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 5th 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: Friday, January 4th
Time: 6:00-9:00pm
Who: All Trinity 2012 Cross Country Runners (...any high school-graduated Trinity cross country 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/Social Time
6:30pm - Pizza will be delivered/ready for supper (there will be vegetarian and gluten-free pizza available)
7:00pm - White Elephant gift exchange
7:30pm - 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 or can't arrive until 7pm, don't worry...just come join us for as long as you can.

We hope to see you on Friday, January 4th! Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

State Meet and 2012 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-
17:33.8 - Joe Berchem (5:19, 5:39, 5:55, :40) - 106th place
(176 total boys runners)

It was the third season in a row that Trinity was participating at the State Meet with an individual or team.  It was an exciting experience for Joe and fun for the rest of the team to be involved and come out to support him at State and in the training leading up to the meet.

It was another great season for both the boys and girls teams. We have another great group of seniors that we are going to miss next year, but there is a solid young nucleus ready to follow their lead and keep some strong traditions going in 2013 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, Lucy Leighton has earned individual academic all-state honors for the second straight season. 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 Lucy!

Team Awards-
Our CC banquet seems so long ago now, but on Saturday, November 17th we acknowledged these runners with well-deserved awards:

Boys-
Most Valuable - Joe Berchem
Most Dedicated - Henry Brink
Most Improved - Josiah Sommer
Spirit Award - Henry Croll
Junior High Runner of the Year - Henry Leighton

Girls-
Most Valuable - Lucy Leighton
Most Dedicated - Theresa Mueller & Lotus Schifsky
Most Improved - Grace Ennis
Spirit Award - Claire Mealey
Junior High Runner of the Year - Grace Ennis

Motivation for 2013 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.

Many of you have had a chance to see what an improved summer of training has already done to establish a routine of running, which leads to faster times and better racing.  Let's keep the growth of this cross country program going by each doing our part to improve and have the patience to stick with training!

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 and inexperienced 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.

Trinity CC - Week Twelve Schedule

Hello,

We have entered the final week of the cross country season, with Joe Berchem still preparing for the State Meet.

For many runners the official cross country season has ended. Practices are 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 29th - 3:30-5:00pm at Trinity School
Tuesday, October 30th - 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 in Northfield before returning to Trinity.
Wednesday, October 31st - Run On Your Own - option to run at 7:00am at Trinity School
Thursday, November 1st - 3:30-5:00pm at Trinity School
Friday, November 2nd - 3:30-5:00pm at Trinity School
Saturday, November 3rd - State Meet at St. Olaf College - Class A Boys Race at 10:00am (Joe Berchem), Class A Girls Race at 11:00am. We plan to be at the race site by 8:30am. We are hoping that many teammates and fans can make the trip to Northfield to cheer on Joe Berchem and experience the races!

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Section 4A Meet Results

Hello,

We had some cold, rain, and wind at Battle Creek Park for the Section 4A Meet, but the Tri-Hawk runners gave a great effort today and turned in some season best performances even with the blustery weather conditions.

I know our girls team had bigger expectations, but we ran up against a couple of Blake and Minnehaha Academy teams that ran very well today to deserve their trips to State.

Congratulations to Joe Berchem for earning a trip to the State Meet next weekend with his 14th place finish...and to Kim Kelly-Sommer for being named girls assistant coach of the year for Section 4A!

Boys Varsity Results-
Trinity Team Time - 1:30:47.2 - 6th of 21 teams (17 complete teams)
Team Range - 1:24.1
17:15.2 - Joe Berchem (5:28, 5:17, 5:52, :38) - 14th place+
18:02.9 PR - Henry Croll (5:44, 5:38, 6:00, :40) - 31st place
18:20.6 - John Michael Berns (5:47, 5:42, 6:11, :40) - 39th place
18:29.2 PR - Ryan Schumacher (5:47, 5:42, 6:19, :41) - 46th place
18:39.3 - Eddie Hoey (5:48, 5:47, 6:23, :41) - 52nd place
18:41.7 - Henry Leighton (5:54, 5:49, 6:17, :41) - 54th place
18:47.2 PR - Henry Brink (5:55, 5:48, 6:23, :41) - 59th place
(120 total boys varsity runners)

+ = notates All-Section honor

Boys JV Results-
19:55 - Josiah Sommer (6:34, 6:04, 6:33, :44) - 17th place
19:58 - Thomas Wilkin (6:34, 6:04, 6:36, :44) - 19th place
19:59 PR - Caleb Dahl (6:35, 6:03, 6:37, :44) - 21st place
20:26 - Andy Baum (6:38, 6:18, 6:45, :45) - 28th place
20:32 - Tyler Husaby (6:36, 6:08, 7:03, :45) - 31st place
20:40 - Mark Gerdes (6:37, 6:22, 6:56, :45) - 36th place
20:41 - Raymond Tallarini (6:40, 6:19, 6:57, :45) - 37th place
21:40 PR - Sam Hill (7:07, 6:36, 7:09, :48) - 49th place
22:29 PR - Stephen Berns (7:20, 7:08, 7:11, :50) - 68th place
24:11 PR - Lino Kim (7:21, 7:41, 8:16, :53) - 89th place
24:34 - Rob Kranz (7:44, 7:41, 8:16, :53) - 93rd place
26:10 PR - Jorgen Viltoft (8:14, 8:07, 8:53, :56) - 99th place
26:21 PR - Joshua Cline-Cole (8:04, 8:09, 9:11, :56) - 100th place
28:53 PR - Cameron Huntington (8:35, 9:02, 10:14, 1:02) - 108th place
34:51 - Sam True (11:00, 10:46, 11:49, 1:16) - 110th place
(111 total boys jv runners)

Girls Varsity Results-
Trinity Team Time - 1:20:36.3 - 3rd place of 18 teams (15 complete teams)
Team Range - 1:16.5
15:47.5 - Lucy Leighton (6:00, 6:36, 3:11) - 15th place+
15:51.4 - Becca Wilkin (6:12, 6:31, 3:08) - 16th place
15:56.5 - Lotus Schifsky (6:05, 6:40, 3:11) - 17th place
15:56.9 - Grace Ennis (6:22, 6:28, 3:06) - 18th place
17:04.0 - Anna Maunu (6:49, 6:56, 3:14) - 42nd place
17:14.3 - Maria Stephenson (6:49, 7:11, 3:14) - 46th place
17:53.6 - Katie Michalak (6:49, 7:35, 3:29) - 63rd place
(109 total girls varsity runners)

+ = notates All-Section honor

Girls JV Results-
15:30 - Theresa Mueller (6:16, 6:17, 2:57) - 1st place
18:01 - Claire Mealey (7:03, 7:33, 3:25) - 9th place
18:15 - Ahna Neil (7:05, 7:38, 3:32) - 14th place
18:28 PR - Madeleine Brylski (7:13, 7:35, 3:40) - 18th place
18:29 PR - Marcella Brylski (7:05, 7:42, 3:42) - 19th place
18:50 - Bizzy Stephenson (7:06, 8:18, 3:26) - 33rd place
18:51 PR - Eva Bulson-Lewis (7:16, 8:07, 3:28) - 35th place
19:07 - Victoria Schmidt (7:15, 8:07, 3:45) - 42nd place
19:12 SB - Maggie Griffith (7:25, 8:16, 3:31) - 45th place
19:13 PR - Emmy Brewer (7:18, 8:15, 3:40) - 46th place
19:46 PR - Cecilia Nicklaus (7:44, 8:20, 3:42) - 53rd place
19:54 - Hannah Kehl (7:48, 8:16, 3:50) - 55th place
20:17 - Libbie Mitchell (8:00, 8:22, 3:55) - 60th place
20:58 PR - Elena Ryan (8:05, 8:42, 4:11) - 71st place
21:33 - Dani Bodette (8:36, 8:53, 4:04) - 80th place
21:43 PR - Abigail Nordhues (8:37, 8:54, 4:12) - 81st place
22:59 - Maria Nicklaus (8:51, 9:53, 4:15) - 90th place
23:05 PR - Katie Paquette (8:42, 10:00, 4:23) - 91st place
(93 total girls jv runners)

PR = Personal Record
SB = Season Best

Complete results can be found here:
http://www.myvira.com/results/cc_rslts/cc_rslts.asp

