State Results

Congratulations to Lachlan for competing today at the State Meet and running his 2nd fastest time!! In a very deep field of runners and with all but 3 boys running under 18:00, Lachlan ran a controlled race and moved up throughout, despite calf/knee issues and pain that he had been working through this past week. He was proud of what he was able to accomplish and happy to get the experience of running at State.

Thanks to all of those that were able to come watch and support Lachlan!

Denny

State

Saturday morning is the State Cross Country Meet and Lachlan will be running at 10:00am.  We will have a bus for our runners that are wanting to go down to watch and support Lachlan.  That bus will leave at 8:00am.

This years State Meet will be a bit different, however, than in years past.  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/2023-10/CC_Shuttle_Parking_Lot.pdf

SPECTATOR PARKING & SHUTTLE SERVICE: Spectator parking is free of charge and will be available on race day at the MN State Fair Lot “Block 55” at 1680 Como Avenue, across the street from the MN State Fair Coliseum. 

• 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 5:00 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 new this year is that 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. Digital tournament programs are available at no charge on the League web site. Go to www.mshsl.org/programs to download copies.

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

Denny

End of Season Banquet

2023 Cross Country Running Banquet 

The season is coming to an end it is time to look back on the accomplishments of the 2023 edition of the Coon Rapids Boys and Girls Cross Country teams.

This year, our banquet will be on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023 starting at 6:00 at the CRHS Cafeteria.  This will be a Pot Luck affair with each grade of athletes bringing the following: 

6 Seniors: Desserts

14 Juniors: Salads

6 Sophomores: Beverages

11 Freshmen & Under:  Entrees

Please note that there are 36 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

Section 7AAA Results

Congratulations to Lachlan Demmer as he qualified for the Minnesota State Cross Country Meet at today's Section 7AAA Meet!!  Lachlan was able to drop 40 seconds off his 5K time to take 8th place overall and grab the 3rd Individual qualifying spot and moved onto the CRCC Sub 17/All Time Best list at #34!!  Ruby nearly also qualified for State, finishing in 17th place to pace our Girls.

On a near picture perfect distance running day, a soft course with some wet spots didn't stop our Cardinals as 27 of the 31 who raced today ran either Season Bests or All-Time Personal Bests!  Of course we can always wish we could have had more qualify for State or finish higher as a team, but we are very happy and we cannot find fault in the fact that we put together our best meet as a team on the season in the last meet of the season!

Thanks to all of those that came out to cheer and support our runners!!! Information on next Saturday's State Meet, Nov 4th at the U of M Les Bolstad Golf Course, will come out early next week!

Thanks,
Denny

Section Meet

To find results for tomorrows Section 7AAA meet, please go to: mtecresults.com.

The Boys Varsity will be wearing red tops and black bottoms while the Girls Varsity will be in black tops and red bottoms.

Thanks

Denny

Section 7AAA Meet Thursday

Here are a couple of items for the Section Meets on Thursday, Oct 26 for the Varsity and JV at Anoka High School.  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 (same location as the Griak Invite) on Saturday, Nov. 4th.  Please note that the Varsity will be in the early afternoon and that the JV runners will be late in the afternoon.  Bus time for both will be 12:45.  However, if there is a JV runner that needs to stay at school for their classwork, please let me know, and they can meet us at the meet after school.

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, but it is hard to say at this time if there will be any rain or not.

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, Kjell, Owen, Nehemiah, Cole, Josh, Marco

Girls
Ruby, Lily, Emmy, Emily, Hannah, Ella, Kaylee

Varsity times:
Bus Leaves at 12:45
Boys - 2:30
Girls - 3:10
Awards - 3:50

JV times:
Boys - 4:20
Girls - 4:50

Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks,
Denny

Section 7AAA Time Change

I will be sending out more info on Sunday, but our Section (7AAA) will not be racing until 2:30pm on Thursday and not in the morning.  Section 5AAA will be racing in the morning times on the Anoka course.

Sorry for any issues.

Thanks,
Denny

Week of October 16

Here are a couple of items for the week ahead:

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

Tuesday is picture day at the CR Dam.  Bus leaves at 3:15 and we will be running back to the school after the pictures.  For those that would like to order pictures, please text PGFW83658 to 90738. You can also order pictures here: https://my.photoday.com/

Wednesday is the ABC 3K at Greenhaven Golf Course in Anoka.  Bus leaves at 2:45 and the Girls will run first at 4:00 and the Boys will be shortly after the Girls finish.  The runners will also be able to do this in costumes if they would like.
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 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

Friday/Pictures

Due to the predicted rain all day on Friday, we have decided to cancel practice and move our picture day to Tuesday.

