State

A beautiful day was enhanced by great performances by the Cardinal runners at the State Meet today!! All three of our runners, Ruby, Lachlan, and Owen moved up in the standings throughout their races from the start and through each mile all the way to the finish, to all have solid races for themselves! Ruby started the day off with a solid 61st overall placing out of the 160 runners that competed and ran her second fastest time ever!  Then Lachlan and Owen learned quick how fast the boys go out at State, but held their own and moved to run their races! Owen finished in 142nd to end his Cardinal CC career with a smile, and Lachlan moved into the top 20 finishing 19th overall in his second fastest time, and for just the fourth time in CRCC history, he became just the third Cardinal boy to earn All State!!!

Thanks to the over 40 CR runners, family and friends that came with to support our runners!! There was a lot of positive energy and something we are going to want to harness and build off of!! It was a great day to be a Cardinal Runner!

Thanks,

Denny

Banquet Reminder

Just a reminder that our banquet is next Monday, November 4th at 6:00pm at the high school cafeteria.  If there are any questions, please let me know,
Thanks,
Denny

2024 Cross Country Running Banquet 

The season is coming to an end it is time to look back on the accomplishments of the 2024 edition of the Coon Rapids Boys and Girls Cross Country teams.

This year, our banquet will be on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024 starting at 6:00 at the CRHS Cafeteria.  This will be a Pot Luck affair with each grade of athletes bringing the following: 

17 Seniors: Entrees

7 Juniors: Desserts

7 Sophomores: Beverages

12 Freshmen & Under:  Salads

Please note that there are 43 members of the team, one manager, plus four 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.

Due to Allergy concerns, if you do make anything with nuts in it, we ask that you mark it.

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

State Meet

Saturday morning is the State Cross Country Meet and Ruby will be competing at 12:15pm as Lachlan and Owen will be running at 1:00pm.  We will have a bus for our runners that are wanting to go down to watch and support Ruby, Lachlan and Owen.  That bus will leave at 10:00am.

The races will be held this year at the U of M Les Bolstad Golf Course, the same location as the Roy Griak Invite.  Know that parking on site is not available and that you will need to park at the State Fair Grounds.  Please click on this link on where to park and go through the info below if intend to drive down:

https://www.mshsl.org/sites/default/files/2024-10/2024-cross-country-spectator-shuttle-map.pdf

SPECTATOR PARKING & SHUTTLE SERVICE: Spectator parking is free of charge and will be available on race day at the MN State Fair Lot "Buffalo Lot" at 1641 Underwood Street.  This lot can only be accessed from Larpenteur Ave or Hoyt Ave.

• Spectators should plan to arrive at the shuttle parking lot at least 60 minutes prior to the start of the race(s) they wish to see. 

• Shuttle service to and from the golf course and the parking lot will be provided from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm on race day. The shuttle pickup and drop off points will be posted with large “Shuttle Stop” signs. 

• Spectator Parking is NOT ALLOWED on site at the golf course and there is limited street parking near the venue. Security will be at each entry point of campus and will only admit busses and team vans with official parking passes, and vehicles with a current disability permit or license plates.

Also, if you are intending to watch the race(s), you will need to purchase tickets prior to arriving.  Please go to this link and then scroll down to Cross Country and then follow the prompts: https://www.mshsl.org/tickets

STREAMING: All six races and each award ceremony will be streamed. Go to nspn.tv/MSHSL for details. 

SOUVENIR MERCHANDISE AND TOURNAMENT PROGRAMS: Tournament merchandise will be available for sale on Friday and Saturday in a tent near the start line but also online: https://mshsl.signatureconcepts.shop/. Digital tournament programs are available at no charge on the League web site. Go to www.mshsl.org/programs to download copies.

SPECTATORS ON COURSE: Need to stay behind the fences in order that all runners will have a fair opportunity to do their best. Spectator interference may result in the disqualification of a team or individual.

