Thank You!!

Thanks again for a great season and to all that helped put the banquet together!! It's always a fun opportunity to be able to work with so many great kids and parents!

Have a great winter, keep running, and have fun!

Peace Always,
Denny

Banquet Reminder

Just a reminder that the banquet is tomorrow evening at the high school cafeteria. Use door 9, and if you can be there by 5:50, then we get going right at 6:00. Please check the banquet info on an earlier post on what to bring.
Also, for anyone that has not turned in their uniforms, you need to bring them to the banquet as well.
Any questions, let me know,
Thanks,
Denny

State Meet Results

Congratulations to Paul as he was able to end our season at the State Meet, as well as his high school career, finishing with an all time personal best 16:13, will taking 33rd place in a very competitive race. Paul also was able to move himself into the all time records for our program, now in the top 10, becoming the 6th fastest 5k runner in school history!
Great job today Paul!
Denny

State Meet

For those that are going to the State Meet with us to support Paul on Saturday, we will be leaving around 7:45am from the front of the school. Paul will be running at 11:00. If anyone is planning to drive down, know that parking will be quite full, so give yourself time for you will have a good chance of walking a longer distance, plus the AA Girls race is at 10:00.  The weather looks like it will be interesting with a possibility of snow, but the races will go as scheduled despite the weather, so also be prepared for some cold and wet conditions.

If there are any questions, please let me know,

Thanks,

Denny

PS, Uniform turn in will be on Tuesday, November 7th after school. Please make sure all uniforms are clean before they are turned in. Thanks!

2017 Banquet

2017 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 Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 starting at 6:00 at the CRHS Cafeteria.  This will be a Pot Luck affair with each grade of athletes bringing the following:

6 Seniors and Managers: Beverages

14 Juniors: Salads

11 Sophomores: Desserts

22 Freshmen & Under:  Entrees

Please note that there are 53 members of the team, plus three coaches and two managers, 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 Results

Congratulations to Paul Breitbach as he qualified for the State Meet for the 3rd time, as he was the top runner for the Cardinals tonight! Paul finished in 8th place in a very tight race with the top 8 of the Boys race and will be competing next Saturday, Nov. 4th at the State Meet at St. Olaf College in Northfield.
Both teams had their best overall race on the season, from #1 to our last runner in on the JV teams, with 37 all-time Personal Records and 3 more getting Seasonal Personal Records of the 46 individuals that competed tonight! There was some tough weather conditions with the wind picking up and the temperature dropping as the afternoon went on, but the runners showed resolve, competed, and there was nothing we as coaches could have asked more of them! It's a very big positive to end the season and with how young the team is, it could be big step as we build towards next year!
All of our individual results are on the right side of the Blog Page, with the overall meet results being posted on Mtec Results under Section 5AA.
Great Job everyone, we as coaches are proud of everyone of you on your effort and the improvements that you all showed this season!
Thanks to all of the parents and fans that came out and supported the runners!
Denny Green

Section Line Up

Below is the Line Up for Thursday's Section Meet.
Section Meet Line Up

Also, if there are a couple of parents that would be willing to help, and trade off during the races, as a course monitor, please let me know.

Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny