Swain Invitational

Race: Swain Invitational
Date: Saturday, October 3rd, 2015
Place: Enger Park Golf Course - 1801 West Skyline Parkway, Duluth, MN
Time: Runners should be at Trinity School to load into vehicles and leave by 6:30am. Our first race with Trinity runners is at 10:50am.
Directions:
Enger Park Golf Course, 18th Ave. West and Skyline Parkway, Duluth. Take I-35 North or South to EXIT 255A on the left toward 21st Ave W. Go about 1.5 miles to the stop light. Turn left onto Piedmont Avenue. Take the 1st left onto N 24th Ave W. Take the 1st left onto W Skyline Parkway up the hill to golf course.
Food For Meet:  Brylski (lead), Carlson, Votel, Kintz

Drivers:
Schoen (4) - Marcella Brylski, Madeleine Brylski, Elizabeth Walter, Becca Wilkin
Frenz (3) - Joshua Cline-Cole, Stephen Norlien, Will Rachac
Sommer (5) - Josiah Sommer, Grace Ennis, Marie DeMarais, Charlotte Howland, Abby Turbenson
Maunu (3) - Anna Maunu, Elizabeth Neil, Katie Michalak
Cunningham (3) - Kate Cunningham, Gracie Carlson, Emily Balsbaugh
Votel (5) - Patrick Votel, Daniel Votel, Thomas Wilkin, Charlie Cudd, Charlie Cruse
Brink (5) - Henry Brink, Alex Baum, Henry Leighton, Dob Kintz, Raymond Tallarini

Itinerary:
6:30am - Leave Trinity for Duluth
around 8:30am - stop at Kettle River rest area (mile post 197.9 - 5 miles north of Sandstone) - bathrooms and stretch out (10-minute stop)
9:45am - Arrive at Enger Park Golf Course
10:50am - Girls JV A 5000m Race (Madeleine Brylski, Marcella Brylski, Gracie Carlson, Marie DeMarais, Katie Michalak, Abby Turbenson, Elizabeth Walter)
12:10pm - Boys JV A 5000m Race (Joshua Cline-Cole, Josiah Sommer, Patrick Votel, Stephen Norlien, Daniel Votel, Charlie Cudd, Will Rachac)
1:10pm - Girls Varsity A 5000m Race (Becca Wilkin, Grace Ennis, Charlotte Howland, Anna Maunu, Emily Balsbaugh, Elizabeth Neil, Kate Cunningham)
2:30pm - Boys Varsity A 5000m Race (Henry Brink, Raymond Tallarini, Alex Baum, Dob Kintz, Henry Leighton, Thomas Wilkin, Charlie Cruse)
3:15pm - Cleanup Camp and load up vehicles
3:45pm - Leave for Duluth Downtown YMCA (302 West First Street, Duluth, MN 55802) to change/shower
4:00pm - Arrive at Duluth Downtown YMCA to change/shower
4:45pm - Leave for Grandma's Restaurant
5:00pm - Arrive at Grandma's Restaurant
6:30pm - Leave for Trinity (no stops planned, individual vehicles will take them as needed)
9:00pm - Arrive back at Trinity

Trinity to Enger Park Golf Course-

Enger Park Golf Course, 18th Ave. West and Skyline Parkway, Duluth. Take I-35 North or South to EXIT 255A on the left toward 21st Ave W. Go about 1.5 miles to the stop light. Turn left onto Piedmont Avenue. Take the 1st left onto N 24th Ave W. Take the 1st left onto W Skyline Parkway up the hill to golf course. 

Enger Park Golf Course to Duluth YMCA-

Duluth YMCA, 302 West First Street, Duluth.  Go east on West Skyline Parkway from the golf course, take a slight right onto W. 5th Street, turn right onto N. 10th Avenue W., after two blocks take a left onto W. 4th Street, after about .5 miles turn right onto N. 2nd Avenue W., go three blocks and turn right onto W. 1st Street and park in the Holiday Inn ramp.  The Duluth YMCA is just across the street to the southwest.

Duluth YMCA to Grandma’s Restaurant-

Grandma’s, 522 South Lake Avenue, Duluth.  Go southwest on W. 1st Street and turn right on N. 4th Avenue W., after one block turn right onto W. 2nd Street, turn right onto N. Lake Avenue and take into Canal Park Drive…Grandma’s is at the end on the right.

Awards:
Trophies, medals and championship t-shirts to Varsity Team Champions.
Medals to Varsity 2nd place team members.
Individual medals awarded to top 15 in Varsity Races and top 3 in JV races.

Teams Participating - Class A:
Blake, Carlton, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser, Cook County-Two Harbors, East Central, East Grand Forks, Ely, Esko, Eveleth-Gilbert, Foley, Glencoe-Silver Lake, Greenway-Nashuwa-Keewatin, Holy Family Catholic, International Falls, Lake City, Lakeview Christian Academy, Marshall School (Duluth), Mesabi East, Moose Lake/Willow River/Barnum, Mora, Mountain Lake, New London-Spicer, Northern Lights, Northwestern, Norwood, Perham, Pillager, Pine City, Plainview-Elgin-Millville, Prairie Farm, Proctor, Rockford, Rush City, South Ridge, Spooner, St. Croix Prep, St. Paul Academy, Trinity School at River Ridge, United North Central, Virginia, Washburn (South Side), Wadena-Deer Creek, Warroad, Watertown-Mayer, Wrenshall

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 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 28th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Tuesday, September 29th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Wednesday, September 30th - Run On Your Own - option to run at 6:45am at Trinity School
Thursday, October 1st - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Friday, October 2nd - 3:30-5:00pm at Trinity School
Saturday, October 3rd - Varsity Runners (14 boys, 14 girls) - Swain Invitational at Enger Park Golf Course in Duluth - we leave Trinity at 6:30am and will return to Trinity by 9:00pm.

