Saturday, September 26, 2009

Trinity CC - Practice Week Seven

Hello,

One big out-of-town meet done (Milaca), one big out-of-town meet to go (Willmar) this week.

We do have a change to the Week Seven schedule. I know the practice schedule everyone received at the parents meeting listed Trinity School as the practice location for Tuesday, but that has changed to the old Trinity School site (now Evergreen Community Church) in Bloomington. Following school, we will drive to that location for our workout and parents should plan to pick up runners in Bloomington following practice.

Here's the Week Seven Schedule:
Monday, September 28th - at Trinity School (601 River Ridge Parkway Eagan, MN) from 3:30-5:30pm.
Tuesday, September 29th - at the old Trinity School site (Evergreen Community Church - 2300 East 88th Street Bloomington, MN) from 3:30-5:30pm.
Wednesday, September 30th - Run On Your Own - option to meet before school at 7:00am with other teammates.
Thursday, October 1st - at Trinity School from 3:30-5:30pm.
Friday, October 2nd - at Trinity School from 3:30-5:00pm.
Saturday, October 3rd - Willmar Optimist Invitational at Eagle Creek Golf Club in Willmar. The first race starts at 1:00pm, we will be organizing transportation to leave from various locations at 9:30am.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Milaca Mega Meet Results

Hello,

It was great to see what we could do at a Milaca Mega Meet without the physical strain of an active field day beforehand. The boys and girls teams performed beyond expectations and garnered attention as one of the best cross country programs in the small school (Class A) division.

Here are the Trinity CC results from the Milaca Mega Meet:

Girls Varsity Results-
Trinity Team Time - 1:29:32.8 - 7th place of 28 teams (19 complete teams)
Team Range - 1:39.9
17:07.7 - Lotus Schifsky (6:31, 7:03, 3:31) - 22nd
17:25.8 - Theresa Gross (6:31, 7:12, 3:40) - 26th
17:45.9 - Linnea Bellomo (6:43, 7:23, 3:38) - 36th
18:25.9 - Katie Stephenson (7:08, 7:37, 3:39) - 61st
18:47.6 - Lucy Leighton (7:19, 7:47, 3:38) - 67th
19:21.9 - Carmen Quinlivan (7:15, 8:00, 4:05) - 83rd
19:31.3 - Catherine DeMarais (7:19, 7:56, 4:15) - 87th
(136 Girls Varsity runners)

Complete Girls Varsity results can be found here:
http://www.raceberryjam.com/results/milacavgirlsa.html

7th Grade Girls-
18:07.9 - Sydney Kloster (8:35, 9:32) - approximately 123rd
(144 Girls 7th Grade runners)

Complete Girls 7th Grade results can be found here: http://www.raceberryjam.com/results/milacavgirls7.html

Boys Varsity Results-
Trinity Team Time - 1:31:36.6 - 1st place of 28 teams (13 complete teams)

Team Range - 1:01.6
17:53.8 - Patrick Earhart (5:21, 6:02, 5:48, :42) - 8th
18:03.1 - Charlie Leighton (5:24, 6:02, 5:55, :42) - 10th
18:20.3 - Cody Sommer (5:23, 6:21, 5:53, :43) - 15th
18:24.2 - JonElliott Brubaker (5:23, 6:13, 6:05, :43) - 16th
18:55.4 - Jonathon Valentas (5:31, 6:34, 6:06, :44) - 27th
20:38.4 - Jacob Bellomo (6:17, 6:50, 6:44, :47) - 73rd
21:00.5 - Joe Hrbacek (6:01, 7:06, 7:05, :48) - 81st
(114 Boys Varsity runners)

Complete Boys Varsity results can be found here: http://www.raceberryjam.com/results/milacavboysa.html

Boys JV-
20:19.9 - Chris Johnson (6:11, 6:47, 6:35, :46) - 118th
21:03.7 - Karl Brummer (6:17, 7:05, 6:52, :48) - 173rd
23:22.5 - Jeremy Troedson (6:45, 7:42, 8:01, :53) - 282nd
(346 Boys JV runners)

