Trinity CC Christmas Party

Hello,

I hope everyone has had a nice break from school and enjoyable time with family during the Christmas season! For any of the cross country runners that are available next week, we have plans for the 4th annual Trinity CC Christmas Party. Here are the details:

What: Trinity Cross Country Christmas Party
Where: Oxboro Evangelical Free Church - 9431 Nicollet Avenue South, Bloomington, MN 55420
Date: Monday, January 2nd
Time: 6:00-9:00pm
Who: All Trinity 2011 Cross Country Runners (...any high school-graduated Trinity distance running alumni are welcome to attend also)
What To Bring: $3 for pizza supper and a white elephant gift (something you made, something to regift, or something that would cost under $5)

Schedule of Events:
6:00pm - Doors are open
6:30pm - Pizza will be delivered for supper (there will be vegetarian and gluten-free pizza available)
7:15pm - White Elephant gift exchange
8:00pm - Games/Hang Out Time/Open Gym

There will be a gym for dodgeball, basketball, floor hockey, etc...there will also be plenty of games, trivia, and contests available to play...or you can just sit and catch up with your friends and teammates. If you can't stay until 9pm, don't worry...just come join us for as long as you can.

We hope to see you on Monday! Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

State Meet and 2011 Season Wrap-Up

Hello,

This post is long overdue, but I wanted to share some information from the State Meet, recognize runners for team awards, and say thank you.

State Meet Results-
Boys Varsity-
17:15.1 - Charlie Leighton (5:08, 5:38, 5:51, :38) - 45th place
(150 total boys runners)

Girls Varsity-
Trinity Team Time - 1:22:13.8 - 11th place of 16 teams - 247 points
Team Range - :57.8
16:03.2 - Mary Ennis (6:01, 6:45, 3:18) - 58th place (33rd in team scoring)
16:13.8 - Lotus Schifsky (6:11, 6:46, 3:16) - 70th place (41st in team scoring)
16:16.6 - Lucy Leighton (6:13, 6:44, 3:19) - 74th place (43rd in team scoring)
16:39.5 - Ruthie Gross (6:15, 6:50, 3:34) - 101st place (59th in team scoring)
17:01.0 - Maria Kraker (6:24, 6:56, 3:41) - 115th place (71st in team scoring)
17:13.6 - Maria Stephenson (6:30, 7:17, 3:26) - 123rd place (79th in team scoring)
18:06.8 - Katie Stephenson (6:47, 7:36, 3:43) - 147th place (102th in team scoring)
(156 total girls runners)

For the first time in Trinity school history a cross country team qualified for the State Meet! It was an exciting experience for the entire team to be involved and have so many fans, friends, and family come out to support their Tri-Hawk runners at State.

It was a great season for both the boys and girls teams...definitely the most successful for either squad ever at Trinity. We are going to miss this great group of senior leaders next year, but they have paved the way for another group to follow their lead and keep some strong traditions going in 2012 and beyond.

Academic All-State-
Both the Trinity Boys and Girls Cross Country teams achieved the highest level of academic all-state honor - Gold Level. This means that the varsity runners listed on the Section 4A roster averaged a GPA level of 3.75 or higher Congratulations to both squads!

Also, Charlie Leighton and Lucy Leighton have earned individual academic all-state honors. If a runner is a junior or senior, places in the top 15 at the Section meet, and has a GPA over 3.75 - they also are recognized as individual academic all-state student-athletes. Congratulations Charlie and Lucy!

Team Awards-
Our CC banquet seems so long ago now, but on Saturday, November 12th we acknowledged these runners with well-deserved awards:

Boys-
Most Valuable - Charlie Leighton
Most Dedicated - JonElliott Brubaker
Most Improved - Joe Berchem
Spirit Award - Chris Vance
Junior High Runner of the Year - Henry Brink
Emerging Leaders - Henry Croll, Henry Brink

Girls-
Most Valuable - Mary Ennis
Most Dedicated - Rebeccca Driessen & Maria Kraker
Most Improved - Claire Mealey
Spirit Award - Catherine DeMarais & Katie Stephenson
Junior High Runner of the Year - Grace Ennis
Emerging Leaders - Lucy Leighton, Claire Mealey, Sydney Kloster

Motivation for 2012 Season-
Summer and off-season training is the key for any individual and team success in distance running...and it's no different at Trinity.

We had a chance to see what an improved summer of training did for the boys and girls teams in 2011, as every returning runner ran more miles than they did the previous summer. That is an outstanding accomplishment! Let's keep the growth of this cross country program going by each doing our part to improve!

Every runner should evaluate their own situation and determine what the next step in their training should be to improve - it will be different for everyone based on experience, previous summer training, and age. If you have questions, please ask me...I would be glad to help.

There is no magic method to becoming a better and faster runner, but I can give you some important advice a previous coach of mine imparted on me:

Coach: "Do you know the secret to becoming a better runner? To run. And run some more. And do it often."

Seems simple doesn't it? ...but when the cold winter months or the busy summer months roll around, it gets harder and harder to be diligent in training...to keep the routine and remember that consistency in training is the best way to improve.

Thank you-
I want to say thanks again to the parents and families of the cross country runners for hosting events, providing transportation, timing and working at meets, and for your support and patience throughout the season. It was the biggest challenge yet for coaches with such a large group this year, but it ended up being everything we hoped it could be. Our success comes from your involvement and the positive team atmosphere you help us instill in the program.

State Meet Information

Race: State Meet
Date: Saturday, November 5th
Place: St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN - warmup/camp area for participating athletes is in the Tostrud Center on the old indoor track.
Driving:
Meet at Trinity School at 10:00am to drive down to the meet with teammates
Drivers: Kim Kelly-Sommer (6), Jesse Schoen (6), Teresa Stephenson (7) and any others that want to caravan at this time from Trinity
Schedule:
Class AA Girls Race: 10:00am
Class AA Boys Race: 11:00am
Class AA Awards: 11:30am in Tostrud Center gymnasium
Class A Girls Race: 1:00pm
Class A Boys Race: 2:00pm
Class A Awards: 2:30am in Tostrud Center gymnasium

Directions from Trinity:
...on 35:
take 494 West to 35E South
take 35E South to 35 South
take 35 South to Hwy 19 going East
take Hwy 19 East for about 5-6 miles to St. Olaf College (spectator parking will be on the east side of campus)

...on Hwy 3:
take Argenta Trail to 70th Street W going East
take 70th Street W to Hwy 3/Robert Street going South (right)
take Hwy 3 through Rosemount, Farmington and into Northfield
take Hwy 3 to Hwy 19 and go West (right)
take Hwy 19 West for about a mile to St. Olaf College (spectator parking will be on the east side of campus)

Race Distances and Maps:
Boys Race 5000m Course Map
Girls Race 4000m Course Map

Schedule for the Girls Team and Charlie Leighton:
11:00am - arrive at Race Site/Tostrud Center indoor track
11:15-11:45am - setup camp, pickup packet information, turn in forms, get race numbers, see the course
12:30pm - girls warmup, stretch, get to starting line early (teammates are encouraged to warmup with the team)
1:00pm - Girls race (Lane 22)
1:30pm - boys warmup, stretch, get to starting line early (teammates are encouraged to warmup with Charlie)
2:00pm - Boys race (Lane 9)
2:30pm - Class A awards (...these always start late by 15-20 minutes)

Awards:
Top 3 Teams: Trophies and Team Medals
Top 7 Individuals: Medals
Top 25 Individuals: All-State

Trinity CC - Week Twelve Schedule

Hello,

We have entered the final week of the cross country season...and we are happy to have runners preparing for the State Meet!

For many runners the official cross country season has ended. Practices are still optional for any runners that are not running at the State Meet, but practice is no longer a required commitment. However, it is a great way to extend your training with teammates while we still have great weather!

Here's the schedule for the upcoming week...

Week Twelve Schedule:
Monday, October 31st - 3:30-5:00pm at Trinity School
Tuesday, November 1st - 3:00-7:15pm - going to St. Olaf College - We will leave immediately following the school day and run the course for Saturday. If any CC runners would like to make the trip, we have a limited number of seats - please let me know as soon as possible. We also plan to eat supper at St. Olaf before returning to Trinity.
Wednesday, November 2nd - Run On Your Own - option to run at 7:00am at Trinity School
Thursday, November 3rd - 3:30-5:00pm at Trinity School
Friday, November 4th - 3:30-5:00pm at Trinity School
Saturday, November 5th - State Meet at St. Olaf College - Class A Girls Race at 1:00pm (Girls Varsity Team), Class A Boys Race at 2:00pm (Charlie Leighton). We plan to be at the race site by 11:00am. We are hoping that many teammates and fans can make the trip to Northfield to cheer the Tri-Hawk runners on for their races.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Section 4A Meet Results

Hello,

We had a perfect setting for Sections today...a nice course, amazing weather, and some great competition to bring out some of our best performances of the season.

There was some drama with the girls results specifically. Our girls were announced, and believed to be, in 3rd place at the awards ceremony, but the results/timing manager took the time to closely review the results after the meet to figure out a discrepancy and correct the scoring to put our girls team in a tie for 2nd...and win the tie-breaker with our 6th runner.

Christian Zimmerman, the head coach at Minnehaha Academy - the team we displaced for 2nd place, handled the situation with complete integrity and called to congratulate our girls on earning the trip to State after the results were corrected. He and his teams are class acts...we are excited to be advancing to State for the first time, but also sad it ends up leaving a great Minnehaha Academy girls team (...that was our equal today) out.

The Tri-Hawk runners arrived ready to compete today with 14 of 25 girls and 14 of 17 boys running personal best times, and many others running season bests.

We have a number of great senior leaders that ran their final race today, but the future of Trinity cross country remains bright...particularly because of those seniors setting the example.

Congratulations to Charlie Leighton (9th), Mary Ennis (5th), and our entire Girls Team on their great performances today and for earning a trip to the State Meet!