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

Denny

Section 7AAA Results

Congratulations to all of the Coon Rapids Cross Country Runners as they enjoyed a near perfect weather day at the Section 7AAA Meet at Anoka!  Of the 36 Cardinal Runners that competed today, 28 had Seasonal Bests with 24 of those running an All Time Personal Record!!

Congratulations to Lachlan as he became the 2024 Section 7AAA Champion on Thursday morning while running the second fastest time in Coon Rapids CC History and qualifying for the State Meet!! Also qualifying for the State Meet for the Boys was Owen, as he joined the Sub-17 Club for Cardinal Runners and finishing in 13th place overall and earning the number 5 spot for State Qualifiers for Individuals!!  The both of them helped the Boys team to a 4th place finish, just 4 points out of 3rd!

Congratulations to Ruby as she became the fastest 5K runner in Coon Rapids CC History as she finished in 9th overall and qualified for the State Meet as she helped the Girls team to a 7th place finish!

Both JV teams got the opportunity to compete later in the day and against way more competition and continued the strong performances by the Cardinal Runners!!  Dagi led the way with a solid 23rd place out of 356 runners in the Boys JV Race as the Boys finished in 9th out of 15 teams!  A short-handed Girls JV team all ran at least seasonal bests and finished in 13th, just 5 points out of 11th.  

Thanks to all of those that came out to cheer and support our runners!!! Information on next Saturday's State Meet, Nov 2nd at the U of M Les Bolstad Golf Course, will come out early next week!

Thanks,
Denny

Section 7AAA Meet

Here are a couple of items for the Section Meets on Thursday, Oct 24 for the Varsity and JV.  A list of who will be running Varsity is also below.  Those not listed will be running in the JV races.

This will be the last meet of the season for most of the team, but also the opportunity to qualify for the State Meet at the U of M Golf Course on Saturday, Nov. 2nd.  Please note that the Varsity will be in the late morning/early afternoon and that the JV runners will be late in the afternoon.  We will actually have two bus times and the Varsity will come back after the awards.

Those that qualify for the State Meet will be the 1st and 2nd place teams, as well as the 6 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 at this time if there will be any rain or not.

There has been a slight change in the course due to some construction on the west end of the property.  The course will now be 3 laps, with 2 of the laps being 2K and 1 being 1K (Order has not been decided).  The 1K lap will be mostly the second half of the usual loop, with the addition of short straight at the top of the start hill. If I can get a map to share I will.

Also, please remember that there are no dogs allowed.  We don't want a dog getting lose during the race and interfering with a runner.

Varsity Runners:
Boys: Lachlan, Owen, Kjell, Marco, Josh, Tyler, Cole

Girls: Ruby, Lily, Emily, Emmy, Mackenzie, Faith

Varsity times:
Bus Leaves at 9:15
Boys - 11:30
Girls - 12:10

JV times:
Bus Leaves at 3:00
Boys - 4:20
Girls - 4:50

Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks,

Denny 

Week of October 14, 2024

Here are a couple of items for the week ahead:

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday is practice as usual, 3:15.  Runners, please bring your spikes with you.

The ABC 3K that was originally scheduled for Wednesday the 16th was cancelled for this year.

Thursday is the JK5K, which is not a meet, just a practice in which we will work on specific items while running a 5K.  Bus will be leaving at 9:00 am from the high school and we will start the JK5K at 10:00 am, everyone together.  We will then be back to the high school at about 11:00.

Friday practice will be at 10:00 am at CRHS.

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

2024 End of Season Banquet

2024 Cross Country Running Banquet 

The season is coming to an end it is time to look back on the accomplishments of the 2024 edition of the Coon Rapids Boys and Girls Cross Country teams.

This year, our banquet will be on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024 starting at 6:00 at the CRHS Cafeteria.  This will be a Pot Luck affair with each grade of athletes bringing the following: 

17 Seniors: Entrees

7 Juniors: Desserts

7 Sophomores: Beverages

12 Freshmen & Under:  Salads

Please note that there are 43 members of the team, one manager, plus four 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.

Due to Allergy concerns, if you do make anything with nuts in it, we ask that you mark it.

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