Uniform Turn In

Good Morning,
We will be doing our end of season uniform turn in on Monday, Nov. 4th after school.  Please make sure that all uniforms are clean and Boy's make sure they have their team bag as well.  If there are any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

2019 Banquet Information

2019 Cross Country Running Banquet

The season is coming to an end it is time to look back on the accomplishments of the 2019 edition of the Coon Rapids Boys and Girls Cross Country teams. 

This year, our banquet will be on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 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: Salads

8 Juniors: Beverages

14 Sophomores: Entrees

9 Freshmen & Under:  Desserts

Please note that there are 41 members of the team, 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.

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

Section 5AA Results

Congratulations to all of the runners today as we had our best overall meet of the season at the Section 5AA Meet.  As our season came to an end, we as coaches are proud to see the work put in during the season come to a high point.  Of the 36 runners that finished today, 20 of them ran all time Personal Records while another 11 ran Seasonal Records for themselves!!

The Boy's Varsity led the way for the program as they finished in a solid 4th place overall with Noah Christiansen, 23rd as the first Cardinal to finish.  Our top 5 boys finished 31 seconds apart and all 7 Varsity boys finished under 18 minutes for the 2nd year in a row.  The Boy's JV had a solid race finishing in 10th place overall led by Aaron Casey who was 37th out of 446 runners!!  The Girl's Varsity continued to fight and improve and moved up to 13th as a team with Ilsa Hoaglund leading the way running an all time best time and finishing in 46th place.  The Girls JV got the honor to be the last race on the season for the Cardinals and with all 3 girls running season PR's to help end the season on a high note!  Congrats to all of the runners on a positive season!

Thanks for all of the support from everyone today and on the season!
Denny

Section Info and Line Up

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. 2nd.

Section Information - PLEASE READ

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.

Here is the line up for Thursday's Section 5AA Meet.  Also, we are needing one person (or two to split the races) to help with crowd control during the race.  We would like to have one for the Girls race, and one for the Boys race, but if we only have one that will be fine as well.  Let me know if you would like to help.
Thanks
Denny

Section 5AA Meet
Thursday, Oct 24th, 2019
Bus Leaves at 1:45pm from Front of High School
Varsity/JV - 5K
Girls
Varsity - 3:15		JV - 5:05
Ilsa Hoaglund		Tara Treml
Sarah Eichstadt		Kendall Martinek
Zoe Hoaglund		Keria Dickens
Eliana Cocciarella		?Julie Hedlund
Akala Lowe
Rebekah Weimholt
Sydeny Vossen
Boys
Varsity - 3:55		JV - 4:30
Noah Christiansen		AJ Powley
Andre Kemboi		Nico Tweedy
Reed Smith		Ben Hesli
Michael Smith		Caine Novak
Josh Thoen		Dennis Long
Peyton Martinek		Colin McCullough
Isaac Johnson		Alec Mochinski
		Caleb Chesser
		Tyler Stephens
		Mark Danek
		Ricky Petroff
		Florentin Julien
		Eli Christiansen
		Alex Beck
		Ben Jorgenson
		Jennings Jurmu
		Nolan Hazelwood
		Nico Cocciarella
		Jiahong Sun
		Ryan Powley
		Aaron Casey
		Joey Dunn

ABC 3K and Practice for MEA

Here are the start times for tomorrow’s 3K at Greenhaven Golf Course in Anoka:
Girls at 4:00
Boys at 4:20ish
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 to work on things for next week.

Also, here are the times and locations for practices for the rest of the week since we do not have school on Thursday and Friday.

Thursday: Bus leaves the high school at 9:00, heading to Anoka High School for workout. We will not be doing the JK5K this year, just a workout.

Friday: 10:00am at the high school

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

ABC 3K Date Change

I was notified that the ABC 3K was moved to Wednesday next week, Oct 16, but we will still be at Greenhaven Golf Course in Anoka. Stephens/Mochinski’s, you can keep the pasta party on Monday or if you want and are able to you can move it to Tuesday.
Any questions, please let me know.
Thanks
Denny

Conference Results

Congratulations to Noah Christiansen, Michael Smith, and Andre Kemboi for earning All-Conference Honors yesterday at the Northwest Suburban Conference Meet.  Peyton Martinek and Reed Smith both earned Honorable Mention as the top 5 boys on the team finished within 22 seconds of each other and helped the team finish in 3rd place in the 14 team meet!  Sarah Eichstadt was the top member of the Girls team finishing in 51st as all of the runners dealt with wet and muddy conditions throughout the race.  Great job to all of the runners!!  Our Individual and the Overall results are now posted on the right side of the blog.  Thank you to all that came out and supported the team in another wet weather day!!
Thanks,
Denny

Course Location

There was discussion yesterday of changing the location of tomorrow's (Thursday's) Conference Meet, but we were informed this morning that we will still have the NWSC Meet at the Elk River Country Club.

