State

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

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

Thanks,

Denny

Banquet Reminder

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

2024 Cross Country Running Banquet 

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

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

17 Seniors: Entrees

7 Juniors: Desserts

7 Sophomores: Beverages

12 Freshmen & Under:  Salads

Please note that there are 43 members of the team, one manager, plus four coaches, as well as family members of these athletes that will be attending, so please bring accordingly.  All plates, silverware, napkins, and cups will be supplied.

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

This will be a night in which we will be handing out all team awards and such, so we do appreciate you being a part of this event to celebrate the accomplishments of the athletes and the team. 

We are also wanting this to be a more formal affair for the athletes.
If there are any questions, please let me know.  Thanks, Denny

State Meet

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Denny

Section 7AAA Results

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

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

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

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

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

Thanks,
Denny

Section 7AAA Meet

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

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

Those that qualify for the State Meet will be the 1st and 2nd place teams, as well as the 6 fastest runners that are not on those two teams.  The weather is looking like temp wise will be perfect for fast times, hard to say at this time if there will be any rain or not.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks,

Denny 

Week of October 14, 2024

Here are a couple of items for the week ahead:

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

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

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

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

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

2024 End of Season Banquet

2024 Cross Country Running Banquet 

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

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

17 Seniors: Entrees

7 Juniors: Desserts

7 Sophomores: Beverages

12 Freshmen & Under:  Salads

Please note that there are 43 members of the team, one manager, plus four coaches, as well as family members of these athletes that will be attending, so please bring accordingly.  All plates, silverware, napkins, and cups will be supplied.

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

This will be a night in which we will be handing out all team awards and such, so we do appreciate you being a part of this event to celebrate the accomplishments of the athletes and the team. 

We are also wanting this to be a more formal affair for the athletes.
If there are any questions, please let me know.  Thanks, Denny

NWSC Results

Congratulations to Lachlan Demmer as he finished in 2nd in yesterday’s Northwest Suburban Conference Cross Country Running meet, narrowly missing the overall title by 3 tenths of a second, and earning All Conference! He also moved up to 7th all time for Coon Rapids runners fastest 5k’s. Owen James also earned All Conference, finishing in 23rd, as the Boys team finished in 7th out of the 14 teams. Ruby Demmer finished in 7th overall in the girls race, earning All Conference, and moving closer in time to the fastest 5k time in Coon Rapids CC history, helping the girls team to an 11th place finish. 

It was an overall positive day with 22 of the 34 Cardinal Runners that competed ran Season or All Time Bests, as the JV teams showed improvements, lead by the 9th place finish of Dagmewi in the Boys JV race.  The JV Boys team finished in 7th place as well, showing improved depth.  The JV Girls team took another step forward as they finished in a solid 8th place finish.

Great job to all of the Runners yesterday and thanks to all of the families and fans that came out to support our runners!
Denny

NWSC Meet and Picture Day

Thanks to those that were able to make it out and Volunteer today at the Twin Cities Marathon!! 

Below is information on the upcoming week.  A reminder that Wednesday is the NWSC Meet at the Elk River Country Club, also, Friday is our Picture Day, which we will be doing at the CR Dam, thus practicing at the Dam after pictures are done.

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NWSC Meet:

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.

NWSC Meet @ Elk RiverGC, October 9, 2024
Girls	Boys
Varsity	Varsity
Ruby Demmer	Lachlan Demmer
Lily McKenzie	Kjell Norquist
Emmy Fuller	Owen James
Emily Bornes	Marco Velasquez
Mackenzie Reiland	Tyler Vossen
Faith Kue	Josh Hyatt
	Cole Burnett
JV	Tythe Kue
Nyah Fruth	Nick Reiland
Jessika Larson	Albi Ludwig
Megan Fuller
Ellie Sadler	JV
Alexa Sabatke	Gilbert Kostuck
Hannah Berndt	Dagi Alemu
	Jeremy Lathrop
	Tate Burnett
	Truman Smith
	Brody Falck
	Natneal Kassahun
	Vince Vorobyev
	Mohammed Mustafa
	Cullen Jayasekera
	Ben Simon
	Victor San Martin
	Wade Schultz
	Michael Kane
	Zach Reiland
	Avalyn Nagan
	Xavier Pantoja
	Guom Mayan

2024 Conference Meet

Site:     Elk River Golf Club 

Date:   Wednesday, October 9

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 9 and JV on Monday, October 16

Time and Order of Races:      

            2:45                 National Anthem

            3:15                 Girls Varsity Race

            3:55                 Boys Varsity Race

            4:35                 Girls JV Race

            5:15                 Boys 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.