We do have a change for Saturday.  Initially we expected the CAA Junior High meet to also be Saturday, October 3rd, but it was moved to the second Saturday in October, which is Saturday, October 10th.  Sorry for any confusion.

We plan to take 14 boys and 14 girls to the Swain Invitational in Duluth on Saturday...enough for a full Varsity and JV lineup.  By Tuesday we will finalize which runners will be making the trip to compete.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Milaca Mega Meet Results

Hello,

We had a great homecoming experience again this year as a team with the Milaca Mega Meet.  Your Tri-Hawk runners left it all out on the race course and turned in some impressive performances.

The Trinity cross country team was also the Class A school champions, which is the boys and girls team totals added together for the lowest score.  The first-ever Class A champions for the Milaca Mega Meet, as is this the first year they have awarded a school champion by division.

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

Girls Varsity Race Results (5k)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:41:51.7 - 1st place of 47 teams (28 complete teams)
Team Range - 2:06.0
19:24.2 - Becca Wilkin (5:58, 6:18, 6:20, :48) - 1st place
19:48.1 - Grace Ennis (6:05, 6:26, 6:29, :48) - 2nd place
20:30.5 - Kate Cunningham (6:27, 6:35, 6:38, :50) - 11th place
20:38.7 - Elizabeth Neil (6:26, 6:36, 6:45, :51) - 14th place
21:30.2 - Charlotte Howland (6:39, 7:01, 7:00, :50) - 28th place
22:12.0 - Anna Maunu (6:49, 7:06, 7:25, :52) - 56th place
22:50.1 - Marie DeMarais (6:49, 7:13, 7:55, :53) - 79th place
(224 total girls varsity race runners)

Girls JV Race Results (5k)-
22:04.9 - Emily Balsbaugh (6:43, 7:18, 7:13, :50) - 10th place
22:14.8 - Katie Michalak (6:50, 7:17, 7:15, :52) - 14th place
23:40.7 - Gracie Carlson (7:06, 7:41, 8:00, :53) - 59th place
23:44.2 - Marcella Brylski (7:06, 7:41, 8:03, :54) - 62nd place
24:29.3 - Abby Turbenson (7:15, 7:59, 8:20, :55) - 107th place
24:32.8 - Madeleine Brylski (7:15, 8:03, 8:19, :55) - 111th place
25:24.2 - Hannah Kehl (7:44, 8:11, 8:33, :56) - 169th place
25:30.8 - Elizabeth Walter (7:49, 8:27, 8:18, :56) - 176th place
28:28.2 - Vivian Shi (8:33, 8:59, 9:48, 1:08) - 351st place
41:30.0 - Crystal Shen (10:05, 15:00, 14:41, 1:44) - 488th place
(490 total girls jv race runners)

Girls 7th Grade Race Results (3200m)-
17:34.9 - Beatrice Monhaut (8:25, 9:09) - 177th place
19:10.0 - Katia Brink (8:46, 10:24) - 210th place
19:54.9 - Lydia Tallarini (9:26, 10:28) - 219th place
(234 total girls 7th grade race runners)

Boys Varsity Race Results (5k)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:29:10.6 - 2nd place of 51 teams (37 complete teams)
Team Range - 1:32.8
16:49.7 - Henry Brink (5:06, 5:32, 5:33, :38) - 5th place
17:46.1 - Thomas Wilkin (5:25, 5:43, 5:58, :40) - 23rd place
17:57.1 - Dob Kintz (5:31, 5:57, 5:48, :39) - 31st place
18:15.2 - Raymond Tallarini (5:38, 5:57, 5:59, :41) - 46th place
18:22.5 - Alex Baum (5:37, 5:54, 6:08, :43) - 52nd place
19:30.4 - Henry Leighton (5:38, 6:29, 6:35, :48) - 111th place
21:43.9 - Josiah Sommer (6:21, 7:07, 7:24, :51) - 220th place
(266 total boys varsity race runners)

Boys JV Race Results (5k)-
21:33.3 - Daniel Votel (6:16, 7:17, 7:09, :51) - 264th place
22:47.7 - Patrick Votel (6:53, 7:23, 7:39, :52) - 362nd place
23:45.9 - Stephen Norlien (7:25, 7:38, 7:48, :54) - 436th place
23:50.7 - Thomas Whittenburg (7:24, 7:40, 7:52, :54) - 441st place
24:24.8 - Joshua Cline-Cole (7:25, 8:06, 8:00, :53) - 472nd place
32:47.6 - Sam True (9:31, 11:06, 10:54, 1:16) - 585th place
(595 total boys jv race runners)

Boys 9th Grade Race Results (5k)-
19:42.5 - Charlie Cruse (5:57, 6:29, 6:28, :48) - 43rd place
20:12.2 - Will Rachac (6:12, 6:35, 6:35, :50) - 81st place
23:48.3 - Nathaniel Cline-Cole (7:22, 7:36, 7:56, :54) - 297th place
23:54.6 - Nyaga Kariuki (7:09, 7:45, 8:06, :54) - 301st place
24:39.7 - Sawyer Hammond (7:32, 8:03, 8:09, :55) - 315th place
(390 total boys 9th grade race runners)

