An overcast day with chili temps led to one of the best individual performances by a Cardinal Runner in program history on Saturday at the Minnesota State AAA Meet!! Ruby was able to finish the season with another All Time PR, dropping 9 seconds from her Section and School Record time on a much harder course, finishing in 17th overall place out of 160 runners and earning All-State, adding her name to a short, but stellar group of females at Coon Rapids to earn All State honors in Cross Country Running!!
Thanks to the great support from all that came with to watch and cheer on Ruby!! Even when one is zoned in on their race, they notice the support!! One coach even remarked about the great support from Coon Rapids for one runner and how impressive it was!! Also, thank you to all of our runners that came out and helped Ruby get ready this past week at practices. There have been many years where there may be one or two that would help. This year, both boys and girls showed and continued to work hard to help Ruby get to this point!! It's a great group of runners and a group we hope will continue to work hard and be supportive of each other!
Also, a reminder that the end of season Banquet is on Monday, Nov. 3rd at 6:00pm at the High School Cafeteria. All the information is below.
2025 Cross Country Running Banquet
The season is coming to an end it is time to look back on the accomplishments of the 2025 edition of the Coon Rapids Boys and Girls Cross Country teams.
This year, our banquet will be on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025 starting at 6:00 at the CRHS Cafeteria. This will be a Pot Luck affair with each grade of athletes bringing the following:
7 Seniors: Desserts
5 Juniors: Beverages
11 Sophomores: Entrees
9 Freshmen & Under: Salads
Please note that there are 30 members of the team, 2 managers, plus three 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