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

NWSC Meet

Here is the time schedule and line up for Thursday'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 Girls Varsity
3:55 Boys Varsity
4:35 Girls JV
5:15 Boys JV
6:00 Awards

Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

NWSC Meet
Thursday, Oct 10th, 2019
Bus Leaves at 1:00pm from Front of High School
Varsity/JV - 5K
Girls
Varsity - 3:15		JV - 4:35
Ilsa Hoaglund		Tara Treml
Sarah Eichstadt		Kendall Martinek
Zoe Hoaglund		Keria Dickens
Eliana Cocciarella		?Julie Hedlund
Akala Lowe
Rebekah Weimholt
Sydeny Vossen
Boys
Varsity - 3:55		JV - 5:15
Noah Christiansen		AJ Powley
Andre Kemboi		Nico Tweedy
Reed Smith		Ben Hesli
Michael Smith		Caine Novak
Josh Thoen		Dennis Long
Peyton Martinek		Colin McCullough
Isaac Johnson		Alec Mochinski
Ryan Powley		Caleb Chesser
Aaron Casey		Tyler Stephens
Joey Dunn		Mark Danek
		Ricky Petroff
		Florentin Julien
		Eli Christiansen
		Alex Beck
		Ben Jorgenson
		Jennings Jurmu
		Nolan Hazelwood
		Nico Cocciarella
		Jiahong Sun

Monday Practice

Just a heads up that we will be practicing on Monday at the CR Dam. We will be making sure everyone has rides by 3:10 and then heading over, with us planning to be done before 5:00.
Thanks and any questions, let me know,
Denny

Thundering Royal Elk Results

Our individual results and a link to the overall results are now posted on the right side of the blog.

Today was a big overall step forward for the team and many of the individuals.  The Boys team for both the Varsity and the JV teams finished in 4th place with our top 5 Varsity Boys all finishing within 35 seconds of each other, all under 18 mins for the first time this season, led by Noah Christiansen in 18th place.  Aaron Casey (10th) and Ryan Powley (15th) led the way for the JV as the depth of the Boys team starts to really grow. Nolan Hazelwood was our fastest in the middle school finishing in 20th place

The Girls team also had its best meet of the season and showed a lot of overall improvement with the top 3 Girls all running season PR's and finishing 22 seconds apart, led by Ilsa Hoaglund.  Kendall Martinek (8th) and Keria Dickens (15th) were the highest placing individuals on the day as they competed in the middle school race.

Great job by all today, still room for improvement, but we saw a different mentality in the team within their races and they were really fighting to do the best they could today, and it was fun to watch!!

Tomorrow, Friday, will be picture day at the CR Dam for our practice.  We will be meeting at the Dam for our practice in which we will take our team and individual pictures first (please bring uniforms), and then we will do our workout.

Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks,
Denny

Venue Change

Due to the amount of rain that we have received in the past couple of days, the venue for tomorrow's meet has been changed.  We were at Fox Hollow Golf Course but we are now going to be at Prairie Park in Otsego.

Here is the Address for Prairie Park: 

13355 90th St NE, Otsego, MN 55330 

For getting to the park, go to Elk River on Hwy 10 West, exit and take Hwy 101.  You will then exit onto County Road 39 and go west to Nashua Ave NE and take a left and the park will be on your right a short distance after you get onto Nashua. (Not sure what parking is going to be like)

As of right now, everything else will be the same.