Thursday's Teams

Here are the teams for Thursday's HOKA ONE ONE/Cardinal Cup:

White	Red	Black
Lachlan Demmer	Owen James	Kjell Norquist
Josh Hyatt	Tyler Vossen	Marco Velasquez
Tythe Kue	Dagi Alemu	Cole Burnett
Albi Ludwig	Nick Reiland	Jeremy Lathrop
Gilbert Kostuck	Tate Burnett	Truman Smith
Vince Vorobyev	Natneal Kassahun	Brody Falck
Mohammed Mustafa	Cullen Jayasekera	Ben Simon
Zach Reiland	Wade Schultz	Victor San Martin
Avalyn Nagan	Xavier Pantoja	Michael Kane
		Guom Mayan
Girls A	Girls B
Ruby Demmer	Lily McKenzie
Emmy Fuller	Emily Bornes
Ella LaGree	Mackenzie Reiland
Milkahlyne Muriithi	Faith Kue
Nyah Fruth	Jessika Larson
Megan Fuller	Hannah Berndt
Ellie Sadler	Alexa Sabatke

Week of September 30th

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

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 that we would like to try continuing this year is to have the "Future Cardinal" 1 or 2 lap run in between the two races.  So, please bring any younger siblings as well as let others you may know to come as well to come participate!

This week is Homecoming and on Friday the Boys team will be running the game ball for the football game in before the game, this year from Maple Grove.  It is a 12 mile jaunt, in which we will divide the Boys into two groups, each running about 6 miles.  We will have a bus and it will be leaving at 4:00.  The Girls team will still have practice at the same time.

Lastly, 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.

Thanks,

Denny

NWSC Meet T-Shirt Order

If anyone is interested in purchasing a t-shirt for the NWSC Meet, please follow this link: https://erccallcon24.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Orders are due Oct 1st.

Thanks

Denny

Cambridge Invite

A positive day of weather turned into a positive evening of racing as 33 Cardinal Runners ran season best times, with 17 of those runners accomplishing an All Time Personal Record!!  Ruby started the days events off with another positive finish, a 5th place overall finish in the Girls Varsity race, and moved herself into 2nd in the All Time CR Girls 5K times! We only had 3 girls in the Varsity race, so they were an incomplete team.  Lachlan then took charge of the Boys Varsity race again and led from start to finish, winning his second race on the season!  The Boys team finished in 2nd out of the 9 teams competing, with Kjell helping in 9th, Owen in 10th, and Marco in 13th.

The JV teams then brought it all together with solid performances up and down the roster.  Emily led the Girls JV with a 7th place finish, as Ella was 11th, Mackenzie 12th, Faith 16th and Milk in 20th to help the Girls to a solid 2nd place team finish!  On the Boys side, in a very tight team race, the Boys JV finished in 3rd, just 5 points out of 1st, led by Josh in 2nd, Dagi in 4th, Jeremy in 7th and Albi in 15th!

It was a big, positive step for the whole team, but one in which we know that it was still not a perfect day of racing.  We have some work to do and we will continue to put forth some good efforts in our practices as we get ready for the bigger meets.

Thanks to all of our families, fans and supporters that made it to the meet!

Denny

Griak/Osceola Meet Results

A busy weekend, with all sorts of interesting twists, is over and a lot of positives were found! A big Congratulations to Lachlan as he led most of the Gold Race in Friday's Griak Invite and finished in an impressive 2nd place overall and helped the team to a 6th place finish out of 35 teams! This is the highest placing Cardinal in any of the Griak races!! Owen, 37th, Marco, 46th, Kjell, 66th, all also had high placings!  On the Girls side, Ruby also was able to earn on a spot on the awards stand with an equally impressive 11th place finish, moving up all throughout the race.  As a team, the Girls were a little short-handed, only able to run 5 girls, but still fought out a 31st finish out of 35 teams.

