The following runners still have their uniforms. We would like to close the season up and in order for that to happen we need all of the uniforms. Please bring them to the Activities desk at the main office ASAP and/or let me know when you can bring it to the school:
Lachlan
Caleb
Judah
Caine
Alex
Ben H
Thanks,
Denny
Thank you once again for a fun filled, albeit a little chilly, evening on Friday! Thank you to Vicki, the Chesser's, the McKenzie's, and the Bones's for helping with the food serving and set up and thank you to the runners for putting forth a great effort while still having fun doing it!! It was a different type of closure to our season, but quite fitting for all that everyone has had to deal with the past 7 months!
To close things out, we will have the athletes turn in their uniforms on Wednesday or Thursday, depending on what day they are at school. For those that are full time distance, you can come either day. Coach Lauren will be outside the high school at about 2:45 to collect the uni's and there will also be a quick survey that we would like everyone to take, so make sure you have a device you can go online with. Have your uniforms cleaned.
As we move forward, the one thing we hope everyone is staying active. It is not always easy with the cold and snow/ice of winter, but to help with development, it is important to stay active. If you are in an activity already, stay focused and give it your best. If you are looking for something, let us know, we can help direct you to the many programs at our school (You can ask me about Nordic Skiing or Coach Lauren about Alpine Skiing). And if you are just wanting to keep running, let me know and I can help you come up with a plan for running during the winter months.
Thanks again for a fun season and if there are any questions, please let me know,
Denny
An overall positive day as those that were competing in today's Section 5AA Meet ended the 5K season for us in below average temps. The Boy's got the day going with an early morning, 35 degree windy race. Despite being short one of our top runners, the Boys went out and performed and took steps forward. Times aren't always the indicators you'd like them to be, but what we saw as coaches from the Boys was determination and desire to finish better than they did the last time they raced, which is what they did. Andre was the top Boy placing third in our wave of the race with Aaron picking up a valuable 4th place finish. In the end though, missing Peyton allowed others to catch us as a team and when the last race was completed the Boy's finished in 14th out of 16 teams, just a couple of points out of 13th and not far out of 12th.
The Girl's got to enjoy a little bit warmer weather, with temps under 50 but stronger and cold winds. Once again Ilsa was leading the way, not only for the Cardinals but all throughout our wave of the race and not being challenged. Zoe and Lilah continued their battle with each other with Zoe getting 3rd in our wave with Lilah close behind in 4th. The Girl's moved up as a team to 12th out of 16 teams, catching Totino Grace and beating them in a tie breaker, which was the placing of the 5th runners for each team, as Akala passed one girl from another team in the last 100m to help earn that tie as well as beat St Anthony Village by 1 point!! It makes for fun racing when teams are that close, even if one was in a different wave and shows why it is important to finish the race all the way past the finish line!!
It was another mentally challenging race with not as much competition as one would expect at the Section Meet, but they all handled it well and fought to the finish, with more runners being passed by Cardinals in the last 200m than being passed by our opponents. It is tough to run by yourself, but they fought the whole way. Had Ilsa had the opportunity to run with those faster than her, as with all of our runners, the chances that times would have been faster is probably a certain. But in this year and season of complete change and unfamiliarity, it is the lessons that we learn from handling adversity, change, and things that are not what we are used to that will make us stronger later, and I hope it is something that they all take with them!!
Thanks to all of the parents that were able to come out and support the runners. More pictures were taken today, so make sure you check all of those out. Also, a huge shout out to all of the JV runners that came out for the Boys race as well as the Girls race to support their teammates. It was a big positive to see the pride they had in their teammates and the cheering they were able to supply!
But, we have one more chance to come together for this season and one more chance for the runners to get a race in, as well as an opportunity to honor all that they were able to do in this odd year. It will be a much more relaxed and fun atmosphere, with the CC team getting to run under the lights of the track. It will be a little cold, so for those coming out to watch and support make sure to dress warm. We will have hot chocolate and cider to help as well, but we are hoping the energy the runners have been showing this past couple of weeks will be all we need to stay warm!! For those that are eating, if you are bringing a check please write them out to Denny Green. If you are helping, we will need one person to help pick up the food at Noodles in Riverdale at 6:15 with the rest meeting at the concession stand of the track around 6:00.
Thanks again and lets have fun tomorrow night!!
Denny
Results for the Girls race were just recently posted and the Boys were posted earlier, so you can find Section Results at the following site: https://www.mtecresults.com/event/show/3663/2020_MSHSL_Section_5AA_CC
The Girls moved up a spot in the overall standings and the Boys fell back one.
I will have more detailed info later tonight.
Thanks
Denny
Well, we have made it to the last week of the season and we didn't lose a meet and no one on the team has come down with Covid!!! But, it does mean we are about to finish off the season and bring everything to a close. Here are the basics for the week.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: Practice for everyone, Girls at 3:15, Boys at 3:30.