Girls Varsity Results-
Trinity Team Time - 1:19:28.5* - 2nd* place of 18 teams (11 complete teams) - 81 points*
Team Range - 1:21.2
15:12.1* PR - Mary Ennis (5:53, 6:24, 2:55) - 5th place+
15:39.3 PR - Lucy Leighton (6:00, 6:39, 3:00) - 11th place+
15:46.4 SB - Lotus Schifsky (6:10, 6:35, 3:01) - 13th place+
16:27.4 - Ruthie Gross (6:10, 6:57, 3:20) - 26th place
16:33.3 PR - Maria Kraker (6:21, 7:03, 3:09) - 28th place
16:43.6 SB - Maria Stephenson (6:37, 7:01, 3:05) - 35th place
17:28.5 PR - Katie Stephenson (6:57, 7:15, 3:16) - 58th place
(97 total girls varsity runners)

* = school record Team Time, Team Place at Sections, Team Score at Sections, and 4k time
+ = notates All-Section honor

Girls JV Results-
16:58 PR - Grace Ennis (6:37, 7:07, 3:14) - 2nd place
17:25 PR - Katie Michalak (6:59, 7:05, 3:21) - 3rd place
17:38 PR - Marie DeMarais (6:59, 7:21, 3:18) - 6th place
17:59 - Claire Mealey (6:58, 7:29, 3:32) - 9th place
18:03 PR - Maggie Griffith (7:02, 7:46, 3:15) - 10th place
18:06 PR - Mary Naughton (7:02, 7:46, 3:18) - 13th place
18:40 - Catherine DeMarais (7:04, 8:02, 3:34) - 24th place
18:56 PR - Bizzy Stephenson (7:36, 7:56, 3:24) - 29th place
19:10 SB - Rebecca Driessen (7:28, 8:03, 3:39) - 34th place
19:24 SB - Sydney Kloster (7:27, 8:07, 3:50) - 42nd place
19:29 PR - Gracie Carlson (7:39, 8:05, 3:45) - 43rd place
19:39 PR - Doty Ryan (7:40, 8:16, 3:43) - 45th place
19:48 SB - Ayana Anderson (7:40, 8:19, 3:49) - 49th place
20:36 PR - Libbie Mitchell (8:01, 8:34, 4:01) - 58th place
21:22 SB - Becky Fiers (8:00, 9:09, 4:13) - 60th place
21:51 - Annika Hellweg (8:20, 9:20, 4:11) - 65th place
22:50 PR - Theresa Swanson (8:40, 9:45, 4:25) - 67th place
24:37 PR - Carol Nguyen (8:58, 11:01, 4:38) - 68th place
(75+ total girls jv runners)

Boys Varsity Results-
Trinity Team Time - 1:28:21.7* - 4th* of 18 teams (16 complete teams) - 129 points*
Team Range - 1:34.1
16:41.6* PR - Charlie Leighton (5:13, 5:27, 5:25, :36) - 9th place+
17:33.0 PR - Jonathon Valentas (5:30, 5:38, 5:46, :39) - 21st place
17:42.2 PR - Joe Berchem (5:40, 5:46, 5:37, :39) - 26th place
18:09.2 - JonElliott Brubaker (5:30, 5:51, 6:08, :40) - 40th place
18:15.7 PR - Henry Croll (5:40, 5:52, 6:03, :40) - 43rd place
18:54.8 PR - John Michael Berns (5:58, 6:09, 6:06, :41) - 59th place
19:59.1 - Henry Brink (6:19, 6:20, 6:37, :43) - 76th place
(111 total boys varsity runners)

* = school record Team Time, Team Place at Sections, Team Score at Sections, and 5k time
+ = notates All-Section honor

Boys JV Results-
19:30 PR - Eddie Hoey (6:11, 6:13, 6:23, :43) - 17th place
19:56 SB - Nathan Bittner (6:13, 6:32, 6:27, :44) - 26th place
20:12 PR - Chris Vance (6:14, 6:31, 6:43, :44) - 34th place
20:13 PR - Henry Leighton (6:23, 6:37, 6:29, :44) - 35th place
21:06 PR - Evan Steeves (6:31, 6:54, 6:55, :46) - 51st place
21:36 PR - Andy Baum (6:39, 7:01, 7:08, :48) - 56th place
22:09 PR - Josiah Sommer (7:09, 7:16, 6:55, :49) - 59th place
22:09 PR - Zildjian Meyer (7:04, 7:10, 7:06, :49) - 60th place
22:48 PR - Sam Hill (7:10, 7:22, 7:26, :50) - 75th place
23:51 PR - Mark Gerdes (7:20, 7:54, 7:44, :53) - 85th place
(100+ total boys jv runners)

PR = Personal Record
SB = Season Best

Section 4A Meet

Race: Section 4A Meet
Date: Thursday, October 27th
Place: Battle Creek Regional Park - 2401 Upper Afton Road East, Maplewood, MN (the Battle Creek Aquatic Center)
Time: Boys and Girls Varsity Trinity runners are dismissed from school at 2:00pm, to be on the road as soon as possible. JV Trinity runners will leave immediately following school at 3:00pm, to be on the road as soon as they can following school. Our first race is at 4:00pm.

Drivers and Riding Assignments:
2:00pm-
Stephenson (3) - Katie Stephenson, Maria Stephenson, Maria Kraker
Ennis (4) - Mary Ennis, Lotus Schifsky, Claire Mealey, Grace Ennis
Berns (4) - John Michael Berns, JonElliott Brubaker, Jonathon Valentas, Eddie Hoey
Brink (4) - Henry Brink, Chris Vance, Joe Berchem, Henry Croll
Charlie (2) - Charlie Leighton, Lucy Leighton
Ruthie (1) - Ruthie Gross

3:00pm-
Gerdes (4) - Mark Gerdes, Andy Baum, Sam Hill, Sam Swanson
DeMarais (6) - Catherine DeMarais, Theresa Swanson, Marie DeMarais, Katie Michalak, Gracie Carlson, Libbie Mitchell
Hellweg (7) - Sydney Kloster, Annika Hellweg, Bizzy Stephenson, Doty Ryan, Ayana Anderson, Minhyuk Park, Josiah Sommer
Nussbaum (4) - Nathan Bittner, Evan Steeves, Zildjian Meyer, Henry Leighton
Maggie (2) - Maggie Griffith, Mary Naughton
Rebecca (3) - Rebecca Driessen, Becky Fiers, Carol Nguyen

Food for Meet:
Gross, Naughton, Leighton, Brink, Stephenson, Mitchell

Directions:
From Trinity - Take 494 East to US 10W/61N and go North, take US 10W/61N to Lower Afton Road and go right (east), take Lower Afton Road to McKnight Road and go left (north), take McKnight Road to Upper Afton Road and go right (east). Take the first left on Upper Afton Road into the parking lot with the pavilion and aquatic center.

Race Distances:
Boys Varsity and JV races: 5000m
Girls Varsity and JV races: 4000m

Schedule of Events:
3:30pm - Coaches Meeting
4:00pm - Girls Varsity (Ruthie Gross, Maria Kraker, Katie Stephenson, Lucy Leighton, Maria Stephenson, Mary Ennis, Lotus Schifsky)
4:30pm - Boys Varsity (JonElliott Brubaker, Charlie Leighton, Jonathon Valentas, Joe Berchem, Henry Croll, John Michael Berns, Henry Brink)
5:00pm - Boys & Girls Combined JV race (Chris Vance, Evan Steeves, Nathan Bittner, Andy Baum, Mark Gerdes, Sam Hill, Eddie Hoey, Zildjian Meyer, Josiah Sommer, Henry Leighton, Rebecca Driessen, Catherine DeMarais, Theresa Swanson, Carol Nguyen, Becky Fiers, Mary Naughton, Maggie Griffith, Claire Mealey, Sydney Kloster, Libbie Mitchell, Annika Hellweg, Bizzy Stephenson, Doty Ryan, Ayana Anderson, Gracie Carlson, Marie DeMarais, Katie Michalak, Grace Ennis)
5:45pm - Awards Ceremony

Awards:
Team - The top 2 teams in each varsity race are awarded both trophies and medals and qualify for the State Meet.
Individual - The top 10 individuals in each varsity race are awarded medals and qualify for the State Meet.
The top 15 individuals in each race earn all-section honors.

Schools Participating:
Belle Plaine, The Blake School, Breck School, Christ's Household of Faith, Concordia Academy-Roseville, FAIR School, Glencoe-Silver Lake, Great River School, Jordan, Math & Science Academy, Minneapolis Henry/North, Minnehaha Academy, Mounds Park Academy, Norwood-Young America, Prairie Seeds Academy, St. Croix Lutheran, St. Croix Prep, St. Paul Academy, St. Paul Humboldt, Southwest Christian, and Trinity School at River Ridge.

Trinity CC - Week Eleven Schedule

Hello,

I am excited to finally see our team racing again with Sections on Thursday. We are ready, we just need to stay healthy and be smart with our rest...the hard work is done.

Here's the schedule for the upcoming week...

Week Eleven Schedule:
Monday, October 24th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Tuesday, October 25th - 3:30-5:00pm at Trinity School - practice will end at 5:00pm, with a pizza supper to follow at school until 6:00pm if we reach our team running goal over fall break.
Wednesday, October 26th - Run On Your Own - option to run at 7:00am at Trinity School
Thursday, October 27th - Section 4A Meet at Battle Creek Regional Park (2401 Upper Afton Road, Maplewood, MN). The first race is at 4:00pm, more information will follow on an early release for some students.
Friday, October 28th - 3:30-5:00pm at Trinity School
Saturday, October 29th - 9:00-10:30am at Minnehaha Falls (4801 Minnehaha Avenue Minneapolis, MN) - meet at the parking ticket meter by the falls. This practice will be for selected students still training for the State Meet, and optional for anyone else.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Thanks,
Jesse

Trinity CC - Week Ten Schedule

Hello,

We have a scattered schedule this week with the Junior Class Play on Monday and Tuesday and Fall Break on Thursday and Friday.

Our main goal is to keep everyone healthy, rested, yet still stay sharp for Sections next week.

Here's the schedule for the upcoming week...

Week Ten Schedule:
Monday, October 17th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Tuesday, October 18th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Wednesday, October 19th - Run On Your Own - option to run at 7:00am at Trinity School
Thursday, October 20th - 3:30-5:00pm at Trinity School
Friday, October 21st - Run On Your Own - Enjoy the Fall Break weekend!
Saturday, October 22nd - Run On Your Own - Enjoy the Fall Break weekend!

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

MCAA-MCSC Conference Meet Results

Hello,

We had great weather again today for our conference meet. Congratulations to our boys and girls team champions, 13 all-conference runners, and conference individual champion Mary Ennis. It was another fantastic day for Tri-Hawk runners!

Here are the MCAA-MCSC Conference Meet Results:

Girls Varsity Results-
Team Scores: Trinity 19, Math & Science Academy 53, Spectrum 85...
Trinity Team Time - 1:20:52 - 1st of 10 teams (5 complete teams)
Team Range - :56
15:40.1 - Mary Ennis (6:09, 6:21, 3:10) - 1st
15:48.9 - Lucy Leighton (6:09, 6:24, 3:15) - 2nd
16:21.6 - Ruthie Gross (6:14, 6:47, 3:20) - 4th
16:25.6 - Lotus Schifsky (6:12, 6:43, 3:30) - 5th
16:35.9 - Maria Kraker (6:26, 6:48, 3:21) - 7th
17:20.7 - Maria Stephenson (6:38, 7:10, 3:32) - 10th
17:31.5 - Katie Stephenson (6:44, 7:09, 3:38) - 12th
(41 total girls varsity runners)

Girls JV Results-
Trinity Team Time - 1:29:14 - 1st of 3 complete teams
Team Range - 1:04
17:16.8 PR - Grace Ennis (6:40, 7:06, 3:30) - 1st
17:38.6 PR - Katie Michalak (6:56, 7:04, 3:38) - 2nd
17:55.7 - Claire Mealey (6:47, 7:25, 3:43) - 3rd
18:01.9 PR - Marie DeMarais (7:01, 7:21, 3:39) - 4th
18:21.0 PR - Maggie Griffith (7:11, 7:35, 3:35) - 5th
18:28.9 PR - Mary Naughton (7:12, 7:35, 3:41) - 6th
18:33.2 - Catherine DeMarais (7:14, 7:31, 3:48) - 7th
19:32.1 - Sydney Kloster (7:20, 7:59, 4:13) - 13th
19:43.9 - Rebecca Driessen (7:34, 8:03, 4:06) - 14th
19:51.4 PR - Annika Hellweg (7:40, 8:09, 4:02) - 17th
19:52.2 PR - Bizzy Stephenson (7:52, 7:59, 4:01) - 19th
19:54.1 PR - Gracie Carlson (7:42, 8:08, 4:04) - 20th
20:15.6 - Ayana Anderson (7:40, 8:22, 4:13) - 22nd
21:26.0 - Becky Fiers (8:18, 8:43, 4:25) - 23rd
21:27.9 - Doty Ryan (8:08, 8:52, 4:27) - 24th
21:30.2 - Libbie Mitchell (8:16, 8:46, 4:28) - 25th
23:57.9 - Theresa Swanson (9:13, 9:39, 5:05) - 31st
26:51.4 - Carol Nguyen (9:42, 11:46, 5:23) - 35th
(37 total girls jv runners)

