Banquet

Just a reminder that the banquet is on Thursday at  6:30 at the CRHS Cafeteria.  This will be a Pot Luck affair with each grade of athletes bringing the following:  
Seniors: Entrees
Juniors: Salads
Sophomores: Beverages
Freshmen:  Desserts and/or Beverages
Please note that there are 34 members of the team, plus two coaches and a manager, as well as family members of these athletes that will be attending, so please bring accordingly.  All paper plates, napkins, cups, and silverware will be provided.

Uniforms and Lock Turn In

All uniforms, including the team bag, will be turned in after school on Wednesday, October 31st.  Also at this time, all locks must be turned in and lockers cleaned out.  If someone does not turn in their uniforms on Wednesday they will be assessed a fine.
If there are any questions, please let me know.  Also, if you are not able to make the day of the turn in, it is your responsibility to let me know and get them turned in as soon as possible.

Sections/Banquet

The season came to an end yesterday at the Section 5AA Meet at Anoka High School, but without the boys putting forth their best effort of the season finishing in 4th out of 15 teams in a tight race for the 2nd spot to make it to State, finishing just 16 points out of second, as 6 teams fought for that last spot and were less than 30 points apart.  Jackson B, 11th, also just missed making it to State, as he lead the way for the boys.  On the JV side, the boys finished in a solid 3rd place, despite missing four of the top JV performers, and were paced by the 9th place finish of Emmett H.  17 Cardinal runners ran personal bests, while another 2 ran season bests.  Great work and an awesome season boys!!

As for our banquet, it will be on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 starting at 6:30 at the CRHS Cafeteria.  This will be a Pot Luck affair with each grade of athletes bringing the following:

                                   

Seniors: Entrees

Juniors: Salads

Sophomores: Beverages

Freshmen:  Desserts and/or Beverages

Please note that there are 34 members of the team, plus two coaches and a manager, as well as family members of these athletes that will be attending, so please bring accordingly.  All paper plates, napkins, cups, and silverware will be provided.

This will be a night in which we will be handing out all team awards and such, so we do appreciate you being apart of this event to celebrate the accomplishments of the athletes and the team.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me

Sections

Good Morning!
This is the week of Sections, this will be the last week of practice and racing for much of the team.  We will have practice every day this week for all runners, even those that don't qualify for the State Meet.
Information about the banquet, which is on Thursday, Nov. 8 at 6:30 in the High School Cafeteria, will be sent home with the runners and posted on here in the next day or two. 
As for the Section Meet, there will be a Varsity and a JV race.  Varsity will be running at 4:00 and the JV team will be running at 4:30.  The Meet will be held at Anoka High School on the south end of the school property.  Parking should not be an issue, but still give yourself time to get there because there will be a lot of people there watching.  Also, coming from Anoka High School, do not bring any dogs to the meet.  They are not wanting any there.  Don't think we have ever had a problem with this, but just passing along the information.  There will also be concessions and T-shirt sales.
Finally, congrats to the boys for winning the Cambridge Last Chance Invite last week.  Times were a little slow on the course, but history has shown that the course has usually run fairly slow for a lot of teams.  But, it was a nice day to get out and continue to work on things and prep ourselves for this week.  The top 2 teams on Thursday will qualify for the State Meet, which is on Saturday, Nov 3 at St Olaf College in Northfield, as well as the 8 fastest runners that are not on a qualifying team.
Any questions, please let me know.

Cambridge Invite

Good Morning!
Congrats first of all to the team for a solid performance at last weeks NWSC Conference Meet.  The boys finished in 4th, but had three members of the All Conference team, Jackson B., David D., and Michael C., and one finish with All Conference Honorable Mention, Nathan H.  The JV team also performed well, finishing in 3rd, and had two top 10 finishers, race winner Abdi A., and Paul B in 8th. 

As for this week, we are at the Cambridge Invite on Tuesday at the Grandy Nine Golf Course (directions to the course below), and we will have the whole team running in one race, the Varsity/JV race, which will start at 4:00.  This will be a fun time for the runners, since they usually don't get this opportunity.
Also, with no school on Wednesday through Friday, the practice schedule will be different.  I understand that some will be busy or heading out of town, so please let me know so I can be prepared for how many to expect at each practice.  Also, please make sure, if a runner is going to be gone, that they get the workouts from myself so they can stay prepared for the Section Meet.
Schedule is:
Wednesday, 10:00am at CR Dam
Thursday, 10:00am at Bunker Hills
Friday, 9:30am, meet at CRHS, then driving to Anoka High School to run on Section course.

If you have any questions, please let me know!
Thanks

Grandy Nine Golf Course 

Directions:  Go north on Hwy 65 past Cambridge and through Grandy.

Take left at 6.  Grandy 9 is a little less than 3 miles on the left.

Watch for sign and follow gravel road to course.