If there are 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

Meet 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, Oct 3rd, 2019
Bus Leaves at 2:00pm from Front of High School
Varsity/JV - 5K, Middle School 2.5K
Girls
Varsity - 5:45		JV - 4:50
Ilsa Hoaglund		Tara Treml
Sarah Eichstadt		? Julie Hedlund
Zoe Hoaglund
Eliana Cocciarella
Akala Lowe
Rebekah Weimholt
Sydeny Vossen
Middle School - 4:00
Kendall Martinek
Keria Dickens
Boys
Varsity - 5:20		JV - 4:15
Noah Christiansen		Ryan Powley
Andre Kemboi		Aaron Casey
Reed Smith		Garrett Rotzien
Michael Smith		Joey Dunn
Josh Thoen		AJ Powley
Peyton Martinek		Nico Tweedy
Isaac Johnson		Ben Hesli
		Caine Novak
		Dennis Long
		Colin McCullough
Middle School - 4:00		Alec Mochinski
Nolan Hazelwood		Caleb Chesser
Nico Cocciarella		Tyler Stephens
		Mark Danek
		Ricky Petroff
		Florentin Julien
		Eli Christiansen
		Alex Beck
		Ben Jorgenson
		Jennings Jurmu

Mustang and Griak Invites

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- Boys       Team and Open Boys Race  2,500 meters

3:40pm    JH/MS Grade Race - Girls      Team and Open Girls Race  2,500 meters 
4:00pm    Gold Race- Boys                    Boys Team Race 3,200 meters

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

4:55pm    Green Race- Boys                 Open Junior Varsity Girls Race   3,200 meters
5:20pm    Green Race- Girls                  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.

	2:50 p.m.	Lefty Wright High School Boys' Maroon Competition
	3:40 p.m.	High School Girls' Maroon Competition
	3:50 p.m.	Boys' High School Maroon Awards
	4:20 p.m.	Girls' High School Maroon Awards

Mega Meet Results

Well, that was about as interesting of a meet as one will see, with the storm delay before we started, the mud and the down pour just before the Boys Varsity race that made the course even muddier, causing even more runners to slip and slide, and occasionally slide into water. 

However slow all of the times were, and how they got slower as the day went on, the Cardinal runners kept running and did what they could to finish.  There were a few bumps and bruises, but we are hoping we came out of the day healthy and that we can move on from it.  With the number of runners that were there and the course conditions, we really focused on trying to stay relaxed, embrace the mud, and get through the race as positive as they could.  We know some struggled and others enjoyed themselves, but we did have some solid performances and even a few Personal Bests.  Two of the youngest on the team probably had the best overall days, with Nico C and Kendall M both improving a lot time wise as well as within the team rankings!  It is always fun to see someone still learning the sport and about themselves go out and have a really good day in tough conditions!!

Overall meet results can be found by clicking on the link above for Gopher State Events.  Go through their results and click on Milaca Mega Meet.  I will have our individual times up later today or tomorrow. 

Lastly, if ever there was a day to understand why kids do Cross Country Running and why it should be a sport that more should really take a serious look at doing, it was yesterday.  Even with the delay at the beginning, the change in schedule, conditions getting worse, and the slow times, it was a great day to be a runner.  Talking to coaches that were former runners, they were wishing they could run and missing the days they had similar to this.  During the delay, all runners were sent to the closest bus, teams getting seperated and having to intermingle with other teams, yet when one was to walk between the alley of buses, they were all having a great time, talking between buses, talking to those walking by and enjoying themselves.  There was also the impromptu water slide before the races started as the ditches filled with water and runners, fans, and coaches alike, lining the ditch cheering each other on (my guess is that many videos were posted on social media yesterday, so if you missed it, you might be able to find it online!!).  But the fun and togetherness didn't stop there.  In what other sport would you have the Varsity Boys lined up and then have the sky's open up with rain only to hear the whole field start cheering, with the energy level going up even more?  Or seeing hundreds of JV Boys start chanting "JV, JV,..." in unison before they started to run, and what was nice was that the JV Girls started to do the same thing before their race, which was the first time I have seen that.  It is a sport that many want to push to the side because it is "running" and everyone must be crazy to run that far.  But, in actuality, it might be the best sport for everyone.  Everyone is the same, no matter how fast or slow they are, everyone is getting cheered on and everyone gets to be a part of the fun and excitement, just look at the start of all of the races, wow!!   Right up to the end though, it was a good day to be a runner.  Walk around the course and you will see runners every where cheering on those still running, but also joining together in and around a creek rinsing themselves from the mud collected in the race, and just having fun.  So if you were there, you got to experience what it can truly be like to embrace being a runner, and if you have been wondering if you should join running as a sport or just to get yourself doing some exercise, check out the 2019 Milaca Mega Meet online for videos and you will see what running can bring to life!!