Complete Boys JV results can be found here: http://www.raceberryjam.com/results/milacajvboys.html

7th Grade Boys-
13:48.5 - John Michael Berns (6:42, 7:06) - 43rd
18:51.8 - Rob Kranz (9:24, 9:27) - 145th
(153 Boys 7th Grade runners)

Complete Boys 7th Grade results can be found here: http://www.raceberryjam.com/results/milacavboys7.html

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

CC Spaghetti Supper

Hello,

The Leightons have graciously agreed to open up their home AND feed the CC team following Fall Field Day on Friday...more time for the runners to have fellowship and mentally prepare for the Milaca meet on Saturday.

Fall Field Day ends at 2:00pm. We have two hours between field day and the spaghetti supper for students to cleanup/shower and rest. Please let me know if any students will have transportation issues in the interim and we will try to arrange something for them if needed.

Event: Spaghetti Supper at Leighton's house
Date: Friday, September 25th
Time: 4:00-7:00pm
What to Bring: $3 for food costs and any game that you want to play with teammates

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse
--
Directions to Tom and Jeanette Leighton’s home:
249 Crestway Lane, West Saint Paul
(651) 455-4237
(not far from the NET Center, and 5 minutes from Trinity)

From the north:
Take 35E south to the Hwy. 110 exit.

*Go east on Hwy. 110 (past Dodd, Delaware intersections, and past Sibley High School) and go left (north) at Charlton. There is no stoplight at Charlton.

** From Charlton, go up four or five streets, then take a right onto Oakview. (If you get to Marie, you’ve gone too far.) We are in the fourth house on the left, but follow the curve and go left at the fork in the road (onto Crestway Lane) to get to our driveway. It is the first one on the left once you have gotten onto Crestway. Please note: there are two mailboxes at the bottom of our driveway. The one you will see first, “230 Crestway,” belongs to our neighbors across the street-- don’t worry. You are at the right place.

From the south:
Go north on 35E, then take Hwy. 110 heading east. Follow the above directions once on Hwy. 110.*

From the east:
Go on 494 south/west, then take the exit for Hwy. 110 heading west. Go past the car dealerships, past the Robert Street exit and past the Mendota Road exit. Take the next right onto Charlton (not a light, just an intersection) then follow the above directions once on Charlton.**

From the west:
A. Via Crosstown: Go 62 east, then take 55 over the Mendota Bridge. Get into left lane and continue north to Hwy. 110 going east, then follow the above directions.* (You will go past the Hwy 13 exits, past Lexington, and over 35E.)

B. Via 494: Go east on 494 to Dodd exit, Highway 149. At the “T,” take a right onto Dodd and continue north to Hwy. 110. Take a right onto Hwy 110, heading east, and follow the above directions once on Hwy. 110.*

Milaca Mega Meet

Here are the details for the Milaca Mega Meet:

Race: Milaca Mega Meet
Date: Saturday, September 26th
Place: Stones Throw Golf Course - 15679 Central Avenue Milaca, MN
Time: Trinity runners should be at the Milaca race site at 9:30am. Our first race with Trinity runners is at 10:15am.
Drivers: Cathy Quinlivan (from the Quinlivan house in St. Paul), Tom Leighton, Kim Kelly-Sommer and Jesse Schoen (all from Trinity School, departure at 7:30am). If you are not meeting at Trinity School to ride to Milaca, please call me on my cell phone (612.991.9529) once you are on the road at 7:30am so we don't have to worry about anyone missing the meet. Please allow two hours for the drive to Milaca, to park and walk to the race site.
Directions: from Trinity School take 494 West to 94 West, take 94 West to Rogers then take 101 North, take 101 North to 169 North. Stay on 169 through Elk River, Zimmerman and Princeton to Milaca. Take the Hwy 23 exit and go left (west) into Milaca, at the stoplights turn right (north) on Central Avenue. The golf course is approximately one mile north. Parking is available on side streets. The four designated adult drivers will have official Trinity School vehicle parking, hopefully in the area with other school buses like last year.
Lunch: There will be concession stand areas available and Kim is also bringing items for making sandwiches.
Transportation back from Milaca: Runners will ride back with the same driver with which they arrived. Because of homecoming weekend at Trinity, we are letting runners leave as soon as all runners in their vehicle are done with their races for the day if they want to get back as soon as possible. Tom, Kim and I will bring our runners back to Trinity and they can call parents for rides as we get close to Trinity if needed.