Thanks,

Denny

NWSC Meet Results

Congratulations to Ruby and Lachlan for both earning All Conference today at the Northwest Suburban Conference Meet!! Ruby was able to finish in 12th place in the Girls race and Lachlan finished in 17th in the Boys race.  

The Boy's team finished in 11th out of 14 teams with Kjell 45th and Owen 50th to also help the Boy's.  The Girl's also finished in 11th place with Lily in 48th also helping the team.  

On the JV side, two middle schoolers lead the Boy's and the Girls teams, with both finishing in 33rd place.  Tate helped lead the Boys JV to a 10th place finish with Faith leading the Girls JV to a 9th place finish.

Today was not quite the race we would have hoped for, but it was possibly the best overall team race that we have had this year, with 20 of the 33 runners having a Season or Personal Bests!  It's a tough course and it is a positive step as we head towards the end of the season and we look to have our best race at the Section Meet.

Our Individual Results with a link to the Overall Results are now posted on the blog.

Thanks to all that were able to come out and watch and cheer on the teams!! 

Denny

Reminders

A couple of reminders as we get the week going.  Besides the Northwest Suburban Conference Meet on Wednesday (please read prior post), two other items are happening this week. 

Thursday is the Homecoming Football Game and the Boys will be running the game ball in from Blaine High School.  As of right now the bus to Blaine will be leaving at 5:45.  The Girls will still have practice at our regular time, but the Boys do not have to show up for that practice, just the bus.  

Also, Friday is our scheduled Picture Day.  Once I get the ordering information I will get it sent out to everyone.  However, looking at the predicted weather, we are setting up a back up day for next week in case it is raining.  IF there is a change, I will let everyone know as well.

Thanks and we will see you all on Wednesday!
Denny

NWSC Meet

Below is the information as well as 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.  If there is any change in parking, 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.

Bus Leaves at 1:00

Conference Meet @ Elk River CC, October 11, 2023
Girls	Boys
Varsity	Varsity
Ruby Demmer	Lachlan Demmer
Lily McKenzie	Kjell Norquist
Kendall Martinek	Owen James
Emmy Fuller	Josh Hyatt
Hannah Berndt	Nehamiah Kue
Emily Bornes	Marco Velasquez
Ella LaGree	Cole Burnett
Kaylee Buerman	Tythe Kue
Casey Amelsberg	Albi Ludwig
	Nick Reiland
JV	JV
Faith Kue	Tate Burnett
Nyah Fruth	Truman Smith
Jessika Larson	Gilbert Kostuck
Maddie Istratii	Nico Cocchiarella
Ellie Sadler	Landon Egerstrom
	Michael Kane
	Brody Falck
	Wade Schultz
	Avalyn Nagan
	Vlad Vorobeyv
	Vince Vorobeyv
	Wesley Schuck

2023 Conference Meet

Site:     Elk River Golf Club 

Date:   Wednesday, October 11

Make-up date options: 

• If the course is too wet we will use Prairie Park in Otsego or the ERX Motor Park in Elk River.
• If we get intermittent lightning we will run Varsity only on Wednesday, October 11 and JV on Monday, October 16

Time and Order of Races:      

            2:45                 National Anthem

            3:15                 Boys Varsity Race

            3:55                 Girls Varsity Race

            4:35                 Boys JV Race

            5:15                 Girls JV race

            6:00                Awards Presentation

Team Champions, All Conference, and JV places will be announced after the meet.

A postponed meet will be rescheduled.  Every attempt will be made to make a decision to postpone by noon and have that decision communicated to each school by 12:30 p.m.

Total All Conference awards to be equal to two times the number of schools participating:  Year 2023:  The top 28 finishers in the girl’s varsity race and the top 28 finishers in the boys’ varsity race will be awarded all conference medals.
Honorable mention All Conference honors will go to the  29^st through 42^th place finishers in the boys and girls varsity races

No awards will be provided for the JV races.