Boys 8th Grade Race Results (3200m)-
12:14.0 - Kainoa Victor (5:49, 6:25) - 40th place
14:24.9 - Erik Iverson (6:58, 7:26) - 209th place
14:29.2 - Lucas Lorenz (7:00, 7:29) - 213th place
19:17.7 - Carl Yaeger (9:12, 10:05) - 321st place
(332 total boys 8th grade race runners)

Boys 7th Grade Race Results (3200m)-
12:53.7 - Mitchell Arend (6:18, 6:35) - 23rd place
14:30.8 - Dominic Cudd (6:52, 7:38) - 124th place
14:48.0 - Gabriel Cruse (7:01, 7:47) - 146th place
16:54.8 - Ethan Cline-Cole (8:11, 8:43) - 236th place
(275 total boys 7th grade race runners)

Alumni Race (3200m)-
10:47 - Michael Brubaker - 5th place
11:43 - Peter Johnson - 7th place
(approximately 90 runners)

Complete results from the Milaca Mega Meet can be found here:
http://www.gopherstateevents.com/results/cc_rslts/cc_rslts.asp?sport=Cross-Country&meet_id=285&rslts_page=overall_rslts.asp

Milaca Mega Meet

Here are the details for the Milaca Mega Meet:

Race: Milaca Mega Meet
Date: Saturday, September 26th, 2015
Place: Stones Throw Golf Course - 15679 Central Avenue Milaca, MN
Time: Runners should be at Trinity School to load bags on the bus at 7:00am. The bus will be leaving as soon as we load up, no later than 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 close to 5:30pm.
Food For Meet: Brink (lead), Leighton, Kehl, Cunningham, Turbenson

Race Distances:
Boys Varsity, JV, 10th and 9th grade races: 5000m
Girls Varsity, JV, 10th and 9th grade races: 5000m
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.

Race Schedule (...for races with Trinity runners):
10:00am - 8th Grade Boys Race (Erik Iverson, Lucas Lorenz, Kainoa Victor, Carl Yaeger)
10:15am - 7th Grade Boys Race (Mitchell Arend, Ethan Cline-Cole, Dominic Cudd, Gabriel Cruse)
10:45am - 7th Grade Girls Race (Katia Brink, Beatrice Monhaut, Lydia Tallarini)
11:15am - 9th Grade Boys Race (Nathaniel Cline-Cole, Charlie Cruse, Sawyer Hammond, Nyaga Kariuki, Will Rachac)
12:00pm - Varsity Girls Class A Race (Becca Wilkin, Marie DeMarais, Grace Ennis, Charlotte Howland, Anna Maunu, Elizabeth Neil, Kate Cunningham)
1:00pm - Varsity Boys Class A Race (Henry Brink, Josiah Sommer, Raymond Tallarini, Alex Baum, Dob Kintz, Henry Leighton, Thomas Wilkin)
2:00pm - Boys JV Race (Joshua Cline-Cole, Patrick Votel, Stephen Norlien, Sam True, Thomas Whittenburg, Daniel Votel, Charlie Cudd)
2:15pm - Girls JV (Madeleine Brylski, Marcella Brylski, Hannah Kehl, Elizabeth Walter, Gracie Carlson, Katie Michalak, Vivian Shi, Abby Turbenson, Emily Balsbaugh, Crystal Shen, Amelia Tallarini, Abby Theis)
2:40pm - Alumni Race

Awards:
1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams: trophies
1st place team members: gold medals
1st - 7th place individuals: trophies
8th - 25th place individuals: ribbons
overall team trophy: add scores of boys and girls varsity teams, lowest total per class wins

Teams Participating (Class A):
Blooming Prairie, Blue Earth Area, Braham Area, Carlton, Concordia Academy, Cromwell-Floodwood, East Central, Eveleth-Gilbert, Frazee, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, Heritage Christian Academy, Heron Lake/Okabena, Hinckley-Finlayson, Holdingford, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, Lake City, Lake Crystal-Wellcome-Memorial/Nicollet, Lake of the Woods/Indus, Lakeview Christian, Laporte, Mankato Loyola/Cleveland, Maple Lake, Maple River, The Marshall School-Duluth, Mayer Lutheran, Mesabi East, Mille Lacs, Minnesota Valley Lutheran, Montevideo, Morris Area, Mounds Park Academy, North Lakes Academy, Nova Classical Academy, Osakis, Ottertail Central, Park Rapids, Paynesville, Pelican Rapids, Pierz, Providence Academy, Redwood Valley, Roseau, Royalton, Rush City, St. Cloud Christian, St. Croix Prep, St. James, Sauk Centre, Spectrum, South Ridge, Trek North, Trinity School at River Ridge, United North Central, United South Central/A-C, Wadena-Deer Creek, West Central Area and Wrenshall

Spaghetti Supper before Milaca

Hello,

The Trinity CC Spaghetti Supper following practice on Friday has become a pre-Milaca Mega Meet tradition.  It is another great way for the team to spend time together.  Thanks to the Tallarinis for agreeing to host this season!

We will have a short practice (2:30-4:00pm) on Friday following school after the early release.  We will then transport students to the Tallarini house just a few miles away for supper.

