Pictures

Here is a link to some pictures take by one of our parents plus the password as well.  If there is anyone else with pictures they would like to share, let me know and I'll add them to this post as well.
CR CC Pics
Password is 2018

Thanks,
Denny

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 ?

Mustang and Griak Invites

Our individual results from this weekends races are now posted on the right side of the blog.  Overall meet results for Friday's Mustang Invite can be found by clicking on RaceberryJam at the top of the blog and you can find Saturday's Roy Griak Invite results at the following link: Roy Griak Results

On an overall, the weekend was a big positive even with the events of Homecoming being a part of our week.  With the Griak Invite, we had one of our better all around performances in a number of years with the boys finishing in 13th out of 53 teams and the girls finishing 37th out of 49 teams. It's always a tough day with the number of runners and teams as well as the fans and the more challenging course, but all of our runners showed their best effort which resulted in our improvements

With the Mustang Invite, despite a completely confusing course and myself telling one of our girls to go the wrong way (Ugh) and a race official telling another of our girls to go the wrong way, there were 20 All Time PR's and additional 9 Season PR's of the 31 that ran. 

There is a busy week ahead as we get back into our usual practice routine with Thursday races, but having to put a Saturday workout in since the Conference Meet the next week was moved to a Wednesday, thus making it where we lose a day of training that week since we cannot practice on Sunday.  Saturday's practice will be at 9:00am at the CR Dam.

Thanks and any questions, let me know,
Denny

Griak Uniforms

Sorry for the last second notification on this, but the runners decided this last night. But both will be wearing alternative uniforms today at The Griak. The boys will be in all black with a red and white CR on the chest, while the girls will be in white tips with Red and Black Coon Rapids written on the chest, but they will wear their normal shorts.

Thanks
Denny

Mustang Invite/Roy Griak Invite Information and Line Ups

Below is the information for this weeks meets, Friday's JV meet in Mounds View, and Saturday's Varsity meet at the U of M.  Also, here is a link to the roster for the races and who will be in which race: Mustang/Griak Roster
If you have any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

For those that are running on Saturday, they will not be racing the Mustang Invite, but those that are running on Friday are invited to come on Saturday to watch and support at the Griak Invite.  The bus on Saturday will be leaving at 11:30.  The Varsity Boys will be coming with on Friday to run the game ball from Spring Lake Park High School for Friday nights Homecoming game.

Mustang Invite:

Mustang Invite (Chippewa Middle School): 5000 Hodgson Rd.  Take US Hwy 10 East to I35W South, then merge back onto US Hwy 10.  Take a left onto Hwy 96 and follow to Hodgson Rd.  Take a left onto Hodgson Rd and school will be on right about a mile up the road.

SPECTATOR Parking -  Chippewa Middle School will be off limits until after 3PM.

·       Hope Christian Church -- Teams and families can also park across the street west from the school and cross the street at the intersection with control lights in the designated walk lanes.

3:20pm    JH/MS Grade Race- Girls       Team and Open Boys Race  2,000 meters

3:40pm    JH/MS Grade Race - Boys      Team and Open Girls Race  2,000 meters 
3:55pm    Gold Race- Girls                    Boys Team Race 3,200 meters

4:25pm    Gold Race- Boys                   Girls Team Race 3,200 meters   

4:50pm    Green Race- Girls                  Open Junior Varsity Girls Race   3,200 meters
5:20pm    Green Race- Boys                  Open Junior Varsity Boys Race   3,200 meters   

6:00pm    Awards

Griak Invite:

Roy Griak Invitational: U of M Golf Course. Take 35W South to Cleveland Avenue South to West Larpenteur. Turn right and follow for a ½ mile on Larpenteur and you will see the Driving Range and Golf Course on the right.

Here is a link for more information , but the main items that parents/spectators need are listed below: Roy Griak Information

Admission Fee	The University will be charging $10 entry fee for adults and $8 for students/youth/seniors (62 & above).  Kids age 2 & under are free. The official Griak Invitational program can be purchased for $2.
Spectator Parking	S101 (on the corner of Cleveland and Commonwealth) and the Gortner Ave. Ramp.  Shuttles will transport to the golf course.  Park at your own risk on the city streets.

