Willmar Optimist Invitational

Here are the details for the Willmar Optimist Invitational:

Race: Willmar Optimist Invitational
Date: Saturday, September 27th
Place: Eagle Creek Golf Course in Willmar, MN
Time: Trinity runners should be at the Willmar race site by noon. Our first race is at 1:00pm.
Drivers: Sally Ennis, Kim Kelly-Sommer and Jesse Schoen. I will be picking up runners at the old Trinity School site at 9:30am. We are meeting at the Amoco station at the intersection of Hwy 12 and Lake Street in Long Lake at 10:00am to caravan to Willmar from that point.
Directions: take 394 West or 494 West to US Hwy 12 West...take US Hwy 12 West all the way to Willmar, turn right on US Hwy 71 North/MN 23 East, take the Civic Center Drive exit and turn right on Civic Center Drive, turn right on 23rd Street NE, take a slight right on MN 294, which turns into 26th Avenue NE...turn right on Willmar Golf Course Drive.
Lunch: Kim has taken sandwich orders from runners, and we will have some items to make sandwiches after the race as well. Students should bring $5 for lunch costs.

Race Distances:
Boys Varsity and JV races: 5000m
Girls Varsity and JV races: 4000m
Boys and Girls Junior High races: 3000m
Mighty Mites race (open to any elementary age students): 800m

Schedule of Events:
This is loosely formed, as only the first race (Girls Varsity) has a start time...other races will start immediately following the previous race. Be prepared as the schedule may run ahead of projected times.
1:00pm - Girls Varsity
approximately 1:25pm - Boys Varsity
approximately 1:50pm - Girls JV
approximately 2:15pm - Boys JV
approximately 2:45pm - Girls Junior High
approximately 3:10pm - Boys Junior High
approximately 3:30pm - Mighty Mites

Awards:
Varsity, JV and Junior High Races: Medals for top 20 individual finishers in each race, ribbons for all finishers.
Varsity Boys and Girls Races: Trophy for 1st place team.

Teams Participating:
Alexandria, Bismark Century, Canby/Minneota/Lincoln HI, Dassel-Cokato, Fargo North, Hopkins, Hutchinson, Moorhead, Trinity School at River Ridge and Willmar.