Boys Varsity Results-
Team Scores: Trinity 34, Math & Science Academy 49, St. Croix Prep 89...
Trinity Team Time - 1:30:34 - 1st of 10 teams (7 complete teams)
Team Range - 1:25
17:11.9 - Charlie Leighton (5:03, 5:47, 5:44, :37) - 2nd
17:46.5 - Jonathon Valentas (5:20, 6:01, 5:46, :39) - 4th
18:21.8 PR - Joe Berchem (5:44, 6:17, 5:40, :40) - 7th
18:36.9 - Henry Croll (5:45, 6:16, 5:55, :40) - 10th
18:37.1 - JonElliott Brubaker (5:20, 6:12, 6:24, :41) - 11th
19:00.9 PR - John Michael Berns (5:54, 6:20, 6:05, :41) - 12th
20:33.1 - Henry Brink (6:20, 7:01, 6:27, :45) - 32nd
(53 total boys varsity runners)

Boys JV Results-
Trinity Team Time - 1:43:54 - 1st of 5 teams (3 complete teams)
Team Range - :55
20:22.9 - Sam Swanson (6:23, 7:04, 6:11, :44) - 1st
20:35.1 PR - Eddie Hoey (6:18, 7:03, 6:29, :45) - 2nd
20:44.0 PR - Henry Leighton (6:17, 7:05, 6:36, :46) - 4th
20:54.8 - Nathan Bittner (6:16, 7:04, 6:48, :46) - 5th
21:17.4 - Evan Steeves (6:25, 7:25, 6:40, :47) - 7th
22:19.8 - Chris Vance (6:23, 7:29, 7:38, :49) - 8th
22:27.2 - Andy Baum (6:32, 7:53, 7:13, :49) - 10th
22:39.7 PR - Josiah Sommer (7:00, 7:49, 7:00, :50) - 12th
22:54.4 PR - Zildjian Meyer (6:58, 7:51, 7:15, :50) - 13th
23:22.5 - Bryant Ridgway (7:01, 7:53, 7:36, :52) - 15th
25:32.8 - Sam Hill (7:38, 8:40, 8:18, :56) - 21st
(31 total boys jv runners)
...I removed the top 7 Prairie Seeds School runners from the boys jv results, as that was their varsity lineup.

Complete results can be found here:
http://www.onlineraceresults.com/event/view_event.php?event_id=7684

I made some adjustments on our mile splits...while I feel the race distance was correct, I believe the 1-mile and 2-mile markers were a little short.

MCAA-MCSC Conference Meet

There are some changes to the conference meet this season...Providence Academy is no longer part of the MCAA Conference and we have a combined conference meet with the Minnesota Charter School Conference.

Here are the details for the MCAA-MCSC Conference Meet:

Race: MCAA-MCSC Conference Meet
Date: Tuesday, October 11th
Place: Bassett Creek Park in Crystal, MN (32nd Avenue North and Yates Avenue North...on Google Maps it is listed as Jordan Area Park)
Time: Girls JV runners will be excused from school at 2:00pm to leave for the race (on the road by 2:10pm). Boys JV runners will be excused from school at 2:30pm to leave for the race (on the road by 2:40pm), and the Boys and Girls Varsity runners will leave immediately following school at 3:00pm (on the road by 3:10pm).

Girls JV Drivers & Riders - 2:00pm:
Kloster (4) - Sydney Kloster, Annika Hellweg, Libbie Mitchell, Bizzy Stephenson
Mealey (4) - Claire Mealey, Catherine DeMarais, Theresa Swanson, Grace Ennis
Ryan (6) - Doty Ryan, Gracie Carlson, Marie DeMarais, Ayana Anderson, Katie Michalak
Maggie (2) - Maggie Griffith, Mary Naughton
Rebecca (1) - Rebecca Driessen
Becky (2) - Becky Fiers, Carol Nguyen
Boys JV Drivers & Riders - 2:30pm:
Valentas (5) - Andy Baum, Eddie Hoey, Zildjian Meyer, Evan Steeves, Nathan Bittner
Ridgway (3) - Bryant Ridgway, Josiah Sommer, Sam Hill
Leighton (3) - Henry Leighton, Chris Vance, Sam Swanson
Boys & Girls Varsity Drivers & Riders - 3:00pm:
Mr. Nussbaum (4) - Henry Croll, Joe Berchem, JonElliott Brubaker, Jonathon Valentas
Charlie (2) - Charlie Leighton, Lucy Leighton
Brink (5) - Henry Brink, Minhyuk Park, Katie Stephenson, Maria Stephenson, Ruthie Gross
Berns (6) - John Michael Berns, Mark Gerdes, Mary Ennis, Lotus Schifsky, Maria Kraker, Sue Yeon Woo

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.
Families bringing food for the meet: Leighton, Gerdes, Ennis, Bittner, Croll-Carlson, Vance

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

Race Schedule:
Coaches Meeting: 3:00pm
Girls JV Race: 3:30pm
Boys JV Race: 4:00pm
Girls Varsity Race: 4:45pm
Boys Varsity Race: 5:30pm
Awards: 6:15pm

Awards:
Team Trophies: Team Champions and Runner-Up
All-Conference Plaques: Top 14 in each Varsity Race

Scoring:
Traditional meet scoring - add the places of your top 5 varsity runners for a team score.

Teams Participating:
FAIR School, Heritage Christian Academy, Legacy Christian Academy, Maranatha Christian Academy, Math & Science Academy, Spectrum, St. Croix Prep, Southwest Christian, and Trinity School at River Ridge

Trinity CC - Week Nine Schedule

Hello,

Thank you to all the parents and families that were able to work, help out, and make the Trinity Invitational a success again this season. Please come out and cheer on the Tri-Hawk runners at their conference meet this week!

Here's the schedule for the upcoming week...

Week Nine Schedule:
Monday, October 10th - 3:30-5:00pm at Trinity School
Tuesday, October 11th - MCAA Conference Meet at Bassett Creek Park in Crystal. The first race starts at 3:30pm. We have an early release schedule for this meet - the Girls JV runners will be leaving at 2:00pm and the Boys JV runners will be leaving at 2:30pm. All Boys and Girls Varsity runners will leave immediately following school at 3:00pm.
Wednesday, October 12th - Run On Your Own - option to run at 7:00am at Trinity School
Thursday, October 13th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Friday, October 14th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Saturday, October 15th - 9:00-10:30am at Lebanon Hills Regional Park - Jensen Lake entrance (1350 Carriage Hills Drive, Eagan, MN)

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Trinity Invitational Results

Hello,

We had great weather and conditions for the Trinity Invitational! Thanks to all of the parents for working and helping out wherever needed to make our home meet run so efficiently.

Here are the Trinity runner results:

Girls Results-
Trinity Team Time - 1:20:02.0* - 1st place of 12 teams (7 complete teams)
Team Range - 1:14.7
15:30.2 - Mary Ennis (6:08, 6:28, 2:54) - 2nd place
15:47.3 - Lucy Leighton (6:13, 6:33, 3:01) - 4th place
15:54.8 - Lotus Schifsky (6:13, 6:34, 3:07) - 5th place
16:05.0 - Ruthie Gross (6:15, 6:46, 3:04) - 7th place
16:44.9 - Maria Kraker (6:37, 7:05, 3:02) - 13th place
17:20.3 - Maria Stephenson (6:38, 7:27, 3:15) - 19th place
17:28.6 - Katie Stephenson (6:47, 7:23, 3:18) - 23rd place
17:30.0 - Grace Ennis (6:48, 7:25, 3:17) - 26th place
17:35.7 - Claire Mealey (6:50, 7:24, 3:21) - 29th place
18:12.3 - Marie DeMarais (7:14, 7:38, 3:20) - 37th place
18:18.3 - Katie Michalak (7:17, 7:36, 3:25) - 39th place
18:21.9 - Catherine DeMarais (7:05, 7:48, 3:28) - 40th place
18:41.7 - Mary Naughton (7:19, 7:48, 3:34) - 43rd place
18:56.4 - Maggie Griffith (7:19, 7:59, 3:38) - 49th place
19:39.0 - Rebecca Driessen (7:39, 8:19, 3:41) - 53rd place
20:32.2 - Ayana Anderson (7:56, 8:41, 3:55) - 61st place
20:32.9 - Annika Hellweg (7:57, 8:40, 3:55) - 62nd place
20:44.1 - Bizzy Stephenson (8:00, 9:05, 3:39) - 64th place
21:10.0 - Doty Ryan (8:06, 9:07, 3:57) - 67th place
21:27.8 - Gracie Carlson (8:07, 9:10, 4:10) - 71st place
21:56.6 - Becky Fiers (8:17, 9:34, 4:05) - 73rd place
22:00.9 - Libbie Mitchell (8:09, 9:35, 4:16) - 75th place
23:50.1 - Theresa Swanson (9:10, 10:08, 4:32) - 83rd place
26:36.0 - Carol Nguyen (10:19, 11:45, 4:32) - 85th place
(89 total girls runners)
*-new Trinity Girls team record for total team time

Boys Results-
Trinity Team Time - 1:30:15.2 - 1st place of 12 teams (9 complete teams)
Team Range - 1:43.6
17:03.4 - Charlie Leighton (5:13, 5:37, 5:36, :37) - 2nd place
17:52.7 - Jonathon Valentas (5:20, 5:53, 6:00, :39) - 4th place
18:00.4 - JonElliott Brubaker (5:20, 5:53, 6:08, :39) - 6th place
18:31.8 - Henry Croll (5:50, 6:05, 5:56, :40) - 10th place
18:47.0 - Joe Berchem (5:40, 6:10, 6:16, :41) - 14th place
19:42.5 - John Michael Berns (6:02, 6:35, 6:22, :43) - 22nd place
20:10.9 - Henry Brink (6:13, 6:39, 6:35, :43) - 32nd place
20:18.9 - Nathan Bittner (6:15, 6:41, 6:38, :44) - 34th place
20:28.6 - Sam Swanson (6:25, 6:35, 6:44, :44) - 35th place
20:55.0 - Chris Vance (6:25, 6:37, 7:08, :45) - 44th place
21:04.3 - Eddie Hoey (6:27, 6:57, 6:55, :45) - 47th place
21:12.4 - Evan Steeves (6:28, 7:02, 6:57, :45) - 52nd place
21:26.7 - Henry Leighton (6:32, 7:04, 7:04, :46) - 55th place
22:08.7 - Andy Baum (6:52, 7:08, 7:11, :47) - 62nd place
23:28.6 - Josiah Sommer (7:25, 7:52, 7:21, :50) - 79th place
23:31.9 - Zildjian Meyer (7:07, 7:46, 7:48, :50) - 81st place
23:38.8 - Bryant Ridgway (7:19, 7:44, 7:44, :50) - 82nd place
25:40.3 - Sam Hill (7:36, 8:36, 8:33, :55) - 90th place
(102 total boys runners)

Complete results from the Trinity Invitational can be found here:
http://www.raceberryjam.com/indexcc.html

Trinity Invitational

Here are the details for the Trinity Invitational:

Race: Trinity Invitational
Date: Tuesday, October 4th
Place: Dakota County Fairgrounds - 4008 220th Street West, Farmington, MN 55024
Time: Trinity runners will be leaving immediately following school (3:15pm). The first race is at 4:30pm.
Drivers:
Steeves (4) - Evan Steeves, Andy Baum, Mark Gerdes, Sam Hill
Berns (6) - John Michael Berns, Henry Brink, Eddie Hoey, Zildjian Meyer, Josiah Sommer, Minhyuk Park
Michalak (5) - Katie Michalak, Gracie Carlson, Marie DeMarais, Grace Ennis, Mary Ennis
Ryan (9) - Doty Ryan, Bizzy Stephenson, Ayana Anderson, Maria Kraker, Katie Stephenson, Theresa Swanson, Catherine DeMarais, Chris Vance, Joe Berchem
Mealey (5) - Claire Mealey, Maria Stephenson, Sydney Kloster, Bryant Ridgway, Sam Swanson
Schifsky (3) - Lotus Schifsky, Sue Yeon Woo, Libbie Mitchell
Mr. Nussbaum (4) - JonElliott Brubaker, Jonathon Valentas, Henry Croll, Nathan Bittner
Becky (2) - Becky Fiers, Carol Nguyen
Charlie (3) - Charlie Leighton, Lucy Leighton, Henry Leighton
Maggie (1) - Maggie Griffith
Mary N (1) - Mary Naughton
Ruthie (1) - Ruthie Gross
Rebecca (1) - Rebecca Driessen
Kira Hellweg (1) - Annika Hellweg
Families Bringing Food for Meet: Meyer, Steeves, Berns, Schifsky, Mealey, Ryan
Directions: From Trinity School, take Argenta Trail south to 70th Street West and go left (east), take Hwy 3 (South Robert Trail) south for approximately 15 miles to 220th Street and go west, you will see the bus/event parking entrance (3rd Street) on the left side of the road for the Dakota County Fairgrounds

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

Schedule of Events:
3:30pm - Workers Meeting
4:00pm - Coaches Meeting
4:30pm - Girls Race (all Trinity girls)
5:15pm - Boys Race (all Trinity boys)
6:00pm - Awards

Awards:
1st-20th in each race = Medals
1st-3rd of 7th grade and 8th grade runners = Medals
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:
Cannon Falls, FAIR School, Hastings, Medford, Schaeffer Academy, St. Croix Lutheran, St. Croix Prep, St. Paul Academy, St. Paul Harding, St. Paul Humboldt, Southwest Christian, and Trinity School at River Ridge

Trinity CC - Week Eight Schedule

Hello,

Our runners are looking forward to the flat race course for the Trinity Invitational on Tuesday. We hope many family and friends can come out and cheer on their Tri-Hawk runners.

Here's the schedule for the upcoming week...

Week Eight Schedule-
Monday, October 3rd - 3:30-5:00pm at Trinity School - coaches at school from 5:00-5:30pm to answer any worker questions
Tuesday, October 4th - Trinity Invitational at Dakota County Fairgrounds in Farmington. The first race starts at 4:30pm, we will be leaving immediately following school.
Wednesday, October 5th - Run On Your Own - option to run at 7:00am at Trinity School
Thursday, October 6th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Friday, October 7th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Saturday, October 8th - 9:00-10:30am at Minnehaha Falls (4801 Minnehaha Avenue Minneapolis, MN) - meet at the parking ticket meter by the falls.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Jaguar All-Terrain Challenge Results

Hello,

Hyland Park proved to be a wonderful course and Trinity runners fared very well through the hills, woods, wind and trails.

Here are the Trinity runner results:

Girls Varsity Results (4k)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:21:02 - 2nd place of 19 teams (13 complete teams)
Team Range - 1:26
15:28 - Mary Ennis (6:11, 6:14, 3:03) - 8th place
15:59 - Lucy Leighton (6:21, 6:26, 3:12) - 16th place
16:21 - Lotus Schifsky (6:32, 6:36, 3:13) - 24th place
16:24 - Ruthie Gross (6:32, 6:36, 3:16) - 26th place
16:53 - Maria Kraker (6:43, 6:48, 3:22) - 32nd place
17:28 - Maria Stephenson (6:57, 7:09, 3:22) - 53rd place
17:42 - Grace Ennis (7:05, 7:10, 3:27) - 64th place
17:43 - Katie Stephenson (7:05, 7:11, 3:27) - 65th place
17:59 - Claire Mealey (7:05, 7:10, 3:44) - 71st place
18:34 - Catherine DeMarais (7:14, 7:32, 3:48) - 84th place
(116 total girls varsity runners)

Girls JV Results (4k)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:35:06 - 6th place of 19 teams (13 complete teams)
Team Range - 1:35
18:38 - Katie Michalak (7:56, 7:16, 3:26) - 22nd place
18:42 - Marie DeMarais (7:56, 7:21, 3:25) - 24th place
18:43 - Maggie Griffith (7:28, 7:49, 3:26) - 26th place
18:52 - Mary Naughton (7:32, 7:45, 3:35) - 31st place
20:13 - Bizzy Stephenson (8:23, 8:09, 3:41) - 91st place
20:21 - Gracie Carlson (8:19, 8:15, 3:47) - 96th place
20:34 - Doty Ryan (8:24, 8:12, 3:58) - 106th place
20:51 - Sydney Kloster (7:44, 8:31, 4:36) - 119th place - running injured
20:57 - Annika Hellweg (8:30, 8:28, 3:59) - 122nd place
21:39 - Ayana Anderson (8:39, 8:49, 4:11) - 144th place
22:20 - Becky Fiers (8:57, 8:58, 4:25) - 154th place
25:08 - Theresa Swanson (9:40, 10:28, 5:00) - 177th place
26:04 - Carol Nguyen (9:59, 11:14, 4:51) - 179th place
(181 total girls jv runners)

Boys Varsity Results (5k)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:30:23 - 6th place of 16 teams (14 complete teams)
Team Range - 1:53
17:02 - Charlie Leighton (5:23, 5:34, 5:27, :38) - 7th place
17:45 - Jonathon Valentas (5:33, 5:57, 5:36, :39) - 21st place
18:16 - JonElliott Brubaker (5:33, 5:57, 6:05, :41) - 39th place
18:28 - Joe Berchem (5:58, 6:02, 5:47, :41) - 49th place
18:55 - Henry Croll (5:57, 6:05, 6:11, :42) - 64th place
19:13 - John Michael Berns (6:22, 5:54, 6:14, :43) - 73rd place
19:53 - Henry Brink (6:29, 6:30, 6:10, :44) - 91st place
20:17 - Nathan Bittner (6:28, 6:31, 6:33, :45) - 100th place
20:22 - Sam Swanson (6:23, 6:42, 6:32, :45) - 104th place
21:42 - Chris Vance (6:28, 7:42, 6:44, :48) - 110th place
(115 total boys varsity runners)

Boys JV Results (5k)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:47:55 - 13th place of 20 teams (15 complete teams)
Team Range - 2:18
20:48 - Eddie Hoey (6:51, 6:57, 6:14, :46) - 86th place
21:05 - Henry Leighton (6:52, 6:58, 6:28, :47) - 102nd place
21:15 - Evan Steeves (6:50, 7:00, 6:38, :47) - 109th place
21:43 - Andy Baum (6:53, 7:17, 6:45, :48) - 135th place
23:06 - Zildjian Meyer (7:22, 7:45, 7:08, :51) - 195th place
23:09 - Josiah Sommer (7:29, 7:48, 7:00, :52) - 197th place
23:31 - Bryant Ridgway (7:25, 7:52, 7:21, :54) - 21oth place
24:49 - Sam Hill (8:00, 8:08, 7:45, :56) - 225th place
(241 total boys jv runners)

Complete results from the Jaguar All-Terrain Challenge can be found here:
http://www.raceberryjam.com/indexcc.html

Jaguar All-Terrain Challenge

Here are the details for the Jaguar All-Terrain Challenge:

Race: Jaguar All-Terrain Challenge (hosted by Bloomington Jefferson)
Date: Thursday, September 29th
Place: Hyland Park Reserve - 10145 East Bush Lake Road, Bloomington, MN
Time: Runners will load up with drivers in the back parking lot immediately following school and be on the road no later than 3:15pm. The first race with Trinity runners is at 4:15pm.
Directions: from Trinity School take 494 West through Bloomington to East Bush Lake Road, take the East Bush Lake Road exit and go left (south). East Bush Lake Road will veer right (west) at the stoplight, take East Bush Lake Road for the next 2.5 miles - past Bush Lake Beach, past the Hyland Park Operations Center - and veer left to the Hyland Park Reserve entrance. Take a left into the park and go past the Visitor Center and follow the main road to Edgewood (...also known as Jan's Place) to unload. The meet will already be started, so you may have to drop off runners here and then go find a parking spot.
Food For Meet: Valentas, Kraker, Hoey, Anderson, Swanson, Griffith
Drivers (and riders):
Croll (4) - Gracie Carlson, Katie Michalak, Marie DeMarais, Bizzy Stephenson
Hoey (5) - Eddie Hoey, Zildjian Meyer, Josiah Sommer, Sam Hill, Bryant Ridgway
Valentas (6) - Jonathon Valentas, JonElliott Brubaker, Henry Brink, John Michael Berns, Evan Steeves, Andy Baum
Anderson (3) - Ayana Anderson, Libbie Mitchell, Doty Ryan
Swanson (5) - Sam Swanson, Theresa Swanson, Lotus Schifsky, Annika Hellweg, Maria Stephenson
Kraker (4) - Maria Kraker, Katie Stephenson, Catherine DeMarais, Mary Naughton
Kloster (4) - Sydney Kloster, Claire Mealey, Grace Ennis, Mary Ennis
Nussbaum (4) - Nathan Bittner, Henry Croll, Mark Gerdes, Minhyuk Park
Charlie (4) - Charlie Leighton, Lucy Leighton, Henry Leighton, Maggie Griffith
Chris V (2) - Chris Vance, Joe Berchem
Becky (2) - Becky Fiers, Carol Nguyen
Rebecca (1) - Rebecca Driessen
Ruthie (1) - Ruthie Gross

Race Distances:
Boys Varsity and JV races: 5000m
Girls Varsity and JV races: 4000m

Schedule of Events:
4:15pm - Boys Varsity Race (10 runners - Charlie Leighton, Jonathon Valentas, JonElliott Brubaker, Henry Croll, Joe Berchem, John Michael Berns, Henry Brink, Nathan Bittner, Sam Swanson, Chris Vance)
4:40pm - Girls Varsity Race (10 runners - Mary Ennis, Lucy Leighton, Lotus Schifsky, Ruthie Gross, Maria Kraker, Maria Stephenson, Katie Stephenson, Claire Mealey, Catherine DeMarais, Grace Ennis)
5:05pm - Boys JV Race
5:35pm - Girls JV Race
approximately 6:15pm - Awards

Awards:
Trophies: Team Champions and Top 3 Varsity Runners
Medals: 4th-7th place in Varsity race, 1st-7th place in JV race
Ribbons: 8th-20th places in Varsity and JV races

Teams Participating:
Blaine, Blake, Bloomington Jefferson, Bloomington Kennedy, Breck, Coon Rapids (boys only), Cretin-Derham Hall, DeLaSalle, Eastview (girls only), Edina, Great River School, Heritage Christian Academy, Holy Family Catholic, Irondale, Minneapolis Patrick Henry, Minneapolis Roosevelt, Minneapolis South, Minneapolis Washburn, Minnehaha Academy, Mound Westonka, Monticello, Park Center, St. Paul Humboldt and Trinity School at River Ridge.