Thanks and glad to see so many of you out there yesterday!!
Denny 

Milaca Mega Meet Info

Below is our roster for Saturday's 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 21st, 2019
Bus Leaves at 1:30pm from Front of High School
Varisty/JV/10th/9th Races – 5K; 8th/7th - 3200m
Boys
Varsity - 1:30		JV - 2:00		10th Grade - 11:30
Mike Smith		Isaac Johnson		Josh Thoen
Reed Smith		AJ Powley		Ryan Powley
Peyton Martinek		Dennis Long		Garrett Rotzien
Noah Christiansen		Nico Tweedy		Joey Dunn
Andre Kemboi		Caleb Chesser		Caine Novak
		Ricky Petroff		Tyler Stephens
		Jennings Jurmu		Alec Mochinski
9th Grade - 11:00		Jiahong Sun		Mark Danek
Aaron Casey				Florentin Julien
Collin McCullough		8th Grade - 10:00		Eli Christiansen
Ben Hesli		Nolan Hazelwood		Ben Jorgenson
		Nico Cocciarella		Alex Beck
Girls
Varsity - 12:45		JV - 2:15		7th - 10:45
Sarah Eichstadt		Eliana Cocchiarella		Kendall Martinek
Ilsa Hoaglund		Julie Hedlund		Keria Dickens
Zoe Hoaglund		Tara Treml
Akala Lowe
Sydney Vossen
Rebekah Weimholt

Lakeville Invite Results

Our individual results, as well as the overall results, are now posted on the right side of the blog.  When on the overall results page, make sure you are clicking through the 2019 Lakeville Applejack results, for there are other results that pop up.

Despite the wet conditions and the cooler winds, we had an overall better day and showed improvements as a team.  The Boys Varsity led the way with a solid 7th overall place finish out of 17 teams with the top 5 boys finishing 16 seconds apart.  Being close together seemed to be a positive theme for the team yesterday as in 5 of the 6 races we had a lot of runners being close to each other, which is good solid team running and is the reason the boys were able to finish in 7th, despite not having anyone in the top 35.

We did, however, have 3 medalists in their respective races! Congrats to Aaron Casey for running a smart race and moving up throughout to finish in a solid 4th place in the Boys C Race!  Also Congrats to Elaina Cocciarella, moving up through the race to finish in 5th, and Julie Hedlund who led the first half of the race in her first race back to finish in 7th place in the Girls C Race!  Great races across the board but still much room for improvement as we know there were many that still did not have the race that they wanted.  Next up is next Saturday at the Milaca Mega Meet, an all day meet that will have races for all, including an open citizen 2 mile race at the end for any of you that are interested!!

As for this next week, there will not be a scheduled practice on Monday due to the long weeks that are coming up and the weather we had this last week, but the Captains will be putting together a Team Bonding event for after school on Monday.  They will be getting information out to everyone on what is happening some time this weekend.  If there are any questions, please let me know.

Thanks,
Denny

Road Work

Sorry I didn't catch this earlier, thought they would have been done sooner, but for getting to the meet tomorrow 35W exit to off of 94 is still closed, so you will need to come up with a different option.  You could go 35E, which will take you to St Paul, or take Hwy 100 to 62 or 494.
Any questions, let me know,
Thanks
Denny

Lakeville Meet Roster

Lakeville Invite
Friday, September 13th, 2019
Bus Leaves at 1:30pm from Front of High School
Varisty/JV/C Races – 5K
Girls
Varsity - 5:00		JV - 3:55		C Race - 6:05
Ilsa Hoaglund				Eliana Cocchiarella
Sarah Eichstadt				Kendall Martinek
Zoe Hoaglund				Keria Dickens
Akala Lowe				Tara Treml
Sydney Vossen				? Julie Hedlund
Rebekah Weimholt
Boys
Varsity - 4:30		JV - 3:25		C Race - 5:30
Mike Smith		Garrett Rotzien		Aaron Casey
Reed Smith		Joey Dunn		Collin McCullough
Peyton Martinek		Caine Novak		Ben Hesli
Noah Christiansen		Dennis Long		Nolan Hazelwood
Andre Kemboi		Nico Tweedy		Nico Cocciarella
Josh Thoen		Tyler Stephens		Jiahong Sun
Ryan Powley		Alec Mochinski
		Mark Danek
		Ricky Petroff
		Jennings Jurmu
		Eli Christiansen
		Ben Jorgenson
		AJ Powley
		Alex Beck