On Saturday's Osceola Invite, the rest of our team competed against other schools Varsity teams and held there own.  The Girls finished in 8th out of 11 teams led by first year runners Milk and Mackenzie, while the Boys finished in 11th out of 13 teams, led by Dagi and Tate!  It was a tough course, made more challenging with the rain just prior to the start of the races, as well as even more sketchy for the Boys as another storm was coming in as they were finishing!

Thanks to all of the parents and fans that came out to watch! Also, a big Thanks to the Fuller's for helping take down the tents as a storm was approaching and the kids were still racing!! 

All of our results, plus links to the overall meet results are also posted, and can be found on the right side of the blog.

Lastly, below is the information for Tuesday's Cambridge Invite.  Please note, this is at a new location, Purple Hawk Golf Course!

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

Cambridge Invitational: Purple Hawk Country Club: 36300 Highway 65 NE, Cambridge, 55008. Take Hwy 65 North to Cambridge.  Continue on Hwy 65 about 4 miles north of Cambridge to Purple Hawk, which will be on the left side of the highway.

Cambridge Invite @ Purple Hawk GC, September 24, 2024
Girls	Boys
Varsity	Varsity
Ruby Demmer	Lachlan Demmer
Lily McKenzie	Owen James
Kendall Martinek	Kjell Norquist
Emmy Fuller	Marco Velasquez
	Tyler Vossen
JV	Cole Burnett
Ella LaGree	Tythe Kue
Emily Bornes	Nick Reiland
Faith Kue	Gilbert Kostuck
Jessika Larson
Milkahlyne Muriithi	JV
Mackenzie Reiland	Josh Hyatt
Hannah Berndt	Dagi Alemu
Nyah Fruth	Tate Burnett
Megan Fuller	Albi Ludwig
Alexa Sabatke	Jeremy Lathrop
Ellie Sadler	Truman Smith
	Brody Falck
	Mohammed Mustafa
	Vince Vorobyev
	Ben Simon
	Natneal Kassahun
	Cullen Jayasekera
	Michael Kane
	Wade Schultz
	Avalyn Nagan
	Victor San Martin
	Zach Reiland
	Xavier Pantoja
	Guom Mayan

Friday Griak Bus

We have a bus for Griak today! It will be leaving at 12:00, so runners will be getting out at 11:40. Thanks!!

Denny

Griak Transportation Concern

Good Evening,

Late this morning I was notified that we currently do not have a bus for the Roy Griak Invite, however, it is something that our AD Secretary has been working on non-stop since trying to figure out something.  If we are not able to have a bus for getting to the meet, everyone is allowed to drive down, ride with a parent, carpool.  If this becomes the situation, we do suggest, especially the Boys that are racing, that their ride leaves as soon after school as possible.  Parking and getting on a shuttle to the venue can take a long time, and we would like everyone to be there an hour before their race, so leaving right after school will be very important.  

If we are able to get a bus figured out, which may not happen until the morning, I will message everyone as soon as possible to make sure we are all on the same page and we are able to leave when the bus will be scheduled, which will most likely be during the school day (we are checking to see if we can get a bus if we leave at 1:00 or even noon). 

Our bus for Saturday morning is still scheduled as planned, leaving at 7:30am, so there are no concerns with that ride.  I have, however, told the runners to have everything with them and to not expect to be able to get into the school on Saturday morning.

Sorry for any possible issues for Friday, and please let me know if there is a need for a ride or if a parent is intending to drive their runner(s) down no matter if we are able to get a bus or not.

Thanks,
Denny

Griak/Osceola Information

Below is the information for both Friday's Roy Griak Invite at the Les Bolstad Golf Course in St Paul, and Saturday's Osceola Invite at the Osceola Intermediate School.  For Friday, we are in the Gold Division for both the boys and the girls races.  Start times are 4:30 for boys and 5:15 for girls.  For Saturday, there is only one race for the Girls (10:00) and one for the Boys (10:30). Please note that at both races, pets are Not allowed.

One other item of note, the Girls team will be wearing Pink uniform tops for both days. We are hoping it will be easier to spot our Girls during the Griak race.

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 2:45

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

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

New this year, for those that cannot make it to the meet, they have set up a page to watch the races live online: https://roygriak.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=363&do=videos&video_id=399444  You will need to sign up for an account, but it appears to be free!

Osceola Invite: Bus leaves at 7:30am

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.  Due note that there are 16 teams, so parking may be a little tight and you may need to park on the road, so please plan accordingly in case you have to walk to get to the course.

