A friend of mine was really sick this year (what was supposed to be his senior year) and missed so much school they won't let him graduate. What are the rules for high school 5th year senior eligibility?
What about post-season meets, like Footlocker, Nike Indoor, and Nike (formerly Adidas) Outdoor?
BTW, he only started running xc his soph year, so if it is anything like college rules, he would be eligible, for cross that is, and indoor and outdoor since he's missing them this year.
thanks.
run4151600 wrote:
if it is anything like college rules
Well it isn't.
In most places athletic eligibility in h.s. depends on grades and age.
he'll still be 18 until december of next year, he skipped 3rd grade, so age wise he's ok
He will likely be able to compete next year as we had the opposite situation at our school. One of our boys was older than normal and turned 19 his senior year. he competed in track as a senior, but had he been much older he would have had to sit out. It doesn't matter how many seasons you do, it matters whether you have an unfair advantage by being older than your competitors.
i run in high school in washington and this year a runner charles cummings was able to become a 5th year senior, it created some controversy since he had already been one of the best runners in the state as a regular senior, he hadnt run 4 years of cross country, the WIAA said that he would not be elligeble but then his coach took them to court and won so he ran and got 3rd at state, so basically your friend definetly has a chance at running for a 5th year but it might require some work
I was granted eligibility to compete as a fifth year senior. I don't know what the rules are in other states, but in Washington (NO I am not Charles Cummings), you have to prove that you suffered some hardship that prevented you from graduating. If your friend missed school due to illness, then he will have a pretty easy time getting his eligibility because that is a very straightforward situation. Hell, my case was complete bullshit (I cited ADD as my hardship) and I didn't have too much trouble getting through the committee.
Thanks. I'll pass the word on.
one more question. would he be allowed to run at footlocker? he's never done that but really wants to and was going to do it this year but he was too sick
thanks again
If it were Ohio, he would stand almost no chance at having another year of athletic eligibility. When you start your high school career you have 8 semesters in order to compete. There have been people who have had major illness or other things and attended little to no school for the full year, but were not granted another year of eligibility. It really just depends on the state in which you live.
you cant be older than 19 in massachusetts
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