Mustang and Griak Invites

Our individual results from this weekends races are now posted on the right side of the blog.  Overall meet results for Friday's Mustang Invite can be found by clicking on RaceberryJam at the top of the blog and you can find Saturday's Roy Griak Invite results at the following link: Roy Griak Results

On an overall, the weekend was a big positive even with the events of Homecoming being a part of our week.  With the Griak Invite, we had one of our better all around performances in a number of years with the boys finishing in 13th out of 53 teams and the girls finishing 37th out of 49 teams. It's always a tough day with the number of runners and teams as well as the fans and the more challenging course, but all of our runners showed their best effort which resulted in our improvements

With the Mustang Invite, despite a completely confusing course and myself telling one of our girls to go the wrong way (Ugh) and a race official telling another of our girls to go the wrong way, there were 20 All Time PR's and additional 9 Season PR's of the 31 that ran. 

There is a busy week ahead as we get back into our usual practice routine with Thursday races, but having to put a Saturday workout in since the Conference Meet the next week was moved to a Wednesday, thus making it where we lose a day of training that week since we cannot practice on Sunday.  Saturday's practice will be at 9:00am at the CR Dam.

Thanks and any questions, let me know,
Denny

Griak Uniforms

Sorry for the last second notification on this, but the runners decided this last night. But both will be wearing alternative uniforms today at The Griak. The boys will be in all black with a red and white CR on the chest, while the girls will be in white tips with Red and Black Coon Rapids written on the chest, but they will wear their normal shorts.

Thanks
Denny

Mustang Invite/Roy Griak Invite Information and Line Ups

Below is the information for this weeks meets, Friday's JV meet in Mounds View, and Saturday's Varsity meet at the U of M.  Also, here is a link to the roster for the races and who will be in which race: Mustang/Griak Roster
If you have any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

For those that are running on Saturday, they will not be racing the Mustang Invite, but those that are running on Friday are invited to come on Saturday to watch and support at the Griak Invite.  The bus on Saturday will be leaving at 11:30.  The Varsity Boys will be coming with on Friday to run the game ball from Spring Lake Park High School for Friday nights Homecoming game.

Mustang Invite:

Mustang Invite (Chippewa Middle School): 5000 Hodgson Rd.  Take US Hwy 10 East to I35W South, then merge back onto US Hwy 10.  Take a left onto Hwy 96 and follow to Hodgson Rd.  Take a left onto Hodgson Rd and school will be on right about a mile up the road.

SPECTATOR Parking -  Chippewa Middle School will be off limits until after 3PM.

·       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.

3:20pm    JH/MS Grade Race- Girls       Team and Open Boys Race  2,000 meters

3:40pm    JH/MS Grade Race - Boys      Team and Open Girls Race  2,000 meters 
3:55pm    Gold Race- Girls                    Boys Team Race 3,200 meters

4:25pm    Gold Race- Boys                   Girls Team Race 3,200 meters   

4:50pm    Green Race- Girls                  Open Junior Varsity Girls Race   3,200 meters
5:20pm    Green Race- Boys                  Open Junior Varsity Boys Race   3,200 meters   

6:00pm    Awards

Griak Invite:

Roy Griak Invitational: U of M Golf Course. Take 35W South to Cleveland Avenue South to West Larpenteur. Turn right and follow for a ½ mile on Larpenteur and you will see the Driving Range and Golf Course on the right.

Here is a link for more information , but the main items that parents/spectators need are listed below: Roy Griak Information

Admission Fee	The University will be charging $10 entry fee for adults and $8 for students/youth/seniors (62 & above).  Kids age 2 & under are free. The official Griak Invitational program can be purchased for $2.
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 the city streets.

	2:45 p.m.	Lefty Wright High School Boys' Maroon Competition
	3:35 p.m.	High School Girls' Maroon Competition
	3:45 p.m.	Boys' High School Maroon Awards
	4:20 p.m.	Girls' High School Maroon Awards

Mega Meet Results

Our individual results are now posted on the right side of the blog.  A much better overall day for the runners as the weather was wonderful and times were starting to show the work that they have been putting in.  We had 38 of the 48 the ran yesterday have either a Season Personal Record or an all-time Personal Record, and knowing that the course was a little soft in a few places because of the wet soil and the number of people that were running on the course, that is a big positive step forward for us! 