Conference Meet

Good Morning!
Last Thursday the boys competed at the Blaine Invite and had a solid performance despite the colder temps and high winds, plus being a little short handed on the Varsity.  Varsity finished in 9th  out of 15 teams in the Blue Division race and were led by Michael C and Stephen C.  The JV team had a very solid race with many runners having personal bests or season bests, and were able to easily win the JV race!  Leading the way for the Cards were Paul B., 2nd, and Abdi A., 3rd, with Corey V 12th and John K 16th close behind.

This is the week of the Northwest Suburban Conference Meet, which is to be held at the Elk River Country Club, off of County Road 1 north of Elk River. 
The first race of the day will begin at 3:30, with the Varsity boys running at 4:10 and the JV boys running at 5:10.  Everyone on our team will be running one of the two races and everyone will be running 5K.  The course will be a two lap course, so there will be opportunities to see everyone a few times.
To go along with this, there will be 11 teams there, and parking is limited, so please plan accordingly.
Any questions, please let me know!

Blaine Invite

Griak Invite/Mustang Invite
It was a positive weekend with the JV boys performing well at the Mustang Invite, led by Paul B (19th) and Abdi A (20th) in the Gold Race as the boys finished in 8th out of 16 teams.  In the Green Race, Nathan M (82nd) helped to lead the team to a 9th place finish out of 19 teams.
On Saturday, the Varsity competed against 400+ other runners and 44 teams in the Griak Invite and finished in a solid 33rd place, 13th amongst Minnesota schools.  Jackson B (82nd) and David D (98th) helped lead the way.

Week Ahead:
Blaine Invite, Thursday, Oct 4
The Blaine Invite will be this week on Thursday at Majestic Oaks Golf Course.  Race schedule is as follows:
Varsity - 4:30
Middle School - 5:00
JV - 5:30

Parking is a little on the small side, so come early. You may have to also park on Bunker Blvd, which will be right next to the start line.

Also, on Friday, Oct 5th, will be the team pictures.  Picture forms will be given to the runners during the week.  We will be taking our pictures at the Coon Rapids Dam.
 

Apple Valley/Week Ahead

Apple Valley

The Eagle Invite at Apple Valley wasn't quite the meet the team was hoping for, but it was one in which to learn from and to motivate those that struggled and for the team to come together.  The Varsity finished 12th out of 22 teams, led by Jackson B in 16th and David D in 28th.  The JV team was dealing with the absence of a few and illness in a couple of others, but held their own and finished in 13th out 24 teams, with Emmett H having another solid race finishing 27th out of 455 runners.  Paul B continues to have a solid first year as he was the top Cardinal finisher of the day, finishing in 2nd in the 9th Grade and Under race to help the team finish in 9th out of 16 teams. 

Next Up:

Mustang Invite on Friday, Sep. 28th at Chippewa Middle School in North Oaks: 5000 Hodgson Road, North Oaks, 55126, which will be for our JV boys that are not racing on Saturday.  We will have boys in both the Gold and Green race, but need to talk to the Middle School boys to see if they are wanting to run a 5K or the JH/MS race.
Meet times and info on parking are at the bottom of this Post. 
Also, the Griak Invite is on Saturday, Sep. 29th at the Les Bolstad Golf Course on the campus of the U of M.  The Varsity will be racing at 2:00, and will be wearing our Black Uniforms for this race. There is a cost to enter:

$5.00 for adults and $2.00 for College/High School students/youth (kids 2 & below free) and seniors (age 62 & above). Spectator Parking S101 (on the corner of Cleveland and Commonwealth) and the Gortner Ave Ramp. Shuttles will transport to the golf course. Park at your own risk on city streets. If there is any questions, please let me know.

Mustang Invite:

Schedule of Events (see change in last 3 races; added 5 minutes to start time due to size of races):
3:00pm    Coaches Meeting at Finish Line area

3:30pm    Gold Race- Girls                    Girl’s Team Race 4,000 meters    (top 7 entries)

4:00pm    Gold Race- Boys                    Boy’s Team Race 5,000 meters     (top 7 entries)

4:30pm    JH/MS Grade Race-Girls       Team and Open Girl’s Race  2,000 meters  (Unlimited entries)

4:40pm    JH/MS Grade Race-Boys        Team and Open Boy’s Race  2,500 meters  (Unlimited entries)

4:55pm    Green Race-Boys                    Open Junior Varsity Boy’s Race   5,000 meters      (Unlimited entries)

5:20pm    Green Race-Girls                   Open Junior Varsity Girl’s Race    4,000 meters     (Unlimited entries)

               Awards Program                       after last race at finish area, or Chippewa Gym, if inclement weather

Parking -

·       Incarnation Lutheran Church -- parking for all teams, buses and vans – adjacent to and on south side of meet site; shorter walk distance to team camps from the church parking lot.  Maps attached again.  No bathroom arrangements below; not available at the Church!

·       Chippewa Middle School --  Due to school dismissal (2:45PM) and their buses, PLEASE UNLOAD AT THE CHURCH PARKING LOT; NOT AT CHIPPEWA SCHOOL.

·       Hope Christian Church -- Teams and families can also park across the street west from the school and cross the street at the intersection with control lights in the designated walk lanes.