Trinity CC - Week Seven Schedule

Hello,

Believe it or not, we are past the halfway point of the cross country season already. Let's keep our momentum going in the weeks ahead!

Here's the schedule for the upcoming week:

Week Seven Schedule-
Monday, September 26th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Tuesday, September 27th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Wednesday, September 28th - Run On Your Own - option to run at 7:00am at Trinity School
Thursday, September 29th - Jaguar All-Terrain Challenge at Hyland Park in Bloomington. The first race starts at 4:15pm, we will be leaving immediately following school.
Friday, September 30th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Saturday, October 1st - 9:00-11:00am at Battle Creek Regional Park (2401 Upper Afton Road, Maplewood, MN) meet at the picnic area by the Aquatic Center

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Milaca Mega Meet Results

Hello,

The boys and girls teams had another wonderful meet at Milaca on Saturday. It has been fun to see the competitive spirit of this team come out as we continue to make strides forward to improve as runners and racers.

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

Girls Varsity Results (4k)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:20:57.4 - 1st place of 33 teams (21 complete teams)
Team Range - 1:21.3
*15:24.1 - Mary Ennis (6:03, 6:22, 2:59) - 2nd place
15:53.7 - Lucy Leighton (6:13, 6:37, 3:03) - 9th place
16:24.6 - Lotus Schifsky (6:30, 6:44, 3:10) - 27th place
16:29.7 - Ruthie Gross (6:27, 6:47, 3:15) - 29th place
16:45.4 - Maria Kraker (6:32, 6:54, 3:19) - 33rd place
16:56.7 - Maria Stephenson (6:40, 7:08, 3:08) - 35th place
18:00.9 - Katie Stephenson (7:04, 7:33, 3:23) - 63rd place
(158 total girls varsity runners)
*-new Trinity school record for Girls 4k time

Girls JV Results (4k)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:34:38.9 - 20th of 60 teams (31 complete teams)
Team Range - 1:22.2
18:12.5 - Claire Mealey (6:56, 7:35, 3:41) - 77th place
18:38.2 - Mary Naughton (7:06, 7:50, 3:42) - 103rd place
19:00.0 - Maggie Griffith (7:15, 7:56, 3:49) - 136th place
19:13.8 - Catherine DeMarais (7:41, 7:51, 3:41) - 154th place
19:34.6 - Sydney Kloster (7:19, 8:13, 4:02) - 195th place
20:36.4 - Rebecca Driessen (7:51, 8:37, 4:08) - 281st place
22:24.1 - Becky Fiers (8:37, 9:40, 4:07) - 363rd place
25:36.3 - Theresa Swanson (9:24, 10:53, 5:19) - 400th place
(406 total girls jv runners)

Girls 7th Grade Results (3200m)-
13:48.0 - Grace Ennis (6:44, 7:04) - 10th place
14:39.6 - Marie DeMarais (7:15, 7:24) - 40th place
14:39.9 - Katie Michalak (7:15, 7:24) - 42nd place
15:40.9 - Gracie Carlson (7:39, 8:01) - 94th place
(163 total girls 7th grade runners)

Girls 8th Grade Results (3200m)-
15:38.8 - Bizzy Stephenson (7:43, 7:55) - 76th place
15:50.4 - Ayana Anderson (7:35, 8:15) - 81st place
15:58.6 - Doty Ryan (7:44, 8:14) - 85th place
(132 total girls 8th grade runners)

Girls 9th Grade Results (4k)-
21:13.7 - Libbie Mitchell (8:04, 9:02, 4:07) - 113th place
21:22.3 - Annika Hellweg (8:12, 9:10, 4:00) - 116th place
(141 total girls 9th grade runners)

Boys Varsity Results (5k)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:30.32.4 - 2nd place of 34 teams (19 complete teams)
Team Range - 1:44.6
17:05.1 - Charlie Leighton (5:13, 5:31, 5:43, :38) - 5th place
17:43.4 - Jonathon Valentas (5:42, 5:36, 5:46, :39)- 15th place
18:10.8 - JonElliott Brubaker (5:42, 5:36, 6:12, :40)- 28th place
18:43.6 - Henry Croll (5:57, 6:05, 6:00, :41)- 50th place
18:49.7 - Joe Berchem (5:57, 6:05, 6:06, :41) - 52nd place
19:14.1 - John Michael Berns (6:03, 6:04, 6:22, :42)- 74th place
20:04.1 - Henry Brink (6:25, 6:31, 6:24, :44)- 101st place
(156 total boys varsity runners)

Boys JV Results (5k)-
20:38.9 - Nathan Bittner (6:39, 6:40, 6:34, :45) - 148th place
20:41.1 - Sam Swanson (6:40, 6:46, 6:30, :45) - 155th place
20:55.9 - Chris Vance (6:40, 6:44, 6:45, :46) - 182nd place
21:08.9 - Evan Steeves (6:41, 6:53, 6:47, :47)- 214th place
(425 total boys jv runners)

Boys 7th Grade Results (3200m)-
13:17.7 - Henry Leighton (6:25, 6:52) - 24th place
(137 total boys 7th grade runners)

Boys 8th Grade Results (3200m)-
12:28.5 - Eddie Hoey (5:56, 6:32) - 27th place
14:23.6 - Zildjian Meyer (6:52, 7:31) - 127th place
14:24.7 - Josiah Sommer (7:05, 7:19) - 129th place
(203 total boys 8th grade runners)

Boys 9th Grade Results-
21:51.9 - Andy Baum (6:46, 7:13, 7:04, :48) - 134th place
23:31.1 - Bryant Ridgway (7:22, 7:48, 7:30, :51) - 191st place
(256 total boys 9th grade runners)

Old Timers Race-
10:52 - Mr. Nussbaum (5:12, 5:40) - 7th place

Complete results from the Milaca Mega Meet can be found here:
http://www.raceberryjam.com/indexcc.html

Milaca Mega Meet

Here are the details for the Milaca Mega Meet:

Race: Milaca Mega Meet
Date: Saturday, September 24th
Place: Stones Throw Golf Course - 15679 Central Avenue Milaca, MN
Time: Runners should be at Trinity School to load bags on the bus between 7:00-7:15am. The bus will be leaving at 7:30am. Our first race with Trinity runners is at 10:00am.
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.
Transportation back from Milaca: We plan to load up the bus and leave Milaca at 3:30pm, to arrive back at Trinity School between 5:00-5:30pm.
Food For Meet: Driessen, Sommer, Brubaker, Fiers, Nguyen, Kloster

Race Distances:
Boys Varsity, JV, 10th and 9th grade races: 5000m
Girls Varsity, JV, 10th and 9th grade races: 4000m
Boys & Girls 7th & 8th grade races: 3200m

Schedule of Events:
This can be found on the Milaca Mega Meet website - http://sites.google.com/site/megameet/schedule.

Here's the race schedule for Saturday:
10:00am - 8th Grade Boys (Eddie Hoey, Zildjian Meyer, Josiah Sommer)
10:15am - 7th Grade Boys (Henry Leighton)
10:30am - 8th Grade Girls (Ayana Anderson, Doty Ryan, Bizzy Stephenson)
10:45am - 7th Grade Girls (Gracie Carlson, Marie DeMarais, Grace Ennis, Katie Michalak)
11:00am - 9th Grade Girls (Annika Hellweg, Libbie Mitchell)
11:15am - 9th Grade Boys (Andy Baum, Mark Gerdes, Sam Hill, Bryant Ridgway)
11:30am - 10th Grade Girls
11:45am - 10th Grade Boys
12:00pm - Varsity Girls Class A Race (Mary Ennis, Ruthie Gross, Maria Kraker, Lucy Leighton, Lotus Schifsky, Katie Stephenson, Maria Stephenson)
1:45pm - Varsity Boys Class A Race (Joe Berchem, John Michael Berns, Henry Brink, JonElliott Brubaker, Henry Croll, Charlie Leighton, Jonathon Valentas)
2:00pm - Girls JV (Catherine DeMarais, Rebecca Driessen, Becky Fiers, Maggie Griffith, Sydney Kloster, Claire Mealey, Mary Naugthon, Carol Nguyen)
2:15pm - Boys JV (Nathan Bittner, Evan Steeves, Sam Swanson, Chris Vance)
2:30pm - Old Timers Race (Mr. Nussbaum)

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):
Adrian (Boys only), Blooming Prairie, Braham Area, Carlton, Cromwell-Floodwood, Crosby-Ironton, Dilworth/Glydon/Felton, East Central, Eveleth-Gilbert, Greenway/N-K, Hinckley-Finlayson, Holdingford, LCWM/Nicollet, Lake of the Woods, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, Mankato Loyola, Maple River, Maranatha Christian Academy, Mayer Lutheran, Mille Lacs, Minnesota Valley Lutheran, Minnewaska Area, Morris Area, Nevis, Paynesville, Pelican Rapids, Pierz, Providence Academy, Royalton, Rush City, St. Cloud Christian (Boys only), St. James, South Ridge, The Marshall School-Duluth, Trek North, Trinity School at River Ridge, United South Central/A-C, and Wadena-Deer Creek.

Spaghetti Supper before Milaca

Hello,

The Leighton family has agreed to open up their home and feed the CC team following practice on Friday...more time for the runners to have fellowship and mentally prepare for the Milaca meet on Saturday.

We will have a short practice (3:30-4:45pm) on Friday following school. The locker rooms will be open from 4:45-5:00pm for students to shower and change. We will then transport students to the Leighton house just a few miles away for supper.

Parents just need to be available to pickup students from the Leighton house (...directions listed below) at 7:30pm...we will coordinate rides to the Leighton house following practice.

Event: Spaghetti Supper at Leighton's house
Date: Friday, September 23rd
Time: 5:30ish-7:30pm
What to Bring: 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.*

Trinity CC - Week Six Schedule

Hello,

It's homecoming week at Trinity, at that means big things for Trinity cross country too, which include the Bass Ponds hill workout, a spaghetti supper, and the Milaca Mega Meet to end the week.

Here's the schedule for the upcoming week...

Week Six Schedule:
Monday, September 19th - 3:30-5:30pm at the old Trinity School site (now Evergreen Community Church - 2300 East 88th Street Bloomington, MN). Please pickup students at this location.
Tuesday, September 20th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Wednesday, September 21st - Run On Your Own - option to run at 7:00am at Trinity School
Thursday, September 22nd - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Friday, September 23rd - 3:30-5:00pm at Trinity School, with Spaghetti Supper to follow at the Leighton house (249 Crestway Lane, West Saint Paul) until 7:30pm.
Saturday, September 24th - Milaca Mega Meet at Stones Throw Golf Course near Milaca. The first race starts at 10:00am, we will be loading a bus at Trinity School at 7:15am, to be on the road by 7:30am. Students are due to return from the meet between 5:00-5:15pm.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Private School Championships Results

Hello,

The Trinity runners gave a great effort today at St. Catherine's University in St. Paul.