	2:45 p.m.	Lefty Wright High School Boys' Maroon Competition
	3:35 p.m.	High School Girls' Maroon Competition
	3:45 p.m.	Boys' High School Maroon Awards
	4:20 p.m.	Girls' High School Maroon Awards

Mega Meet Results

Our individual results are now posted on the right side of the blog.  A much better overall day for the runners as the weather was wonderful and times were starting to show the work that they have been putting in.  We had 38 of the 48 the ran yesterday have either a Season Personal Record or an all-time Personal Record, and knowing that the course was a little soft in a few places because of the wet soil and the number of people that were running on the course, that is a big positive step forward for us! 

But, we all got to experience why it is a Mega Meet with the number of teams and individuals that were there competing.  It is the largest High School Cross Country Meet in the World and it is always a fun day of racing when we get a chance to get up there! 

Thanks to all of the parents that were there supporting!  Not always easy to hear you cheering when there are so many people there cheering and music playing, but it does help and it is nice to be able to see you out there!

Next up is the Mustang Invite on Friday for the JV runners and the Roy Griak Invite on Saturday for the Varsity.  These team line ups will be posted some time tomorrow to help you plan

Any questions, let me know,
Thanks,
Denny

Milaca Mega Meet

Below is our roster for tomorrows Milaca Mega Meet as well as a link to the Meet information.  This is the biggest meet in the country, so there will be a lot of people there to watch, so please make sure you go through all of the spectator information, especially the part under Drivers and then Parking, and give yourself plenty of time to get to the race course to watch your runner.  Our bus will be leaving at 7:30, and we will be getting home around 4:30.
Any questions, please let me know
Thanks,
Denny

Meet Information: Milaca Mega Meet

Milaca Mega Meet
Saturday, September 22nd, 2018
Bus Leaves at 7:30am from Front of High School
Varsity(Top 7)/JV/10th/9th – 5K, 7/8th - 3.2K
Girls
9th Grade - 11:15		Varsity – 12:45		JV – 2:15
Akala Lowe		Sarah Eichstadt		Areya Chanthavilay
Lilah Gilyard		Ilsa Hoaglund		Addie Hoseck
Jordyn Campbell		Rebekah Weimholt		Julia Beck
Halle Lenz		Abby Ellenbecker		Maggie Granados-Sanchez
Kathryn Carda		Erika Jenkins		Sydney Vossen
Krista Eckert		Zoe Hoaglund
		Courtney Killian
Boys
8th Grade - 10:00		Varsity – 1:30		JV – 2:00
Nolan Hazelwood		Reed Smith		Michael Smith
		Noah Christiansen		Caleb Chesser
9th Grade - 11:00		Andre Kemboi		John Przybilla
Peyton Martinek		Nick Jorgenson		Aiden Powley
Josh Thoen		Logan Rotzien		Nico Tweedy
Ryan Powley		Isaac Johnson		Ricky Petroff
Tyler Schultze		Aaron Johnson		Dennis Long
Alec Mochinski				Kobe Tran
Caine Novak				Marshall Milless
Garrett Rotzien				Jennings Jurmu
Tyler Stephens				Jiahong Sun
Joey Dunn				Cole Cederstrand
Eli Christiansen				Lucas Phillips
Ben Jorgenson				Matthew Padiken
Alex Beck				Nate O'Neill Levi Taylor

No Monday Practice

After talking it over with the coaches, we have decided to give the runners tomorrow, Monday, off, so no practice!  With a long week of heat behind us and with having a meet on Saturday again, we felt it would be in the best interest of everyone to get another day off.  So, go home after school, stay hydrated, get healthy, and stay on top of your school work!>
Any questions, let me know,
Thanks,
Denny

Lakeville Apple Jack Invite Results

Results for today's meet are now posted on the right side of the blog with the overall meet results posted here: Lakeville Apple Jack Invite

As for the meet, well, it was a hot one to say the least!  Personal and Season bests were at a premium, with those in the C Race having the best opportunities to run at their best, which really showed where we are at as a team.  We talked with our Varsity and JV runners to be smart and safe and not concern themselves with pushing really hard and if they didn't feel at their best because of the heat to back down or pull themselves out.

But, as mentioned, the C Race runners showed a great performance with the Girls finishing in 5th out of 10 teams lead by Lilah G, Akala L, and Eliana C finishing 4 seconds apart and placing 19th, 20th, and 21st.  The Boys team finished an impressive 2nd out of 13 teams, lead by the 2nd place finish of Peyton M, 5th place of Josh T, and the 7th place finish of Ryan P!

