Rosters for this Week

Here are the rosters for Thursday's JV/MS Meet at St Francis and Saturday's Varsity at Fort Snelling Golf Course, with start times.  

For spectator parking on Thursday, there is limited parking at the golf course, and you cannot park on the road of the golf course.  Expect to park on Zion Parkway that is west of the race course.

Also, here is more information for Saturday's race.  Please read through, especially the parts on Spectator Parking: https://storage.googleapis.com/anet_user_files/meet/xc/277605/2026_Griak_Team_Packet.pdf

Thanks,
Denny

Thursday:
3:30 - B & G MS/C Race
3:50 - JV Boys
4:20 - JV Girls

Saturday:

9:00 - Boys
9:45 - Girls

St Francis Invite @ Ponds Golf Course, September 17, 2026
Girls	Boys
JV	JV
Genavive Kostuck	Eli Post
Ellie Sadler	Mohamed Mustafa
	Max Kirkpatrick
Middle School Race(2.5K)	Zach Reiland
Ruth Hutton	Will Gable
Zoe Felller	Avalyn Nagan
Vera Lee	Alvin Nguyen
Leah Kirkpatrick
	Middle School Race(2.5K)
	Mason Pflugshaupt
	Brecken Jayasekera
	Yoltzin-Micael Rincon
Roy Griak Invite @ Fort Snelling Golf Course, September 19, 2026
Varsity	Varsity
Ruby Demmer	Nixon Glenn
Mackenzie Reiland	John Vandagriff
Faith Kue	Josey Jacobs
Alexa Sabatke	Tate Burnett
Emmy Fuller	Cullen Jayasekera
	Ben Moline
	Truman Smith
	Kaiden Castillo
	Vince Congdon
	Xavier Pantoja

Twin Cities Marathon Water Stop

We will be working at a water stop for the Twin Cities Marathon on Sunday, October 4th as a fundraiser for the team.  We are needing at least 15 people to volunteer and help this year. If you would like to help, please read through the information and go to the link below to fill out the registration form.  Also, if there are any questions, please note that Cullen will be a point person and you can contact him or myself if there are any questions.  

Thanks

Denny

We’ll start sending volunteer instructions on Monday, September 28, so please ensure everyone is registered by Sunday, September 27 at the latest. If people register after Monday, we’ll send volunteer instructions on a rolling basis as soon as possible.

 

Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Weekend Volunteer Registration Website (https://twincitiesinmotion.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=115740&job_name=fluid%20station%203%20(mile%207)&job_password=FLUID326)

 

Fluid Station 3 (Mile 7)

Date: Sunday, October 4

Time: 6:45am - 10:35am

Location: E. Lake Harriet Pkwy. near parking bays by Rose Gardens (between Roseway Rd. and 42nd St. W.)

Volunteer Details: Assist with Fluid Station setup. Service runners as a water and/or Nuun Mixer, Pourer or Holder. A select number of individuals will also assist with Pro Fluids, if applicable. Assist with Fluid Station clean up. Assist with other duties as assigned by Fluid Station captain.

 

Lastly, please have everyone include your group name, so we can keep track of who’s registered by following the steps outlined below.

 

Are volunteering with a group?
Yes, I am volunteering with a group

 

What is the group’s name?

Enter Group Name: Coon Rapids Cross Country

Week of Sep 14: St Francis/Griak Invites

Below is the information for both Thursday's St Francis Invite at the Ponds Golf Course and Saturday's Roy Griak Invite at the Fort Snelling Golf Course in St Paul. For Thursday, there is only one race for the Middle School runners at 3:30, Boys JV is at 3:50 and Girls JV is at 4:20.  For Saturday, we are in the Maroon Division for both the boys and the girls races.  Start times are 9:00am for boys and 9:45am for girls.  Please note that at both races, pets are Not allowed.

One other item of note, the Girls team will be wearing Pink uniform tops for both days and the Boys will be wearing Black tops with their Red Shorts.

Lastly, for the Varsity that will be running on Saturday, we would like for them to come with on Thursday for support and to get their workouts in at the JV meet location. If they are not able to come with, we would like to be notified so we can let them know their workouts.  With Saturday, we would like those that raced on Thursday to come with as well so they can see and experience the atmosphere and races.  There will be races throughout most of the day, with close to 200 high school teams competing in 4 races.  We won't stay all day, but if you would like to stick around and watch the rest, it's a good day of racing! (There are also college races on Friday morning)

Any questions, please let me know,

Thanks
Denny

St Francis Invitational: Bus leaves at 1:45

The Ponds Golf Course: 2881 229th Ave NW, St. Francis, 55070. Take Hwy 10 West to Round Lake Blvd and go North to St Francis (will change to Lake George Blvd north of CR 22).   Take a right at the round-a-bout for CR 24 and the golf course parking lot will be on the left side of the road just shy of a 1/2 mile.

Spectator parking: There is limited parking available in The Ponds parking lot on the north side of the road. If you park in the parking lot on the north side of the road please use the tunnel to get to the other side. NO PARKING ALONG THE ROAD (229th/Bridge Street in front of the golf course) or on the south side of the road. Handicap parking is available in the little lot on the south side of the road near the restrooms and where the buses are to drop off. 

***PLEASE USE THE TUNNEL TO GET TO THE MEET LOCATION WHICH IS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ROAD. The tunnel is located to the east of the clubhouse. There will be signs directing you to the tunnel from the parking lot. ATHLETES, SPECTATORS, AND COACHES ARE NOT TO CROSS THE ROAD AS IT IS BUSY. PLEASE USE THE TUNNEL! 