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

Course Map

If there is a link to live results for either race, I will get that out to everyone.

Meet Roster: Griak and Osceola Invites

Below are the lists of who will be competing on which day this coming week.  Race times are listed as well.  I will put out all of the meet info for both days later in the week as we get closer to the meets.

Roy Griak Times: Boys - 4:30; Girls - 5:15
Osceola Times: Girls - 10:00; Boys - 10:30

Thanks,
Denny

Roy Griak Invite @ Les Bolstad Golf Course, September 20, 2024
Girls	Boys
Ruby Demmer	Lachlan Demmer
Emmy Fuller	Owen James
Ella LaGree	Kjell Norquist
Lily McKenzie	Marco Velasquez
Kendall Martinek	Josh Hyatt
Emily Bornes	Tyler Vossen
	Cole Burnett
	Tythe Kue
	Gilbert Kostuck
	Nick Reiland

Osceola Invite @ Osceola IM, September 21, 2024
Girls	Boys
Hannah Berndt	Jeremy Lathrop
Faith Kue	Albi Ludwig
Mackenzie Reiland	Truman Smith
Jessika Larson	Brody Falck
Milkahlyne Muriithi	Dagi Alemu
Nyah Fruth	Mohammed Mustafa
Megan Fuller	Vince Vorobyev
Alexa Sabatke	Ben Simon
Ellie Sadler	Natneal Kassahun
Brielle Cargeor	Cullen Jayasekera
	Michael Kane
	Wade Schultz
	Avalyn Nagan
	Victor San Martin
	Zach Reiland
	Xavier Pantoja

St Francis Invite Results

Congratulations to Lachlan as he won his first high school Varsity race on Thursday at the St Francis Invite, leading from start to finish by himself to help lead the Boys team to a 2nd place finish out of 7 teams!  Owen was also a medalist with a solid 6th place finish just a few seconds out of a top 5 finish!

On the Girls side, Ruby continues to improve have strong runs, this time finishing in 5th place against one of the top teams in the state with two of the top girls individually as well in the state!!  Due to illnesses, though, the Girls team was an incomplete in the final team rankings.

Other top finishers on the day went to Mackenzie, as she took 3rd in the Girls Middle School race to earn her first medal in CC, and Faith, who was 7th in the Girls JV race, which got a little off course on the first lap, thus shorting their total distance to about 2.91 miles vs 5K.

Temps were warm, it was a new course for the Cardinal Runners, and weren't always clear, but it was a positive step for the team.  We will be needing to be watching everyone's health a little more over the next week to make sure the illnesses that are currently with individuals on the team don't spread through the rest of the team.  Thanks to all of the families and fans that made it out to the races!! Here also is a link to some pictures taken by Barb: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ajaeN4a3ceF_MQb50yNTX9P6yeD6Siuu  Other pictures are being posted on our Facebook page, but if there are others out there, let me know and I can get them out to everyone!

Next up is the Roy Griak Invite on Friday for the Varsity runners and the Osceola Invite on Saturday for the JV runners.  I will put information on both meets as well as rosters in a couple of days.

Thanks

Denny

Twin Cities Marathon Volunteering

We will be working at a water stop for the Twin Cities Marathon on Sunday, October 6th as a fundraiser for the team.  We are needing at least 15 people to volunteer and help this year. If you are would like to help, please read through the information and go to the link below to fill out the registration form.  Also, if there is a parent that would like to be the point person for this, please let me know.  

Any questions, please let me know,

Thanks

Denny

Volunteer registration is currently open for Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Weekend, and I’ve provided details for your group to register for the Fluid Station at mile 20.6 along marathon course (mile 4.6 along the 10 mile course) if that works for. We’ll need all volunteers to register on the website (parents/guardians will need to register for those under 18). Further volunteer instruction will be sent race week.

Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Weekend Volunteer Registration Website: https://twincitiesinmotion.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=87970
Job: Fluid Station 10 (Miles 20.6/4.6)
Password: FLUID1024
Date: Sunday, October 6
Timeframe: 6:00 am – 1:30 pm
Location: Mississippi River Blvd. & Pelham Blvd. N.
Volunteer Details: Assist with Fluid Station setup. Service runners as a water and/or Nuun Mixer, Pourer or Holder. A select number of individuals will also assist with Pro Fluids, if applicable. Assist with Fluid Station clean up. Assist with other duties as assigned by Fluid Station captain.