Lakeville Invite

Below is a link to all of the information for Friday's Lakeville Invite as well as the time schedule and directions to the meet.  The time of the meet has been moved up with the first race now starting at 3:25.  Also, the reason for just a link is that there are many maps that you will need to look at for parking, so make sure you go through those.  But, parking is limited so please plan accordingly and know that you may need to either walk a bit or take the shuttle they will have.  If there are any questions, please let me know.  I will put the team roster out tomorrow so you can plan more.
Thanks,
Denny

Meet Info

Start Times

3:25 PM

Boys Junior Varsity Race

5,000 meters

3:55 PM

Girls Junior Varsity Race

5,000 meters

    

4:30 PM

Tim King Boys Varsity Race

5,000 meters

  

5:00 PM

Girls Varsity Race

5,000 meters

    

5:30 PM

Boys C Race  

5,000 meters

   

6:05 PM
Girls C Race  
5,000 meters   

6:50 PM

Awards

 East side of  Main Pavilion

Lakeville Invite (Steve Michaud Park): 17100 Ipava Ave, Lakeville, 55044. 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 to 175^th St W and go left, then take a left onto Ipava Ave.  Park will be on the right.

Apparel Store Closes Tonight

This is just a reminder that if you are wanting to order any apparel this is will be closing tonight.  Just click on the link below.  If you have any questions, please let me know.

Season Apparel

Thanks
Denny

Bauman/Rovn Invite Results

Our Individual, as well as the Overall Meet, Results are now posted on the right side of the blog. 

A warm long day on a challenging course and against some of the best teams and individuals in the State is what the runners faced yesterday.  There were many positives and we are looking at what the runners themselves mentioned for the areas we did well in and what can still work on, and not necessarily the results.  Many ran stronger this week with that more challenging course and there was a determination by all to finish and compete, even if they were not at their best.  We look at a meet like this early in the season as a stepping stone as well as one that we learn more about ourselves.

Thanks for the parents that made the trip out to Gail Woods and for your support. Next up is the Lakeville Invite.  Please note that the day, now Friday, and the location, Steve Michaud Park, are different than what we have had in the past for this meet.

Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks,
Denny

Store Reopened

During the summer, we opened an apparel store through a company the school would like us to use, but we knew that not everyone would be signed up or had decided if they were going to join by then.  So, we have reopened the store and it will only be open until September 9th so we can hopefully get any apparel ordered before the end of the season.  Follow the link below and any questions, please let me know.  For those that did place an order this summer, I am hoping that those items will be here shortly.
https://www.bsnteamsports.com/shop/cc201912
    - Store Open Unitl September 9, 2019

Thanks,
Denny

Bauman/Rovn Invite Info and Roster

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 as well as considering to car pool if it works.
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 5th, 2019
Bus Leaves at 2:00pm from Front of High School
Varisty/JV – 5K, MS/JH
Girls
Varsity - 5:35		JV - 4:30		MS/JV - 6:30
Ilsa Hoaglund		Akala Lowe		Eliana Cocchiarella
Sarah Eichstadt		Sydney Vossen		Kendall Martinek
Zoe Hoaglund		Rebekah Weimholt		Keria Dickens
		Jordyn Campbell
		Tara Treml
		? Julie Hedlund
Boys
Varsity - 5:10		JV - 4:00		MS/JV - 6:05
Mike Smith		Garrett Rotzien		Aaron Casey
Reed Smith		Joey Dunn		Collin McCullough
Peyton Martinek		Caine Novak		Ben Hesli
Noah Christiansen		Dennis Long		Nolan Hazelwood
Josh Thoen		Nico Tweedy		Nico Cocciarella
Ryan Powley		Tyler Stephens		Mozis Dickens
AJ Powley		Alec Mochinski
		Mark Danek
		Ricky Petroff
		Jennings Jurmu
		Eli Christiansen
		Ben Jorgenson
		Alex Beck
		Caleb Chesser
		Isaac Johnson
		Andre Kemboi
		Jiahong Sun

Practice this Evening

Just a reminder that practice today is at 6:30pm at Moor Park,  (10921  Magnolia St) (best way would be to go off of Northdale Blvd to Olive St, go south to 112th Ave and go east and it will enter the park lot.

Thanks,

Denny

District 11 Results

Our individual results for today's District 11 Meet are now posted on the right side of the blog under Results.  You will also be able to find the overall meet results at the top of the results as well.  The Boy's results will pop up first, but on the top right of the page you can switch to the Girls results.

