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.