Event: Spaghetti Supper at Tallarini's house
Date: Friday, September 25th, 2015
Time: 4:00ish-5:30pm
What to Bring: Any game that you want to play with teammates

Here are drivers for the spaghetti supper:
(leave school by 4:00pm for Tallarini house - parents will pickup kids at 5:30pm when practice ends)-
Boys-
Cline-Cole (3) - Mitchell Arend, Alex Baum, Ethan Cline-Cole
Hammond (4) - Sawyer Hammond, Nathaniel Cline-Cole, Joshua Cline-Cole, Charlie Cruse
Kariuki (4) - Nyaga Kariuki, Charlie Cudd, Dominic Cudd, Erik Iverson
Kintz (5) - Dob Kintz, Lucas Lorenz, Josiah Sommer, Raymond Tallarini, Sam True
Victor (5) - Kainoa Victor, Patrick Votel, Daniel Votel, Will Rachac, Stephen Norlien
Whittenburg (3) - Thomas Whittenburg, Carl Yaeger, Thomas Wilkin
Henry Brink (2) - Katia Brink
Henry Leighton (1)

Girls-
Wilkin (7) - Becca Wilkin, Katie Michalak, Emily Balsbaugh, Elizabeth Walter, Elizabeth Neil, Amelia Tallarini, Gracie Carlson
Monhaut (3) - Beatrice Monhaut, Lydia Tallarini, Abby Theis
Anna Maunu (2) - Vivian Shi
Brylski (2) - Marcella Brylski, Madeleine Brylski
Charlotte Howland (1)
Marie DeMarais (1)
Grace Ennis (2) - Kate Cunningham
Abby Turbenson (1)
Hannah Kehl (1)

Parents need to be available to pickup students from the Tallarini house (...directions listed below) at 5:30pm when the event ends.

The spaghetti supper is an optional team event, please have students let me know if they do not plan to attend.

Thanks,
Jesse
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Directions to Tom and Rachel Tallarini’s home:
2430 96th St E, Inver Grove Heights 55077
651.455.0833

Best directions from Trinity:
(1) Right onto Argenta Trail from O'Neill Drive
(2) At the stoplight, go Left onto MN 55
(3) Take the Barnes Ave/Country Road 73 exit and turn Right onto Barnes
(4) Go 1 mile down Barnes, go Left onto 96th St E.  The street before 96th is 94th, and it only goes Right off Barnes.
(5) Tallarinis are the 3rd house on the right, #2430.  Please park on the street.

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 21st - Blue Out Day - 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 22nd - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Wednesday, September 23rd - Run On Your Own - option to run at 6:45am at Trinity School
Thursday, September 24th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Friday, September 25th - 2:30-4:00pm at Trinity School, with Spaghetti Supper to follow at the Tallarini house until 5:30pm.  ***this is an early release day at Trinity***
Saturday, September 26th - Milaca Mega Meet at Stones Throw Golf Course near Milaca. The first race starts at 10:00am, we will start loading the bus at Trinity School at 7:00am, to be on the road no later than 7:20am. Students are due to return from the meet around 5:30pm.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Private School Championships Results

Hello,

We braved some crazy weather, wet conditions and bad footing at St. Catherine's University in St. Paul for the meet on Thursday.  Thanks for coming out to cheer on your Tri-Hawk runners!  Thanks also to all of the parents that worked at the meet to make things go so smooth.

Here are the Trinity results for the Private School Championships:

Girls Varsity Results (5000m)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:45:13 - 1st place of 16 teams (12 complete teams)
Team Range - 2:19
19:58 - Rebecca Wilkin (6:03, 6:35, 6:34, :46) - 3rd place
20:21 - Grace Ennis (6:23, 6:37, 6:34, :47) - 4th place
21:08 - Kate Cunningham (6:40, 6:58, 6:41, :49) - 9th place
21:30 - Elizabeth Neil (6:40, 6:59, 7:01, :50) - 16th place
22:16 - Charlotte Howland (7:03, 7:18, 7:04, :51) - 30th place
23:05 - Katie Michalak (7:15, 7:31, 7:26, :53) - 50th place
23:14 - Anna Maunu (7:15, 7:29, 7:37, :53) - 53rd place
(92 total girls varsity runners)

Girls JV Results (5000m)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:58:33 - 1st place of 13 teams (9 complete teams)
Team Range - 1:26
22:56 - Marie DeMarais (7:09, 7:17, 7:38, :52) - 3rd place
23:26 - Emily Balsbaugh (7:16, 7:42, 7:34, :54) - 5th place
23:54 - Gracie Carlson (7:20, 7:47, 7:52, :55) - 8th place
23:56 - Marcella Brylski (7:20, 7:47, 7:54, :55) - 9th place
24:21 - Madeleine Brylski (7:34, 8:04, 7:47, :56) - 12th place
24:34 - Abby Turbenson (7:32, 7:58, 8:08, :56) - 15th place
25:36 - Elizabeth Walter (8:00, 8:16, 8:23, :57) - 25th place
25:52 - Hannah Kehl (7:46, 8:30, 8:38, :58) - 28th place
33:40 - Amelia Tallarini (9:39, 10:56, 11:44, 1:21) - 78th place
(81 total girls jv runners)

Girls Junior High Race Results (2500m)-
12:38 - Abby Theis (7:52, 4:46)
13:30 - Vivian Shi (8:03, 5:27)
(should have been 2500m, but was 2000m)-
11:50 - Beatrice Monhaut
12:16 - Katia Brink
12:44 - Lydia Tallarini
(46 total girls junior high runners)