With the Varsity and JV runners we are proud of how smart they ran and put more emphasis on being safe and being able to race another day.  We didn't finish in the team places we would have liked going into this meet, nor had the times that they would have aimed for, but the heat was taking its toll on everyone and to be able to come out of this day healthy is the most important part!

Next up will be the Milaca Mega Meet next Saturday, which could be 25 degrees cooler!!! YESSS! lol!

Thanks for all of the support from the parents that were there today and also a big thanks to many of  our Boys from the C Race that helped with the wet cold towels and getting them to all of our runners as they finished!! It's great to see the care for our team and make sure all are able to feel better when they finish!

Thanks,
Denny

Cardinal Mile

We as a team have decided that we will not be doing the Cardinal Mile this year as a part of the Homecoming Parade.  We will still be a part of the parade, creating a float and being in the parade this year, but just want to go back and have a little fun as we are a part of the parade, and bring back the Homecoming Parade Float Trophy to the Cross Country Team!
If you have any questions, let me know,
Thanks,
Denny

Lakeville Invite

Here is a web page for all of the information for tomorrow's Lakeville North Apple Jack Invite as well as directions to get there:
Lakeville North Apple Jack Invite
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Thanks
Denny

Lakeville Invite (Arnoson Park): Highway 10 east to Hwy 610. Merge onto Hwy 252 and continue south to I 94.  Take I 94 south to I 35W South and proceed on I 35W to the merge for I 35.  Exit at CR 5/50 (Exit 85) and go east on CR 50 for about 4.5 miles.  Park will be on the right.

Lakeville Apple Jack Invite

Here is the information for the Lakeville Apple Jack Invite on Saturday.  The bus will be leaving at 8:00am and the awards are supposed to be at 2:00pm.  If you have any questions, please let me know.
Thanks,
Denny

Lakeville Invite (Arnoson Park): Highway 10 east to Hwy 610. Merge onto Hwy 252 and continue south to I 94.  Take I 94 south to I 35W South and proceed on I 35W to the merge for I 35.  Exit at CR 5/50 (Exit 85) and go east on CR 50 for about 4.5 miles.  Park will be on the right.

Lakeville North Apple Jack Invite
Saturday, September 15th, 2018
Bus Leaves at 8:00am from Front of High School
Varsity/JV – 5K, C Race 3.2K
Boys
C Race - 10:30		Varsity – 12:00		JV – 1:00
Peyton Martinek		Reed Smith		Michael Smith
Josh Thoen		Noah Christiansen		Caleb Chesser
Ryan Powley		Andre Kemboi		John Przybilla
Tyler Schultze		Nick Jorgenson		Aiden Powley
Alec Mochinski		Nate O'Neill		Nico Tweedy
Caine Novak		Isaac Johnson		Ricky Petroff
Garrett Rotzien		Logan Rotzien		Dennis Long
Tyler Stephens		Levi Taylor		Kobe Tran
Nolan Hazelwood		Aaron Johnson		Marshall Milless
Joey Dunn				Jennings Jurmu
Eli Christiansen				Jiahong Sun
Ben Jorgenson				Cole Cederstrand
Nico Cocchiarella				Lucas Phillips
Matthew Padiken
Alex Beck
Girls
C Race - 10:00		JV – 11:20		Varsity – 12:30
Akala Lowe		Areya Chanthavilay		Sarah Eichstadt
Lilah Gilyard		Addie Hoseck		Ilsa Hoaglund
Eliana Cocchiarella		Tara Treml		Rebekah Weimholt
Jordyn Campbell				Abby Ellenbecker
Julia Beck				Erika Jenkins
Halle Lenz				Zoe Hoaglund
Kathryn Carda				Courtney Killian
Krista Eckert				Sydney Vossen
Julie Hedlund?
Abby Ness?

Bauman/Rovn Results

Our individual results are now posted on the right side of the blog.  Overall meet results can be found on the Gopher State Events link on the top of the blog.  They did have a few technical glitches with the time, so some of the times may be off a little.  On the way home, the Girls Varsity times were all 5 seconds off.

On an overall, there were many positives on the day.  Team results don't show the improvements that so many of our runners had, but to be on a harder course this week, there were many that ran faster this week, and still many PRs for their efforts.  In the Middle School/Junior High race, 13 of our 17 runners ran faster than they did two weeks ago and with those that ran 5K today, there were 18 runners that ran a season or all time PR!