But, we all got to experience why it is a Mega Meet with the number of teams and individuals that were there competing.  It is the largest High School Cross Country Meet in the World and it is always a fun day of racing when we get a chance to get up there! 

Thanks to all of the parents that were there supporting!  Not always easy to hear you cheering when there are so many people there cheering and music playing, but it does help and it is nice to be able to see you out there!

Next up is the Mustang Invite on Friday for the JV runners and the Roy Griak Invite on Saturday for the Varsity.  These team line ups will be posted some time tomorrow to help you plan

Any questions, let me know,
Thanks,
Denny

Milaca Mega Meet

Below is our roster for tomorrows Milaca Mega Meet as well as a link to the Meet information.  This is the biggest meet in the country, so there will be a lot of people there to watch, so please make sure you go through all of the spectator information, especially the part under Drivers and then Parking, and give yourself plenty of time to get to the race course to watch your runner.  Our bus will be leaving at 7:30, and we will be getting home around 4:30.
Any questions, please let me know
Thanks,
Denny

Meet Information: Milaca Mega Meet

Milaca Mega Meet
Saturday, September 22nd, 2018
Bus Leaves at 7:30am from Front of High School
Varsity(Top 7)/JV/10th/9th – 5K, 7/8th - 3.2K
Girls
9th Grade - 11:15		Varsity – 12:45		JV – 2:15
Akala Lowe		Sarah Eichstadt		Areya Chanthavilay
Lilah Gilyard		Ilsa Hoaglund		Addie Hoseck
Jordyn Campbell		Rebekah Weimholt		Julia Beck
Halle Lenz		Abby Ellenbecker		Maggie Granados-Sanchez
Kathryn Carda		Erika Jenkins		Sydney Vossen
Krista Eckert		Zoe Hoaglund
		Courtney Killian
Boys
8th Grade - 10:00		Varsity – 1:30		JV – 2:00
Nolan Hazelwood		Reed Smith		Michael Smith
		Noah Christiansen		Caleb Chesser
9th Grade - 11:00		Andre Kemboi		John Przybilla
Peyton Martinek		Nick Jorgenson		Aiden Powley
Josh Thoen		Logan Rotzien		Nico Tweedy
Ryan Powley		Isaac Johnson		Ricky Petroff
Tyler Schultze		Aaron Johnson		Dennis Long
Alec Mochinski				Kobe Tran
Caine Novak				Marshall Milless
Garrett Rotzien				Jennings Jurmu
Tyler Stephens				Jiahong Sun
Joey Dunn				Cole Cederstrand
Eli Christiansen				Lucas Phillips
Ben Jorgenson				Matthew Padiken
Alex Beck				Nate O'Neill Levi Taylor

No Monday Practice

After talking it over with the coaches, we have decided to give the runners tomorrow, Monday, off, so no practice!  With a long week of heat behind us and with having a meet on Saturday again, we felt it would be in the best interest of everyone to get another day off.  So, go home after school, stay hydrated, get healthy, and stay on top of your school work!>
Any questions, let me know,
Thanks,
Denny

Lakeville Apple Jack Invite Results

Results for today's meet are now posted on the right side of the blog with the overall meet results posted here: Lakeville Apple Jack Invite

As for the meet, well, it was a hot one to say the least!  Personal and Season bests were at a premium, with those in the C Race having the best opportunities to run at their best, which really showed where we are at as a team.  We talked with our Varsity and JV runners to be smart and safe and not concern themselves with pushing really hard and if they didn't feel at their best because of the heat to back down or pull themselves out.

But, as mentioned, the C Race runners showed a great performance with the Girls finishing in 5th out of 10 teams lead by Lilah G, Akala L, and Eliana C finishing 4 seconds apart and placing 19th, 20th, and 21st.  The Boys team finished an impressive 2nd out of 13 teams, lead by the 2nd place finish of Peyton M, 5th place of Josh T, and the 7th place finish of Ryan P!