Thursday: Section 5AA Meet at Anoka High School. Boys will race at 9:00 with the bus leaving at 7:45; Girls will race at 1:30 with the bus leaving at 12:15. Both teams will be competing at Fridley, Park Center and St Anthony Village. Only those racing are able to be on the bus, in camp, and at the start or finish area. Anyone else that can come out to support would be great. Here is the list of who will be racing:
Boys - Andre, Ryan, Aaron, Josh, Joey, Nolan, Judah
Girls - Ilsa, Zoe, Lilah, Ash, Lily, Akala, Sydney
Friday: Cardinal Cup & End of Season Gathering (Racing under the Lights!!)
We would like to have everyone meet at the High School Track at 6:30, at which time we will do an intro of all of the runners and hand out Letters/Participation/Academic awards at that time. Once that is complete, the runners that will be running first will go out for their warm ups, with the rest starting their warm ups 15 mins later. Also at that time, we will have all Parents and Families that are present get their meals and eat before the first race, which will happen at about 7:15. We are not sure if the Boys or Girls will go first yet, that will be decided at practice tomorrow between the Captains.
In between the two races we will do the team awards and have the Captains say a word or two for those that just raced, and then after the other race is done we will do the same. Parents will be allowed to sit in the bleachers or be out in the field to help with social distancing.
One thing we need everyone to do is to fill out the form that is linked HERE by the end of the day on Tuesday so we can set up catering. We will be having Noodles and Co. cater food in, and we will need to know how much to order prior to. You will need to fill the form out for each individual in your family that will be attending. The total cost per person eating will be $10.
If there are any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny
Our Individual Results are now posted on the right side of the blog. We probably won't do overall results unless Blaine sends their results to me.
Congratulations to Stella for winning her first race and to the JV Girls for placing 5 of the top 7 to win their first meet!! Times were a little slower than last week, but the Girls ran a great team race sticking together for most of the race and having a positive experience while finally coming together for most of the race! Grace moved up through the race and just missed a 2nd place finish, with Megan just behind her in 4th. This could be a moment that we are able to build on for the future with all 5 of those girls being Freshmen and under!
Judah continued his improvements through the season as he was the first CR Boy to finish today. Blaine had the first 7 boys in, thus earning the team win. The CR Boys battled though, and even though times this week were a little slower than what they were able to do last week, they still ran hard and the youth continues to show big improvements. Collin had his best race, just missing breaking the 20 minute barrier to be our second runner in.
A reminder for tomorrow, with team pictures, we will need everyone to have their uniforms.
Thanks for all of the support tonight!
Denny
Once again, congratulation to Ilsa on a well deserved and earned All Conference honor at today's NWSC Meet! It was a tough situation for both the Boys and the Girls having to only run against one team and with the Girls racing against two other Girls from PC. It becomes a challenge to just race by yourself or one or two other teammates, and not know how everyone before you has raced. Was it a perfect day for us, nope, but it is a learning experience and one that we are hoping we can use as we get ourselves ready for next weeks Section 5AA Meet at Anoka (times still TBD). What also made things more of a challenge for the Boys was the fact of running at 12:30 in the afternoon, a time that they have not trained at all season, thus making it a difficult adjust for their bodies and knowing how much to eat/drink and when. The Girls had a bit easier in being able to race at a time we usually train or race at, and I feel that helped them run hard. In both races, however, we have things that we have to improve on and most of it are things that are tweaks as we finish out the season. There are a couple of things we will need to work on to be more prepared for next year and if we come across similar situations as what we have had to deal with this year, but we are not going to focus on those, we will just prepare everyone to finish off the season next week with their best possible race for this season.
There is one minor change for the JV meet tomorrow, the Boys will still be first but we are moving their start time to 4:00. The Girls will stay the same with a 5:20 start time.
Friday will be team pictures as well as a normal practice and team voting. Pictures will be different this year in that we are not allowed a "Team" photo but also they have a new way of ordering pics. You will not need to have a form filled out before, and in fact all orders will be done online. What you will need to do is text the code PGWA87573 to 90738 and then David Banks Studios will notify you when the pictures are available to be viewed and ordered. Please note that this will be about a one week period, so you will not be able to order them until you have been notified.
One thing to remember for next week also, is that we will be doing a fun two mile team time trial on the evening of Friday the 16th on the High School Track under the lights. It should be a cool evening and one in which we hope the runners have a good chance to finish strong. So even though tomorrow is the last 5K for most of the team, we are still planning to run through next Friday evening.
Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks,
Denny
Here is a link to today's Northwest Suburban Conference Meet Results: https://www.gsetiming.com/results/cc_rslts/cc_rslts.asp?meet_id=802&race_id=4158&show_indiv=n&hide_team=n&hide_ind=n&sport=Cross-Country For the Girl's results, click on the top right to switch.