Section 4A Meet

Race: Section 4A Meet
Date: Thursday, October 25th
Place: Battle Creek Regional Park - 2401 Upper Afton Road East, Maplewood, MN (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-
Ennis (5) - Grace Ennis, Katie Michalak, Claire Mealey, Maria Stephenson, Lotus Schifsky
Brink (5) - Henry Brink, Eddie Hoey, Becca Wilkin, Anna Maunu, Ahna Neil
Nussbaum (3) - Caleb Dahl, John Michael Berns, Josiah Sommer
Leighton (2) - Lucy Leighton, Henry Leighton
Schumacher (1) - Ryan Schumacher
Berchem (1) - Joe Berchem
Croll (1) - Henry Croll

3:00pm-
Paquette (11) - Katie Paquette, Emmy Brewer, Eva Bulson-Lewis, Gracie Carlson, Victoria Schmidt, Marie DeMarais, Abigail Nordhues, Dani Bodette, Lauren Miller, Theresa Mueller, Libbie Mitchell
Nicklaus (7) - Cecilia Nicklaus, Maria Nicklaus, Bizzy Stephenson, Hannah Kehl, Marcella Brylski, Madeleine Brylski, Elena Ryan
Kranz (4) - Rob Kranz, Sam Hill, Jorgen Viltoft, Tyler Husaby
Baum (5) - Andy Baum, Mark Gerdes, Raymond Tallarini, Joshua Cline-Cole, Lino Kim
Wilkin (4) - Thomas Wilkin, Cameron Huntington, Sam True, Stephen Berns
Griffith (1) - Maggie Griffith

Food for Meet:
Sylvia Ryan, Doris Schifsky, Christin Croll-Carlson, Sandy Brylski, Della Miller, Eileen Wilkin

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 - Boys Varsity Race (Henry Croll, Joe Berchem, Ryan Schumacher, John Michael Berns, Henry Brink, Eddie Hoey, Henry Leighton)
4:30pm - Girls Varsity Race (Lucy Leighton, Maria Stephenson, Lotus Schifsky, Becca Wilkin, Grace Ennis, Anna Maunu, Katie Michalak)
5:00pm - Boys & Girls Combined JV Races
6:00pm - 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 8 individuals in each varsity race, other than the runners on State qualifying teams, 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, Hope Academy, 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 22nd - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Tuesday, October 23rd - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School - running will end at 5:00pm, with a pizza supper to follow at school from 5:00-5:30pm.
Wednesday, October 24th - Run On Your Own - option to run at 7:00am at Trinity School
Thursday, October 25th - 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 26th - 2:30-4:00pm at Trinity School (early release day, so practice ends early - all runners should attend, we will be voting on team awards)
Saturday, October 27th - 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 Fall Break on Thursday and Friday.  We will practice on Thursday morning and let students run on their own over the rest of the weekend.

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 15th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Tuesday, October 16th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Wednesday, October 17th - Run On Your Own - option to run at 7:00am at Trinity School
Thursday, October 18th - 8:00-10:00am at Trinity School
Friday, October 19th - Run On Your Own - Enjoy the Fall Break weekend!
Saturday, October 20th - 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,

Congratulations to our Boys and Girls MCSC-MCAA Conference Team Champions, 9 all-conference runners, and conference individual champion Lucy Leighton. It was another fantastic day for Tri-Hawk runners!

Here are the MCAA-MCSC Conference Meet Results:

Girls Varsity Results-
Team Scores: Trinity 31, Spectrum 40, Math & Science Academy 69...
Trinity Team Time - 1:19:47 - 1st of 8 teams (4 complete teams)
Team Range - 1:27
15:25.8 - Lucy Leighton (5:59, 6:19, 3:07) - 1st
15:46.5 - Lotus Schifsky (5:59, 6:26, 3:21) - 4th
15:50.8 - Becca Wilkin (6:10, 6:25, 3:15) - 5th
15:51.2 - Grace Ennis (6:14, 6:29, 3:08) - 6th
16:53.2 - Maria Stephenson (6:38, 6:57, 3:18) - 15th
17:02.4 - Katie Michalak (6:37, 6:53, 3:32) - 17th
17:03.6 - Anna Maunu (6:23, 7:00, 3:40) - 18th
(35 total girls varsity runners)

Girls JV Results-
Trinity Team Time - 1:28:21 - 1st of 3 complete teams
Team Range - 3:15
15:20.1 - Theresa Mueller (6:03, 6:09, 3:08) - 1st
17:47.5 - Claire Mealey (6:52, 7:20, 3:35) - 3rd
18:07.6 - Ahna Neil (7:02, 7:24, 3:41) - 5th
18:31.0 - Bizzy Stephenson (7:23, 7:34, 3:34) - 7th
18:34.7 - Marcella Brylski (7:05, 7:36, 3:53) - 10th
18:42.7 - Victoria Schmidt (7:15, 7:34, 3:53) - 11th
18:55.9 - Madeleine Brylski (7:18, 7:39, 3:58) - 14th
19:16.9 - Eva Bulson-Lewis (7:23, 8:00, 3:53) - 17th
19:25.4 - Emmy Brewer (7:25, 8:12, 3:48) - 18th
19:33.1 - Maggie Griffith (7:24, 8:01, 4:08) - 20th
19:51.2 - Hannah Kehl (7:45, 7:58, 4:08) - 21st
19:57.0 - Libbie Mitchell (7:47, 8:07, 4:03) - 22nd
20:41.3 - Cecilia Nicklaus (7:47, 8:23, 4:31) - 30th
21:04.7 - Dani Bodette (8:02, 8:49, 4:13) - 34th
21:52.7 - Elena Ryan (8:23, 8:57, 4:32) - 37th
21:54.3 - Maria Nicklaus (8:23, 9:01, 4:30) - 38th
21:54.9 - Abigail Nordhues (8:22, 8:59, 4:33) - 39th
25:43.0 - Katie Paquette (9:30, 11:02, 5:11) - 43rd
(44 total girls jv runners)

Boys Varsity Results-
Team Scores: Trinity 33, Math & Science Academy 45, Heritage Christian Academy 87...
Trinity Team Time - 1:31:19 - 1st of 9 teams (5 complete teams)
Team Range - :54
17:38.3 - Joe Berchem (5:20, 5:51, 5:49, :38) - 2nd
18:15.8 - John Michael Berns (5:31, 6:00, 6:04, :40) - 6th
18:19.4 - Henry Croll (5:39, 5:59, 6:01, :40) - 8th
18:30.5 - Ryan Schumacher (5:42, 6:00, 6:07, :41) - 10th
18:32.7 - Eddie Hoey (5:41, 6:01, 6:09, :41) - 11th
18:41.2 - Henry Leighton (5:47, 6:04, 6:09, :41) - 15th
19:42.6 - Henry Brink (5:53, 6:29, 6:37, :43) - 28th
(43 total boys varsity runners)

Boys JV Results-
Trinity Team Time - 1:40:21 - 1st of 3 complete teams
Team Range - :58
19:26.3 - Josiah Sommer (6:11, 6:26, 6:06, :43) - 2nd
19:57.8 - Thomas Wilkin (6:11, 6:29, 6:34, :43) - 4th
20:14.4 - Caleb Dahl (6:12, 6:39, 6:39, :44) - 6th
20:15.5 - Mark Gerdes (6:12, 6:40, 6:39, :44) - 7th
20:24.9 - Tyler Husaby (6:15, 6:38, 6:47, :44) - 8th
20:35.7 - Raymond Tallarini (6:18, 6:45, 6:47, :45) - 11th
21:41.3 - Sam Hill (6:26, 7:09, 7:19, :47) - 21st
23:22.6 - Stephen Berns (7:09, 7:19, 8:04, :50) - 31st
24:24.1 - Rob Kranz (7:14, 7:51, 8:27, :52) - 38th
24:39.7 - Lino Kim (7:20, 7:56, 8:30, :53) - 40th
26:43.4 - Joshua Cline-Cole (8:22, 8:43, 8:41, :57) - 45th
27:56.5 - Jorgen Viltoft (8:21, 8:59, 9:36, 1:00) - 49th
29:33.0 - Cameron Huntington (9:12, 9:38, 9:40, 1:03) - 54th
34:49.7 - Sam True (10:44, 10:56, 11:53, 1:16) - 56th
(56 total boys jv runners)

Complete results can be found here:
http://www.onlineraceresults.com/event/view_event.php?event_id=9724

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

MCAA-MCSC Conference Meet

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

Race: MCAA-MCSC Conference Meet
Date: Thursday, 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)
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.
Time: Boys and Girls Varsity runners will be excused from school at 2:00pm to leave for the race (on the road by 2:10pm). Boys and Girls JV runners will leave immediately following school at 3:00pm (on the road by 3:10pm).