With the Varsity and JV runners we are proud of how smart they ran and put more emphasis on being safe and being able to race another day.  We didn't finish in the team places we would have liked going into this meet, nor had the times that they would have aimed for, but the heat was taking its toll on everyone and to be able to come out of this day healthy is the most important part!

Next up will be the Milaca Mega Meet next Saturday, which could be 25 degrees cooler!!! YESSS! lol!

Thanks for all of the support from the parents that were there today and also a big thanks to many of  our Boys from the C Race that helped with the wet cold towels and getting them to all of our runners as they finished!! It's great to see the care for our team and make sure all are able to feel better when they finish!

Thanks,
Denny

Cardinal Mile

We as a team have decided that we will not be doing the Cardinal Mile this year as a part of the Homecoming Parade.  We will still be a part of the parade, creating a float and being in the parade this year, but just want to go back and have a little fun as we are a part of the parade, and bring back the Homecoming Parade Float Trophy to the Cross Country Team!
If you have any questions, let me know,
Thanks,
Denny

Lakeville Invite

Here is a web page for all of the information for tomorrow's Lakeville North Apple Jack Invite as well as directions to get there:
Lakeville North Apple Jack Invite
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Thanks
Denny

Lakeville Invite (Arnoson Park): Highway 10 east to Hwy 610. Merge onto Hwy 252 and continue south to I 94.  Take I 94 south to I 35W South and proceed on I 35W to the merge for I 35.  Exit at CR 5/50 (Exit 85) and go east on CR 50 for about 4.5 miles.  Park will be on the right.

Lakeville Apple Jack Invite

Here is the information for the Lakeville Apple Jack Invite on Saturday.  The bus will be leaving at 8:00am and the awards are supposed to be at 2:00pm.  If you have any questions, please let me know.
Thanks,
Denny

Lakeville Invite (Arnoson Park): Highway 10 east to Hwy 610. Merge onto Hwy 252 and continue south to I 94.  Take I 94 south to I 35W South and proceed on I 35W to the merge for I 35.  Exit at CR 5/50 (Exit 85) and go east on CR 50 for about 4.5 miles.  Park will be on the right.

Lakeville North Apple Jack Invite
Saturday, September 15th, 2018
Bus Leaves at 8:00am from Front of High School
Varsity/JV – 5K, C Race 3.2K
Boys
C Race - 10:30		Varsity – 12:00		JV – 1:00
Peyton Martinek		Reed Smith		Michael Smith
Josh Thoen		Noah Christiansen		Caleb Chesser
Ryan Powley		Andre Kemboi		John Przybilla
Tyler Schultze		Nick Jorgenson		Aiden Powley
Alec Mochinski		Nate O'Neill		Nico Tweedy
Caine Novak		Isaac Johnson		Ricky Petroff
Garrett Rotzien		Logan Rotzien		Dennis Long
Tyler Stephens		Levi Taylor		Kobe Tran
Nolan Hazelwood		Aaron Johnson		Marshall Milless
Joey Dunn				Jennings Jurmu
Eli Christiansen				Jiahong Sun
Ben Jorgenson				Cole Cederstrand
Nico Cocchiarella				Lucas Phillips
Matthew Padiken
Alex Beck
Girls
C Race - 10:00		JV – 11:20		Varsity – 12:30
Akala Lowe		Areya Chanthavilay		Sarah Eichstadt
Lilah Gilyard		Addie Hoseck		Ilsa Hoaglund
Eliana Cocchiarella		Tara Treml		Rebekah Weimholt
Jordyn Campbell				Abby Ellenbecker
Julia Beck				Erika Jenkins
Halle Lenz				Zoe Hoaglund
Kathryn Carda				Courtney Killian
Krista Eckert				Sydney Vossen
Julie Hedlund?
Abby Ness?

Bauman/Rovn Results

Our individual results are now posted on the right side of the blog.  Overall meet results can be found on the Gopher State Events link on the top of the blog.  They did have a few technical glitches with the time, so some of the times may be off a little.  On the way home, the Girls Varsity times were all 5 seconds off.

