Chisago Lakes Wrestling

Participation

Being a Wildcat requires high expectations in 4 areas:

• High Academics
  • Wildcats are student-athletes, with academics coming first. Wrestlers are expected to balance school, wrestling, and other activities responsibly.
  • Grades 9–12 must maintain at least C or better in all classes and work to achieve a team GPA goal of 3.5.
  • Grades 7–8 must maintain at least C- or better in all classes.
  • Wrestlers may be required to use practice time to improve grades if standards are not met.
• High Attendance
  • Attendance is critical because missing practices or competitions can impact team performance and practice quality for others.
  • Wrestlers must attend the full school day to compete.
  • Wrestlers must attend at least half a school day to participate in practice.
• High Character
  • Wildcats must compete with humility, perseverance, and consideration for teammates, opponents, officials, and the community.
  • Wildcat Wrestlers will be:
    • courageous
    • confident
    • relentless
    • respectful
    • selfless
• High Effort
  • Success is measured not only by wins and losses, but by effort and commitment. Wrestlers are expected to:
    • Follow coaching instructions,
    • Practice with maximum mental, physical, and spiritual intensity,
    • Fully commit and work to the best of their ability.

Lettering

Lettering as a Wildcat requires Performance in 4 areas:

• Academic Requirements
  • Grades 9–12 must have at least a 2.0 GPA
  • Grades 7–8 must have grades of at least 1.7 GPA in all classes during the wrestling season.
• Attendance
  • Must have less than four Unexcused absences from practices and no Unexcused absences from Dual meet competitions
  • Must have attended a minimum of 4 youth practice nights and if not competing on the day of, work the CL MNUSA Youth Tournament
• Character
  • No violations of MSHSL rules, suspension from school, or team disciplinary enfractions.
• Performance
  • 12 varsity points earned (forfeits do not count) or make the Section and State team rosters.

Coaches reserve the right to make final determination for lettering any individual based on case-by-case circumstances.