Here are the results for the Private School Championships:

Girls Varsity Results (4000m)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:21:17.7 - 1st place of 10 teams (7 complete teams)
Team Range - :55.7
15:39.4 - Mary Ennis (6:01, 6:27, 3:11) - 3rd place
15:55.4 - Lucy Leighton (6:14, 6:28, 3:13) - 6th place
16:32.9 - Ruthie Gross (6:15, 6:54, 3:23) - 11th place
16:34.9 - Lotus Schifsky (6:16, 6:55, 3:23) - 12th place
16:35.1 - Maria Kraker (6:27, 6:48, 3:20) - 13th place
17:15.5 - Maria Stephenson (6:39, 7:11, 3:25) - 21st place
17:44.6 - Katie Stephenson (6:50, 7:22, 3:32) - 29th place
(53 total girls varsity runners)

Girls JV Results (4000m)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:32:25.5 - 2nd place of 4 teams
Team Range - 1:02.7
17:52.2 - Claire Mealey (7:06, 7:21, 3:25) - 6th place
17:55.5 - Grace Ennis (7:06, 7:21, 3:28) - 7th place
18:49.5 - Maggie Griffith (7:15, 7:45, 3:49) - 13th place
18:53.4 - Mary Naughton (7:16, 7:49, 3:48) - 14th place
18:54.9 - Catherine DeMarais (7:19, 7:44, 3:51) - 15th place
19:26.5 - Sydney Kloster (7:16, 7:58, 4:12) - 21st place
19:47.5 - Rebecca Driessen (7:28, 8:12, 4:07) - 23rd place
21:28.0 - Annika Hellweg (8:15, 8:52, 4:21) - 40th place
22:13.7 - Libbie Mitchell (8:26, 9:10, 4:37) - 44th place
23:12.6 - Becky Fiers (8:51, 9:44, 4:37) - 50th place
25:10.4 - Theresa Swanson (9:15, 10:38, 5:17) - 56th place
25:56.6 - Carol Nguyen (9:15, 11:09, 5:32) - 57th place
(60 total girls jv runners)

Girls Junior High Results (2400m)-
11:05.0 - Katie Michalak (7:22, 3:49) - 1st place
11:24.6 - Marie DeMarais (7:33, 3:51) - 2nd place
11:42.3 - Bizzy Stephenson (7:49, 3:53) - 3rd place
11:47.2 - Ayana Anderson (7:33, 4:14) - 4th place
11:49.2 - Gracie Carlson (7:49, 4:00) - 5th place
12:17.4 - Doty Ryan (7:59, 4:18) - 6th place
(7 total girls junior high runners)

Boys Varsity Results (5000m)-
Trinity Team Time - *1:30:10.6 - 1st place of 9 teams (7 complete teams)
Team Range - 2:19.8
16:51.2 - Charlie Leighton (5:12, 5:35, 5:27, :37) - 3rd place
17:35.4 - Jonathon Valentas (5:26, 5:49, 5:41, :39) - 7th place
18:07.7 - JonElliott Brubaker (5:19, 5:57, 6:11, :40) - 12th place
18:25.3 - Henry Croll (5:48, 6:12, 5:45, :40) - 14th place
19:11.0 - John Michael Berns (6:00, 6:25, 6:04, :42) - 21st place
20:19.3 - Nathan Bittner (6:00, 6:52, 6:42, :45) - 30th place
20:51.9 - Chris Vance (6:06, 6:59, 7:00, :46) - 37th place
(51 total boys varsity runners)
*-new Trinity school record for Boys team time

Boys JV Results (5000m)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:42:13.2
Team Range - 2:37.5
19:00.7 - Joe Berchem (5:58, 6:21, 5:59, :42) - 6th place
19:56.7 - Henry Brink (6:19, 6:37, 6:16, :44) - 10th place
20:12.6 - Sam Swanson (6:14, 6:46, 6:28, :44) - 15th place
21:25.0 - Evan Steeves (6:16, 7:12, 7:10, :47) - 24th place
21:38.2 - Andy Baum (6:28, 7:39, 6:43, :48) - 26th place
22:53.9 - Bryant Ridgway (6:48, 7:42, 7:33, :50) - 36th place
25:22.3 - Sam Hill (7:30, 8:28, 8:28, :56) - 51st place
(60 total boys jv runners)

Boys Junior High Results (2400m)-
9:09.7 - Eddie Hoey (5:58, 3:11) - 3rd place
9:25.0 - Henry Leighton (6:00, 3:25) - 5th place
10:13.5 - Josiah Sommer (6:41, 3:32) - 9th place
10:21.4 - Zildjian Meyer (6:41, 3:40) - 10th place
(17 total boys junior high runners)

Private School Championships

Here are the details for the Private School Championships:

Race: Private School Championships - hosted by St. Catherine University
Date: Thursday, September 15th
Place: The campus of St. Catherine University (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:
Nussbaum (4) - Jonathon Valentas, Henry Croll, Nathan Bittner, Joe Berchem
Ridgway (4) - Bryant Ridgway, John Michael Berns, Henry Brink, Mark Gerdes
Baum (5) - Andy Baum, Sam Hill, Eddie Hoey, Zildjian Meyer, Josiah Sommer
Ennis (5) - Mary Ennis, Lotus Schifsky, Maria Kraker, Maria Stephenson, Katie Stephenson
DeMarais (6) - Catherine DeMarais, Grace Ennis, Claire Mealey, Sydney Kloster, Libbie Mitchell, Annika Hellweg
Swanson (5) - Sam Swanson, Chris Vance, Theresa Swanson, Carol Nguyen, Doty Ryan
Meyer (5) - Katie Michalak, Marie DeMarais, Bizzy Stephenson, Gracie Carlson, Ayana Anderson
Charlie Leighton (3) - Charlie Leighton, Lucy Leighton, Henry Leighton
JonElliott Brubaker (1) - JonElliott Brubaker
Rebecca Driessen (1) - Rebecca Driessen
Becky Fiers (1) - Becky Fiers
Maggie Griffith (1) - Maggie Griffith
Ruthie Gross (1) - Ruthie Gross
Mary Naughton (1) - Mary Naughton
Evan Steeves (1) - Evan Steeves

Families Bringing Food for Meet: DeMarais, Ridgway, Swanson, Baum, Meyer, Hellweg

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:
Boys Varsity and JV Races: 5000m
Girls Varsity and JV Races: 4000m
Boys and Girls Junior High Races: 2400m

Schedule of Events:
3:30pm - Coaches Meeting
4:00pm - Girls JV Race (Catherine DeMarais, Rebecca Driessen, Becky Fiers, Carol Nguyen, Theresa Swanson, Mary Naughton, Maggie Griffith, Claire Mealey, Sydney Kloster, Libbie Mitchell, Annika Hellweg, Grace Ennis)
4:30pm - Girls Varsity Race (Ruthie Gross, Maria Kraker, Katie Stephenson, Lucy Leighton, Maria Stephenson, Mary Ennis, Lotus Schifsky)
5:00pm - Boys Varsity Race (Charlie Leighton, JonElliott Brubaker, Jonathon Valentas, Chris Vance, Henry Croll, Nathan Bittner, John Michael Berns)
5:30pm - Boys JV Race (Evan Steeves, Joe Berchem, Sam Swanson, Andy Baum, Mark Gerdes, Bryant Ridgway, Sam Hill, Henry Brink)
6:00pm - Boys and Girls Junior High Race (Eddie Hoey, Zildjian Meyer, Josiah Sommer, Henry Leighton, Bizzy Stephenson, Doty Ryan, Ayana Anderson, Katie Michalak, Marie DeMarais, Gracie Carlson)
6:30pm - Awards

Awards:
Top 10 runners in each race = T-Shirts
1st place Varsity Team = Team Trophy

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, St. Croix Lutheran, St. Paul Academy, Trinity School at River Ridge and Visitation.

Feed My Starving Children Event

Hello,

Thanks to all families for being willing to contribute to this event. We are still interested in adding any parents that would like to come and volunteer with us after fall field day.

If you would like to come and join us for the event, please let me know. It would be great to have a few more adults with this large group and it should be a fun time working for a great cause.

One thing to note is that students will need to be driven from the Lexington-Diffley complex at 2:00pm rather than Trinity School.

Here are the details:

Drivers: Anderson (6), Mitchell (3), Croll (4), DeMarais (6), Meyer (5), Sommer (3), Jesse Schoen (3), Lisa Schoen (6)

Directions:
From Lexington-Diffley Athletic Complex to FMSC - turn left onto Lexington Avenue and go north for 3 miles, turn right onto Lone Oak Road going east, pass Neil Armstrong Blvd and then take the first right into the industrial area and go to the far east side of the business building straight ahead.

From FMSC to Trinity - turn right onto Lone Oak Road going east from the FMSC parking lot, take that to Dodd Road and go north (take a left), stay right on Dodd Road through the 55/149 split, turn right (east) onto O'Neill Drive, take that about one mile to Trinity.

Adult Workers: Jesse Schoen, Kim Kelly-Sommer, Lisa Schoen, Mark Mitchell, Tom Leighton, Tora Meyer, Barb Gerdes

Schedule:

1 - Arrive at the Trinity Fall Field Day site (Lexington-Diffley Athletic Complex in Eagan) at 1:45pm. We will meet in the parking lot to the south of the athletic fields off Lexington Avenue.

2 - Fall Field Day ends at 2:00pm, we will drive students to the Feed My Starving Children location (990 Lone Oak Road, Suite 160 Eagan, MN).

3 - Participate in the 2:30-4:30pm training and work shift with the cross country team.

4 - A quick meet recap from the Private School Championships outside FMSC.

5 - Transport students back to Trinity after the event...roughly 5:00pm

If fall field day is moved indoors at Trinity School, we would then transport students from Trinity to Feed My Starving Children at the same times listed.

If fall field day is cancelled, we will have a normal cross country practice at Trinity School from 3:30-5:30pm as we would not be able to make the 2:30pm start time needed to participate at Feed My Starving Children.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Trinity CC - Week Five Schedule

Hello,

It was great to finally have a meet on Saturday...and it was worth the wait. We had outstanding effort and performances across the teams. We have a busy week ahead with a meet, a special event following Fall Field Day, and a run on Saturday morning at Minnehaha Falls.

Here's the schedule for the upcoming week...

