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

Week of September 2nd

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

Practice today, Monday, will be at 6:30pm on the West end of the Tennis Court Parking Lot.  Then, starting Tuesday we will be on our school schedule for practices, where for those at the high school, we will meet at the weight room at 2:30, unless otherwise stated, and then everyone will meet at 3:15 on the West end of the Tennis Court Lot, giving the Middle School runners time after school to get ready.  Expect practices to last until about 5:00 every day we have practice.

Thursday this week, September 5th, is our next meet, the Bauman/Rovn Invite at Gail Woods in Minnetrista.  Directions to the course are below, but know that they are always posted in the Parent Handbook on the right side of the blog. Once I get the time schedule, I will get that out to everyone.  In the past, the first race starts at 4:00 and the last one at 6:30, so expect this to be a later evening for getting home.  Runners are allowed to go home with parents, but we need notification from a parent prior to the meet and we would like for the runners to stay until their teammates have completed their races.

If there are any questions, please let me know,

Thanks

Denny

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