Drivers and Riders-
Girls and Boys Varsity at 2:00pm-
Ennis (5) - Grace Ennis, Katie Michalak, Maria Stephenson, Claire Mealey, Lotus Schifsky
Wilkin (5) - Becca Wilkin, Anna Maunu, Eddie Hoey, Henry Brink, John Michael Berns
Leighton (2) - Lucy Leighton, Henry Leighton
Schumacher (1) - Ryan Schumacher
Berchem (1) - Joe Berchem
Croll (1) - Henry Croll
Nussbaum (1) - Josiah Sommer

Girls and Boys JV at 3:00pm-
Mitchell (3) - Lauren Miller, Libbie Mitchell, Theresa Mueller
Nordhues (6) - Abigail Nordhues, Katie Paquette, Victoria Schmidt, Dani Bodette, Gracie Carlson, Elena Ryan
Kehl (5) - Hannah Kehl, Bizzy Stephenson, Ahna Neil, Cecilia Nicklaus, Maria Nicklaus
Viltoft (3) - Jorgen Viltoft, Rob Kranz, Sam Hill
Cline-Cole (4) - Joshua Cline-Cole, Lino Kim, Stephen Berns, Raymond Tallarini
Gerdes (3) - Mark Gerdes, Andy Baum, Tyler Husaby
Dahl (4) - Caleb Dahl, Eva Bulson-Lewis, Marie DeMarais, Emmy Brewer
Huntington (5) - Cameron Huntington, Thomas Wilkin, Sam True, Madeleine Brylski, Marcella Brylski
Griffith (1) - Maggie Griffith

Food for Meet: Stephenson, Ennis, Michalak, Schumacher, Nicklaus, Viltoft

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

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

Awards:
Team Trophies and t-shirts to the top Boys and Girls teams
All-Conference Plaques to the Top 14 in each Varsity Race
Medals will be awarded to the Top 15 JV Boys and Girls

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

Teams Participating:
FAIR School, Heritage Christian Academy, Maranatha Christian Academy, Math & Science Academy, PACT Charter School, Prairie Seeds, 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 Thursday!

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

Week Nine Schedule:
Monday, October 8th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Tuesday, October 9th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Wednesday, October 10th - Run On Your Own - option to run at 7:00am at Trinity School
Thursday, October 11th - MCAA Conference Meet at Bassett Creek Park in Crystal. The first race starts at 4:00pm. We will have some students released early, please stay tuned for more details as we confirm with Trinity administration.
Friday, October 12th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Saturday, October 13th - 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

Trinity Invitational Results

Hello,

We had great weather and conditions for the Trinity Invitational again this year! 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 - 1:19:30 - 1st place of 12 teams (6 complete teams)
Team Range - 1:22
*15:05.2 - Theresa Mueller (5:55, 6:18, 2:55) - 2nd place
15:24.6 - Lucy Leighton (5:56, 6:30, 2:58) - 3rd place
15:33.6 - Lotus Schifsky (5:58, 6:33, 3:02) - 5th place
15:52.3 - Grace Ennis (6:17, 6:37, 2:58) - 7th place
15:53.2 - Becca Wilkin (6:16, 6:33, 3:04) - 9th place
16:46.4 - Anna Maunu (6:39, 6:57, 3:10) - 12th place
16:56.6 - Katie Michalak (6:39, 6:58, 3:19) - 14th place
17:11.6 - Maria Stephenson (6:39, 7:24, 3:08) - 18th place
17:14.2 - Claire Mealey (6:39, 7:16, 3:19) - 19th place
17:55.0 - Ahna Neil (6:55, 7:39, 3:21) - 26th place
18:39.7 - Marcella Brylski (7:04, 8:02, 3:33) - 31st place
19:18.5 - Madeleine Brylski (7:30, 8:24, 3:24) - 43rd place
19:27.4 - Bizzy Stephenson (7:31, 8:20, 3:36) - 48th place
19:40.3 - Maggie Griffith (7:30, 8:29, 3:41) - 53rd place
19:55.8 - Hannah Kehl (7:35, 8:28, 3:52) - 56th place
20:56.1 - Emmy Brewer (7:49, 9:00, 4:07) - 59th place
21:07.9 - Dani Bodette (8:07, 8:58, 4:02) - 63rd place
21:39.0 - Elena Ryan (8:13, 9:30, 3:56) - 69th place
21:47.7 - Cecilia Nicklaus (7:52, 9:59, 3:56) - 71st place
24:13.0 - Abigail Nordhues (9:11, 10:25, 4:35) - 81st place
24:51.0 - Maria Nicklaus (9:29, 10:50, 4:32) - 83rd place
26:20.0 - Katie Paquette (9:26, 11:01, 5:53) - 84th place
Lauren Miller - hurt leg
Libbie Mitchell - sick
Marie DeMarais - hurt ankle
Gracie Carlson - hurt foot
Victoria Schmidt - sick and hurt heel
Eva Bulson-Lewis - sick
(85 total girls runners)
*-new Trinity school record for Girls 4k time

Boys Results-
Trinity Team Time - 1:31:58 - 2nd place of 12 teams (10 complete teams)
Team Range - 1:37
17:25.4 - Joe Berchem (5:26, 5:37, 5:44, :38) - 3rd place
18:04.5 - John Michael Berns (5:35, 5:59, 5:51, :39) - 7th place
18:19.7 - Eddie Hoey (5:40, 6:01, 5:58, :40) - 14th place
18:40.8 - Ryan Schumacher (5:50, 6:08, 5:59, :41) - 16th place
19:01.9 - Henry Brink (5:51, 6:14, 6:14, :42) - 26th place
19:13.9 - Henry Leighton (5:51, 6:23, 6:19, :42) - 28th place
19:39.4 - Josiah Sommer (6:10, 6:29, 6:18, :43) - 32nd place
19:49.3 - Thomas Wilkin (6:10, 6:31, 6:25, :43) - 36th place
19:59.7 - Caleb Dahl (6:10, 6:35, 6:31, :43) - 44th place
20:22.4 - Mark Gerdes (6:11, 6:38, 6:49, :44) - 50th place
20:25.6 - Andy Baum (6:23, 6:43, 6:35, :44) - 52nd place
20:51.2 - Tyler Husaby (6:11, 6:44, 7:11, :45) - 60th place
21:27.8 - Raymond Tallarini (6:34, 7:11, 6:56, :46) - 65th place
21:45.4 - Sam Hill (6:33, 7:12, 7:14, :46) - 70th place
22:45.6 - Rob Kranz (7:05, 7:22, 7:30, :48) - 84th place
23:09.2 - Stephen Berns (7:11, 7:35, 7:34, :49) - 87th place
25:03.8 - Lino Kim (7:18, 8:11, 8:40, :54) - 89th place
28:01.3 - Jorgen Viltoft (8:18, 9:18, 9:25, 1:00) - 102nd place
29:35.2 - Joshua Cline-Cole (7:58, 10:31, 10:03, 1:03) - 106th place
31:06.0 - Cameron Huntington (9:11, 10:09, 10:37, 1:09) - 109th place
35:31.6 - Sam True (11:11, 11:26, 11:36, 1:18) - 111th place
Henry Croll - sick
(112 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 2nd
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:
Brewer (7) - Emmy Brewer, Marie DeMarais, Eva Bulson-Lewis, Maria Stephenson, Elena Ryan, Caleb Dahl, Tyler Husaby
Miller (6) - Lauren Miller, Libbie Mitchell, Bizzy Stephenson, Hannah Kehl, Cecilia Nicklaus, Ahna Neil
Paquette (11) - Katie Paquette, Maria Nicklaus, Madeleine Brylski, Marcella Brylski, Becca Wilkin, Anna Maunu, Dani Bodette, Grace Ennis, Katie Michalak, Abigail Nordhues, Victoria Schmidt
Mueller (3) - Theresa Mueller, Claire Mealey, Lotus Schifsky
Hill (3) - Sam Hill, Rob Kranz, Andy Baum
Wilkin (5) - Thomas Wilkin, Mark Gerdes, Jorgen Viltoft, Cameron Huntington, Sam True
Hoey (5) - Eddie Hoey, Henry Brink, Josiah Sommer, John Michael Berns, Stephen Berns
Tallarini (3) - Raymond Tallarini, Joshua Cline-Cole, Lino Kim
Leighton (2) - Lucy Leighton, Henry Leighton
Berchem (1) - Joe Berchem
Schumacher (1) - Ryan Schumacher
Croll (2) - Henry Croll, Gracie Carlson
Griffith (1) - Maggie Griffith

