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
Trinity Cross Country
Thursday, December 27, 2012
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.
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.
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