HOKA ONE ONE/Cardinal Cup Time Trial

Thanks to everyone that came out and supported the 2 Mile Time Trial that we had under the lights tonight on the track!  It was at least a 40 degree temp change from Monday, and the times seemed to drop that much as well!! 17 of the runners that ran tonight ran faster than they have before for the HOKA ONE ONE/Cardinal Cup 2 mile and everyone who ran tonight and in the Time Trial at the beginning of the season were significantly faster!! The energy level was high among the runners, and despite being cold due to the dramatic temp changes and the high winds, they went out and put forth great efforts and were very supportive of their teammates!  It was a positive step forward, big improvements from a year ago, and we are hoping to build off of this as we head to the Conference Meet next Wednesday!

The results are posted on the right side of the blog, and Congrats to the Swifties for winning the Girls race and Team White for winning the Boys race!!  

Thanks,
Denny

Week of October 2nd

Here are a few quick things for the week ahead for everyone to prepare for:

With the weather being on the warm side again on Monday, we will be paying attention to what the temps are going to be at practice time and make any adjustments we feel are necessary to help keep everyone heatlthy.

Thursday evening is the HOKA ONE ONE/Cardinal Cup 2 mile on the track.  We are wanting the runners at the track at 6:00pm and we will run the first at 7:00 and the second at 7:30 (we will have the runners decide on Wednesday if the Boys or Girls will be first).  Something new that we would like to try this year is to have a "Future Cardinal" 1 or 2 lap run in between the two races.  Thanks to Wade for bringing this idea up.  So, please bring any younger siblings as well as let others you may know to come as well to come participate!

Due to the fact that the Conference Meet the following week is on a Wednesday, we are going to have a Saturday morning practice to help prepare for that meet.  We will be on the track at 8:00am.

Last item, our team pictures are going to be on Friday, Oct 13 at the CR Dam.  I am working on having a bus bring the runners over.

Thanks,

Denny

  

Osseo Results

Our Individual Results as well as a link to the Overall Results are now posted on the right side of the blog.

As we continue to try and get healthy from the illnesses that are going through the team, the runners went out and put together a solid day of racing.  Top overall finishers in their respective races in the 26 team meet are Tate B (7th) and Truman S (13th) in the Boys Middle School race; Faith K (12th) in the Girls Middle School race; Ruby D 21st in the Girls Varsity and Kaylee B 29th in the Girls JV races; Lachlan D 23rd in the Boys Varsity and Tythe K 40th in the Boys JV races.  Team finishes for the teams were 10th out of  10 teams for the JV Boys, 13th out of 22 teams for the Boys Varsity and 14th out of 18 teams for the Girls Varsity.

There were a lot of positive times and results that show the growth of the runners, but there are a few that are fighting through some illnesses that are holding them back and it is something that we are hoping to get them healthy soon so they are able to get back to where they can be for the last few races of the season.  

It was also awesome to see some alumni, including 5 from the 1981 Boys team!! They got the chance to catch up and it was fun to hear some of their stories from when they were running. One thing that stuck out was one of them mentioned that they remembered the practices and the time together with the team more than the races.  It is something to remember for all of us.  It's not always how the race goes, but the work that was put into it and the time spent with ones teammates!

Thanks to all of those that came to watch and support the runners tonight!
Denny

Osseo Invite

Below is the time schedule and location for this Thursday's meet at Elm Creek.  Please note that there will be 26 schools participating, so parking may get a little tight, so plan accordingly.

Elm Creek Park Reserve (near picnic and beach area)

12400 James Deane Parkway
Maple Grove, MN 55369

Take Hwy 10 to Hwy 610 and continue to Elm Creek Parkway in Maple Grove and follow into the park. The main parking lot and location of the meet will be about a mile and half into the park on the left.

Schedule

3:20PM: National Anthem at starting line

3:30PM: Boys C Race 5000 M

4:00PM: Girls JV 5000M

4:35PM: Boys JV 5000M

5:05PM: Girls Varsity 5000M

5:35PM: Boys Varsity 5000M

6:00PM: Co-Ed Middle School 2500M (6th thru 8th grade only)

6:30PM: Awards Ceremony by Osseo Tent

Course:  2 loop course (5K) for JV/ Varsity/C and one loop for middle school race 2.5K on the trails of the park