Thanks to all of the parents and family members that came out today!  If you are planning to order a Super Fan shirt, which will help spot Coon Rapids fans at the meets, please remember that the orders need to be in by next Wednesday, Sep 12. 

Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

Bauman/Rovn Meet Info and Rosters

Below are directions as well as times and who will be running in which race for Thursday's Bauman/Rovn meet at Gail Woods Park on the west side of Lake Minnetonka.  Parking can be an issue, so please give yourself plenty of time to make it to watch your runner.
If you have any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

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.

Bauman-Rovn Invite
Thursday, September 6th, 2018
Bus Leaves at 2:00pm from Front of High School
Varsity/JV – 5K, Middle School/Junior High 3.2K
Boys
JV – 4:00		MS/JH– 5:10		Varsity – 5:50
Cole Cederstrand		Eli Christiansen		Nick Jorgenson
Caleb Chesser		Ben Jorgenson		Andre Kemboi
Noah Christiansen		Alec Mochinski		Peyton Martinek
Aaron Johnson		Caine Novak		Nate O'Neill
Isaac Johnson		Matthew Padiken		Logan Rotzien
Jennings Jurmu		Ricky Petroff		Reed Smith
Dennis Long		Ryan Powley		Levi Taylor
Marshall Milless		Garrett Rotzien
Aiden Powley		Tyler Schultze
John Przybilla		Tyler Stephens
Michael Smith		Nico Cocchiarella
Jiahong Sun		Nolan Hazelwood
Josh Thoen
Kobe Tran
Nico Tweedy
Girls
JV – 4:30		MS/JH– 5:15		Varsity – 6:20
Areya Chanthavilay		Jordyn Campbell		Sarah Eichstadt
Addie Hoseck		Kathryn Carda		Abby Ellenbecker
Akayla Lowe		Krista Eckert		Ilsa Hoaglund
Abby Ness		Julie Hedlund		Zoe Hoaglund
Sydeny Vossen		Halle Lenz		Erika Jenkins
		Tara Treml		Courtney Killian
		Eliana Cocchiarella		Rebekah Weimholt

Monday and Weather

We are paying attention to the rain/storms that may be coming our way later this evening.  At this moment, we are going to move forward with our plans to practice at 6:30, meeting at the soccer complex by Epiphany.  It currently looks like it may just be a little rain at some point during the practice, but with tomorrow looking more like an all day rain/storm, thus having to do something indoors, we want to try to get this workout in for sure.  If there are any changes, I will let you know as soon as I can.
Thanks and any questions, please let me know,
Denny

Super Fan T-Shirts

Here is a link to something we want to do this year for our fans.  We will introduce it to the runners on Monday and Tuesday at practices, but we would like to have fan shirts this year.  The link is an order form that you can print off and return to me by September 12th.  You can put the name of who you are supporting or your last name as well.  If you have any questions about this, please let me know.

Update: For those that are wanting to buy a Super Fan shirt for a size that is bigger than what is listed, Add a dollar for every size it goes up starting at a 2xl would be +$2, 3xl would be +$3, and so on 
Thanks
Denny

Super Fan T-Shirt Order Form

Thursday's Results

Our individual results are now posted on the right side of the blog.  Once we have a few more meets in us I'll also update the Season Bests.

On an overall, there were many solid performances and PR's (personal records).  We were missing a couple of our top boys and one of our top girls had to stop, but we are a young team and a lot of the runners are still trying to find who they are and how they need to race.  But, they all held their own and raced all the way through the line, and that is big thing we are looking for at the beginning of the season.  Now that we have a 5K race completed, we can start to look at what we need to work on the most and if there are any changes we have to make. 

Next meet will be on Thursday, Sep. 6 at Gail Woods Farm near Minnetrista.  This will be a bigger meet, with some of the better teams in the metro and state participating on a course that is more challenging.  Right now, temps look like they will be better than they were when we raced there last year, so we are hoping it can give us a better picture of how we are progressing.

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

District 11 (ABC) Results

The overall meet results for today's District 11 (ABC) Meet at Anoka can be found at Gopher State Events and can be accessed by clicking on the link on the top of the blog page.  Once on their page, click on Results, School Events and then Cross Country.  Once through that, select the ABC Early Bird meet.  To change between the Boys and the Girls results, you will need to select the Race on the right side.
I'll have our individual results as well as information on the meet itself later today when I am able to enter all of the results.
Thanks
Denny

Update for Thursday's Race Times

There has been another change for Thursday's race.  The Boy's will be going at 8:30am and the Girl's will now be at 9:10ish.