Race Distances:
Boys Varsity & JV: 5000m
Girls Varsity & JV: 4000m
Boys & Girls 7th Grade: 3200m

Schedule of Events:
This can be found on the Milaca Mega Meet website - http://megameet.googlepages.com/schedule.
Here are the races that are scheduled to have Trinity runners:
10:15am - 7th Grade Boys
10:45am - 7th Grade Girls
12:00pm - Varsity Girls
12:45pm - Varsity Girls Awards
1:45pm - Varsity Boys
2:00pm - Girls JV
2:15pm - Boys JV
3:30pm - Varsity Boys Awards

Awards:
1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams: trophies
1st place team members: gold medals
1st - 7th place individuals: trophies
8th - 25th place individuals: ribbons

Teams Participating (Class A):
AlBrook, Blooming Prairie, Braham Area, Carlton/Cloquet Christian Academy, Cromwell-Floodwood, East Central, Hills-Beaver Creek/Ellsworth/Edgerton, Hinckley-Finlayson, Kingsland, Lake Crystal-Wellcome-Memorial/Nicollet, Mankato Loyola, Maranatha Christian Academy, Mayer Lutheran, Meadow Creek Christian, Mille Lacs, Minnesota Valley Lutheran, Morris Area, Nevis, Paynesville, Pelican Rapids, Pierz, Providence Academy, Royalton, Rush City, St. Croix Lutheran, St. James, The Marshall School-Duluth, Trek North and Trinity School at River Ridge.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Trinity CC - Practice Week Six

Hello,

We are almost at the halfway point of the season already. Can you believe it?!? Both the Boys and Girls teams exceeded expectations at the Private School Championships and had another terrific week of practice.

We do have a change to the Week Six schedule. I know the practice schedule everyone received at the parents meeting listed the old Trinity School site in Bloomington as the practice location for Monday, but that has changed because Kim will be out of town. On Monday we will practice from Trinity School in Eagan.

Here's the Week Six Schedule:
Monday, September 21st - at Trinity School (601 River Ridge Parkway Eagan, MN) from 3:30-5:30pm.
Tuesday, September 22nd - at Trinity School from 3:30-5:30pm.
Wednesday, September 23rd - Run On Your Own - option to meet before school at 7:00am with other teammates.
Thursday, September 24th - at Trinity School from 3:30-5:30pm.
Friday, September 25th - no running practice following Trinity Fall Field Day - team social starting after field day activities - Spaghetti Supper at Leighton's (roughly 3:30-7:00pm...more details to follow).
Saturday, September 26th - Milaca Mega Meet at Stones Throw Golf Course near Milaca. The first race starts at 10:00am, we will be organizing transportation to leave from various locations at 7:30am.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Private School Championships Results

Hello,

We had an impressive showing at St. Catherine's on Thursday! Many personal records were set throughout the team...which is surprising for a meet in September.

