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.