On an overall, there were many positives on the day.  Team results don't show the improvements that so many of our runners had, but to be on a harder course this week, there were many that ran faster this week, and still many PRs for their efforts.  In the Middle School/Junior High race, 13 of our 17 runners ran faster than they did two weeks ago and with those that ran 5K today, there were 18 runners that ran a season or all time PR!

Thanks to all of the parents and family members that came out today!  If you are planning to order a Super Fan shirt, which will help spot Coon Rapids fans at the meets, please remember that the orders need to be in by next Wednesday, Sep 12. 

Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

Bauman/Rovn Meet Info and Rosters

Below are directions as well as times and who will be running in which race for Thursday's Bauman/Rovn meet at Gail Woods Park on the west side of Lake Minnetonka.  Parking can be an issue, so please give yourself plenty of time to make it to watch your runner.
If you have any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

Gail Woods: 7210 County Rd 110 W, Minnetrista, 55364.  Highway 10 east to Hwy 610 and continue to Hwy 169 South.  Take 169 South to I94 West and follow to I494 South. Follow to Hwy 12 West, then exit onto Shoreline Dr, which is actually County Road 15, and continue going west.  Shoreline Dr will take you in and around Lake Minnetonka, and continue to Mound, where you will take a left onto Bartlett Blvd/County Rd 110W The park entrance will be a couple of miles after you take a left, on the right side of the road.  The WRA Park will be on the left side of CR 110W.  There is limited parking at Gail Woods, so consider parking at WRA Park, near the park.

Bauman-Rovn Invite
Thursday, September 6th, 2018
Bus Leaves at 2:00pm from Front of High School
Varsity/JV – 5K, Middle School/Junior High 3.2K
Boys
JV – 4:00		MS/JH– 5:10		Varsity – 5:50
Cole Cederstrand		Eli Christiansen		Nick Jorgenson
Caleb Chesser		Ben Jorgenson		Andre Kemboi
Noah Christiansen		Alec Mochinski		Peyton Martinek
Aaron Johnson		Caine Novak		Nate O'Neill
Isaac Johnson		Matthew Padiken		Logan Rotzien
Jennings Jurmu		Ricky Petroff		Reed Smith
Dennis Long		Ryan Powley		Levi Taylor
Marshall Milless		Garrett Rotzien
Aiden Powley		Tyler Schultze
John Przybilla		Tyler Stephens
Michael Smith		Nico Cocchiarella
Jiahong Sun		Nolan Hazelwood
Josh Thoen
Kobe Tran
Nico Tweedy
Girls
JV – 4:30		MS/JH– 5:15		Varsity – 6:20
Areya Chanthavilay		Jordyn Campbell		Sarah Eichstadt
Addie Hoseck		Kathryn Carda		Abby Ellenbecker
Akayla Lowe		Krista Eckert		Ilsa Hoaglund
Abby Ness		Julie Hedlund		Zoe Hoaglund
Sydeny Vossen		Halle Lenz		Erika Jenkins
		Tara Treml		Courtney Killian
		Eliana Cocchiarella		Rebekah Weimholt

Monday and Weather

We are paying attention to the rain/storms that may be coming our way later this evening.  At this moment, we are going to move forward with our plans to practice at 6:30, meeting at the soccer complex by Epiphany.  It currently looks like it may just be a little rain at some point during the practice, but with tomorrow looking more like an all day rain/storm, thus having to do something indoors, we want to try to get this workout in for sure.  If there are any changes, I will let you know as soon as I can.
Thanks and any questions, please let me know,
Denny

Super Fan T-Shirts

Here is a link to something we want to do this year for our fans.  We will introduce it to the runners on Monday and Tuesday at practices, but we would like to have fan shirts this year.  The link is an order form that you can print off and return to me by September 12th.  You can put the name of who you are supporting or your last name as well.  If you have any questions about this, please let me know.

Update: For those that are wanting to buy a Super Fan shirt for a size that is bigger than what is listed, Add a dollar for every size it goes up starting at a 2xl would be +$2, 3xl would be +$3, and so on 
Thanks
Denny

Super Fan T-Shirt Order Form