Meet Info and Course Maps

Osseo Invite @ Elm Creek, September 28, 2023
Girls
Varsity	MS Race, 2.5K
Ruby Demmer	Faith Kue
Lily McKenzie	Maddie Istratii
Kendall Martinek	Ellie Sadler
Ella LaGree
Emmy Fuller
Emily Bornes
Hannah Berndt
JV
Casey Amelsberg
Kaylee Buerman
Nyah Fruth
Jessika Larson
Boys
Varsity	MS Race, 2.5K
Lachlan Demmer	Tate Burnett
Owen James	Truman Smith
Kjell Norquist	Wade Schultz
Nehamiah Kue	Avalyn Nagan
Josh Hyatt	Vince Vorobeyv
Cole Burnett
?Marco Velasquez
JV
Tythe Kue
Albi Ludwig
Nick Reiland
Gilbert Kostuck
Brody Falck
Nico Cocchiarella
Landon Egerstrom
Michael Kane
Vlad Vorobeyv
Wesley Schuck

Griak and Mustang Results

All of the results from the last two days are now posted on the right side of the blog.

Another positive weekend with lots of tough competition and new challenges for the season as the team continues to take steps towards their end of season goals.

On the Griak side of things Ruby was the highest placing individual for the Cardinals as she finished a solid 31st place to lead the Girls team to a 31st team place. Lachlan led the boys to a 22nd team place finish with a just as solid 40th place individually.  This was a big transition year for the team with a lot of individuals running Griak for the first, and they held their own and we moved up as a team for both the Boys and the Girls.  Times, overall for us were better, but we know that they are not where are wanting them to be, and we will keep putting in our time to reach the teams goals. 

With the Mustang, there were over 1800 individuals registered for all of the different races, so our runners that ran got the chance to see a lot of different runners from different teams on a fast course, and our times were showing it, with everyone that ran, running season or all time personal best times for their respective race distances! Tate led the way for everyone with a 15th place finish in the Boys Middle School race.  We only had one team have enough runners to qualify for team points, the JV Boys in the Green race, as they finished 17th out of the 19 teams that scored.  But, knowing that all 5 ran their best times on the season and two of them ran all time personal bests, it was a great step forward.

Thanks to all of those that came out and watched the races the last two days and for those that have taken pictures as well.  If there are any links to pictures that anyone wants me to post, please let me know.  Please do check out the photos on the right side of the blog though as well.

Thanks,

Denny

Mustang Live Results and Parking

Below is a link to the results for Saturday's Mustang Invite at Chippewa Middle School in Shoreview (Please see prior post for directions).

Also, for those going to watch and cheer on, parking is not available at the school but you can park at Incarnation Lutheran Church that is just south of the school and the course.  There will be a few trails that you can take to get to the start/finish area or where the team camps will be.  There will be a lot of schools attending, so please plan accordingly, and know that you may have to park on the west side of Hodgson Rd in a neighborhood.

https://live.fastfinishresults.com/meets/27718

Thanks and any questions, please let me know,
Denny

Griak Uniforms

Those that are running on Friday at the Roy Griak Invite have decided that are going to run in alternative uniforms.  The Boys will be wearing white tops that say Coon Rapids and black bottoms, while the Girls will be wearing black/red tops that say Cardinals and red bottoms.  Also, remember they are in the Maroon races, Boys at 3:00 and the Girls at 3:45.  

Live Results can be found at https://pttiming.com/event.php?mid=1511&pt=schedule

Thanks and hope to see you out there tomorrow!
Denny

TC Marathon Volunteer Sign Up

Thank you to those of you who are planning to help at the Twin Cities Marathon water stop!!

If you are helping, please click on the following link and fill out the information requested. On the first page it will ask for a password, please use the code below the link. Also, please put that you are with Coon Rapids Cross Country Running.

https://twincitiesinmotion.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=75650

Password to unlock this positions and register: FLUID2023

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

Denny

Twin Cities Marathon Water Stop Opportunity

We have been given the opportunity to work at one of the water stops for the Twin Cities Marathon on Sunday, Oct 1.  This will end up being a fundraiser for us, but we need to have at least 20 people to make it happen.  What I am asking is that if you, your runner or other family members would be willing to help that you please fill out the form in the link below.  I would like to know by Wednesday morning so I can confirm with the TC Marathon Volunteer Lead that we can do the water stop as soon as possible.  Once I have at least 20 people, I will then send out the information on how to sign up as a volunteer.  We will also get $30 a person that is able to work, which will then go towards our team.

