Uniform Turn In

Uniform Turn In will be after school on Wednesday, 10/31.  Please make sure that all uniforms and warm ups for Girls are cleaned.  Also, all lockers will need to be cleaned out and Boys will have to turn in their locks.  If there are any questions, please let me know.
Thanks,
Denny

2018 Banquet Info

2018 Cross Country Running Banquet

The season is coming to an end it is time to look back on the accomplishments of the 2017 edition of the Coon Rapids Boys and Girls Cross Country teams. 

This year, our banquet will be on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018 starting at 6:00 at the CRHS Cafeteria.  This will be a Pot Luck affair with each grade of athletes bringing the following:

10 Seniors: Beverages

14 Juniors: Salads

10 Sophomores: Desserts

23 Freshmen & Under:  Entrees

Please note that there are 57 members of the team, plus three coaches, as well as family members of these athletes that will be attending, so please bring accordingly.  All plates, silverware, napkins, and cups will be supplied.

This will be a night in which we will be handing out all team awards and such, so we do appreciate you being a part of this event to celebrate the accomplishments of the athletes and the team.

We are also wanting this to be a more formal affair for the athletes.

Section 5AA Results

Our individual results from tonight's Section 5AA meet are now posted on the right side of the blog.  You can find the overall meet results at mtecresults.com.  I have also updated the Season Bests now that all of our races are complete.
Tonight was the best overall meet for the team on the season.  30 of the 50 runners ran all time Personal Record's with an additional 6 that were able to run Season Personal Best's! The Boy's team led the way with all 7 Varsity, as well as 2 JV, runners finishing under 18 minutes, with that being 7 of 9 running all time PR's, one of the better overall showings for the Boy's in a number of years.  But, with a tight Team competition, the Boy's were only able to finish 10th of 16 teams with the JV Boy's coming in 6th place. Noah Christiansen, 26th, and Reed Smith, 36th, led the way for the Cardinals.
The Girl's Varsity team had 5 of the 7 runners also run all time PR's, but having to go against some of the best teams in the State were able to finish in 12th of 16 teams and the JV finishing in 11th of 14 teams. Sarah Eichstadt, 44th, and Ilsa Hoaglund, 51st, were the top Cardinals to lead the way.
Great Job on the season to all of the Runners!!

Denny

Section 5AA Line Up

Here is the line up for Thursday's Section 5AA Meet.  Also, we are needing one more person to help with crowd control during the race.  We have one for the Girls race, we would like to get another for the Boys race.  Let me know if you would like to help.
Thanks
Denny

Section 5AA Meet
Thursday, October 25th, 2018
Bus Leaves at 1:30pm from Front of High School
Varisty/JV – 5K
Girls
Varsity - 3:15		JV - 5:05
Sarah Eichstadt		Courtney Killian
Ilsa Hoaglund		Sydney Vossen
Rebekah Weimholt		Julie Hedlund
Akala Lowe		Eliana Cocchiarella
Erika Jenkins		Areya Chanthavilay
Zoe Hoaglund		Jordyn Campbell
Lilah Gilyard		Halle Lenz
		Kathryn Carda
		Julia Beck
		Tara Treml
		Krista Eckert
Boys
Varsity - 3:55		JV - 4:30
Noah Christiansen		Aaron Johnson
Reed Smith		Nate O'Neill
Nick Jorgenson		Logan Rotzien
Isaac Johnson		Josh Thoen
Andre Kemboi		Ryan Powley
Peyton Martinek		Michael Smith
Levi Taylor		Caleb Chesser
		Caine Novak
		John Przybilla
		Joey Dunn
		Tyler Stephens
		Garrett Rotzien
		Jennings Jurmu
		Aiden Powley
		Alec Mochinski
		Nico Tweedy
		Dennis Long
		Ricky Petroff
		Nolan Hazelwood
		Kobe Tran
		Eli Christiansen
		Marshall Milless
		Lucas Phillips
		Alex Beck
		Ben Jorgenson
		Nico Cocchiarella
		Cole Cederstrand

Section 5AA Information

Below is a link to the information for Thursday's Section 5AA Meet at Anoka High School.  This will be the last meet for most of the team, but also the opportunity to qualify for the State Meet at St. Olaf on Saturday, Nov. 3rd.
Section 5AA Information
Those that qualify for the State Meet will be the 1st and 2nd place teams, as well as the 8 fastest runners that are not on those two teams.  The weather is looking like temp wise will be perfect for fast times, hard to say if it will stay dry or not though.
If there are any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

Pictures Needed

I got the following request as a slide show is wanting to be put together for the banquet.  If you have any questions, please email the address in the message.
Thanks,
Denny

We would like to put together a slideshow display of photos from the season. If you have some to share, please do. You can email them to me at 28stephens@gmail.com. If you have posted them to FB already, I will download them from here as well as photos from Barb's shutterfly page. THANK YOU!

