Boys Cross Country
Letter Policy & Points
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Letter Points
The following are the amount of points earned in each of the meets this year.

In the past years our team has had a policy that we only letter the top 7 runners.  This policy was put in place using the logic that a varsity team consists of 7 runners.  A team can only enter 7 runners in regional and only 7 runners can represent the team in most meets where they have a separate varsity race.  When we had 8 to 12 runners on the team this policy was very appropriate.  As our team improves, it becomes increasingly harder to be in the top 7 runners.  A runner on a good team may not actually be in the top 7 of our team when in past years they could have been.  Along those same limes, if our team is especially strong, our runners who are not in the top 7 would actually be in the top 7 of another school's team and have been a varsity letter winner at that school.  To account for these factors, we have tried to use a letter system that seems to be the most fair system I have seen.  We borrowed this concept from St. Joseph-Ogden's cross country team that has one of the longest winning streaks in IHSA history.  SJO found that some years they lettered around 7 runners.  In their more competitive years, they tended to letter more runners.

Our runner will earn a letter if they earn a total of 20 or more varsity points in one season.
A runner earns 1 point for each number 5 runner they beat from another teams.  They can only earn a maximum of 1 point  for each opposing team.
If the competitor's team has fewer than 5 runners, our runner earns 1 point if they beat their slowest runner.
If we run our runners in a fresh/soph race, we will compare their time to the varsity race on that same day.
The logic behind this system is that our runners would be not only varsity for another school on that day, but also would be in their top 5 runners and also be a point earner for their team. 

Letter Points
2020 2021  
 
  
  
  
  
 
  