Today was a positive first step in our meet schedule.  The Boy's started the team off with 3 boys in the top 7, lead by Mike Smith in 4th, Reed Smith in 6th and Peyton Martinek in 7th.  The Girl's were lead by Ilsa Hoaglund with a solid 10th place finish, followed by the 14th place finish of Sarah Eichstadt.

We know that not everyone had the race that they were wanting, but it is the first race of the season and now is the time to miss on a couple of things.  We were also a couple of guys short due to classes, which could have put the Boy's into first as a team, but they started the season in 3rd with 8 points separating the top 4 teams.  We were also not 100% on the Girl's side, so we looked at the small steps we have taken as an overall team and what we can work on as we move onto the next race.  We really want to focus on the positives that everyone had today but also we are wanting the runners to think about some areas that they want to work on or felt they could do better with.  As we go into our next race, we are hoping to have learned and become stronger based on the areas that everyone feel they need to improve on.

Next up will be the Bauman/Rovn at Gail Woods next Thursday.  Before then, we will have practice on Friday at 8:00am at the High School and then we won't meet up again until 6:30pm on Monday evening at Moor Park.  Once school starts will be meeting most days at the High School at 3:15 so the middle school runners on the team have time to get over to practice.

Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks,
Denny

Thursday's Race

Reminder that tomorrow is the first meet of the season. We will be running at Anoka High School on the section course. Bus leaves at 7:15 from the front of the school with the boys running at 8:30 and the girls at 9:10.  You will also be able to get results as soon as individuals are finishing their races through Gopher State Results.  Below is a message that the timing system sent to us that may also be of interest to you, especially if you are unable to make the races.
Any questions, let me know,
Thanks,
Denny

IMPORTANT NOTE:  We now have the ability for ATHLETES TO HAVE THEIR RESULTS SENT TO THEM, THEIR PARENTS, FRIENDS AND OTHERS via email or text message IMMEDIATELY AT THE CONCLUSION OF THEIR RACE!  THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THIS  SERVICE!  They can create an account at www.gtraxc.com. 

Pasta Party Schedule

The Pasta Party Schedule for this year is now posted on the right side of the blog.  If you are interested in hosting, please let me know and I will put your name on the list.  If you are new and interested but are unsure what it would take, also let me know and I can hook you up with a parent that has done one in the past.
Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks,
Denny

Monday Practice

With the heavy rain we are getting today and what is being predicted, we will still be having practice at 3:15 but we will be inside the whole time.  We will meet downstairs near the locker room area and will be doing all of our workout inside.
Any questions, let me know,
Thanks,
Denny

Schedule for the week of Aug 26

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 8:30
Friday - 8:00am @CRHS
Monday, Sep. 2 - 6:30pm @ location tbd

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, Vicki, Dan, and Mark. Also thanks to the Lowe’s for the use of their trailer to transport all of the food and gear and the other 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

Camp Trip Home

Good Evening from the woods at Willow River! I am wanting let everyone know that we will be heading home tomorrow, Sunday, at 11:00am, which means we should be back around 11:50-12:00.

For those that are coming out to drive the runners and gear home, if you could be at the camp ground by 10:30, we would appreciate it.

Thanks and any questions, let me know.
Denny

Cardinal Cup Results

Results from tonight's Cardinal Cup Time Trial are now posted on the right side of the blog. 

Thanks for all that were able to make it tonight and to support the runners.  There were some big positives, especially with a little more challenging course, but still a lot of room for improvements. We are hoping that we are preparing ourselves for a positive for race next Thursday, but until then we will keep putting in our time and get everyone ready.

Thanks,
Denny

Time Trial

Reminder that the Team Time Trial, The Cardinal Cup, is Today, 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, 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.  Below are the teams that they will be on as well.
If you have any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

Girls
Red	White
Sarah	Ilsa
Akala	Zoe
Sydney	Rebekah
Erika	Eliana
Julie	Jordyn
Tara	Kendall
Boys
Black	Red	White
Reed	Mike	Noah
Andre	Peyton	Josh
Ryan	Isaac	AJ
Caine	Garrett	Caleb
Dennis	Nico T	Alec
Aaron	Ben H	Ricky
Tyler	Mark	Eli
Ben J	Alex	Jennings
Jiahong	Nico C	Evan