please explain ages and sophmore freshman jr sen

freshman is can be 14 and 18 yrs?

Do you say these terms in HS & repeat these terms in college?

How do you know which one youre referring?

High School:

Freshman = 14-15

Sophomore = 15-16

Junior = 16-17

Senior = 17-18

College (These depend on how long one that been in college (e.g freshman is someone that has only been in college 1 year), but most students start college directly after high school):

Freshman = 18-19

Sophomore = 19-20

Junior = 20-21

Senior = 21-22

*Super Senior = Anyone that has been in high school or college longer than 4 years.

thank you,

how do you know when a time is given bya announcer as say, junior is this is ages 16-17 or 20-21?

Context. They're rarely in the same race.Of course, to complicate matters for the example you chose, "Junior" can also refer to any athlete 19 or under at December 31st of the year of competition. This doesn't come up as much in the US.

not from usa wrote:

thank you,

how do you know when a time is given bya announcer as say, junior is this is ages 16-17 or 20-21?

Well if you know you're watching a high school meet instead of a college (ncaa) meet, you already know the answer.

If it's a meet with a mix of high school / college / pro athletes, then hopefully the person would say "high school junior" or "junior at richmond high" or "junior at virginia tech" (college)

Generally schools named after US States are colleges. So a "junior at Florida" would most likely mean a junior at University of Florida.

Then you also have the issue of "junior" being an age group, which is different than the educational meaning.

[quote]TAA wrote:

High School:

Freshman = 14-15 = 9th grade

Sophomore = 15-16 =10th grade

Junior = 16-17 = 11th grade

Senior = 17-18 = 12 grade

A number of states, each state has it's own high schools eligibility rules, have upper end restrictions capping HS participation at 19. It is possible to be 17 year old 10th grader or a 16 year old senior because the grade is tied to academic standing not age.

I am 13 and a junior, lol

Yeah I’m 14 and a junior , I’m in my third year of high school :)

Justme5 wrote:

Yeah I’m 14 and a junior , I’m in my third year of high school :)

I'm curious : when you compete, do you compete with juniors or with freshmen ?

In my country, the sport has nothing to do with school, so you obviously compete with people born the same year as you (until you're 19, then it's one category for everybody age 19-35).

Not from USA neither wrote:

Justme5 wrote:

Yeah I’m 14 and a junior , I’m in my third year of high school :)

I'm curious : when you compete, do you compete with juniors or with freshmen ?

In my country, the sport has nothing to do with school, so you obviously compete with people born the same year as you (until you're 19, then it's one category for everybody age 19-35).

In (US) High School (Grades 9-12) there are often 3 tiers of races...

1. Frosh/Soph - for freshmen and sophomores who are not good enough for Varsity (But sometimes they will separate Frosh/Soph into just freshmen races and just sophomore races)

2. Junior Varsity - For Juniors and Seniors who are not good enough for Varsity

3. Varsity - Your best runners, regardless of grade/age

In college, there is no real distinction. People who are at a comparable level race beach other because of seed times.

rrrrrrrrrr wrote:

In (US) High School (Grades 9-12) there are often 3 tiers of races...

1. Frosh/Soph - for freshmen and sophomores who are not good enough for Varsity (But sometimes they will separate Frosh/Soph into just freshmen races and just sophomore races)

2. Junior Varsity - For Juniors and Seniors who are not good enough for Varsity

3. Varsity - Your best runners, regardless of grade/age

In college, there is no real distinction. People who are at a comparable level race beach other because of seed times.

Cool, thanks ! Now I get what the "Varsity" word that you can find on many hoodies means. It's supposed to be cool 'cause it means you're amongst the best.