2010
 2011
 2012
 2013
 2014
 2015
 2016
 2017
 2018
 2019


2002
 2003
 2004
 2005
 2006
 2007
 2008
 2009

Freshmen

Sophomores

Juniors

Seniors
Riley Fortune (14)
Gabe Pommier (13)
Bryson Keeble (15)
Andrew Walmer (13)
Lucas Prather (08)
Matthew Schaap (08)
John Prillaman (07)
Kyle Nofziger (18)
Alex Keeble (12)
Mathias Powell (15)
 187
175
167
166
164
160
157
154
145
145
Forrest Smoes (11)
Kyle Nofziger (19)
 Mathias Powell (16)
Brian Butcher (14)
Ryan Hodge (15)
Joseph Scheele (19)
Alex Keeble (13)
Ben Craw (14)
Ethan Russell (11)
Lucas Prather (09)
 211
194
193
192
180
180
177
176
176
173
Jonathan Schaap (11)
Mathias Powell (17)
 Alex Keeble (14)
Jack Hyde (14)
Jacob Mahaffey (07)
Ryan Hodge (16)
William Wolf (13)
Brian Butcher (15)
Bryson Keeble (17)
Gabe Pommier (15)
 220
209
204
203
194
193
192
190
189
189
Lucas Prather (11)
John Butcher (11)
Ryan Hodge (17)
Jacob Mahaffey (08)
William Wolf (14)
Alex Keeble (15)
Cale McCormick (11)
Andrew Walmer (16)
Mathias Powell (18)
Ben Craw (16)
 223
220
209
204
203
201
200
197
195
194
John Butcher (08)
Hayden Grotelueschen (19)
Jacob Mahaffey (05)
Forrest Smoes (10)
Jonathan Schaap (09)
Ethan Russell (10)
Joseph Scheele (18)
Kaelan Davis (15)
Jonah Singer (18)
Elijah Johnson (08)
 142
136
133
132
127
125
121
120
118
112
John Prillaman (08)
Bryson Keeble (16)
Andrew Walmer (14)
Riley Fortune (15)
Jonathan Schaap (10)
Chris Carlton (11)
Kaelan Davis (16)
Jacob Mahaffey (06)
Jackson Powell (12)
John Butcher (09)
 171
170
170
157
143
139
138
138
131
129
Riley Fortune (16)
Jackson Powell (13)
Andrew Walmer (15)
Justin Sebens (05)
Austin Beck (09)
Ben Craw (15)
Kaelan Davis (17)
Troy Pittman (05)
Forrest Smoes (12)
Evan Burge (16)
 186
183
183
181
179
177
176
175
174
170
Justin Sebens (06)
James Williams (13)
Riley Fortune (17)
Brian Butcher (16)
 Gabe Pommier (16)
Jack Hyde (15)
Ethan Russell (13)
Evan Burge (17)
Elijah Johnson (11)
Jonathan Schaap (12)
 192
190
186
185
185
181
181
176
175
174
Brian Butcher (13)
Lucas Chittick (15)
Lukas Nykaza (21)
Jack Hyde (12)
Jake Keller (12)
Ben Craw (13)
Ryan Hodge (14)
Chris Carlton (10)
Blake Dillman (21)
Kyle Appelquist (10)
 103
103
99
95
95
93
81
79
75
72
Elijah Johnson (09)
Joe Churm (15)
Jonah Singer (19)
Jack Hyde (13)
Gabe Pommier (14)
Evan Burge (15)
Garret Williams (15)
James Williams (11)
Steve Roberts (05)
Kyle Appelquist (11)
 122
121
120
116
116
115
115
106
105
103
Lucas Prather (10)
John Butcher (10)
John Prillaman (09)
James Williams (12)
Elijah Johnson (10)
Hayden Grotelueschen21
Henry Wolf (08)
Garret Williams (16)
Ben Wallace (21)
Joe Churm (16)
 170
151
150
145
144
134
134
133
130
129
Joseph Scheele (21)
Bryson Keeble (18)
Kyle Nofziger (21)
Jonah Singer (21)
Troy Pittman (06)
Karsten Waisath (21)
Trevor Hanlon (14)
Devin Lyons (06)
Jackson Powell (14)
Henry Wolf (09)
 167
165
165
165
155
145
144
143
141
140
Callan Whitehouse (14)
Gage Williams (19)
Evan Burge (14)
David Wilcoski (16)
Alex Charter (06)
Curt Kupferschmid (10)
Joe Churm (14)
Austin Beck (05)
Ben Wallace (19)
Jacob Jarrett (06)
 72
69
65
65
62
62
55
53
52
51
William Wolf (12)
Josh Wilcoski (19)
Kyle Sheehy (15)
Joe Taylor (18)
Nate Douglas (16)
Jake Keller (13)
Zach Rausch (07)
Alex Charter (07)
Curt Kupferschmid (11)
Trevor Hanlon (12)
 102
101
100
95
87
83
79
77
77
72
Joe Taylor (19)
Andrew Kumler (06)
Devin Lyons (19)
Nick Mies (19)
Curt Bucker (07)
Dustin Kinkelaar (06)
Steve Roberts (06)
Gabe Walder (05)
Joey Magyar (14)
Chris Carlton (12)
 128
125
122
122
120
119
118
116
110
104
Dustin Kinkelaar (07)
Andrew Kumler (07)
Steve Roberts (07)
John Prillaman (10)
Matthew Chupp (12)
Jared Willard (05)
Patrik Elikins (16)
Kyle Appelquist (13)
Caleb Johnson (09)
Avery Seaman (21)
 129
129
128
123
119
115
111
109
100
100
Mason McAnally (12)
Adam Von Holten (15)
James Williams (10)
Joey Magyar (12)
Josh Wilcoski (18)
Kyle Sheehy (14)
Dhairav Vakil (11)
Ryan Huff (11)
Joe Taylor (17)
Zach Wilcoski (21)
 51
51
48
47
43
43
43
40
40
40
Hayden Grotelueschen20
Grant Smysor (21)
David Wilcoski (17)
Dustin Kinkelaar (05)
Austin Beck (06)
Caleb Johnson (07)
Taylor Fan (19)
Dhairav Vakil (11)
Mason McAnally (13)
Karsten Waisath (19)
 70
67
67
64
61
60
57
56
52
52
Zach Rausch (17)
Nate Douglas (17)
Caleb Johnson (08)
Kyle Nofziger (20)
Curt Kupferschmid (12)
Mason McAnally (14)
Jonah Singer (20)
David Wilcoski (18)
Taylor Fan (20)
Gabe Difanis (21)
 100
94
87
87
81
79
78
77
76
72
Taylor Fan (21)
Gabe Wisnasky (21)
Joey Magyar (15)
Austin Beck (08)
Evan Forbes (17)
Joe Churm (17)
Curt Bucker (08)
Chris Carlton (13)
Zach Rausch (09)
John Tender (21)
 		99
98
95
94
92
90
89
86
83
79
Bobby Butler (09)
Caleb Johnson (06)
Avery Seaman (18)
Karsten Waisath (18)
Gabe Wisnasky (18)
William Wolf (11)		 36
35
35
35
35
35
Evan Forbes (08)
Dan Lewis (09)		 47
44
Joseph Scheele (20)
Evan Forbes (09)
Kyle Nofziger (20)
Peter Slezak (18)
Trevor Hanlon (13)
Brandon Keeney (05)
Bobby Butler (11)
Caleb Dowers (19)
Alex Charter (08)		 71
67
67
59
57
55
50
49
47
Daniel Middendorf13
Garret Williams (17)
Curt Kupferschmid13
Lucas Rose (09)
Alex Williams (09)
Dan Lewis (11)
Bobby Butler (12)
Dustin Campbell (05) 		78
73
71
71
70
65
64
60
maximum # of races
8 - races: 2020
9 races: 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012  2014  
10 races: 2011, 2010, 2009  
13 races - 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005