Boys Varsity Results (5000m)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:31:39 - 2nd place of 15 teams (15 complete teams)
Team Range - 1:30.1
17:23.1 - Henry Brink (5:21, 5:48, 5:34, :40) - 3rd place
18:04.9 - Thomas Wilkin (5:43, 5:51, 5:48, :42) - 10th place
18:38.5 - Henry Leighton (5:30, 6:06, 6:19, :43) - 20th place
18:39.3 - Dob Kintz (5:41, 6:13, 6:02, :43) - 22nd place
18:53.2 - Alex Baum (5:43, 6:12, 6:14, :44) - 25th place
18:57.4 - Raymond Tallarini (5:46, 6:17, 6:10, :44) - 26th place
(92 total boys varsity runners)

Boys JV Results (5000m)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:53:05.9 - 4th of 15 teams (10 complete teams)
Team Range - 4:23.2
20:19.1 - Charlie Cruse (6:12, 6:42, 6:38, :47) - 8th place
21:38.7 - Charlie Cudd (6:42, 7:10, 6:56, :50) - 14th place
22:04.1 - Will Rachac (7:07, 7:09, 6:57, :51) - 21st place
24:21.7 - Daniel Votel (6:50, 8:37, 7:58, :56) - 53rd place
24:42.3 - Thomas Whittenburg (7:18, 7:57, 8:31, :56) - 57th place
24:46.9 - Sawyer Hammond (8:12, 7:51, 7:47, :56) - 60th place
25:12.0 - Nathaniel Cline-Cole (7:58, 8:01, 8:16, :57) - 64th place
25:49.8 - Nyaga Kariuki (7:40, 8:36, 8:35, :58) - 71st place
26:20.4 - Joshua Cline-Cole (7:59, 8:36, 8:45, 1:00) - 75th place
34:28.4 - Sam True (10:54, 11:01, 11:12, 1:21) - 88th place
(116 total boys jv runners)

Boys Junior High Race Results (2500m)-
9:42 - Kainoa Victor (5:54, 3:48) - 1st place
10:06 - Mitchell Arend (6:12, 3:54) - 5th place
11:09 - Lucas Lorenz (7:29, 3:40) - 27th place
11:21 - Erik Iverson (6:54, 4:27) - 33rd place
11:32 - Dominic Cudd (7:00, 4:32) - 39th place
13:12 - Ethan Cline-Cole (8:01, 5:11) - 79th place
(should have been 2500m, but was 2000m)-
12:31 - Carl Yaeger
(85 total boys junior high race runners)

Complete results will be posted soon at RaceberryJam here:
http://www.raceberryjam.com

Feed My Starving Children Event

Hello,

Thanks to all families for being willing to contribute to this event..and that have committed to come and volunteer with us after fall field day.

More details about Feed My Starving Children can be found here - http://www.fmsc.org.  Please note that volunteers must wear closed-toe shoes.

One other reminder 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:
Boys-
Hammond (4) - Sawyer Hammond, Mitchell Arend, Alex Baum, Joshua Cline-Cole
Lorenz (10) - Lucas Lorenz, Kainoa Victor, Nathaniel Cline-Cole,  Ethan Cline-Cole, Charlie Cudd, Dominic Cudd, Erik Iverson, Nyaga Kariuki, Dob Kintz, Sam True
Cruse (5) - Charlie Cruse, Josiah Sommer, Raymond Tallarini, Will Rachac, Stephen Norlien
Yaeger (5) - Carl Yaeger, Thomas Wilkin, Thomas Whittenburg, Daniel Votel, Patrick Votel
Henry Brink (2) - Katia Brink
Henry Leighton (1)

Girls-
Neil (3) - Elizabeth Neil, Emily Balsbaugh, Amelia Tallarini
Carlson (3) - Gracie Carlson, Katie Michalak, Abby Theis
Walter (4) - Elizabeth Walter, Becca Wilkin, Beatrice Monhaut, Lydia Tallarini
Anna Maunu (2) - Vivian Shi
Brylski (2) - Marcella Brylski, Madeleine Brylski
Charlotte Howland (1)
Marie DeMarais (1)
Grace Ennis (2) - Kate Cunningham
Abby Turbenson (1)
Hannah Kehl (1)

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, Jonathan Frenz, Carol Pais, Rebecca Lorenz, Sara Yaeger, June Klaphake/Kurt Neil, Christin Croll-Carlson, Tim/Eileen Wilkin, Sandy Brylski, Barb Seery, Charlie Cudd, Sandra True

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 - Parents should pickup runners at the Feed My Starving Children building at 5:00pm.

If fall field day is cancelled due to weather or any other reason, we also will have to cancel our event and will not have practice on Friday.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Private School Championships

Here are the details for the Private School Championships:

Race: Private School Championships - hosted by Trinity at St. Catherine's University
Date: Thursday, September 17th, 2015
Place: The campus of St. Catherine University (2004 Randolph Avenue St. Paul, MN)
Time: Trinity runners will be leaving immediately following school (3:10pm if possible)! The first race is at 4:00pm.
Drivers:
Boys-
Arend (2) - Mitchell Arend, Ethan Cline-Cole
Sommer (5) - Josiah Sommer, Charlie Cruse, Nathaniel Cline-Cole, Charlie Cudd, Nyaga Kariuki
Rachac (3) - Will Rachac, Alex Baum, Dob Kintz
Victor (4) - Kainoa Victor, Patrick Votel, Dominic Cudd, Erik Iverson
Wilkin (5) - Thomas Wilkin, Lucas Lorenz, Joshua Cline-Cole, Thomas Whittenburg, Stephen Norlien
Yaeger (5) - Carl Yaeger, Daniel Votel, Raymond Tallarini, Sawyer Hammond, Sam True
Henry Brink (2) - Katia Brink
Henry Leighton (1)

