Hello,
Saturday was a great day to be a Tri-Hawk runner. Henry Brink got things started with the best-ever performance by a Trinity boys runner at State...and the girls team was able to follow that up with a Class A team championship performance!
State Meet Results-
Class A Boys-
16:59.1 - Henry Brink (5:19, 5:32, 5:30, :38) - 42nd place
(176 total boys runners)
Full Boys Results-
http://www.raceberryjam.com/2014/boysa.html
Class A Girls-
Trinity Team Time: 1:17:15.3 (15:27.1 average) - 1st place of 16 teams
Team Range: :43.9
15:05.1 - Theresa Mueller (5:47, 6:12, 3:06) - 8th place (3rd team place)
15:14.7 - Grace Ennis (5:57, 6:19, 2:58) - 11th place (6th team place)
15:29.9 - Lotus Schifsky (5:57, 6:27, 3:05) - 23rd place (11th team place)
15:36.6 - Becca Wilkin (6:00, 6:32, 3:04) - 28th place (13th team place)
15:49.0 - Elizabeth Neil (6:04, 6:35, 3:10) - 47th place (22nd team place)
16:33.8 - Anna Maunu (6:15, 6:57, 3:21) - 103rd place (53rd team place)
16:50.3 - Charlotte Howland (6:17, 7:08, 3:25) - 124th place (70th team place)
(176 total girls runners)
Full Girls Results-
http://www.raceberryjam.com/2014/girlsa.html
State Individual Medalist-
Theresa Mueller (8th place)
All-State Individuals-
Theresa Mueller (8th place)
Grace Ennis (11th place)
Lotus Schifsky (23rd place)
Academic All-State Teams-
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!
Academic All-State Individuals-
Henry Brink (6th place - Junior)
Theresa Mueller (1st place - Senior)
Grace Ennis (2nd place - Sophomore)
Lotus Schifsky (7th place - Senior)
Becca Wilkin (9th place - Junior)
If a runner is in grades 10-12, 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 to these runners!
Also, here are some links to media coverage of the State Meet and the Trinity team-
Jim Ferstle of Down the Backstretch with a nice story on Trinity before the State Meet:
http://downthebackstretch.blogspot.com/2014/10/trinity-aims-for-top.html
Tyler Buckentine of the St. Cloud Times giving a preview of Annandale vs Trinity for the girls title at State:
http://www.sctimes.com/story/sports/high-school/2014/10/30/cross-country-trinity-stands-way-annandale-repeat/18207573/
Tim Leighton of the Pioneer Press giving Trinity lots of page space:
http://www.twincities.com/prep/ci_26845886/high-school-cross-country-trinity-girls-win-class
Jim Ferstle of Down the Backstretch Class A races recap:
http://downthebackstretch.blogspot.com/2014/11/class-champs-take-different-paths.html
David La Vaque of Star Tribune with a State Meet recap:
http://www.mncrosscountryhub.com/news_article/show/442751
Tyler Buckentine of the St. Cloud Times recaps the Class A races:
http://www.sctimes.com/story/sports/high-school/2014/11/01/donnay-sisters-st-rd-state-meet/18321173/
Les Knutson column from the Worthington Daily Globe on the Trinity girls and Coach Kim Kelly-Sommer's contributions:
http://www.dglobe.com/content/les-knutson-schnaible-officially-joins-hall
Mike Shaughnessy story from the Eagan Sun Current:
http://sunthisweek.com/2014/11/06/its-trinitys-turn-at-state-meet/
Congratulations to the girls team on the first-ever team State championship in Trinity school history! And a special thanks to all of the family, friends and fans that supported our runners and made Saturday such a special day in Tri-Hawk history.