Food for Meet: Mealey, True, Griffith, Mitchell, Klaphake, Hill

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

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

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, Concordia Academy, FAIR School, Hastings, Medford, Schaeffer Academy, St. Croix Lutheran, St. Croix Prep, St. Paul Humboldt, Southwest Christian, Trinity School at River Ridge, and Washington Technology.

Trinity CC - Week Eight Schedule

Hello,

Our runners are looking forward to the Trinity Invitational at the Dakota County Fairgrounds on Tuesday. We hope lots of 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 1st - 3:30-5:00pm at Trinity School
Tuesday, October 2nd - Trinity Invitational at Dakota County Fairgrounds in Farmington. The first race starts at 4:30pm, we will be leaving immediately following school.
Wednesday, October 3rd - Run On Your Own - option to run at 7:00am at Trinity School
Thursday, October 4th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Friday, October 5th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Saturday, October 6th - 9:00-10:30am 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

CAA Junior High Meet Results

Hello,

We had a great turnout for the St. Paul Catholic Athletic Association Junior High meet on Saturday morning at Wakefield Park!

It was fun to see our youngest Trinity runners competing well and some younger siblings joining in for the 5th & 6th grade race.

Official results are posted at the St. Paul CAA website - http://www.stpaulcaa.org.

St. Paul CAA Junior High Results-

Boys 5th & 6th Grade Race (1 mile)-
Team - 1st place
6:38 - Michael Ennis - 1st place
7:05 - Nathaniel Cline-Cole - 4th place
7:36 - Timmy Brewer - 11th place
7:47 - Johnny DeMarais - 12th place
9:18 - James Sommer - 23rd place
10:27 - Peter Carlson - 24th place
(24 boys 5th and 6th grade runners)

Girls 5th & 6th Grade Race (1 mile)-
Team - Incomplete (three 5th & 6th grade runners are needed, we had two)
7:42 - Margaret Stephenson - 9th place
7:45 - Regina Stephenson (4th grade) - 10th place
9:46 - Maria Berns - 24th place
9:59 - Avila Berns (4th grade) - 25th place
(26 girls 5th and 6th grade runners)

Boys 7th & 8th Grade Race (1.2 miles)-
Team - 1st place
6:30 - Henry Leighton - 1st place (new course record!)
7:14 - Thomas Wilkin - 9th place
7:19 - Stephen Berns - 11th place
9:58 - Cameron Huntington - 32nd place
11:18 - Sam True - 34th place
(34 boys 7th & 8th grade runners)

Girls 7th & 8th Grade Race (1.2 miles)-
Team - 1st place
6:39 - Grace Ennis - 1st place (new course record!)
7:21 - Anna Maunu - 3rd place
7:32 - Katie Michalak - 4th place
8:10 - Eva Bulson-Lewis - 9th place
8:11 - Emmy Brewer - 10th place
11:02 - Katie Paquette - 25th place
(25 girls 7th and 8th grade runners)

Running Nowhere Fast

by Jesse Schoen

Theresa Mueller quickly covers the final quarter-mile stretch of the Private School Championships cross country course in St. Paul with a smooth and efficient stride.  She zooms through the finish line to complete her first-ever 4000-meter cross country race with an outstanding time and nearly two minutes ahead of the second place runner.  The problem is that Theresa's convincing performance was in the junior varsity race, while her teammates and daily training partners were preparing to run in the upcoming varsity race.

Theresa is a sophomore student at Trinity School at River Ridge, a recent transfer from St. Agnes, and a first-year cross country runner.  According to the Minnesota State High School League transfer rule, Theresa is not allowed to compete at the varsity level at her new school for one year in any sport.

The transfer rule was revamped in 2007 with a more stringent set of rules to keep students from school hopping for athletics, to eliminate "all-star" teams from forming at powerhouse athletic programs in specific sports, and to try to keep integrity and fairness of competition and sport.

Most students that transfer to a new school have the option to participate at the varsity level at their previous school for that one-year eligibility period, but St. Agnes has never offered cross country as a sport, so Theresa is out of options to compete as a varsity runner in 2012.

“I guess I thought the transfer rule only applied for students that had already participated previously in a sport,” said Theresa.

When she received the news that she would be ineligible for the 2012 cross country season at the varsity level, it was a difficult time for Theresa.  “I was angry and sad.  I thought, ‘What’s the point?’  Maybe I should wait until next year to run cross country if it doesn’t matter, but I realized that the training would help for the future.”

The lack of varsity competition hasn't seemed to slow Theresa down, as she is able to practice with the top Trinity runners each day and has quickly established herself as a leader and distance-running force in workouts.

Because of the grade-level race format at the Milaca Mega Meet last weekend, Theresa was able to run against some better competition and she gave everyone a glimpse of what she can do when pushed in a race.  Theresa took the lead of the sophomore race at the halfway point with a strong uphill surge on a winding path and kept building her lead to win by more than 20 seconds.

Theresa Mueller at the Milaca Mega Meet as the Girls Sophomore race champion

While Theresa won't be able to officially contribute to the team score this season, Trinity coaches are convinced she has already made an impact. “She raises the level of all of her teammates as she attacks each workout, pushing our top runners to run faster and motivating our younger runners to find their limits,” said assistant coach Kim Kelly-Sommer.

The thought of waiting until 2013 to race against top competition and try to earn a trip to the State Meet is discouraging for Theresa, but she is trying to focus on the positives.  “I am still able to practice and participate in a sport that I love.  My teammates push me to be better and have made cross country fun to come to practice each day.”

Jaguar All-Terrain Challenge Results

Hello,

We love the Hyland Park in Bloomington because of the rugged terrain and beautiful course of winding trails.  Trinity runners had another outstanding effort today.

Here are the Trinity runner results:

Girls Varsity Results (4k)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:20:50.2 - 1st place of 12 teams (8 complete teams)
Team Range - 1:07.0
15:53.7 - Lucy Leighton (6:12, 6:33, 3:08) - 3rd place
15:55.2 - Lotus Schifsky (6:13, 6:29, 3:13) - 4th place
15:57.0 - Becca Wilkin (6:15, 6:29, 3:13) - 5th place
16:04.1 - Grace Ennis (6:24, 6:42, 2:58) - 7th place
17:00.6 - Maria Stephenson (6:46, 6:59, 3:15) - 20th place
17:21.5 - Anna Maunu (6:42, 7:11, 3:28) - 30th place
17:24.0 - Katie Michalak (6:54, 7:03, 3:27) - 31st place
18:31.5 - Claire Mealey (7:11, 7:43, 3:37) - 48th place
(74 total girls varsity runners)