Week Five Schedule:
Monday, September 12th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Tuesday, September 13th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Wednesday, September 14th - Run On Your Own - option to run at 7:00am at Trinity School
Thursday, September 15th - Private School Championships at St. Kate's in St. Paul, MN. The first race starts at 4:00pm. We will be leaving immediately following the end of the school day.
Friday, September 16th - 2:00-5:00pm at Feed My Starving Children in Eagan, MN following fall field day. Students will be back at Trinity School by 5:30pm for pickup.
Saturday, September 17th - 9:00-11:00am at Minnehaha Falls (4801 Minnehaha Avenue Minneapolis, MN) - meet at the parking ticket meter by the falls.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Ron Kretsch Invite Results

Here are the Trinity CC results from the Ron Kretsch (Red Knight) Invitational:

Girls Results (all races 2400m)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:08:15 - 4th place of 16 teams (13 complete teams)
9:10.1 - Mary Ennis (6:02, 3:08) - 7th overall, 1st of 41 Freshman Girls
9:12.7 - Lucy Leighton (6:05, 3:07) - 9th overall, 2nd of 56 Junior Girls
9:28.6 - Lotus Schifsky (6:16, 3:12) - 22nd overall, 3rd of 41 Freshman Girls
9:46.5 - Grace Ennis (6:29, 3:17) - 39th overall, 6th of 40 Junior High Girls
10:02.2 - Maria Stephenson (6:30, 3:32) - 54th overall, 13th of 43 Sophomore Girls
10:13.3 - Katie Michalak (6:48, 3:25) - 60th overall, 10th of 40 Junior High Girls
10:21.1 - Claire Mealey (6:50, 3:31) - 68th overall, 18th of 43 Sophomore Girls
10:30.0 - Marie DeMarais (6:34, 3:56) - 76th overall, 13th of 40 Junior High Girls
10:35.0 - Mary Naughton (7:06, 3:29) - 83rd overall, 19th of 56 Junior Girls
10:40.6 - Catherine DeMarais (7:00, 3:40) - 90th overall, 15th of 29 Senior Girls
10:43.5 - Maggie Griffith (7:11, 3:32) - 96th overall, 27th of 56 Junior Girls
11:02.6 - Bizzy Stephenson (7:34, 3:28) - 112th overall, 17th of 40 Junior High Girls
11:10.5 - Rebecca Driessen (7:21, 3:49) - 118th overall, 19th of 29 Senior Girls
11:14.9 - Doty Ryan (7:35, 3:39) - 126th overall, 19th of 40 Junior High Girls
11:27.2 - Gracie Carlson (7:36, 3:51) - 139th overall, 24th of 40 Junior High Girls
11:36.2 - Sydney Kloster (7:32, 4:04) - 143rd overall, 24th of 41 Freshman Girls
12:35.5 - Annika Hellweg (8:17, 4:18) - 177th overall, 36th of 41 Freshman Girls
14:45.1 - Carol Nguyen (9:23, 5:22) - 206th overall, 28th of 29 Senior Girls
(209 total girls runners)

Missing runners:
Ruthie Gross, Maria Kraker, Katie Stephenson, Becky Fiers, Theresa Swanson - ACT
Ayana Anderson, Libbie Mitchell - had conflicts

Boys Results (all races 3200m)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:24:15 - 10th place of 17th teams
10:30.5 - Charlie Leighton (5:10, 5:20) - 3rd overall, 2nd of 41 Senior Boys
11:38.4 - Henry Croll (5:40, 5:58) - 58th overall, 16th of 79 Junior Boys
12:04.7 - John Michael Berns (5:50, 6:14) - 87th overall, 9th of 93 Freshman Boys
12:24.5 - Henry Brink (6:06, 6:18) - 110th overall, 9th of 62 Junior High Boys
12:29.3 - Nathan Bittner (6:02, 6:27) - 117th overall, 42nd of 79 Junior Boys
12:32.2 - Eddie Hoey (6:11, 6:21) - 123rd overall, 10th of 62 Junior High Boys
12:35.1 - Sam Swanson (6:02, 6:33) - 128th overall, 28th of 72 Sophomore Boys
12:39.6 - Chris Vance (6:07, 6:32) - 135th overall, 31st of 41 Senior Boys
13:04.2 - Andy Baum (6:22, 6:42) - 167th overall, 31st of 93 Freshman Boys
13:09.8 - Henry Leighton (6:19, 6:50) - 180th overall, 14th of 62 Junior High Boys
13:13.4 - Evan Steeves (6:18, 6:55) - 184th overall, 33rd of 41 Senior Boys
13:53.3 - Mark Gerdes (6:37, 7:16) - 230th overall, 55th of 93 Freshman Boys
13:54.7 - Josiah Sommer (6:57, 6:57) - 233rd overall, 23rd of 62 Junior High Boys
14:17.0 - Zildjian Meyer (6:56, 7:21) - 255th overall, 29th of 62 Junior High Boys
14:19.1 - Bryant Ridgway (6:51, 7:28) - 257th overall, 65th of 93 Freshman Boys
16:48.1 - Sam Hill (7:59, 8:49) - 331st overall, 91st of 93 Freshman Boys
(347 total boys runners)

Missing runners:
JonElliott Brubaker, Jonathon Valentas - ACT
Joe Berchem - needs to practice another week

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

Ron Kretsch Invitational

Here are the details for the Ron Kretsch Invitational:

Race: Ron Kretsch Invitational - hosted by Benilde-St. Margaret's
Date: Saturday, September 10th
Place: Bassett Creek Park in Crystal, MN
Time: All Trinity runners should plan to be at Bassett Creek Park no later than 8:15am 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. Students are responsible for their own ride to and from the meet.
Parents Bringing Food for Meet: Kim Kelly-Sommer will provide snacks at this meet, but no food will be provided for lunch.

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

Schedule of Events:
9:00am - Coaches Meeting
9:15am - 7th & 8th Grade Boys (Henry Brink, Zildjian Meyer, Eddie Hoey, Josiah Sommer, Henry Leighton)
9:30am - 7th & 8th Grade Girls (Bizzy Stephenson, Doty Ryan, Gracie Carlson, Marie DeMarais, Grace Ennis, Katie Michalak)
9:45am - 9th Grade Boys (John Michael Berns, Andy Baum, Mark Gerdes, Sam Hill, Bryant Ridgway)
10:00am - 9th Grade Girls (Mary Ennis, Sydney Kloster, Lotus Schifsky, Annika Hellweg, Libbie Mitchell)
10:15am - 10th Grade Boys (Sam Swanson)
10:30am - 10th Grade Girls (Claire Mealey, Maria Stephenson)
10:45am - 11th Grade Boys (Nathan Bittner, Henry Croll)
11:00am - 11th Grade Girls (Maggie Griffith, Lucy Leighton, Mary Naughton)
11:15am - 12th Grade Boys (Charlie Leighton, Chris Vance, Evan Steeves)
11:30am - 12th Grade Girls (Catherine DeMarais, Rebecca Driessen, Carol Nguyen)
11:50am - Team & Individual Awards (...this usually doesn't get started until noon or later...expect everything to be complete by 12:30pm)

Awards:
Top 10 in each race: Ron Kretsch Invitational T-Shirts
1st and 2nd place Boys & Girls Teams: Top 7 runners receive 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. Croix Lutheran, St. Louis Park, St. Thomas Academy, Totino-Grace, Trinity School at River Ridge and Visitation.

Trinity CC - Week Four Schedule

Hello,

We were able to end last week on a high note with another great workout and are excited as a team to have a meet on the schedule this week.

Week Four Schedule:
Monday, September 5th - Run On Your Own - enjoy the long Labor Day weekend!
Tuesday, September 6th - 3:30-5:30pm - practice at Resurrection Cemetery in Mendota Heights - we leave Trinity School at 3:15pm and will wrap up at 5:10pm to return to school.
Wednesday, September 7th - Run On Your Own - option to run at 7:00am at Trinity School
Thursday, September 8th - 3:30-5:30pm - practice at Trinity School
Friday, September 9th - 3:30-5:00pm - practice at Trinity School
***NOTE - Pre-meet day practice will typically be 30 minutes shorter***
Saturday, September 10th - 9:00am - Ron Kretsch Invitational at Bassett Creek Park in Crystal, MN. Runners should be at the meet site by 8:15am.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Parent Meet Workers

Hello,

This summer we were in jeopardy of losing one of our favorite meets, the Private School Championships.  We did decide to step forward and take ownership in running this meet rather than having it cancelled, so it has created a need for workers at an additional meet.  Thank you to all parents for your support and assistance to give these runners the best meet schedule we can and help run two of the best high school meets this fall.

We also tried to designate a girls parent worker for the boys race and a boys parent worker for the girls race - that's why you see two parents listed for any working spots that will occur during the race.

Private School Championships-

Here's the list of parents scheduled to work at the Private School Championships at St. Catherine University on Thursday, September 13th:

Chute Worker/Finish Line: Stephenson / Berchem
Chute Worker/Finish Line: Brylski / Tallarini
Chute Worker/Finish Line: Schmidt / Kranz
Chute Worker/Finish Line: Kehl / Cline-Cole
Course Worker/Directions: Michalak / Baum
Course Worker/Directions: Bodette / Berns
Course Worker/Directions: Mueller / Hill
Course Worker/Directions: Bulson-Lewis / True

Please report to the finish line/chute area at 3:30pm to receive instructions for your work assignment.

Trinity Invitational-

Here's the list of parents scheduled to work at our home meet, the Trinity Invitational at the Dakota County Fairgrounds on Tuesday, October 2nd:

Boys Registration Table: Maunu, Miller
Girls Registration Table: Wilkin
Chute Worker/Finish Line: Mitchell / True
Chute Worker/Crowd Control: Paquette / Gerdes
Starting Line Coordinator/Chute Worker: Brewer / Leighton
Finish Line Video Recorder: Mealey / Schumacher
Timer/Results Helper: Maunu / Berns
Course Worker/Directions: Carlson / Croll
Course Worker/Directions: Ennis / Brink
Course Worker/Directions: Nordhues /Tallarini
Course Worker/Directions: Wilkin / Kranz
Course Worker/Directions: Neil / Berchem
Course Worker/Directions: Ryan / Viltoft
Split Announcer/1-Mile Mark: DeMarais / Baum
Split Announcer/2-Mile Mark: Griffith / Cline-Cole

More details and instruction will be sent to parents/workers before the meet. We will also have a workers meeting at 4:00pm, 30 minutes before the races start to go over final details on race day.

If you have any questions for now, please let me know.

Thanks,
Jesse

Parent Driving List

Here's the parent driving schedule for 2012 cross country meets and off-site practices:

Tuesday, September 4th - Practice at Resurrection Cemetery:
3:15pm at Trinity School, 5:15pm at Resurrection Cemetery in Mendota Heights
Parents: Brylski (3), Maunu (6), Neil (4), Schifsky (3), Schmidt (4), Stephenson (5), Gerdes, Viltoft
Coaches: Nussbaum (4), Schoen (3)
Students: Leighton (2), Berchem (1), Schumacher (1), Griffith (1), Croll (2)

Thursday, September 13th - Private School Championships at St. Catherine's in St. Paul:
3:15pm at Trinity School
Ennis (5), Kehl (5), Michalak (5), Mitchell (3), Schmidt (3), Bodette (7), Brink (6), Gerdes (4), Hoey (5)

Friday, September 14th - Feed My Starving Children Event in Eagan:
2:00pm at Lexington-Diffley Athletic Complex, 5:00pm at Feed My Starving Children in Eagan
Ryan (10), Bodette (7), Lisa Schoen (6), Maunu (6), Viltoft (3), Kranz (4), Schoen (3), True (3)

Monday, September 17th - Practice at Evergreen Community Church in Bloomington:
3:15pm at Trinity School
Mealey (5), Brewer (7), Ryan (10), Miller (6), Schoen (3), Tallarini (3), Gerdes (4), Kranz (4), True (3)

Thursday, September 27th - Jaguar All-Terrain Challenge at Hyland Park in Bloomington:
3:15pm at Trinity School
Mealey (5), DeMarais (4), Nicklaus (7), Stephenson (5), Nordhues (6), Wilkin (5), Baum (6), Berns (4)

Tuesday, October 2nd - Trinity Invitational at Dakota County Fairgrounds in Farmington:
3:15pm at Trinity School
Brewer (7), Miller (6), Paquette (11), Mueller (3), Hill (3), Wilkin (5), Hoey (5), Tallarini (3)

Thursday, October 11th - MCAA Conference Meet at Bassett Creek Park in Crystal:
2:00pm at Trinity School
Ennis (5), Mitchell (2), Nordhues (6), Wilkin (5); Kehl (5), Bulson-Lewis (3), Viltoft (3), Cline-Cole (4), Gerdes (4), Sommer (4)

Thursday, October 25th - Section 4A Meet at Battle Creek Park in Maplewood:
2:00pm at Trinity School
DeMarais (4), Paquette (11), Nicklaus (7), Wilkin (5), Brink (6), Kranz (4), Baum (6)

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If you are a parent that has not yet signed up to drive, but would be available and willing to do so, please contact Kim or I so we can get you on the schedule.

