Attend the state meet to cheer on any SLHS state qualifier.

    • OPTION TWO You must complete Option Two, parts 1,2, 3
      1. Complete three years of cross country.
      2. Submit 400 miles June 1 thru Aug 31 of that 3rd year
      3. Complete numbers 2-6 from OPTION ONE

    • *Successfully complete the season without any unexcused absences or missed meets

• Varsity Bronze, Silver, Gold

• Varsity Elite (TBD)

Special Awards 

• Lion Hearted

• MVP (Based on Stats)

• Mileage Clubs (Must turn in miles weekly)

• Most Improved

• Last Man Standing & Most Summer Practices

• Captain Stars

• Top 7 Award 

• Best Underclass Leadership (Varsity vote)

  • If the Best Underclass Leadership recipient also is a junior, he will be named the first captain of the next season. He will meet with Coach Smith shortly after the banquet to discuss additional terms before becoming captain. Additional terms include camp attendance and mandatory season attendance and June-July-August attendance.

• Perfect Attendance August 15 through the end of season 

• Iron Horse (Completed all races including Pumpkinfest and Witch’s Hat.

• Most Generous

• Fortitude 

• Most Spirited