St Francis Invititational

 Below is the information for this weeks St Francis Invite at the Ponds Golf Course in St Francis. Please make sure to go through all of the information, especially on parking and look at the map at the bottom on where to park.

Thanks
Denny

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

Race schedule: 

3:30 PM Middle School Race (combined genders) 2500 meters (approx)
3:50 Boys JV 5000 meters
4:20 Boys varsity 5000 meters
4:50 Girls varsity 5000 meters
5:20 Girls JV 5000 meters

TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE! We will try to run ahead of schedule if possible! 

Buses and parking: Buses may drop athletes off on the south side, near the driving range, then need to go to the Legion to park. (Legion is just west of the Ponds). There is limited parking available in The Ponds parking lot. NO PARKING ALONG THE ROAD (229th/Bridge Street in front of the golf course)! 

Below is a map with street parking information. 

 ***PLEASE USE THE TUNNEL TO GET TO THE MEET LOCATION WHICH IS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ROAD. The tunnel is located to the east of the clubhouse. There will be signs directing you to the tunnel from the parking lot. 

ATHLETES, SPECTATORS, AND COACHES ARE NOT TO CROSS THE ROAD AS IT IS BUSY. PLEASE USE THE TUNNEL! 

Please adhere to the following regarding the golf course:
● Leave the golf course in the condition in which you find it
● Do not go on the greens, tee boxes, sand traps or in the water
● Stay out of the clubhouse
● No pets on the course
● Do not go on other parts of the golf course that is not part of the meet. There will be golfers on those courses 

Bauman/Rovn Results

A positive step forward for the runners in yesterday's Bauman/Rovn Invite on a more challenging course and against some of the best teams and runners in the State!  

Lachlan continues to rise the ranks of all time Cardinal Runners, as he ran a personal record and finished an impressive 8th place finish in the Varsity race and moving into a tie for 23rd in the Sub 17 Club.  

Ruby led the Girls as she continues to return and had a very solid 20th place overall in the Girls Varsity race against some of the top girls in the State.

In the Junior High/Middle School races, Jeremy was less than 10 seconds away from a victory as he finished in a solid 3rd place finish.  

Next up is the St Francis Invite on Thursday, September 12th at the Ponds Golf Course.

Thanks to all of those that were able to come out and support the runners!
Denny

Bauman/Rovn Invite Roster and Information

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

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

Bauman/Rovn Invitational: Gail Woods: 7210 County Rd 110 W, Minnetrista, 55364.  Highway 10 east to Hwy 610 and continue to Hwy 169 South.  Take 169 South to I94 West and follow to I494 South. Follow to Hwy 12 West, then exit onto Shoreline Dr, which is actually County Road 15, and continue going west.  Shoreline Dr will take you in and around Lake Minnetonka, and continue to Mound, where you will take a left onto Bartlett Blvd/County Rd 110W The park entrance will be a couple of miles after you take a left, on the right side of the road.  The WRA Park will be on the left side of CR 110W.  There is limited parking at Gail Woods, so consider parking at WRA Park, near the park.  

Bus Leaves @ 1:45

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

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

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

NO DOGS ALLOWED AT GALE WOODS FARMS.

Bauman Rovn Invite @ Gail Woods, September 5, 2024
Girls	Boys
Varsity	Varsity
Ruby Demmer	Lachlan Demmer
Lily McKenzie	Owen James
Kendall Martinek	Marco Velasquez
Emmy Fuller	Kjell Norquist
Emily Bornes	Josh Hyatt
	Cole Burnett
JV	Tyler Vossen
Hannah Berndt	Tythe Kue
Jessika Larson
Ella LaGree	JV
Milkahlyne Muriithi	Nick Reiland
Nyah Fruth	Gilbert Kostuck
Megan Fuller	Albi Ludwig
Grace Berndt	Brody Falck
Ellie Sadler	Ben Simon
	Avalyn Nagan
Junior High Race (1800m)	Michael Kane
Faith Kue
Mackenzie Reiland	Junior High Race (1800m)
Alexa Sabatke?	Jeremy Lathrop
	Truman Smith
	Cullen Jayasekera
	Wade Schultz
	Zach Reiland
	Mohammed Mustafa
	Tate Burnett