Ron Kretsch Invitational

Here are the details for the Ron Kretsch Invitational:

Race: Ron Kretsch Invitational (35th Annual) - hosted by Benilde-St. Margaret's
Date: Saturday, September 10th, 2016
Place: Bassett Creek Park in Crystal, MN
Time: All Trinity runners should plan to be at Bassett Creek Park by 9:00am to warmup properly and cheer on teammates in earlier races.  The first race starts at 10:00am.
Directions:  ***Hwy 100 is closed at 394 and 36th Avenue on Friday night and all of Saturday***
From MNDOT concerned road closures - Hwy 100 in St. Louis Park:
Southbound Hwy 100 between I-394 and 70th St is closed 10 p.m. Sept. 9 through 10 p.m. Sept.10 (weather permitting). The southbound Hwy 100 ramp to 36th St/Excelsior Blvd is closed through late-fall. Crews have re-established an exit from southbound Hwy 100 to Excelsior Blvd.

Note from Mark Snell, meet director and Benilde-St. Margaret's coach:
Please use 169 North to 36th Ave Exit take right turn 2 Miles East turn right on Douglas Drive to 32nd Ave take left go 3 Blocks park is on right hand side.
[a Google Maps search of 'Bassett Creek Park Crystal, MN' will get you to the correct location]

Parents Bringing Food for Meet: Brink (lead), Wilkin, Schmidt, Balsbaugh, Hammond, Cruse

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

Schedule of Events:
9:30am - Coaches Meeting
10:00am - 7th & 8th Grade Boys (Mitchell Arend, Dominic Cudd, Ethan Cline-Cole, Lewis Gerrity, Zachary Martin, Zachary Chen, Damien Cudd, Gabriel Cruse)
10:20am - 7th & 8th Grade Girls (Ryan Kehl, Beatrice Monhaut, Katia Brink, Aryn Marble)
10:40am - 9th Grade Boys (Erik Iverson, Lucas Lorenz, Jonny Stevenson, William Zhao, Carl Yaeger, Isaac Timberlake)
11:00am - 9th Grade Girls (Kate Cunningham, Abby Theis, Kate Mealey, Lydia Tallarini)
11:20am - 10th Grade Boys (Charlie Cruse, Charlie Cudd, Will Rachac, Will Nixon, Nyaga Kariuki, Nathaniel Cline-Cole, Sawyer Hammond, Ransom Schmidt)
11:40am - 10th Grade Girls (Elizabeth Neil, Emily Balsbaugh, Maddie Gonko, Amelia Tallarini)
12:00pm - 11th Grade Boys (Thomas Wilkin, Daniel Votel, Patrick Kobbermann, Thomas Whittenburg)
12:20pm - 11th Grade Girls (none)
12:40pm - 12th Grade Boys (Henry Leighton, Dob Kintz, Alex Baum, Nick Erickson, Stephen Norlien, Luca Tallarini)
1:00pm - 12th Grade Girls (Grace Ennis, Katie Michalak, Charlotte Howland, Gracie Carlson, Marie DeMarais, Abby Turbenson, Eva Bulson-Lewis)
1:30pm - Team & Individual Awards (...this usually doesn't get started on time, expect it to run late...close to 2pm)

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.

Results:
http://www.gopherstateevents.com

Teams Participating:
Academy of Holy Angels, Benilde-St. Margaret's, Blake (junior high), Breck, Concordia Academy, DeLaSalle, Hill-Murray, Holy Family Catholic, Mankato East (boys only), Minnehaha Academy (junior high), Minneapolis Edison, Minneapolis Roosevelt, Minneapolis Washburn, Mounds Park Academy, Nova Classical Academy, Orono, RAACHE, Simley, Southwest Christian, St. Croix Lutheran, St. Louis Park, St. Paul Academy, Trinity School at River Ridge, and Visitation