Thanks in advance!
Denny

Twin Cities Marathon RSVP

Roy Griak/Mustang Invite Info

Below is the information for both Friday's Roy Griak Invite at the Les Bolstad Golf Course in St Paul, and Saturday's Mustang Invite at Chippewa Middle School.  For Friday, we are in the Maroon Division for both the boys and the girls races.  Start times are 3:00 for boys and 3:45 for girls, which are both earlier than we originally were intending.  For Saturday, we are only doing the first six races, so our first race is at 9:00 am and last at 11:20 am.  Please note that at both races, pets are Not allowed.

Lastly, for those that will be running on Saturday, they are all more than welcome to come with and watch the races on Friday, though we would still like for them to do their workout.   For any of the JV that do not come along, you will still have practice and a workout to do.  Also, for Saturday's races, those that raced on Friday are welcome to come with for support.

Any questions, please let me know,

Thanks
Denny

Roy Griak Invitational (Les Bolstad Golf Cours):  Bus leaves at 1:00

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. For parking use 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 city streets. 

The University will be charging $10 entry fee for adults and $8 for students/youth/seniors (62 & above). Kids age 2 & under are free. Click on the following link to purchase tickets prior to:Tickets are available for purchase online.

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

Griak Roster:

Girls		Boys
Ruby Demmer		Lachlan Demmer
Kendall Martinek		Owen James
Ella LaGree		Kjell Norquist
Emmy Fuller		Nehamiah Kue
Emily Bornes		Marco Velasquez
Hannah Berndt		Josh Hyatt
Casey Amelsberg		Cole Burnett
Kaylee Buerman		Tythe Kue
Lily McKenzie		Albi Ludwig
		Nick Reiland

Mustang Invite (Chippewa Middle School): Bus leaves at 7:15am 

5000 Hodgson Rd, Shoreview, MN.  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.

Mustang Invite Roster:

Girls		Boys
MS Race		MS Race
Faith Kue		Tate Burnett
		Truman Smith
9th Grade		Wade Schultz
Maddie Istratii
Ellie Sadler		9th Grade
		Avalyn Nagan
Green Race
Stella Bone		Green Race
Nyah Fruth		Gilbert Kostuck
Jessika Larson		Brody Falck
Megan Fuller		Nico Cocchiarella
		Landon Egerstrom
		Michael Kane
		Wesley Schuck
		Vlad Vorobeyv

9:00 AM – Girls Middle School 3200m Race (Unlimited entries)
9:25 AM – Boys Middle School 3200m Race (Unlimited entries)
9:50 AM - Girls 9^th Grade 3200m Race (Unlimited entries)
10:15 AM - Boys 9th Grade 3200m Race (Unlimited entries)
10:40 AM - Girls Green 5000m Race (Unlimited entries)
11:20 AM - Boys Green 5000m Race (Unlimited entries)

Osceola Invite Results

Congratulations to Ruby D for winning her first Varsity race as she came from behind and was able to out sprint another runner to take the win!! She also helped our Girls team to a 5th place finish out of the 14 teams that scored today on the challenging Osceola course.  Lachlan D earned another top 10 performance with a solid 8th place to help lead our Boys team to a 2nd place team finish out of the 15 teams that scored.  Our times as well as a link to the Overall Results are posted on the right side of the blog.

This was one of the most challenging courses that our runners have raced on, and despite being a little apprehensive of what to expect, the Cardinal Runners put forth a solid effort and had their best races as a team for the beginning of the season.  There were a lot of positives and a lot of excitement for their races, and a lot we can learn from the day.

Thanks to all of those that were able to come and support the runners!  It was a great weather day and turned into a great day of racing.

Denny

Osceola Invite

Below is the information for the Osceola Invite this coming Saturday.  Please note the location is at the Osceola Intermediate School (address is below).  A link to the course map as well as a link to where you can find results are also posted below.

All of our Boys will be in one race and all of our Girls will be in one race.  There is a middle school race prior to the high school meet, but this is being considered a separate meet and we were not able to get our middle school runners in it.

Boys Race at 10:00
Girls Race at 10:30
Awards at 11:15

The course will be held at the Osceola Intermediate School. 969 Education Ave Osceola, WI.
Directions: Take Hwy 10 East to North I35W and merge onto North I35.  Exit at Hwy 97 and go east/and follow to Forest Lake and continue through the round-a-bout to and through Scandia. Hwy 97 will T with Hwy 95 about 2 miles past Scandia and you will take a left to go North on Hwy 95. Go North on Hwy 95 for about 5.5 miles and you will take a right onto Osceola Rd/Hwy 243.  Follow Hwy 243 into Osceola.  At the stop sign, Hwy 35, you will take a left into town.  Continue through town to Middle School Rd, take a right and follow to Oak Ridge Dr and take a left and then take a right onto Education Dr.  