Girls-
Howland (4) - Charlotte Howland, Katie Michalak, Marie DeMarais, Vivian Shi
Maunu (4) - Anna Maunu, Gracie Carlson, Beatrice Monhaut, Abby Theis
Walter (4) - Elizabeth Walter, Becca Wilkin, Marcella Brylski, Madeleine Brylski
Tallarini (5) - Amelia Tallarini, Lydia Tallarini, Emily Balsbaugh, Elizabeth Neil, Kate Cunningham
Grace Ennis (1)
Abby Turbenson (1)
Hannah Kehl (1)

Families Bringing Food for Meet: Walter (lead), Maunu, Whittenburg, Rachac, Arend

Meet Workers:
Here's the list of parents scheduled to work at the Private School Championships at St. Catherine University in St. Paul on Thursday, September 17th, 2015:

                                    Jr High & Girls Races / Boys Races
Chute Worker/Finish Line:  Kathy Norlien / Christin Croll-Carlson
Chute Worker/Finish Line:  Eileen Wilkin / Lucy Cunningham
Chute Worker/Finish Line:  Charlie Leighton / Jen Theis
Chute Worker/Finish Line:  Kelly Iverson / Mary Donahue
Chute Worker/Finish Line:  Oswald or Anita Cline-Cole / Sally Ennis
Chute Worker/Finish Line:  Sara Yaeger / Kurt Neil
Finish Line Video Recorder:  Eva Bulson-Lewis / Abgail Nordhues
Course Worker/Directions:  Diane Rachac / Chuck Howland
Course Worker/Directions:  Barb Seery / Bernie or Mary Walter
Course Worker/Directions:  Tom Kintz / Tom or Suzy Turbenson
Course Worker/Directions:  Mark Whittenburg /Gerry or Sandy Brylski
Split Announcer 1-Mile Mark:  Deb Victor / Deb Victor
Split Announcer 2-Mile Mark:  Richard or Anita Baum / LeRoy Maunu
Race Lead Bikers:  Darin Brink, Ben Cunningham

Please report to the finish line/chute area at 3:30pm to receive instructions from coaches Kim Kelly-Sommer, Jesse Schoen and Craig Yotter of USATF Minnesota for your work assignment.

Directions: From Trinity School, take 35E north to Randolph Avenue, take Randolph Avenue west, take a right (north) on Lexington Avenue because of the construction, then a left on Jefferson Avenue at the next stoplight, cross Hamline Avenue and cross Snelling Avenue, then take a left on Fairview Avenue and St. Catherine's is on your right.

Race Distances:
Boys Varsity and JV Races: 5000m
Girls Varsity and JV Races: 5000m
Boys and Girls Junior High "C" Race: 2500m

Schedule of Events:
3:30pm - Coaches Meeting & Workers Meeting
4:00pm - Boys and Girls (Coed) Junior High & "C" Race (Vivian Shi, Abby Theis, Katia Brink, Beatrice Monhaut, Lydia Tallarini, Erik Iverson, Lucas Lorenz, Kainoa Victor, Carl Yaeger, Mitchell Arend, Ethan Cline-Cole, Dominic Cudd)
4:30pm - Girls JV Race (Madeleine Brylski, Marcella Brylski, Hannah Kehl, Elizabeth Walter, Gracie Carlson, Marie DeMarais, Abby Turbenson, Emily Balsbaugh, Amelia Tallarini)
5:10pm - Girls Varsity Race (Rebecca Wilkin, Grace Ennis, Charlotte Howland, Anna Maunu, Katie Michalak, Elizabeth Neil, Kate Cunningham)
5:50pm - Boys Varsity Race (Henry Brink, Raymond Tallarini, Alex Baum, Dob Kintz, Henry Leighton, Thomas Wilkin)
6:20pm - Boys JV Race (Joshua Cline-Cole, Josiah Sommer, Patrick Votel, Stephen Norlien, Sam True, Daniel Votel, Thomas Whittenburg, Nathaniel Cline-Cole, Charlie Cruse, Charlie Cudd, Sawyer Hammond, Nyaga Kariuki, Will Rachac)
roughly 7:00pm - 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, Annunciation, The Blake School, Breck School, Concordia Academy, DeLaSalle, Maranatha Christian Academy, Math & Science Academy, Minnehaha Academy, Mounds Park Academy, New Life Academy, North Lakes Academy, Nova Classical Academy, Providence Academy, Spectrum, St. Croix Lutheran, St. Croix Prep, St. Paul Academy, Trinity School at River Ridge and Visitation

Trinity CC - Week Five Schedule

Hello,

We have a busy week ahead with the Private School Championships on Thursday, Feed My Starving Children following Fall Field Day on Friday, and a run on Saturday morning at Minnehaha Falls.