Here are the Trinity CC results from the Private School Championships:

Girls Varsity Results-
Trinity Team Time - 1:32:56.2 - 7th place of 10 teams
Team Range - 2:47.7
16:51.4 - Theresa Gross (6:27, 6:59, 3:25) - 9th place
18:09.9 - Linnea Bellomo (6:46, 7:32, 3:51) - 24th place
18:44.0 - Katie Stephenson (7:16, 7:48, 3:40) - 36th place
19:32.0 - Catherine DeMarais (7:19, 8:09, 4:04) - 44th place
19:39.1 - Carmen Quinlivan (7:20, 8:16, 4:03) - 46th place
19:41.0 - Lucy Leighton (7:18, 8:26, 3:57) - 47th place
DNF - Emily Brubaker (7:18) - shin pain
(58 total girls varsity runners)

Girls JV Results-
17:33.5 - Lotus Schifsky (7:03, 7:07, 3:23) - 1st place
25:27.7 - Sydney Kloster (8:54, 11:13, 5:20) - 23rd place
(26 total girls jv runners)

Boys Varsity Results-
Trinity Team Time - 1:32:55.2 - 3rd place of 9 teams
Team Range - 1:07.8
18:14.3 - Patrick Earhart (5:22, 6:02, 6:08, :42) - 9th place
18:21.9 - Cody Sommer (5:27, 6:18, 5:54, :42) - 10th place
18:26.1 - JonElliott Brubaker (5:41, 6:12, 5:51, :42) - 13th place
18:30.9 - Charlie Leighton (5:31, 6:19, 5:58, :42) - 14th place
19:22.1 - Jonathon Valentas (6:08, 6:21, 6:09, :43) - 21st place
20:41.2 - Joe Hrbacek (6:14, 6:56, 6:46, :45) - 44th place
(58 total boys varsity runners)

Boys JV Results-
20:47.7 - Jacob Bellomo (6:13, 7:03, 6:46, :45) - 8th place
21:19.3 - Chris Johnson (6:15, 7:14, 7:04, :46) - 13th place
21:50.1 - Karl Brummer (6:25, 7:20, 7:18, :45) - 17th place
22:46.5 - John Michael Berns (7:10, 7:17, 7:33, :46) - 26th place
24:02.0 - Jeremy Troedson (7:00, 8:07, 8:06, :49) - 35th place
29:45.2 - Rob Kranz (9:02, 10:06, 9:41, :56) - 51st place
(53 total boys jv runners)

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Schedule Changes and Information

Hello,

We have some changes to the Trinity Cross Country schedule because Fall Field Day has been moved from Friday, September 18th to the following week - Friday, September 25th.

Here are the CC events for the rest of this week, with any changes:

Thursday, September 16th - Private School Championships - 4:00pm at St. Catherine University. Come out and cheer us on!
Friday, September 17th - We will now have a short running practice from 3:30-4:45pm. We will get access to the locker rooms for students to shower and cleanup after practice. We then have the Trinity CC Bowling Night at St. Francis Bowling Alley in St. Paul from 6:00-9:00pm. Students will be responsible for their own ride to the bowling alley, but I will have some room in my car, Kim will have room in her van and many students will be driving from school - so just ask if you need a ride. We will have a pizza supper shortly after we arrive at the bowling alley. Please bring $5 for shoe rental and pizza.
Saturday, September 18th - We have practice at Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis. New Trinity students are excused to attend the Study Skills Seminar at Trinity that morning. They are expected to get a long run in on their own.

We will probably still try and plan a special event the following Friday after Field Day rather than a run, but I hope this clears things up for the rest of this week. Sorry for any confusion.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Trinity CC Bowling Night

Hello,

We were planning for Trinity Fall Field Day this Friday and have a team building social event planned. We plan to continue with the event, even with Field Day moving to next Friday, September 25th. We will have a short running practice on Friday after school and then head to St. Paul for bowling.

Event: Trinity CC Bowling Night
Place: St. Francis Church Bowling Alley (426 Osceola Avenue South St. Paul, MN 55102)
Time: 6:00-9:00pm
Cost: $5 to pay for shoe rental and pizza
Directions: From Trinity take 35E North to Randolph Avenue, take Randolph Avenue right (east) to Osceola Avenue and go left (north), the church/bowling alley is one block ahead on the right.

This is a mandatory event, just like a practice. If for some reason you cannot attend, please let me know as soon as possible.