Sorry for any issues.
Thanks

Denny

Practices the Week of Aug 27

Here is the rough time schedule for the practices this week.  Any questions, please let me know.

Monday - 3:15 @ CRHS
Tuesday - 3:00 @ CRHS
Wednesday - 3:00 @ CRHS
Thursday - District 11 Meet @ Anoka High School, bus leaves at 7:15, first race at 8:00
Friday - 8:00am @CRHS
Monday, Sep. 3 - 6:30pm @ Soccer Complex (by Epiphany)

Also, thank you to the parents that came with and helped out at camp this weekend, especially with cooking of dinners and transporting the runners when there was inclement weather, Vicki, Traci, Dan, Mark and Rick, and to the Chesser's, O'Neill's, and Jenkins' families for donating your time to help drive the runners to and from camp!  Without your time and help, camp doesn't happen!

Thanks,
Denny

Pasta Party Schedule

I have put the Pasta Party Schedule on the blog under Schedule. Please look on the right side of the blog and if you would have any interest, please let me know and I will put you on the list.  If you have questions on how to put one together, also let me know and I can direct you to a parent that has had one in the past.  Lastly, if you would like to have one, but would like to host it at the high school in the cafeteria, which is an option, let me know the date you'd be interested in and I will see if I can set it up with the school.
Any questions, please let me know.
Thanks
Denny

Cardinal Cup Results

Results for tonight's Cardinal Cup Time Trial are now posted on the right side of the blog under Results!
Great Job to all of the runners and Congrats to those that were on the Red teams for both the Boy's and the Girl's!

Thanks for all of you support tonight as well!

Thanks,
Denny

Cardinal Cup Time Trial Tomorrow

Reminder that the Team Time Trial, The Cardinal Cup, is Tomorrow, Thursday, at Riverview Park, across the street from the National Little League fields on 2420 105th Avenue.  Runners should be there by 5:15, with the Parent Meeting being at 5:45 and the time trial starting at 6:00.
The runners will be on separate teams, which they Know about already and will wear either Red, White, or Black depending on the team they will be on.  It makes it a little more fun and competitive this way.
If you have any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

Tuesday Reminder, Wednesday Change

This is just a reminder that there will not be a practice tonight, Tuesday.

Also, there is a change in the location for tomorrow, Wednesday's, practice.  We will now be at the high school due to uniform and lock/locker sign outs.  The boys will get their uniforms shortly after practice and the girls will get theirs around 10:30.

Any questions, let me know.

Thanks,
Denny

Running Camp Info

Below is some more detailed information about camp.  If you are still wanting to come with, please let me know.  Also, if there are any parents that would still like to come with us as well, we would love to have you with.  However, we currently will still need another 2-3 drivers to help get the kids there, depending on the size of the vehicle.  If you would like to help, please let me know as well.
Thanks!

Running Camp Information Aug. 24-26

Running camp is a week away and we felt we should inform everyone that is going some of the items to look for and bring for the three days of running.

We will be heading to William O’Brien State Park near Marine on St. Croix, on Friday, August 24 around 11:00am and it will be a cost of $10. 

  The drive will be around 1 hour, depending on traffic.  Cell phone coverage should be decent out there.

Some items that should be brought with include:

-         A towel, bathroom items

-         Sleeping Bag/Pillow

-         Tent (We will share tents, this will need to be set up soon so we know who is to bring one)

-         Bug Spray, Sun Screen

-         Stuff for swimming

-         A pair of warm up pants or jeans for at night

-         A sweatshirt or jacket

-         Clothes to run in, including shoes. 

-         For food, dinner will be covered. 

-         The runners should bring items for breakfast, lunch and snacking as well as beverages (to cut down on garbage, think of bringing a water bottle and mix packets, not cases of bottles) for all meals. 

-         Other items that can be taken with include games, music, and a water bottle or two. 

-         Please remind your athlete that we are only going for 2 nights, 3 days, so a ton of stuff is not needed, think about sharing coolers with other runners.

We will be leaving camp around 12:00 on Sunday the 26^th and should be arriving back at the high school around 1:00.

Any questions, let me know  Thanks, Denny