If you are signed up to drive and cannot do so, please first try to contact another parent as a replacement. If you are unable to find a replacement driver, please contact me and I will help to figure out a solution.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Thanks,
Jesse

Food For Meets

Hello,

Here's the information from Kim regarding food for meets...

Trinity Cross Country 2012 Food for meets:

I have assigned 5-6 people to each meet to bring food. I have only listed the mom’s name, but dads are welcome to do the job as well.  If you have a conflict with your meet date, you can either ask someone to bring your item to the meet from your assigned group, or switch groups. Just make sure the leads know.

The person whose name is bolded I would like to be the point person for that meet. Please call them if you have a particular item you would like to bring, otherwise they will assign you an item so that all items are covered.

I will bring a table, cold pack with mustard, and mayo, brownies and pumpkin bars to each meet.

Saturday, September 8th - Ron Kretsch Invitational at Bassett Creek Park in Crystal, MN:
I will bring bagels, cream cheese, the snack bin and a watermelon. This meet is an early morning meet and ends around noon, so we will provide a snack, but let people go home to eat lunch.

Thursday, September 13th - Private School Championships at St. Catherine's in St. Paul, MN:
Jeanette Leighton   651 455-4237
Regina Kehl   651 460-4113
Cristy Brink   651 842-8425
Barbara Bodette   651 249-4086
Anita Baum   651 690-1922
Barb Gerdes   612 825-4478

Saturday, September 22nd - Milaca Mega Meet at Stones Throw Golf Course in Milaca, MN:
Karen Maunu   952 431-5871
Katherine Lewis   613 332-9508
Eileen Mueller   651 227-9382
Mary Berchem   651 293-1241
Ann Hoey   651 994-7870
Rose Husaby   651 687-0327

Thursday, September 27th - Jaguar Invitational at Hyland Park Reserve in Bloomington, MN:
B.J. Kranz   651 683-0410
Teresa DeMarais   651 222-2044
Eileen Wilkin   651 686-8179
Rachel Tallarini   703 589-3289
Anita Cline-Cole   651 460-3713
Julie Dahl   651 773-9632

Saturday, September 29th - CAA Junior High Meet (5th-8th grade) in Maplewood
(approximately 16 athletes competing)
Margaret Berns   651 365-0971
Mary Paquette   651 357-5145
Rachel Brewer   651 304-0032
Kim Schmidt   651 468-5482
Robin Nordhues   612 822-0146
Kathleen Huntington   715 386-9737

Tuesday, October 2nd - Trinity Invitational at Dakota County Fairgrounds in Farmington, MN:
Sarah Mealey   952 944-5406
Sandy True   651 356-2541
Christine Griffith   651 222-4716
Ann Mitchell   715 410-7557
June Klaphake   651 295-6196
Kelly Hill   952 898-9493

Thursday, October 11th - MCAA Conference Meet at Bassett Creek Park in Crystal, MN:
Teresa Stephenson   651 578-7813
Sally Ennis   651 489-9080
Anne Michalak   651 227 2435
Lori Schumacher   651 454-5529
Anne Nicklaus   952 736-8489
Anne Viltoft   952 423-6050

Thursday, October 25th - Section 4A Meet at Battle Creek Park in Maplewood, MN:
Sylvia Ryan   651 227-3506
Doris Schifsky   715 262-4478
Christin Croll-Carlson   651 681-9929
Sandy Brylski   952 460-0314
Della Miller   952 432-6957
Eileen Wilkin   651 686-8179

Suggested food items to bring: Enough for 48 athletes and 3 coaches.

Bread or buns- 51 can be white and or wheat on the smaller size. Not large hamburger buns. Or bread for 51 sandwiches. Bagels will also work.

Meat- for 51 can be ham, turkey, salami, what ever. If the slices are large please feel free to cut them in half.

Vegetables- Lettuce and tomato, not everyone eats these so enough for around 30 should be good.

Fruit- One or a combo of the following,  Do not bring everything  on the list for one meet. This is a very perishable item so please do not over buy.

Seedless watermelon 2 feeds the whole team. ( I will have a cutting board and knife at each meet.)

Grapes washed and snipped.

Apples sliced.

Oranges quarted.

Banana’s cut in half or smaller. You may want to cut these as we go so we do not waste them.

I will bring a table to set food out on at the end of the meet. The coaches including myself are usually out on the course. Please feel free to set food out as kids are finishing running. We will remind kids to leave some food for runners who are finishing later in the day. I would like to ask that as parents we bring a snack for siblings, or ask that at the very least they wait until all athletes who are running that meet have finished and had a chance to eat. Then all are welcome to eat anything that is left over.

Thanks for all your help in making Trinity CC a successful program!

Trinity CC - Week Three Schedule

Hello,

Another great week of training for our team, capped at the end of the week with our Relay of Miles. We will now start getting into a more regular weekday practice routine with practices at school immediately following the end of class, and regular Saturday morning practices.

Please note the Parents Meeting on Monday at 6:00pm following practice at Trinity.

Week Three Schedule:
Monday, August 29th - 3:30-5:30pm - practice at Trinity School - ***Parents Meeting at 6:00pm in the Media Center after practice with a pizza supper for interested students ($3 per student) in the commons area from 5:30-6:30pm while they wait for their parents.
Tuesday, August 30th - 3:30-5:30pm - practice at Trinity School
Wednesday, August 31st - Run On Your Own - option to run at 7:00am at Trinity School
Thursday, September 1st - 3:30-5:30pm - practice at Trinity School
Friday, September 2nd - 3:30-5:30pm - practice at Trinity School
Saturday, September 3rd - Run On Your Own - enjoy the long Labor Day weekend!

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Relay of Miles Results

Hello,

Thanks for the great participation and effort today in our first ever Relay of Miles! We had great weather and some good bonding time as a team this morning.

4-Hour Relay of Miles Results:
179 total miles = 20 hours, 58 minutes, 51 seconds of running time
7:03 = average per mile for the team

Boys-
Fastest Mile = Charlie Leighton & Mr. Nussbaum - 5:20
Fastest Average Per Mile = Charlie Leighton - 5:24
Jr High Fastest Mile = Eddie Hoey - 6:46
Jr High Fastest Average Per Mile = Henry Brink - 6:50
Best Range of Miles - 1st place (tie) = Charlie Leighton - 7 seconds
Best Range of Miles - 1st place (tie) = Henry Brink - 7 seconds
Best Range of Miles - 3rd place = Eddie Hoey - 10 seconds

Girls-
Fastest Mile = Mary Ennis - 6:14
Fastest Average Per Mile = Mary Ennis - 6:25
Jr High Fastest Mile = Grace Ennis - 6:54
Jr High Fastest Average Per Mile = Grace Ennis - 7:15
Best Range of Miles - 1st place = Gracie Carlson - 10 seconds
Best Range of Miles - 2nd place = Lucy Leighton - 12 seconds
Best Range of Miles - 3rd place = Catherine DeMarais = 15 seconds
100th Mile Finisher = Ruthie Gross at the 2 hour, 23 minute, and 20 second mark

Team The Russian Alligators: 40 miles-
5:24 x 8 miles = Charlie Leighton (5:27, 5:22, 5:23, 5:25, 5:27, 5:23, 5:24, 5:20)
5:37 x 8 miles = JonElliott Brubaker (5:35, 5:27, 5:28, 5:31, 5:37, 5:41, 5:39, 5:56)
5:48 x 8 miles = Jonathon Valentas (6:02, 5:40, 5:42, 5:43, 5:41, 5:46, 5:48, 5:49)
6:03 x 8 miles = Henry Croll (6:09, 6:00, 6:00, 5:59, 6:05, 6:13, 6:07, 5:51)
6:41 x 8 miles = Chris Vance (6:35, 6:13, 6:46, 6:39, 7:02, 7:00, 6:45, 6:24)

Team Turtle: 36 miles-
6:25 x 6 miles = Mary Ennis (6:14, 6:31, 6:31, 6:25, 6:35, 6:16)
6:37 x 6 miles = Lucy Leighton (6:36, 6:40, 6:43, 6:36, 6:33, 6:31)
6:32 x 6 miles = Ruthie Gross (6:22, 6:32, 6:41, 6:38, 6:40, 6:21)
7:09 x 6 miles = Katie Stephenson (7:30, 7:00, 7:05, 7:14, 7:04, 6:59)
7:29 x 6 miles = Catherine DeMarais (7:39, 7:26, 7:24, 7:25, 7:30, 7:28)
6:52 x 6 miles = Maria Kraker (6:57, 6:55, 6:55, 6:53, 6:53, 6:41)

Team Zephyrs: 35 miles-
6:26 x 5 miles = John Michael Berns (6:25, 6:19, 6:10, 6:35, 6:32)
6:50 x 5 miles = Henry Brink (6:50, 6:50, 6:47, 6:54, 6:47)
7:12 x 5 miles = Bryant Ridgway (7:25, 7:22, 6:56, 7:07, 7:08)
7:13 x 5 miles = Evan Steeves (7:33, 7:08, 7:19, 7:04, 7:00)
7:16 x 5 miles = Andy Baum (6:59, 7:18, 7:22, 7:52, 6:50)
6:53 x 5 miles = Eddie Hoey (6:51, 6:56, 6:51, 6:53, 6:46)
7:00 x 5 miles = Mark Gerdes (6:54, 7:03, 7:35, 6:54, 6:33)

Team Hermes: 32 miles-
7:24 x 5 miles = Claire Mealey (7:02, 7:17, 7:30, 7:36, 7:34)
7:40 x 5 miles = Sydney Kloster (7:25, 7:29, 7:33, 7:51, 8:04)
7:13 x 5 miles = Maria Stephenson (7:29, 7:28, 7:00, 7:13, 6:55)
7:37 x 3 miles = Mary Naughton (7:27, 7:33, 7:50)
7:46 x 5 miles = Zildjian Meyer (7:58, 7:33, 7:29, 8:21, 7:29)
7:15 x 5 miles = Grace Ennis (7:21, 7:17, 7:30, 7:11, 6:54)
8:33 x 4 miles = Becky Fiers (8:22, 8:51, 8:21, 8:39)

Team Dynamite!: 31 miles-
8:23 x 4 miles = Doty Ryan (7:40, 8:55, 8:38, 8:17)
8:25 x 2 miles = Sue Yeon Woo (8:09, 8:41)
7:47 x 4 miles = Josiah Sommer (8:51, 8:08, 6:55, 7:14)
9:09 x 4 miles = Bizzy Stephenson (9:00, 9:35, 9:59, 8:38)
7:35 x 4 miles = Marie DeMarais (7:25, 7:48, 8:02, 7:05)
8:18 x 3 miles = Gracie Carlson (8:15, 8:24, 8:14)
7:51 x 4 miles = Katie Michalak (7:54, 8:34, 7:42, 7:13)
9:11 x 3 miles = Carol Nguyen (8:49, 9:14, 9:31)
8:38 x 3 miles = Annika Hellweg (8:41, 8:56, 8:13)

Team Coach Pacer: 5 miles-
6:06 x 5 miles = Mr. Nussbaum (5:20, 6:16, 6:21, 5:51, 6:41)