(If I can get links to the maps I will post those as well)

Roy Griak Invitational (Fort Snelling Golf Course):  Bus leaves at 7:00

5701 Leavenworth Ave, St Paul, MN 55111.  Take Highway 10 east to Hwy 610 to south Hwy 252.  Continue south onto I 94 and then exit at I 35W South and then go east on MN Hwy 62. Go about 4.5 miles and exit onto exit 116A and then turn left onto Airport Service Rd, a right Bloomington  Rd, a left onto Minnehaha Ave, a right onto Taylor Ave, and then a right onto Leavenworth Ave.  (These directions will change depending on where general public parking will be located).

The University will be charging $12.50 entry fee for adults and $10.50 for students/youth/seniors (62 & above). Kids age 3 & under are free. (Credit card Only)

Please click on this link for more spectator information: Griak Spectator Information

Bauman/Rovn Invitational Meet Info

Below is the team roster for Thursday's Bauman/Rovn Invite as well as the start times for each race and Directions.  Please note that parking is tight, so please give yourself plenty of time to get there before the races start, but also consider car pooling if possible.

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

Bauman/Rovn Invitational: 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.  

Bus Leaves @ 1:45

JV Boys @ 4:00, Girls @ 4:30

Varsity Boys @ 5:10, Girls @ 5:35

MS (1.8K) Boys @ 6:05, Girls @ 6:30

Live Results will be found on Wayzata Results

NO DOGS ALLOWED AT GALE WOODS FARMS.

Bauman Rovn Invite @ Gail Woods, September 10, 2026
Girls	Boys
Varsity	Varsity
Ruby Demmer	Nixon Glenn
Mackenzie Reiland	Josey Jacobs
Alexa Sabatke	John Vandagriff
Emmy Fuller	Tate Burnett
Faith Kue	Cullen Jayasekera
JV	JV
Genavive Kostuck	Ben Moline
Ellie Sadler	Truman Smith
	Kaiden Castillo
Junior High Race (1.8 Miles)	Eli Post
Vera Lee	Vince Congdon
Ruth Hutton	Max Kirkpatrick
Zoe Felller	Zach Reiland
Leah Kirkpatrick	Will Gable
	Alvin Nguyen
	Xavier Pantoja
	Avalyn Nagan
	Mohamed Mustafa
	Junior High Race (1.8 Miles)
	Brecken Jayasekera
	Mason Pflugshaupt

Week of Sep 7

Good Evening and Happy Labor Day Weekend! Hope everyone is enjoying the day!!  Here is some information for the upcoming week as we start back to school.

Practice Monday will be at 6:00pm on the West end of the Tennis Court Parking Lot.  Then, starting Tuesday we will be on our school schedule for practices, where for those at the high school, we will meet at the weight room at 2:25, unless otherwise stated, and then everyone will meet at 3:10 on the West end of the Tennis Court Lot, giving the Middle School runners time after school to get ready.  Expect practices to last until about 5:00 every day we have practice.

Thursday this week, September 10th, is our next meet, the Bauman/Rovn Invite at Gail Woods in Minnetrista.  Directions to the course are below, but know that they are always posted in the Parent Handbook on the right side of the blog.  Bus time is 1:45, with the HS runners getting out at 1:25 and MS runners at 1:20 (I submit names for everyone to get them excused). Once I get the time schedule, I will get that out to everyone.  In the past, the first race starts at 4:00 and the last one at 6:30, so expect this to be a later evening for getting home.  Runners are allowed to go home with parents, but we need notification from a parent prior to the meet and we would like for the runners to stay until their teammates have completed their races.

If there are any questions, please let me know,

Thanks

Denny

Bauman/Rovn Invitational: 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.

District 11 Meet Results

Our Individual Results and the Overall Meet Results are now posted on the right side of the blog.  Two of the Boy's times did not make it into the Overall Results, but I am working on getting those fixed.

A positive step to start the season however.  Congrats to Ruby for taking 3rd overall in the girls race!  Temps were rising and got warmer as the day went on.  It wasn't a perfect day, and was actually rough for some of the runners, but it is something of a starting point for everyone and one that we can all build off of as we head into next week and the rest of the season.

Friday's practice will be at 8:00am at the High School.  This is the annual Donut Run, so if the runners want a donut, they will need to bring money with, as they will run to a local Donut Shop.  We are going to also have the Captains in charge of this workout, giving the team a break from us Coaches!! :)

Monday's practice will be at 6:00pm at the High School to allow those that may be out of town the chance to not have to rush back.

Starting Tuesday, practice for the season will be at 3:10pm on the West End of the Tennis Courts, unless otherwise stated.  However, for only those that are at the High School, we will be weight training after school at 2:25, so please meet at the Weight Room.

Thanks to everyone that came out and supported the runners this morning!! 

Denny

Meet/Schedule Changes

As mentioned recently, the Waconia Invite was moved to Thursday, Sep 24, and with this move we canceled the Chisago Lakes Invite.  Since then I have been able to add a meet for the MS/JV runners on Thursday, Sep 17, the St Francis Invite.  These two changes are updated on the Schedule on the blog.  Also, I received information on the Section 7AAA Meet and they changed us to the morning session, with the first race now starting at 11:30am.  This change is also shown on our schedule.

Sorry for all of the changes,

Thanks,
Denny