Girls JV Results (4k)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:31:21.9 - 4th place of 15 teams (10 complete teams)
Team Range - 3:40.8
15:31.7 - Theresa Mueller (6:14, 6:14, 3:03) - 1st place
18:43.9 - Bizzy Stephenson (7:44, 7:37, 3:22) - 26th place
18:53.2 - Madeleine Brylski (7:27, 7:52, 3:34) - 28th place
19:00.7 - Marcella Brylski (7:20, 7:53, 3:47) - 31st place
19:12.5 - Ahna Neil (7:18, 7:57, 3:57) - 33rd place
19:29.8 - Eva Bulson-Lewis (7:49, 7:51, 3:49) - 48th place
19:59.5 - Hannah Kehl (7:49, 8:18, 3:52) - 70th place
20:20.7 - Emmy Brewer (8:10, 8:12, 3:58) - 75th place
20:31.8 - Maggie Griffith (8:06, 8:37, 3:48) - 80th place
20:54.5 - Cecilia Nicklaus (7:49, 8:39, 4:26) - 93rd place
21:12.1 - Libbie Mitchell (8:20, 8:32, 4:20) - 98th place
22:00.2 - Dani Bodette (8:31, 9:11, 4:18) - 109th place
22:40.5 - Elena Ryan (8:45, 9:39, 4:16) - 118th place
25:02.0 - Abigail Nordhues (9:52, 10:28, 4:42) - 141st place
Lauren Miller - hurt leg
Marie DeMarais - hurt ankle
Victoria Schmidt - hurt heel
Gracie Carlson - hurt foot
Katie Paquette - sick
(153 total girls jv runners)

Boys Varsity Results (5k)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:32:47.7 - 7th place of 15 teams (12 complete teams)
Team Range - 2:08.7
17:19.3 - Joe Berchem (5:26, 5:36, 5:39, :38) - 8th place
18:12.4 - John Michael Berns (5:40, 5:55, 5:57, :40) - 29th place
18:33.9 - Henry Croll (5:46, 6:00, 6:06, :41) - 38th place
19:14.4 - Ryan Schumacher (5:54, 6:23, 6:14, :43) - 52nd place
19:27.9 - Henry Brink (6:05, 6:17, 6:22, :43) - 57th place
19:38.6 - Henry Leighton (6:04, 6:27, 6:23, :44) - 60th place
20:16.1 - Eddie Hoey (5:47, 6:00, 7:13, 1:06) - 68th place
20:46.3 - Josiah Sommer (6:29, 7:02, 6:29, :46) - 77th place
(97 total boys varsity runners)

Boys JV Results (5k)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:42:22.6 - 13th place of 16 teams (11 complete teams)
Team Range - :30.8
20:11.6 - Thomas Wilkin (6:26, 6:33, 6:27, :45) - 45th place
20:22.0 - Caleb Dahl (6:24, 6:36, 6:37, :45) - 52nd place
20:28.3 - Andy Baum (6:34, 6:39, 6:30, :45) - 53rd place
20:38.3 - Mark Gerdes (6:25, 6:44, 6:43, :46) - 56th place
20:42.4 - Tyler Husaby (6:27, 6:42, 6:47, :46) - 58th place
22:01.1 - Sam Hill (6:58, 7:16, 6:59, :48) - 101st place
22:03.8 - Raymond Tallarini (7:04, 7:17, 6:54, :48) - 102nd place
23:32.3 - Stephen Berns (7:30, 7:31, 7:37, :54) - 132nd place
23:50.1 - Rob Kranz (7:29, 7:51, 7:35, :55) - 138th place
26:12.9 - Lino Kim (7:51, 8:57, 8:22, 1:02) - 160th place
28:57.4 - Jorgen Viltoft (8:53, 10:01, 8:56, 1:09) - 168th place
32:20.4 - Joshua Cline-Cole (9:41, 12:19, 9:00, 1:20) - 173rd place
33:52.7 - Cameron Huntington (10:00, 11:28, 10:56, 1:28) - 175th place
35:58.9 - Sam True (11:03, 12:40, 10:40, 1:35) - 177th place
(180 total boys jv runners)

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

St. Paul CAA Junior High Meet

Here are the details for the St. Paul Catholic Athletic Association Junior High Meet:

Race: St. Paul CAA Junior High Races
Date: Saturday, September 29th
Place: Wakefield Park in St. Paul - it looks like we will meet on the north side of Wakefield Lake
Time: We don't have an official schedule, but the first race starts at 8:00am.  All runners (junior and senior high) should be at Wakefield Park by 7:30am.  The senior high runners will run at the race site while the junior high runners race.

Food for Meet: Berns, Paquette, Brewer, Schmidt, Nordhues, Huntington

Race Distances:
5th and 6th Grade Boys and Girls - 1 mile
7th and 8th Grade Boys and Girls - 1.2 miles

Schedule:
We don't have times, but we believe the race order will be this:
Girls 5th and 6th Grades
Boys 5th and 6th Grades
Girls 7th and 8th Grades
Boys 7th and 8th Grades

Participants:
7th and 8th Grade Boys - Henry Leighton, Stephen Berns, Cameron Huntington, Sam True, Thomas Wilkin
7th and 8th Grade Girls - Dani Bodette, Eva Bulson-Lewis, Marie DeMarais, Grace Ennis, Anna Maunu, Katie Michalak, Abigail Nordhues, Victoria Schmidt, Emmy Brewer, Maria Nicklaus, Katie Paquette
5th and 6th Grade Boys - Michael Ennis, James Sommer, Peter Carlson, Nathaniel Cline-Cole, Johnny DeMarais, Timmy Brewer
5th and 6th Grade Girls - Margaret Stephenson, Maria Berns

If you are a cross country family and have 5th or 6th graders that wish to run for Trinity this Saturday, please let me know.  We have Trinity shirts to give to the 5th and 6th graders to race in.

Thanks,
Jesse

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 27th
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: Kranz, DeMarais, Wilkin, Tallarini, Cline-Cole, Dahl

Drivers (and riders):
Mealey (5) - Claire Mealey, Theresa Mueller, Lotus Schifsky, Lauren Miller, Libbie Mitchell
DeMarais (4) - Marie DeMarais, Emmy Brewer, Katie Michalak, Katie Paquette
Nicklaus (7) - Cecilia Nicklaus, Maria Nicklaus, Marcella Brylski, Madeleine Brylski, Eddie Hoey, Henry Brink, Tyler Husaby
Stephenson (5) - Maria Stephenson, Bizzy Stephenson, Elena Ryan, Ahna Neil, Hannah Kehl
Nordhues (6) - Abigail Nordhues, Victoria Schmidt, Eva Bulson-Lewis, Dani Bodette, Anna Maunu, Grace Ennis
Wilkin (5) - Becca Wilkin, Thomas Wilkin, Cameron Huntington, Sam True, Jorgen Viltoft
Baum (6) - Andy Baum, Rob Kranz, Mark Gerdes, Sam Hill, Joshua Cline-Cole, Lino Kim
Berns (4) - John Michael Berns, Stephen Berns, Josiah Sommer, Raymond Tallarini
Leighton (2) - Lucy Leighton, Henry Leighton
Griffith (2) - Maggie Griffith, Caleb Dahl
Croll (2) - Henry Croll, Gracie Carlson
Schumacher (2) - Ryan Schumacher, Joe Berchem

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

Schedule of Events:
4:15pm - Boys Varsity Race (8 runners - Joe Berchem, Henry Croll, Ryan Schumacher, John Michael Berns, Henry Brink, Eddie Hoey, Josiah Sommer, Henry Leighton)
4:40pm - Girls Varsity Race (8 runners - Lucy Leighton, Maria Stephenson, Claire Mealey, Lotus Schifsky, Becca Wilkin, Grace Ennis, Anna Maunu, Katie Michalak)
5:05pm - Boys JV Race - all other boys runners
5:35pm - Girls JV Race - all other girls runners
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:
Blake, Bloomington Jefferson, Bloomington Kennedy, Breck, DeLaSalle, Eastview (girls only), Edina, Great River School, Heritage Christian Academy, Irondale, Minneapolis Patrick Henry, Minneapolis Roosevelt, Minneapolis South, Minneapolis Washburn, Minnehaha Academy, Richfield, St. Louis Park, St. Paul Humboldt and Trinity School at River Ridge.

Trinity CC - Week Seven Schedule

Hello,

As we enter Week 7 we are at the halfway point of the season already.  Let's keep our momentum in training and racing going strong and enter October in good position for our championship season schedule.

