Interscholastic Eligibility & Scoring

In addition to being a festive weekend for everyone, the Orienteering, for the win! event will determine the United States Interscholastic Orienteering Championships. This event is the premier annual event for our junior orienteers, and we are promising fun races in challenging and scenic terrain!

The Interscholastic Championships are an individual, point-to-point, two-day competition for eligible K-12 student-athletes. Student-athletes compete for individual awards and may compete on teams for team awards. Championship Day 1 will take place at Fort Ebey State Park on April 21, 2012, and Championship Day 2 will take place at Lord Hill Regional Park on April 22, 2012. Read below for eligibility requirements, competition classes, and scoring.

Eligibility
Eligible student-athletes must:

Meet one or more of the following citizenship requirements:
• Are U.S. citizens and citizens of no other country
• Are in a permanent residence status commonly referred to as "green card carriers".
• Hold dual (U.S.) citizenship and reside primarily in the United States.
• Hold dual (U.S.) citizenship, reside primarily outside the United States, and have not yet and agree not to compete for a championship title in another country during the current calendar year.
• Are full-time students in the U.S. holding a current student visa.
Be current Orienteering USA members

Competition Classes

The Interscholastic Championships consist of eight individual competitions, three school team competitions, three club team competitions, and two JROTC competitions. The competition structures are as follows:

Individual Competitions

Interscholastic Varsity Males (Any grade through 12th, running on the Green course)
Interscholastic Varsity Females (Any grade through 12th, running on the Brown course)
Interscholastic Junior Varsity Males (Any grade through 12th, running on the Orange course)
Interscholastic Junior Varsity Females (Any grade through 12th, running on the Orange course)
Interscholastic Intermediate Males (Any grade through 9th, running on the Yellow course)
Interscholastic Intermediate Females (Any grade through 9th, running on the Yellow course)
Interscholastic Primary Males (Any grade through 6th, running on the White course)
Interscholastic Primary Females (Any grade through 6th, running on the White course)

Team Competitions (If you are home-schooled, please see section K.4.1.2 of the Orienteering USA rules for team options)

School Varsity
An Interscholastic School Varsity Team shall consist of three to five Varsity competitors, made up of any combination of boys and girls, who are enrolled at the same public or private school.

School Junior Varsity
An Interscholastic School Junior Varsity Team shall consist of three to five Junior Varsity competitors, made up of any combination of boys and girls, who are enrolled at the same public or private school.

School Intermediate
An Interscholastic School Intermediate Team shall consist of three to five Intermediate competitors, made up of any combination of boys and girls, who are enrolled at the same public or private school.

Club Varsity

An Intercollegiate Club Varsity Team shall consist of three to five Varsity competitors, made up of any combination of boys and girls, who are all primary members of the same Orienteering USA club. No more than two team members shall attend the same school, and no team member shall attend a school already competing in the School Varsity class.

Club Junior Varsity
An Intercollegiate Club Junior Varsity Team shall consist of three to five Junior Varsity competitors, made up of any combination of boys and girls, who are all primary members of the same Orienteering USA club. No more than two team members shall attend the same school, and no team member shall attend a school already competing in the School Junior Varsity class.

Club Intermediate
An Intercollegiate Club Intermediate Team shall consist of three to five Intermediate competitors, made up of any combination of boys and girls, who are all primary members of the same Orienteering USA club. No more than two team members shall attend the same school, and no team member shall attend a school already competing in the School Intermediate class.

JROTC Varsity
An Interscholastic School Varsity Team shall consist of three to five Varsity competitors, made up of any combination of boys and girls, who are enrolled in the same JROTC unit.

JROTC Junior Varsity
An Interscholastic School Junior Varsity Team shall consist of three to five Junior Varsity competitors, made up of any combination of boys and girls, who are enrolled in the same JROTC unit.

Scoring
The winning individuals and teams are determined by the lowest combined total time from the following two races: Championship Day 1 at Fort Ebey State Park and Championship Day 2 at Lord Hill Regional Park. The Sprint Relay at Fort Casey State Park does not contribute to the scoring.

A winning individual will have the lowest two-race combined time.

A winning team will have the lowest two-race combined score (not time), determined by adding the lowest three scores from eligible team members for each race. To see how scores are calculated, please see section K.7.2 of the Orienteering USA rules.

The top three individuals and top three teams in each competition will receive awards.