ABC 3K

Here are the start times for tomorrow’s 3K at Greenhaven Golf Course in Anoka:
Girls at 3:45
Boys at 4:10
This is a laid back run, not a meet that we are counting towards anything. There will be no results or awards and we will be using this as a workout.
If there are any questions, let me know.
Thanks!
Denny

Banquet

The end of season banquet will be on Monday, Nov. 5th at the High School.  More details will come when we get closer, but expect a pot luck with the Boy's and Girl's together.
Thanks
Denny

NWSC Results

It was a wet, muddy, and a little chilly day for some good old cross country running!  There were some PR's and some individual awards as well.  9 Individuals were able to run PR's and a course that was getting muddier and softer as the meet progressed.  We were also able to gain a few individual awards.  Noah Christiansen and Reed Smith both got All-Conference while Isaac Johnson, Peyton Martinek, Andre Kemboi, and Levi Taylor (all 2 seconds apart!!), as well as Sarah Eichstadt for the Girls, were all able to secure an All-Conference Honorable Mention!

Overall results can be found by clicking on Gopher State Events above on the blog or by going to this link: NWSC Meet

Next up are a couple of workout/Time Trials next week, with the ABC 3K at Greenhaven on Tuesday against Anoka and Blaine, and the JK5K, which is strictly a workout, but it is on the Section Course as we prepare for the Section Meet the next week.

If there are any questions, please let me know.
Thanks,
Denny

Changes for the NWSC Meet

This just came out for tomorrow's NWSC Meet at the Elk River Country Club.  The meet is still on but there are some changes.
Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

Bus Parking: No Bus parking at the Golf Course.  Please ask your bus drivers to park South of the Golf Course, in the neighborhood on the East Side of County Road 1.  We would like to avoid having athletes crossing the road.

Spectator Parking:  Due to rain and wet grounds, there will be no spectator parking on the Golf Course Driving Range.  Please ask your families to car pool and park at either Woodland Trails or in the neighborhood.  (Note from Denny: Woodland Trails is a very small parking lot, so you would need to get there early to get one of those spots.  If you end up parking in the neighborhood, it is across the road from the golf course, but it is also a four lane County Road that is very busy, especially at the time of the races, so please be careful crossing.  But, please give yourself plenty of time to get to the start.)

Course:  Due to rain and a wet course, we will run a different course than in years past.

NWSC Meet

Here is the time schedule and line up for Wednesday's Northwest Suburban Conference Meet at the Elk River Country Club.  Just a forewarning for Parking at the Conference Meet, most people will be able to park on the driving range that is north of the main lots, but some may have to park on the street that will be a little bit of a walk.  This is a busy road, so if you do end up parking on a neighborhood street, beware trying to cross to get to the course.  Also, with the predicted rain this week, it is possible that the golf course says "No" to anyone parking on the driving range.  If there is any change in that, I will let you know.

Elk River (Conference Championships): 20015 Elk Lake Rd.  Highway 10 west to Proctor Ave. in Elk River, go north (right).  Go 2 miles to the Elk River Country Club, which will be on the right.  Additional parking will be available at Woodland Trails, just north of the Country Club.

Schedule:
3:15 Boys Varsity
3:55 Girls Varsity
4:35 Boys JV
5:15 Girls JV
6:00 Awards

Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

NWSC Meet
Wednesday, October 10th, 2018
Bus Leaves at 1:00pm from Front of High School
Varisty/JV – 5K
Girls
Varsity - 3:55		JV - 5:15
Sarah Eichstadt		Halle Lenz
Ilsa Hoaglund		Kathryn Carda
Erika Jenkins		Julia Beck
Zoe Hoaglund		Tara Treml
Rebekah Weimholt		Krista Eckert
Courtney Killian		Jordyn Campbell
Sydney Vossen		Areya Chanthavilay
Akala Lowe		Addie Hoseck
Lilah Gilyard		Eliana Cocchiarella
Julie Hedlund ?		Maggie Granados-Sanchez ?
		Brianna Bekkum ?
Boys
Varsity - 3:15		JV - 4:35
Nick Jorgenson		Aiden Powley
Reed Smith		Alec Mochinski
Isaac Johnson		Alex Beck
Andre Kemboi		Ben Jorgenson
Noah Christiansen		Caine Novak
Aaron Johnson		Caleb Chesser
Peyton Martinek		Cole Cederstrand
Levi Taylor		Dennis Long
Nate O'Neill		Eli Christiansen
Logan Rotzien		Garrett Rotzien
		Jennings Jurmu
		Jiahong Sun
		Joey Dunn
		John Przybilla
		Josh Thoen
		Kobe Tran
		Lucas Phillips
		Marshall Milless
		Matthew Padiken
		Michael Smith
		Nico Cocchiarella
		Nico Tweedy
		Nolan Hazelwood
		Ricky Petroff
		Ryan Powley
		Tyler Stephens

Thundering Royal Elk Invite Results

Results from today's Thundering Royal Elk Invite are now posted on the right side of the blog.  You can find overall results by clicking on GopherStateEvents at the top of the blog page, then go through the results page at the top.

Continued improvement is happening and we are getting closer to where we should be and want to be.  We still have a lot of work and we also need to get a couple of more healthy to be at full strength for the boys and girls.  Of the runners that competed today, there were 21 all-time PR's and an additional 14 season PR's, with many of those close to hitting their all-time best.  Considering we are 3 weeks from the Section Meet and the last race for most of the runners, things are building in the right direction and are looking positive for us to have our best race at that point.

Next up is the Conference Meet on Wednesday at the Elk River Country Club. To help get ready for that meet we will be practicing on Saturday morning at 9:00, meeting at the CR Dam Visitor Center.

Thanks for all of those that came out to support the runners tonight!
Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks,
Denny

Thundering Royal Elk Invite

Below is the information and team rosters for Thursday's Thundering Royal Elk Invite at Fox Hollow Golf Course.  Directions are below as well.  Please pay attention with the parking and that overflow parking is in the neighborhoods, which means you will need to look out for heavy traffic.
Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

TRE Information

Thundering Royal Elk Invite: Fox Hollow Golf Course:4780 Palmgren Ln NE, St Michael, 55376. Go West on Hwy 10 to Hwy 101 in Elk River and take a left.  Follow Hwy 101 to the County Road 36 exit and take a right.  Golf course will be on the left a little over a mile from 101.

Thundering Royal Elk Invite
Thursday, October 4th, 2018
Bus Leaves at 2:00pm from Front of High School
Varisty/JV – 5K, Middle School - 2.5K
Boys
Middle School - 4:00		JV - 4:15		Varsity - 5:20
Nolan Hazelwood ?		Caine Novak		Nick Jorgenson
Nico Cocchiarella ?		Joey Dunn		Reed Smith
		Jennings Jurmu		Isaac Johnson
		Alec Mochinski		Andre Kemboi
		Garrett Rotzien		Noah Christiansen
		Tyler Stephens		Aaron Johnson
		Dennis Long		Peyton Martinek
		Ricky Petroff		Levi Taylor
		Aiden Powley		Nate O'Neill
		Marshall Milless		Logan Rotzien
		Kobe Tran
		Jiahong Sun
		Cole Cederstrand
		Lucas Phillips
		Eli Christiansen
		Alex Beck
		Ben Jorgenson
		Josh Thoen
		Ryan Powley
		Michael Smith
		Caleb Chesser
		Nico Tweedy
		John Przybilla
		Nolan Hazelwood ?
		Nico Cocchiarella ?
		Matthew Padiken
Thundering Royal Elk Invite
Thursday, October 4th, 2018
Bus Leaves at 2:00pm from Front of High School
Varisty/JV – 5K, Middle School - 2.5K
Girls
Middle School - 4:00		JV - 4:50		Varsity - 5:45
Eliana Cocchiarella ?		Halle Lenz		Sarah Eichstadt
Brianna Bekkum ?		Kathryn Carda		Ilsa Hoaglund
Maggie Granados-Sanchez ?		Julia Beck		Erika Jenkins
Julie Hedlund?		Tara Treml		Zoe Hoaglund
		Krista Eckert		Rebekah Weimholt
		Jordyn Campbell		Courtney Killian
		Areya Chanthavilay		Sydney Vossen
		Addie Hoseck		Akala Lowe
		Eliana Cocchiarella ?		Lilah Gilyard
		Maggie Granados-Sanchez ?
		Brianna Bekkum ?