There will be parking in front of the school on the left and near the baseball and softball field on the right.

**PLEASE LET SPECTATORS KNOW, NO DOGS ALLOWED AT EVENT**

Course Map

 https://my.raceresult.com/258307/

Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

Cambridge Invite Results

The Individual Results as well as a link to the Overall results from yesterday's meet in Cambridge are now posted on the right side of the blog.

A solid afternoon on a course that has always been a little slower, but it was an opportunity for our team to work on being a little more patient at the beginning as well as challenging themselves on the last 2 miles.  

The Middle School runners started the day off in a bang, with Tate just missing the win to finish in 2nd by a second and Truman coming in 3rd in the Boys race.  Faith also finished in 2nd on the girls side.

The Varsity runners showed the most patience on the day and then really fought hard to move up.  On the Girls side, Ruby was able to pass a number of girls as she was able to gain 3rd place overall.  With the Boys, they went from being dead last to 3 boys in the top 10, led by Lachlan in 4th, Kjell in 7th and Owen in 9th and despite finishing in 3rd, still had a chance to win the team title with a mile to go.

On the JV side, both teams showed a lot of improvements from the first meet of the year with the JV Girls winning with all 6 girls in the top 10 led by Emily in 4th, Emmy in 5th, Kaylee in 6th and Casey in 7th.  Tythe gained a 10th place finish on the Boys side to lead an improved group.

Next up is the Osecola Invite next Saturday, Sep 16.  Details will be posted later this week.

Lastly, Monday is the deadline to purchase the team shirts, whether you are a runner, parent or fan!  Check out the previous post for a link.

Thanks

Denny

Second Run on Team Shirts

Below is a link to Special Team T-shirts for this years Cross Country Running Teams in which we will be honoring two of the great Cross Country teams in School/Program History, the Girls 1979 team that was the first to go to State, and the Boys 1981 team, which was probably the fastest and deepest team in school history.  The shirts are replicas of the uniforms that both of these teams wore and we will be wearing them for our uniform tops at the Osseo Invite on Sep 28th at Elm Creek.  

https://www.rebyl.com/webstores/

This is the second run of these shirts and the deadline is September 11th.

Even though we are wanting these to be for the current members of the team, we are also wanting our families, alumni, and fans to purchase these as well.  So, help us support our great history as well as the student/athletes of our school that are currently on the Cross Country Running Team.
Thanks,
Denny 

Cambridge Invite

Below is the information for Friday's Cambridge Invite.  Please note, this race is at Isanti Middle School, and is not in Cambridge!

Reminder, there will be pasta party on Thursday at the Demmer's.  More info will come from the Demmer's prior to Thursday.

First race is at 4:15 and then it will be a rolling clock, so exact times of the next races are not known.
7-8/C Race Girls (3K)
7-8/C Race Boys (3K) (This may be combined with the Girls 7-8/C Race)
Girls Varsity
Boys Varsity
Girls JV
Boys JV

Directions: Isanti Middle School - 201 Centennial Drive, Isanti, MN 55040. Take Hwy 65 North to Isanti. At stop light, take a left (west) on County Road 5 and the school will be 1.2 miles on the left side.  The Parking Lot at the school will not be available until after 3:30.

Thanks,

Denny

Girls	Boys
Varsity	Varsity
Ruby Demmer	Lachlan Demmer
Kendall Martinek	Owen James
Stella Bone	Kjell Norquist
Lily McKenzie	Nehamiah Kue
Ella LaGree	Cole Burnett
Hannah Berndt	Marco Valesquez
JV	Josh Hyatt
Emmy Fuller	Albi Ludwig
Emily Bornes	JV
Casey Amelsberg	Nick Reiland
Kaylee Buerman	Tythe Kue
Nyah Fruth	Nico Cocchiarella
Jessika Larson	Brody Flack
7-8/C Race	Gilbert Kostuck
Faith Kue	Landon Egerstrom
	Josh Holder
	Michael Kane
	Vlad Vorobeyv
	7-8/C Race
	Tate Burnett
	Truman Smith
	Wade Schultz
	Wesley Shuck