I also understand if parents don't want their kids out so late. Sorry, the 6:00-9:00pm time was the only one available on this night. Students are only required to stay until 8:00pm, so you may pick them up any time after 8:00pm that is most convenient for you.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Private School Championships

Here are the details for the Private School Championships:

Race: Private School Championships - hosted by St. Catherine's
Date: Thursday, September 17th
Place: The campus of University of St. Catherine (2004 Randolph Avenue St. Paul, MN)
Time: Trinity runners will be leaving immediately following school (3:15pm). The first race is at 4:00pm.
Drivers: Jeremy Troedson, Jeanette Leighton and Vanna Valentas
Directions: From Trinity School, take 35E north to Randolph Avenue, take Randolph Avenue west (left) to Fairview Avenue South, go south (left) on Fairview Avenue South and turn right (west) into the Event Parking Lot for St. Catherine's. The race is on the athletic fields just to the south of the lot.

Race Distances:
All Boys Races: 5000m
All Girls Races: 4000m

Schedule of Events:
3:30pm - Coaches Meeting
4:00pm - Girls JV Race (Lotus Schifsky, Sydney Kloster)
4:30pm - Girls Varsity Race (Theresa Gross, Carmen Quinlivan, Emily Brubaker, Katie Stephenson, Catherine DeMarais, Linnea Bellomo and Lucy Leighton)
5:00pm - Boys Varsity Race (Cody Sommer, Patrick Earhart, Joe Hrbacek, Charlie Leighton, Jonathon Valentas and JonElliott Brubaker)
5:30pm - Boys JV Race (Chris Johnson, Jeremy Troedson, Karl Brummer, John Michael Berns, Rob Kranz and Jacob Bellomo)
6:15 - Awards

Awards:
1st-3rd in each race = Medals
4th-15th in each race = Ribbons
1st place Varsity Team = Trophies

Scoring:
It is traditional team scoring, add the places of your top 5 runners for a team score.

Teams Participating:
Academy of Holy Angels, Breck, Christ's Household of Faith, Concordia Academy-Roseville, DeLaSalle, Maranatha Christian Academy, Providence Academy, St. Croix Lutheran, St. Paul Academy, Trinity School at River Ridge and Visitation.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Trinity CC - Practice Week Five

Hello,

We had some impressive performances at the Red Knight Invitational on Saturday. We have another busy week with practices, a meet and a social event.

Here's the Week Five Schedule:
Monday, September 14th - at Trinity School (601 River Ridge Parkway) from 3:30-5:30pm.
Tuesday, September 15th - at Trinity School from 3:30-5:30pm.
Wednesday, September 16th - Run On Your Own - option to meet before school at 7:00am with other teammates.
Thursday, September 17th - Private School Championships at St. Catherine's College in St. Paul, MN. Students will be leaving immediately following school. The first race starts at 4:00pm.
Friday, September 18th - a short running practice at Trinity School from 3:30-4:45pm - Bowling Social Event from 6:00-9:00pm at St. Francis Bowling Alley (426 Osceola Avenue St. Paul, MN - St. Francis St. James church basement )
Saturday, September 19th - at Minnehaha Falls (4801 Minnehaha Avenue Minneapolis, MN) - meet at the parking ticket meter by the falls - from 9:00-10:30am. New Trinity students that have the Study Skills Seminar on Saturday morning are excused, but will need to get a run in on their own.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Red Knight Invite Results

Here are the Trinity CC results from the Red Knight Invitational:

Girls Results-
Trinity Team Time - 1:18:05 - 11th place of 16 teams
9:34.7 - Theresa Gross (6:19, 3:15) - 18th overall, 5th of 46 Senior Girls
10:19.7 - Linnea Bellomo (6:40, 3:39) - 70th overall, 13th of 40 Freshman Girls
10:48.0 - Katie Stephenson (7:13, 3:35) - 102nd overall, 24th of 39 Sophomore Girls
11:06.7 - Lucy Leighton (7:18, 3:48) - 121st overall, 24th of 40 Freshman Girls
11:19.1 - Emily Brubaker (7:17, 4:02) - 134th overall, 35th of 49 Junior Girls
11:20.7 - Catherine DeMarais (7:31, 3:49) - 136th overall, 29th of 39 Sophomore Girls
13:35.6 - Sydney Kloster (8:45, 4:50) - 187th overall, 19th of 20 7th & 8th Grade Girls
(195 total girls runners)

Boys Results-
Trinity Team - Incomplete - seven runners need to field complete team, we only had six on Saturday
11:22.8 - JonElliott Brubaker (5:38, 5:44) - 52nd overall, 11th of 77 Sophomore Boys
11:29.8 - Cody Sommer (5:30, 5:59) - 59th overall, 28th of 59 Senior Boys
11:48.7 - Charlie Leighton (5:46, 6:02) - 79th overall, 18th of 77 Sophomore Boys
11:51.3 - Jonathon Valentas (6:00, 5:51) - 85th overall, 20th of 77 Sophomore Boys
13:17.9 - Jacob Bellomo (6:24, 6:53) - 189th overall, 12th of 56 7th & 8th Grade Boys
17:20.2 - Rob Kranz (8:26, 8:54) - 324th overall, 54th of 56 7th & 8th Grade Boys
(331 total boys runners)

Full results can be found on the RaceberryJam website at:
http://www.raceberryjam.com/maincc.html#resultscc

My wife, Lisa, took some pictures at the meet. They can be found here:
http://trinitycrosscountry.shutterfly.com/

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Red Knight Invitational

Here are the details for the Red Knight Invitational:

Race: Red Knight Invitational - hosted by Benilde-St. Margaret's
Date: Saturday, September 12th
Place: Bassett Creek Park in Crystal, MN
Time: All Trinity runners should plan to be at Bassett Creek Park at 8:00am to warmup properly and cheer on teammates in earlier races.
Directions: Take Highway 100 North from Bloomington to Crystal, take the 36th Avenue North exit (not West 36th Street) and go left (west), go 1/4 mile to Xenia Avenue and take a left (south) and go three blocks to the park.

Race Distances:
Boys: 3200m (2 miles)
Girls: 2400m (1.5 miles)

Schedule of Events:
9:00am - Coaches Meeting
9:15am - 7th & 8th Grade Boys
9:30am - 7th & 8th Grade Girls
9:45am - 9th Grade Boys
10:00am - 9th Grade Girls
10:15am - 10th Grade Boys
10:30am - 10th Grade Girls
10:45am - 11th Grade Boys
11:00am - 11th Grade Girls
11:15am - 12th Grade Boys
11:30am - 12th Grade Girls
11:50am - Team & Individual Awards

Awards:
Top 10 in each race: Red Knight Invitational T-Shirts
1st and 2nd place Boys & Girls Teams: Medals

Scoring:
Add your 7 fastest times from any race for your total team time.

Teams Participating:
Academy of Holy Angels, Benilde-St. Margaret's, Breck, DeLaSalle, Hill-Murray, Holy Family Catholic, Mankato East, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis Washburn, Mounds Park Academy, Orono, Providence Academy, St. Thomas Academy, Totino-Grace, Trinity School at River Ridge and Visitation.

Save The Date - Trinity CC Social Event

Hello,

We are not planning to have CC practice on the afternoon following Trinity Fall Field Day - Friday, September 18th. Instead, we are planning a CC social event that evening.

We will have pizza, bowling and games at the 6-lane bowling alley in the St. James/St. Francis church basement in St. Paul, MN from 6:00-9:00pm.

More details will follow in the coming week. Please treat this event as an official practice. Attendance rules will apply.