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

Week Five Schedule:
Monday, September 14th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Tuesday, September 15th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Wednesday, September 16th - Run On Your Own - option to run at 6:45am at Trinity School
Thursday, September 17th - Private School Championships at St. Catherine'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 18th - 2:00-5:00pm at Feed My Starving Children in Eagan following fall field day.
***Parents volunteering will pickup kids at Lexington-Diffley athletic complex in the south parking lot at 2:00pm and come to Feed My Starving Children to work the 2:30-4:30pm shift with the kids.  From 4:30-5:00pm we will have a meet recap from Thursday.  Parents should pickup kids at Feed My Starving Children in Eagan.***
Saturday, September 19th - 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 Invitational Results

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

Girls Results (all races 3200m)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:30:33 - 2nd place of 21 teams (14 complete teams)
11:51 - Rebecca Wilkin (5:56, 5:55) - 4th overall, 2nd of 27 Senior Girls
12:09 - Grace Ennis (6:03, 6:06) - 7th overall, 2nd of 54 Junior Girls
12:51 - Kate Cunningham (6:35, 6:26) - 15th overall, 3rd of 58 Junior High Girls
13:08 - Charlotte Howland (6:37, 6:31) - 18th overall, 4th of 54 Junior Girls
13:20 - Elizabeth Neil (6:31, 6:49) - 31st overall, 3rd of 50 Freshman Girls
13:36 - Anna Maunu (6:41, 6:55) - 40th overall, 10th of 54 Junior Girls
13:38 - Emily Balsbaugh (6:45, 6:53) - 43rd overall, 6th of 50 Freshman Girls
13:39 - Katie Michalak (6:41, 6:58) - 44th overall, 11th of 54 Junior Girls
13:51 - Gracie Carlson (6:46, 7:05) - 56th overall, 12th of 54 Junior Girls
14:10 - Marie DeMarais (6:39, 7:31) - 67th overall, 15th of 54 Junior Girls
14:12 - Marcella Brylski (7:03, 7:09) - 70th overall, 14th of 27 Senior Girls
14:41 - Abby Turbenson (7:08, 7:33) - 95th overall, 19th of 54 Junior Girls
14:50 - Madeleine Brylski (7:27, 7:33) - 100th overall, 18th of 27 Senior Girls
15:19 - Elizabeth Walter (7:35, 7:44) - 118th overall, 20th of 27 Senior Girls
15:22 - Hannah Kehl (7:31, 7:51) - 122nd overall, 21st of 27 Senior Girls
16:33 - Abby Theis (7:48, 8:45) - 177th overall, 45th of 58 Junior High Girls
17:29 - Vivian Shi (8:34, 8:55) - 206th overall, 48th of 54 Junior Girls
19:00 - Beatrice Monhaut (8:49, 10:11) - 222nd overall, 55th of 58 Junior High Girls
19:06 - Amelia Tallarini (8:57, 10:09) - 223rd overall, 45th of 50 Freshman Girls
19:39 - Katia Brink (9:06, 10:33) - 227th overall, 56th of 58 Junior High Girls
20:17 - Lydia Tallarini (9:26, 10:51) - 233rd overall, 58th of 58 Junior High Girls
(238 total girls runners)

Boys Results (all races 3200m)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:18:11 - 2nd place of 21 teams (16 complete teams)
10:16 - Henry Brink (5:10, 5:06) - 3rd overall, 3rd of 45 Senior Boys
10:54 - Henry Leighton (5:23, 5:31) - 15th overall, 5th of 58 Junior Boys
11:05 - Dob Kintz (5:29, 5:36) - 20th overall, 6th of 58 Junior Boys
11:11 - Raymond Tallarini (5:36, 5:35) - 26th overall, 10th of 45 Senior Boys
11:14 - Thomas Wilkin (5:30, 5:44) - 27th overall, 7th of 66 Sophomore Boys
11:18 - Alex Baum (5:30, 5:48) - 30th overall, 10th of 58 Junior Boys
12:13 - Charlie Cruse (5:58, 6:15) - 77th overall, 12th of 98 Freshman Boys
12:25 - Mitchell Arend (6:09, 6:16) - 93rd overall, 6th of 92 Junior High Boys
12:32 - Will Rachac (6:09, 6:23) - 105th overall, 22nd of 98 Freshman Boys
12:35 - Charlie Cudd (6:09, 6:26) - 110th overall, 23rd of 98 Freshman Boys
12:38 - Kainoa Victor (6:09, 6:29) - 112th overall, 10th of 92 Junior High Boys
12:48 - Daniel Votel (6:20, 6:28) - 124th overall, 30th of 66 Sophomore Boys
13:21 - Josiah Sommer (6:34, 6:47) - 165th overall, 35th of 45 Senior Boys
13:49 - Nyaga Kariuki (6:50, 6:59) - 199th overall, 47th of 98 Freshman Boys
14:14 - Stephen Norlien (7:04, 7:10) - 228th overall, 48th of 58 Junior Boys
14:18 - Erik Iverson (7:12, 7:06) - 232nd overall, 40th of 92 Junior High Boys
14:23 - Lucas Lorenz (7:12, 7:11) - 240th overall, 43rd of 92 Junior High Boys
14:29 - Nathaniel Cline-Cole (7:15, 7:14) - 246th overall, 62nd of 98 Freshman Boys
14:43 - Thomas Whittenburg (6:59, 7:44) - 258th overall, 53rd of 66 Sophomore Boys
14:47 - Dominic Cudd (7:24, 7:23) - 260th overall, 51st of 92 Junior High Boys
14:54 - Sawyer Hammond (7:01, 7:53) - 262nd overall, 68th of 98 Freshman Boys
14:55 - Gabriel Cruse (7:14, 7:41) - 264th overall, 55th of 92 Junior High Boys
16:42 - Ethan Cline-Cole (8:13, 8:29) - 330th overall, 84th of 92 Junior High Boys
19:19 - Sam True (9:46, 9:33) - 352nd overall, 66th of 66 Sophomore Boys
20:23 - Carl Yaeger (9:41, 10:42) - 357th overall, 90th of 92 Junior High Boys
(359 total boys runners)