Here's the schedule for the upcoming week:

Week Seven Schedule-
Monday, September 24th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Tuesday, September 25th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Wednesday, September 26th - Run On Your Own - option to run at 7:00am at Trinity School
Thursday, September 27th - 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 28th - 2:15-4:00pm at Trinity School
Saturday, September 29th -  Catholic Athletic Assoication Junior High (5th-8th grades) Meet at Wakefield Park in Maplewood.  The first race starts at 8:00am, runners should arrive by 7:30am.  All team members are required to attend - junior high will race, senior high will practice.  We should be done no later than 10:00am.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Milaca Mega Meet Results

Hello,

We had another outstanding Milaca Mega Meet performance!  Our runners get excited for the meet and the atmosphere surrounding it.  It has been a great experience again this year and launches us into the second half of our season on a positive note.

There were plenty of mixups with finishers and results, so it took some time to get things straightened out.

Here are what we believe to be the Trinity CC results from the Milaca Mega Meet:

Girls Varsity Race Results (4k)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:19:48.9 - 2nd place of 42 teams (26 complete teams)
Team Range - 1:52.4
15:16.9 - Lucy Leighton (5:55, 6:25, 2:56) - 5th place
15:35.7 - Becca Wilkin (6:05, 6:28, 3:02) - 14th place
15:47.3 - Lotus Schifsky (5:58, 6:36, 3:13) - 16th place
15:59.7 - Grace Ennis (6:22, 6:37, 3:00) - 20th place
17:09.3 - Maria Stephenson (6:42, 7:13, 3:14) - 54th place
17:10.7 - Anna Maunu (6:38, 7:03, 3:27) - 56th place
18:06.3 - Claire Mealey (6:56, 7:38, 3:32) - 100th place
(195 total girls varsity race runners)

Girls JV Race Results (4k)-
19:49.1 - Maggie Griffith (7:44, 8:22, 3:43) - 276th place
22:31.6 - Elena Ryan (8:28, 9:42, 4:21) - 420th place
(476 total girls jv race runners)

Girls 8th Grade Race Results (3200m)-
13:57.1 - Katie Michalak (6:58, 6:59) - 35th place
14:48.0 - Marie DeMarais (7:02, 7:46) - 84th place
14:49.6 - Emmy Brewer (7:07, 7:42) - 86th place
15:15.2 - Eva Bulson-Lewis (7:23, 7:52) - 115th place
16:09.7 - Victoria Schmidt (7:55, 8:14) - 163rd place
17:12.5 - Dani Bodette (8:20, 8:52) - 190th place
18:12.4 - Abigail Nordhues (8:44, 9:28) - 207th place
22:10.1 - Katie Paquette (10:12, 11:58) - 220th place
Gracie Carlson - hurt foot - did not race
Maria Nicklaus - hurt ankle - did not race
(225 total girls 8th grade race runners)

Girls 10th Grade Race Results (4k)-
15:28.4 - Theresa Mueller (6:09, 6:19, 3:00) - 1st place
18:23.7 - Ahna Neil (7:02, 7:45, 3:36) - 67th place
18:35.1 - Bizzy Stephenson (7:21, 7:44, 3:30) - 73rd place
19:34.7 - Hannah Kehl (7:39, 8:06, 3:50) - 111th place
20:04.7 - Cecilia Nicklaus (7:39, 8:27, 3:58) - 123rd place
20:16.3 - Libbie Mitchell (7:50, 8:25, 4:01) - 130th place
Madeleine Brylski - conflict - did not race
Marcella Brylski - conflict - did not race
Lauren Miller - hurt leg - did not race
(178 total girls 10th grade race runners)

Boys Varsity Race Results (5k)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:31:49.8 - 7th place of 37 teams (25 complete teams)
Team Range - 1:20.4
17:33.8 - Joe Berchem (5:24, 5:44, 5:46, :39) - 19th place
18:22.1 - John Michael Berns (5:44, 5:53, 6:04, :41) - 48th place
18:28.3 - Henry Croll (5:46, 5:57, 6:04, :41) - 54th place
18:31.7 - Eddie Hoey (5:47, 5:58, 6:05, :41) - 58th place
18:54.1 - Ryan Schumacher (5:51, 6:02, 6:18, :42) - 78th place
19:10.8 - Henry Leighton (5:50, 6:17, 6:21, :42) - 91st place
19:19.1 - Henry Brink (5:59, 6:15, 6:23, :42) - 101st place
(183 total boys varsity race runners)

Boys JV Race Results (5k)-
20:14.3 - Josiah Sommer (6:15, 6:46, 6:30, :44) - 180th place
20:33.1 - Caleb Dahl (6:04, 6:47, 6:57, :45) - 215th place
20:38.1 - Mark Gerdes (6:11, 6:52, 6:50, :45) - 229th place
20:38.9 - Tyler Husaby (6:16, 6:45, 6:52, :45) - 231st place
20:45.2 - Andy Baum (6:24, 6:41, 6:55, :45) - 242nd place
22:28.3 - Sam Hill (6:48, 7:21, 7:29, :49) - 391st place
23:14.9 - Raymond Tallarini (7:13, 7:43, 7:27, :51) - 440th place
23:25.9 - Rob Kranz (7:12, 7:44, 7:38, :51) - 448th place
25:23.0 - Lino Kim (7:36, 8:22, 8:29, :56) - 490th place
28:44.7 - Joshua Cline-Cole (7:59, 10:06, 9:40, 1:04) - 514th place
(521 total boys jv race runners)

Boys 7th Grade Race Results (3200m)-
12:27.9 - Thomas Wilkin (6:05, 6:22) - 17th place
19:14.1 - Cameron Huntington (8:55, 10:19) - 218th place
20:59.5 - Sam True (10:12, 10:47) - 224th place
(229 total boys 7th grade race runners)

Boys 8th Grade Race Results (3200m)-
13:51.0 - Stephen Berns (6:55, 6:56) - 138th place
(261 total boys 8th grade runners)

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 22nd
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: Maunu, Bulson-Lewis, Mueller, Berchem, Hoey, and Husaby

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 - https://sites.google.com/site/megameet/spectatorpage.

Here's the race schedule for Saturday for races with Trinity runners:
10:00am - 8th Grade Boys (Stephen Berns)
10:15am - 7th Grade Boys (Thomas Wilkin, Sam True, Cameron Huntington)
10:30am - 8th Grade Girls (Katie Michalak, Abigail Nordhues, Victoria Schmidt, Dani Bodette, Eva Bulson-Lewis, Marie DeMarais, Emmy Brewer, Maria Nicklaus, Katie Paquette)
11:30am - 10th Grade Girls (Theresa Mueller, Lauren Miller, Libbie Mitchell, Hannah Kehl, Ahna Neil, Cecilia Nicklaus, Elizabeth Stephenson)
12:00pm - Varsity Girls Class A Race (Lucy Leighton, Lotus Schifsky, Maria Stephenson, Claire Mealey, Becca Wilkin, Grace Ennis, Anna Maunu)
1:45pm - Varsity Boys Class A Race (Henry Croll, Joe Berchem, Ryan Schumacher, John Michael Berns, Henry Brink, Eddie Hoey, Henry Leighton)
2:00pm - Girls JV (Maggie Griffith, Elena Ryan)
2:15pm - Boys JV (Caleb Dahl, Tyler Husaby, Andy Baum, Mark Gerdes, Sam Hill, Rob Kranz, Joshua Cline-Cole, Lino Kim, Josiah Sommer, Raymond Tallarini)

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, Blooming Prairie, Braham Area, Carlton, Cromwell-Floodwood, Crosby-Ironton, Dilworth/Glydon/Felton, East Central, Eveleth-Gilbert, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, Hinckley-Finlayson, Holdingford, Lake of the Woods, Lakeview Christian, Laporte, LCWM/Nicollet, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, Mankato Loyola, Maple River, The Marshall School-Duluth, Math & Science Academy, Mayer Lutheran, Mesabi East, Mille Lacs, Minnesota Valley Lutheran, Morris Area, Mounds Park Academy, Nevis, Ottertail Central, Paynesville, Pelican Rapids, Pierz, Providence Academy, Royalton, Rush City, St. Cloud Christian, St. James, South Ridge, Trek North, Tri City United, Trinity School at River Ridge, United South Central, Wadena-Deer Creek, Warroad, West Central Area, Willmar Christian and Wrenshall.

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 social time together and mentally prepare for the Milaca meet on Saturday.

We will have a short practice (3:30-5:00pm) on Friday following school. 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 21st
Time: 5:30ish-7:30pm
What to Bring: Any game that you want to play with teammates

Menu:
Spaghetti with tomato sauce (with meat or vegetarian)
Baked penne with vegetables (some dairy but lowfat)
Alternate option: Gluten-free pasta and sauce
Greens & spinach salad with chickpeas and vinaigrette
Brownies

Drinks:
Chocolate milk
Water

The Leightons have insisted that there is no cost for students for this pre-meet supper.

We do understand that there are some class parties also on Friday, so please be sure to have students let me know if they cannot attend the supper at Leightons.

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, and that means big things for Trinity cross country too, which include the Bass Ponds hill workout on Monday (students bring your water bottle!), a spaghetti supper on Friday, and the Milaca Mega Meet to end the week on Saturday.

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

Week Six Schedule:
Monday, September 17th - 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 18th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Wednesday, September 19th - Run On Your Own - option to run at 7:00am at Trinity School
Thursday, September 20th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Friday, September 21st - 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 22nd - 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 around 5:00pm.

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 - 1:20:34.5 - 1st place of 11 teams (8 complete teams)
Team Range - 1:57.4
15:24.7 - Lucy Leighton (5:53, 6:23, 3:08) - 4th place
15:39.0 - Lotus Schifsky (5:54, 6:27, 3:18) - 6th place
15:49.0 - Becca Wilkin (6:00, 6:38, 3:11) - 10th place
16:19.7 - Grace Ennis (6:21, 6:51, 3:07) - 15th place
17:22.1 - Anna Maunu (6:35, 7:15, 3:32) - 25th place
17:28.8 - Maria Stephenson (6:35, 7:28, 3:25) - 28th place
17:32.6 - Claire Mealey (6:34, 7:19, 3:37) - 30th place
(58 total girls varsity runners)

Girls JV Results (4000m)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:31:52.9 - 1st place of 5 teams
Team Range - 3:28.1
15:59.5 - Theresa Mueller (6:12, 6:33, 3:14) - 1st place
18:28.9 - Elizabeth Stephenson (7:11, 7:43, 3:34) - 5th place
18:30.4 - Ahna Neil (7:02, 7:41, 3:47) - 7th place
19:26.5 - Marcella Brylski (7:10, 8:09, 4:07) - 10th place
19:27.6 - Madeleine Brylski (7:24, 8:09, 3:54) - 11th place
19:46.0 - Maggie Griffith (7:14, 8:23, 4:09) - 18th place
20:34.8 - Hannah Kehl (7:44, 8:34, 4:16) - 28th place
20:41.5 - Cecilia Nicklaus (7:44, 8:18, 4:39) - 29th place
20:57.5 - Libbie Mitchell (7:47, 8:47, 4:23) - 31st place
23:11.9 - Elena Ryan (8:19, 10:09, 4:43) - 46th place
23:18.1 - Lauren Miller (8:20, 10:17, 4:41) - 48th place
(50 total girls jv runners)

Girls Junior High Results (2400m)-
10:22.9 - Katie Michalak (6:40, 3:42) - 5th place
10:34.0 - Marie DeMarais (6:45, 3:49) - 6th place
10:43.7 - Victoria Schmidt (6:46, 3:57) - 7th place
11:07.1 - Eva Bulson-Lewis (6:49, 4:18) - 9th place
11:07.1 - Gracie Carlson (7:06, 4:01) - 10th place
11:10.6 - Emmy Brewer (6:50, 4:20) - 11th place
13:39.5 - Abigail Nordhues (8:11, 5:28) - 14th place
13:56.5 - Maria Nicklaus (8:47, 5:09) - 15th place
Dani Bodette - wrong way on course, ran short - 10:24 for about 2000m
Katie Paquette - DNF - lost her way on course
(18 total girls junior high runners)

Boys Varsity Results (5000m)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:31:28.5 - 3rd place of 11 teams (9 complete teams)
Team Range - 2:02.8
17:04.9 - Joe Berchem (5:22, 5:43, 5:21, :38) - 5th place
18:20.3 - Henry Croll (5:50, 6:06, 5:44, :40) - 22nd place
18:25.2 - John Michael Berns (5:45, 6:11, 5:54, :40) - 23rd place
18:30.4 - Eddie Hoey (5:55, 6:15, 5:40, :40) - 24th place
19:07.7 - Henry Brink (6:00, 6:28, 5:57, :42) - 32nd place
20:06.9 - Ryan Schumacher (5:48, 6:44, 6:50, :44) - 46th place
(59 total boys varsity runners)

Boys JV Results (5000m)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:42:20.1 - 3rd of 5 teams
Team Range - :43.7
19:57.2 - Josiah Sommer (6:19, 6:53, 7:01, :44) - 14th place
20:31.7 - Andy Baum (6:28, 7:00, 6:17, :45) - 18th place
20:34.2 - Caleb Dahl (6:27, 7:02, 6:20, :45) - 20th place
20:36.1 - Mark Gerdes (6:29, 6:58, 6:24, :45) - 22nd place
20:40.9 - Tyler Husaby (6:19, 6:55, 6:41, :45) - 23rd place
22:29.1 - Sam Hill (7:09, 7:30, 7:01, :49) - 39th place
22:44.2 - Raymond Tallarini (7:21, 7:38, 6:55, :50) - 44th place
22:46.7 - Rob Kranz (7:21, 7:38, 6:57, :50) - 46th place
25:00.0 - Lino Kim (7:43, 8:17, 8:05, :55) - 62nd place
29:08.5 - Joshua Cline-Cole (8:43, 10:07, 9:17, 1:01) - 72nd place
Jorgen Viltoft - ran one loop on coach instruction - 13:59 for 2500m
(74 total boys jv runners)

Boys Junior High Results (2400m)-
8:44.4 - Henry Leighton (5:36, 3:08) - 1st place
9:39.6 - Thomas Wilkin (5:52, 3:47) - 5th place (...went wrong way for awhile, added on some)
10:24.5 - Stephen Berns (6:39, 3:45) - 12th place
Cameron Huntington - missed race, ran with JV boys - 16:18 for 2500m
Sam True - missed race, ran with JV boys - 16:22 for 2500m
(26 total boys junior high runners)

Complete results can be found at Wayzata Results here:
http://www.wayzataresults.com/event/show/31552244

Private School Championships

Here are the details for the Private School Championships:

Race: Private School Championships - hosted by St. Catherine University
Date: Thursday, September 13th
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: 
Ennis (4) - Grace Ennis, Becca Wilkin, Josiah Sommer, Thomas Wilkin, Caleb Dahl
Kehl (5) - Hannah Kehl, Bizzy Stephenson, Ahna Neil, Madeleine Brylski, Marcella Brylski
Michalak (5) - Katie Michalak, Anna Maunu, Marie DeMarais, Emmy Brewer, Katie Paquette
Mitchell (2) - Libbie Mitchell, Maria Nicklaus, Cecilia Nicklaus
Schmidt (3) - Victoria Schmidt, Abigail Nordhues, Eva Bulson-Lewis
Bodette (7) - Dani Bodette, Theresa Mueller, Lotus Schifsky, Claire Mealey, Elena Ryan, Maria Stephenson, Lauren Miller
Brink (6) - Henry Brink, Joshua Cline-Cole, Sam True, Cameron Huntington, Lino Kim, Raymond Tallarini
Gerdes (4) - Mark Gerdes, Andy Baum, Sam Hill, Jorgen Viltoft
Hoey (5) - Eddie Hoey, John Michael Berns, Stephen Berns, Rob Kranz
Croll (2) - Henry Croll, Gracie Carlson
Leighton (2) - Lucy Leighton, Henry Leighton
Berchem (1) - Joe Berchem
Griffith (1) - Maggie Griffith
Husaby (1) - Tyler Husaby
Schumacher (1) - Ryan Schumacher

Families Bringing Food for Meet: Leighton, Kehl, Brink, Bodette, Baum, Gerdes

Meet Workers:
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 results tent for further instructions before races start.