Thanks,
Jesse

Trinity CC Attendance Points

Here are the 2009 Trinity Cross Country Attendance Point totals through August 29th (first two weeks of practice):

Boys-
17 - Cody Sommer (+2 for 2 full weeks of practice)
17 - Jonathon Valentas (+2 for 2 full weeks of practice)
17 - Jacob Bellomo (+2 for 2 full weeks of practice)
17 - Rob Kranz (+2 for 2 full weeks of practice)
16 - Chris Johnson (+1 for 1 full week of practice)
16 - Jeremy Troedson (+1 for 1 full week of practice)
16 - Patrick Earhart (+1 for 1 full week of practice)
16 - Joe Hrbacek (+1 for 1 full week of practice)
16 - JonElliott Brubaker (+1 for 1 full week of practice)
15 - Karl Brummer
15 - Charlie Leighton
15 - John Michael Berns

Girls-
17 - Linnea Bellomo (+2 for 2 full weeks of practice)
16 - Katie Stephenson (+1 for 1 full week of practice)
16 - Rebecca Driessen (+1 for 1 full week of practice)
15 - Theresa Gross
15 - Carmen Quinlivan
15 - Emily Brubaker
15 - Catherine DeMarais
15 - Lucy Leighton
15 - Lotus Schifsky
15 - Sydney Kloster

Athletes will not have points subtracted according to the Trinity CC Attendance Policy until the first full week of school (Week 3 of practice), as long as students have informed coaches ahead of time of any conflicts or reasons for absence from early-season practices.

Runners all start with 15 points and are awarded additional points for 1) attendance at all organized practices and meets for that week and 2) running 6+ times over that practice week period. Points are subtracted for missed practices, depending on the circumstance and notification given to coaches for the absence.

Trinity CC Letter Points

Here are the Final 2009 Trinity Cross Country Letter Point Totals:

Boys-

173 - Patrick Earhart (S=3, A=6, N=11, P=15, M=25, W=8, B=21, C=30, BG=6, S=44, Sr=4)
172 - Cody Sommer (S=11, A=8, N=8, R=12, P=13, M=22, W=4, B=18, C=26, BG=6, S=40, Sr=4)

160 - Charlie Leighton (S=6, A=5, N=7, R=7, P=13, M=23, W=4, B=18, C=28, BG=5, S=42, So=2)
158 - JonElliott Brubaker (S=13, A=7, N=10, R=13, P=13, M=22, W=6, B=15, C=24, BG=5, S=28, So=2)

124 - Jonathon Valentas (S=4, A=6, N=6, R=6, P=11, M=19, W=3, B=11, C=22, BG=4, S=30, So=2)
70 - Joe Hrbacek (S=2, A=5, P=5, M=7, W=2, B=7, C=16, BG=2, S=20, Sr=4)
59 - Chris Johnson (A=4, P=4, M=12, W=2, C=16, BG=1, S=16, Sr=4)
44 - Jacob Bellomo (A=2, N=3, R=3, P=4, M=10, W=2, B=7, C=7, S=5, JH=1)
32 - Karl Brummer (P=3, M=7, W=1, B=6, C=6, BG=2, S=4, Sr=4)
25 - Jeremy Troedson (S=2, A=2, P=3, M=3, B=3, C=4, BG=1, S=3, Sr=4)
22 - John Michael Berns (N=2, P=3, M=3, W=1, B=2, C=5, BG=1, S=4, JH=1)
14 - Rob Kranz (A=1, N=1, R=1, P=2, M=1, W=1, B=1, C=2, BG=1, S=2, JH=1)