I will post more detailed information about the race later this evening, but Congratulations to Ilsa for earning All Conference by placing 28th. This was the our only individual award today, but was welled deserved and earned by her solid solo effort today!!
Thanks,
Denny
Here are the basics for the week ahead as well as information for Wednesday's NWSC Meet at Bassett Creek in Crystal.
Monday at CRHS: Girls 3:15, Boys 3:30
Tuesday at CRHS: Girls 3:15, Boys 3:30
Wednesday, Varsity: Boys bus leaves at 11:00, race at 12:30, Girls bus leaves at 2:00, race at 3:30; JV at CRHS at 3:15
Thursday at CRHS: JV: Boys race at 3:50, be to the fields by 2:45 (middle school as soon as you are done with school), Girls race at 5:20, be at the fields by 4:15; Varsity at 3:15
Friday at CRHS; Girls 3:15, Boys 3:30 (team pictures and team voting)
Here is the address for Bassett Creek Park in Crystal: 32nd Ave N & Xenia Ave N. Easiest way to get there is to take Hwy 100 south to 36th Ave and take a right, and then take a left on Zane or Xenia Ave's. Either road will take you right to the park. Parking is limited, so expect to be parked on the street.
Meet information, including a course map, can be found at the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oVvElFIdsopMKzBEEk-BkJJRxLCFqOKvcdD1J51bcIM/edit?usp=sharing
Those competing:
Boys:
Andre, Peyton, Aaron, Ryan, Josh, Joey, Ben H, Nolan
Girls:
Ilsa, Zoe, Lilah, Lily, Akala, Ash, Sydney
One last thing, if there are any parents that would like to help at the meet, please let me know. We do need one adult worker to help on the course for each race.
Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny
Our Individual results are posted on the right side of the blog and once I get a link to the Overall results I will add them as well.
On a nice, chilly afternoon/evening, we had by far our best overall meet on the season, despite not having our top two boys and top girl not running. With 31 of the 38 who ran today running all time or season personal bests, it is hard to complain about losing to two of the top teams in the conference and section on both sides. And after the struggle that we had last week, it was a very big positive in their development as well as in their confidence as we go into the last two weeks of the season.
Top finishers for the Boys were Aaron and Ryan who continue to make big improvements from last year. Big movers on the team today, whether by place on the team or in time went to Lachlan, Josh H, Nate, and Jacob with many more have big improvement days. The Boys are really in a rebuild after losing 5 of our top 7 from last year, but the youth (Sophomores and under) are really developing nicely and good become a factor as a team again next year if they continue working the way they have been.
Top finishers for the Girls were Lilah and Zoe who raced it out to the finish line and led the vastly improved, yet still young and inexperienced team. The biggest mover on the day for the Girls in both tim and team placement was Stella, having dropped almost 4 minutes and 7 from last week! The Girls are getting stronger every day, not only in their running but in their bond for each other and it has been fun to see them having so much pride in themselves and doing the best that they can.
We hope to build off of this confidence and move forward as a team and in individual growth. I will post our Conference runners as well as meet information for both the Varsity meet on Wednesday and the JV meet on Thursday some time on Sunday.
Thanks for the parents that came out tonight and for all of the support!!
Denny
Below is all of the information for tomorrow's meet. Please note the items that pertain to the parents as well. The course will be north of the Main Chalet that get to on Elm Creek Blvd off of Hwy 610. Follow the road until you get to the entrance for the Playground and Beach taht will be on your left.
Any questions, let me know,
Thanks
Denny
Schedule:
3:50 Boys race (5 waves – wave 2 - 0:30 on the clock - wave 3 - 1:00 on the clock, etc.)
Boys should be packing up and leaving around 4:30 or 4:45
Girls should be arriving around 4:10-4:20.
5:20 Girls race (4 waves – wave 2 - 0:30 on the clock - wave 3 - 1:00 on the clock, etc.)
Notes:
Parents, As with any other race, we are asking that parents not come near to the camp area, start or finish as to limit exposure. Please just cheer along the course in a spot or two. Also parents need to wear a mask.
Parents that want to spectate you can park at the chalet and walk into the northern lights, park at the beach and walk up, or park at the playground and walk into the ski trails from there. Also, if you come early, please either stay in your car or go for a walk or something away from the race course. DO NOT congregate or hang out by the race course please. The same goes for after the race, please go back to your car or go away from the race course as soon as your son/daughter is done. We need to limit our footprint but I do still want you to be able to watch the run part. We do not want to cause a scene.
Course Map: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_3yPUs5RdVhuJ4oSLSVjRhBMlvCwI5Zb/view?usp=sharing