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 & Workers Meeting
4:00pm - Boys and Girls Junior High Race (Henry Leighton, Thomas Wilkin, Stephen Berns, Sam True, Cameron Huntington, Katie Michalak, Dani Bodette, Eva Bulson-Lewis, Gracie Carlson, Marie DeMarais, Abigail Nordhues, Victoria Schmidt, Emmy Brewer, Maria Nicklaus, Katie Paquette)
4:30pm - Girls JV Race (Theresa Mueller, Maggie Griffith, Elena Ryan, Lauren Miller, Libbie Mitchell, Madeleine Brylski, Marcella Brylski, Bizzy Stephenson, Cecilia Nicklaus, Hannah Kehl, Ahna Neil)
5:00pm - Girls Varsity Race (Lucy Leighton, Lotus Schifsky, Becca Wilkin, Grace Ennis, Maria Stephenson, Claire Mealey, Anna Maunu)
5:30pm - Boys Varsity Race (Joe Berchem, Henry Croll, Eddie Hoey, Ryan Schumacher, John Michael Berns, Henry Brink)
6:00pm - Boys JV Race (Josiah Sommer, Caleb Dahl, Andy Baum, Mark Gerdes, Tyler Husaby, Sam Hill, Joshua Cline-Cole, Rob Kranz, Jorgen Viltoft, Lino Kim, Raymond Tallarini)
roughly 6:45pm - 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, The Blake School, Breck School, Christ's Household of Faith, Concordia Academy, DeLaSalle, Maranatha Christian Academy, St. Croix Lutheran, St. Croix Prep, 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: Ryan (10), Bodette (7), Maunu (6), Viltoft (3), Kranz (4), True (3), Sommer (4), 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, Sylvia Ryan, Barb Bodette, Karen Maunu, Anne Viltoft, BJ Kranz, Sandra True
(If you are driving for the event, we are expecting you to help be an adult chaperon for food packing...please let me know if that will not work out for you.)

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 meet recap...leaving FMSC at roughly 5:00pm, to be at Trinity by 5:30pm.

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,

We couldn't have asked for better weather for our first meet of the season on Saturday.  The effort and competitive spirit of the Tri-Hawk runners was exceptional.  I am excited to see the development of these runners as the season progresses. 

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 10th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Tuesday, September 11th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Wednesday, September 12th - Run On Your Own - option to run at 7:00am at Trinity School
Thursday, September 13th - 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 14th - 2:00-5:00pm at Feed My Starving Children in Eagan following fall field day. Students will be back at Trinity School by 5:30pm for pickup.
Saturday, September 15th - 9:00-10:30am at Minnehaha Falls (4801 Minnehaha Avenue Minneapolis, MN) - meet at the parking ticket meter by the Sea Salt restaurant at 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 - 1:06:59 - 3rd place of 16 teams (15 complete teams)
8:58.5 - Becca Wilkin (5:55, 3:03) - 8th overall, 4th of 48 Freshmen Girls
9:01.1 - Lucy Leighton (5:59, 3:02) - 10th overall, 2nd of 30 Senior Girls
9:05.3 - Theresa Mueller (6:01, 3:04) - 11th overall, 3rd of 50 Sophomore Girls
9:16.6 - Lotus Schifsky (6:02, 3:14) - 17th overall, 4th of 50 Sophomore Girls
9:29.1 - Grace Ennis (6:20, 3:09) - 27th overall, 3rd of 43 Junior High Girls
9:58.1 - Anna Maunu (6:31, 3:27) - 47th overall, 7th of 43 Junior High Girls
10:06.3 - Katie Michalak (6:43, 3:23) - 57th overall, 11th of 43 Junior High Girls
10:09.1 - Maria Stephenson (6:45, 3:24) - 59th overall, 14th of 60 Junior Girls
10:35.2 - Claire Mealey (6:56, 3:39) - 84th overall, 23rd of 60 Junior Girls
10:39.2 - Ahna Neil (6:56, 3:43) - 93rd overall, 16th of 48 Freshmen Girls
10:40.8 - Madeleine Brylski (7:04, 3:36) - 94th overall, 17th of 48 Freshmen Girls
10:52.4 - Bizzy Stephenson (7:24, 3:28) - 111th overall, 20th of 48 Freshmen Girls
11:04.6 - Marie DeMarais (7:18, 3:46) - 125th overall, 24th of 43 Junior High Girls
11:08.5 - Victoria Schmidt (7:09, 3:59) - 131st overall, 25th of 43 Junior High Girls
11:14.3 - Marcella Brylski (7:15, 3:59) - 139th overall, 28th of 48 Freshmen Girls
11:18.7 - Gracie Carlson (7:30, 3:48) - 142nd overall, 26th of 43 Junior High Girls
11:49.3 - Emmy Brewer (7:36, 4:13) - 176th overall, 32nd of 43 Junior High Girls
11:50.6 - Cecilia Nicklaus (7:40, 4:10) - 177th overall, 37th of 48 Freshmen Girls
12:00.3 - Hannah Kehl (7:49, 4:11) - 179th overall, 38th of 48 Freshmen Girls
12:00.6 - Libbie Mitchell (7:50, 4:10) - 180th overall, 38th of 50 Sophomore Girls
12:42.0 - Dani Bodette (8:27, 4:15) - 204th overall, 37th of 43 Junior High Girls
12:49.9 - Elena Ryan (8:18, 4:31) - 209th overall, 55th of 60 Junior Girls
13:06.1 - Maria Nicklaus (8:25, 4:41) - 213th overall, 38th of 43 Junior High Girls
13:23.2 - Lauren Miller (8:35, 4:48) - 215th overall, 48th of 50 Sophomore Girls
13:51.9 - Katie Paquette (9:03, 4:48) - 219th overall, 40th of 43 Junior High Girls
13:52.7 - Abigail Nordhues (9:06, 4:46) - 220th overall, 41st of 43 Junior High Girls
(224 total girls runners)

Missing runners:
Maggie Griffith - ACT
Eva Bulson-Lewis - hurt

Boys Results (all races 3200m)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:22:28 - 10th place of 17 teams (16 complete teams)
10:50.2 - Joe Berchem (5:25, 5:25) - 18th overall, 5th of 60 Senior Boys
11:40.3 - Eddie Hoey (5:44, 5:56) - 55th overall, 4th of 65 Freshmen Boys
11:51.3 - Henry Leighton (5:51, 6:00) - 69th overall, 2nd of 74 Junior High Boys
11:55.3 - Ryan Schumacher (5:39, 6:16) - 75th overall, 22nd of 60 Senior Boys
11:56.8 - John Michael Berns (5:48, 6:08) - 76th overall, 21st of 92 Sophomore Boys
12:20.3 - Josiah Sommer (6:24, 5:56) - 110th overall, 11th of 65 Freshmen Boys
12:23.8 - Thomas Wilkin (6:03, 6:20) - 118th overall, 11th of 74 Junior High Boys
12:59.1 - Caleb Dahl (6:05, 6:54) - 172nd overall, 43rd of 60 Senior Boys
13:01.5 - Andy Baum (6:12, 6:49) - 175h overall, 49th of 92 Sophomore Boys
13:02.8 - Tyler Husaby (6:05, 6:57) - 178th overall, 51st of 74 Junior Boys
13:32.2 - Mark Gerdes (6:29, 7:03) - 215th overall, 63rd of 92 Sophomore Boys
13:59.1 - Rob Kranz (6:48, 7:11) - 251st overall, 72nd of 92 Sophomore Boys
14:20.6 - Sam Hill (6:43, 7:37) - 267th overall, 74th of 92 Sophomore Boys
15:20.3 - Stephen Berns (7:11, 8:09) - 298th overall, 47th of 74 Junior High Boys
15:20.7 - Raymond Tallarini (7:37, 7:43) - 299th overall, 50th of 65 Freshmen Boys
15:47.5 - Lino Kim (7:38, 8:09) - 310th overall, 53rd of 65 Freshmen Boys
17:33.0 - Joshua Cline-Cole (8:25, 9:08) - 342nd overall, 62nd of 65 Freshmen Boys
19:50.4 - Sam True (9:27, 10:23) - 351st overall, 69th of 74 Junior High Boys
20:32.8 - Jorgen Viltoft (9:07, 11:25) - 353rd overall, 89th of 92 Sophomore Boys
22:39.0 - Cameron Huntington (10:33, 12:06) - 355th overall, 71st of 74 Junior High Boys
(365 total boys runners)

Missing runners:
Henry Croll - ACT
Henry Brink - sick

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