Girls-

122 - Lotus Schifsky (N=3, P=13, M=22, W=3, B=16, C=22, BG=8, S=34, JH=1)
121 - Linnea Bellomo (S=1, A=5, N=6, R=8, P=11, M=19, W=5, B=13, C=13, BG=7, S=32, Fr=1)
87 - Theresa Gross (S=8, A=7, N=13, R=19, P=15, M=21, Sr=4)
81 - Katie Stephenson (S=5, A=6, N=7, R=4, P=8, M=15, W=4, B=9, C=12, S=9, So=2)
79 - Lucy Leighton (S=1, A=1, N=2, R=3, P=6, M=13, W=2, B=8, C=10, BG=4, S=28, Fr=1)
64 - Carmen Quinlivan (S=10, P=6, M=11, W=2, B=7, C=7, BG=3, S=14, Sr=4)
52 - Catherine DeMarais (A=4, N=5, R=2, P=6, M=10, B=4, C=8, BG=3, S=8, So=2)
23 - Sydney Kloster (N=1, R=1, P=3, M=2, W=2, B=2, C=4, BG=1, S=6, JH=1)
15 - Emily Brubaker (S=3, N=5, R=2, S=2, Jr=3)
8 - Rebecca Driessen (S=6, So=2)

Athletes must obtain 25 points over the course of the Cross Country season and finish the season as a team member to earn a varsity letter. Letter points can be earned by running summer mileage, performance and completion of races and by finishing the season in good standing with positive Attendance Points.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Trinity CC - Practice Week Four

Hello,

I hope you are having a great Labor Day weekend! We have had wonderful weather so far and we hope it continues into week four.

Here's the Week Four Schedule:
Monday, September 7th - Run On Your Own - enjoy the long Labor Day Weekend!
Tuesday, September 8th - at Trinity School (601 River Ridge Parkway Eagan, MN) from 3:30-5:30pm.
Wednesday, September 9th - Run On Your Own - option to meet before school at 7:00am with other teammates.
Thursday, September 10th - at Trinity School from 3:30-5:30pm.
Friday, September 11th - at Trinity School from 3:30-5:00pm.
Saturday, September 12th - Red Knight Invitational at Bassett Creek Park in Crystal, MN. The first races start at 9:00am. Runners should be at the meet by 8:00am.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Nokomis Invitational Results

Here are the Trinity CC results for the Nokomis Invitational:

Girls Varsity Results 4k (1600m, 1600m, 800m) -
Trinity Team Time: 1:38:01 - 7th place of 11 teams
Range: 3:28
17:24 - Theresa Gross (6:40, 7:22, 3:22) - 16th
19:24 - Katie Stephenson (7:20, 8:18, 3:46) - 39th
19:48 - Linnea Bellomo (7:08, 8:34, 4:06) - 45th
20:33 - Catherine DeMarais (7:27, 8:47, 4:19) - 48th
20:52 - Emily Brubaker (7:41, 9:06, 4:05) - 51st
(approximately 60 runners)

Girls Underclassmen Race Results 2k (1600m, 400m) -
8:43 - Lotus Schifsky (7:10, 1:33) - 3rd
9:52 - Lucy Leighton (8:01, 1:51) - 16th
12:59 - Sydney Kloster (9:55, 3:04) - 41st
(approximately 50 runners)

Boys Varsity Results 5k (1600m, 1600m, 1600m, 200m) -
Trinity Team Time: 1:37:48 - 8th place of 13 teams
Range: 1:27
18:51 - Patrick Earhart (5:57, 6:05, 6:08, :41) - 31st
19:20 - JonElliott Brubaker (5:58, 6:03, 6:37, :42) - 39th
19:37 - Cody Sommer (5:57, 6:14, 6:43, :43) - 43rd
19:42 - Charlie Leighton (6:03, 6:24, 6:32, :43) - 45th
20:18 - Jonathon Valentas (6:10, 6:23, 7:00, :45) - 50th
(approximately 75 runners)

Boys Underclassmen Race Results 3k (1600m, 1400m) -
12:47 - Jacob Bellomo (6:42, 6:05) - 14th
14:03 - John Michael Berns (7:16, 6:47) - 48th
17:41 - Rob Kranz (9:22, 8:19) - 79th
(approximately 90 runners)

I was very pleased with the effort in our first meet of the season. The competition was tough (we were the only Class A school at the meet) and the long grass made for a slow course. The weather was perfect and it was nice to get the race experience this early in the season. Bigger and better things are ahead for this hard working group of runners.