Full results can be found on the RaceberryJam website here:

Girls Team Scores - http://www.raceberryjam.com/2015/rednightgirlsscores.html
Senior Girls Race - http://www.raceberryjam.com/2015/rednightsrgirls.html
Junior Girls Race - http://www.raceberryjam.com/2015/rednightjrgirls.html
Sophomore Girls Race - http://www.raceberryjam.com/2015/rednightsophgirls.html
Freshman Girls Race - http://www.raceberryjam.com/2015/rednight9girls.html
Junior High Girls Race - http://www.raceberryjam.com/2015/rednight78girls.html

Boys Team Scores - http://www.raceberryjam.com/2015/rednightboysscores.html
Senior Boys Race - http://www.raceberryjam.com/2015/rednightsrboys.html
Junior Boys Race - http://www.raceberryjam.com/2015/rednightjrboys.html
Sophomore Boys Race - http://www.raceberryjam.com/2015/rednightsophboys.html
Freshman Boys Race - http://www.raceberryjam.com/2015/rednight9boys.html
Junior High Boys Race - http://www.raceberryjam.com/2015/rednight78boys.html

Ron Kretsch Invitational

Here are the details for the Ron Kretsch Invitational:

Race: Ron Kretsch Invitational (34th Annual) - hosted by Benilde-St. Margaret's
Date: Saturday, September 12th, 2015
Place: Bassett Creek Park in Crystal, MN
Time: All Trinity runners should plan to be at Bassett Creek Park by 8:30am to warmup properly and cheer on teammates in earlier races.  The first race starts at 9:30am.
Directions: ***NOTE:  Hwy 100 will be closed from 494 north to 62 this weekend.  Please look into alternate routes on 169 or 35W to get north of 62.***
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.
[a Google Maps search of 'Bassett Creek Park Crystal, MN' will get you to the correct location]
Parents Bringing Food for Meet: Sommer (lead), Ennis, Tallarini

Meet Details:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx2tyhlLvMYiMGNqLUdWajFZZzg/view?usp=sharing

Race Distances:
All Boys and Girls: 3200m (roughly 2 miles)

Schedule of Events:
9:30am - Coaches Meeting
9:30am - Youth 1-mile Race (any kids grades 3rd-8th)
9:45am - 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Boys (Kainoa Victor, Erik Iverson, Lucas Lorenz, Carl Yaeger, Mitchell Arend, Dominic Cudd, Ethan Cline-Cole, Gabriel Cruse)
10:07am - 7th & 8th Grade Girls (Kate Cunningham, Abby Theis, Katia Brink, Beatrice Monhaut, Lydia Tallarini)
10:29am - 9th Grade Boys (Charlie Cruse, Charlie Cudd, Will Rachac, Nyaga Kariuki, Nathaniel Cline-Cole, Sawyer Hammond)
10:51am - 9th Grade Girls (Emily Balsbaugh, Elizabeth Neil, Amelia Tallarini)
11:13am - 10th Grade Boys (Thomas Wilkin, Daniel Votel, Thomas Whittenburg, Sam True) 
11:35am - 10th Grade Girls (none)
11:57am - 11th Grade Boys (Henry Leighton, Dob Kintz, Alex Baum, Stephen Norlien)
12:19pm - 11th Grade Girls (Grace Ennis, Anna Maunu, Charlotte Howland, Marie DeMarais, Katie Michalak, Gracie Carlson, Abby Turbenson, Vivian Shi)
12:41pm - 12th Grade Boys (Henry Brink, Raymond Tallarini, Josiah Sommer, Patrick Votel, Joshua Cline-Cole)
1:02pm - 12th Grade Girls (Rebecca Wilkin, Marcella Brylski, Madeleine Brylski, Hannah Kehl, Elizabeth Walter)
1:25pm - Team & Individual Awards (...this usually doesn't get started until 12:50pm or later...expect everything to be complete by 1:30pm)

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, Blake Middle School, Breck, Concordia Academy, DeLaSalle, Hill-Murray, Holy Family Catholic, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis Edison, Minneapolis Roosevelt, Minneapolis Washburn, Mounds Park Academy, Nova Classical Academy, Orono, Southwest Christian, St. Croix Lutheran, St. Louis Park, St. Paul Academy, Trinity School at River Ridge and Visitation

Trinity CC - Week Four Schedule

Hello,

We begin our competitive season in week four with the Ron Kretsch Invitational on Saturday.  We are excited to finally see the Tri-Hawk runners in action!

Don't forget, we have an important practice on Labor Day night at Deerwood Elementary.

Week Four Schedule:
Monday, September 7th - 6:00-8:00pm - practice at Deerwood Elementary (1540 Deerwood Drive, Eagan, MN)
Tuesday, September 8th - 3:30-5:30pm - practice at Trinity School
Wednesday, September 9th - Run On Your Own - option to run at 6:45am at Trinity School
Thursday, September 10th - 3:30-5:30pm - practice at Trinity School
Friday, September 11th - 3:30-5:00pm - practice at Trinity School
Saturday, September 12th - Ron Kretsch Invitational at Bassett Creek Park (32nd Avenue North and Yates Avenue North...on Google Maps you can find it by searching Bassett Creek Park Crystal, MN) - the first race starts at 9:30am.  Runners should be there by 8:30am.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse