Trinity Cross Country

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Hello,

I hope you all have had a wonderful Christmas season! For those of you cross country runners still in town and looking for something to do at the beginning of project week, we have the 2nd annual Trinity CC Christmas Party!

What: Trinity CC Christmas Party
Where: Leighton's House - 249 Crestway Lane St. Paul, MN (...directions listed below)
Date: Tuesday, January 5th
Time: 7:00-9:00pm
Who: All Trinity 2009 CC Runners (...any HS-graduated Trinity distance running alumni are welcome to stop by and visit as well)
What To Bring: One snack to share with others and one white elephant gift (something you made, something to regift, or something under $5 to buy)

We will get together for a white elephant gift exchange and some individual and team games we have planned, so don't be late!

We hope to see you next week! Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse
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Directions to Tom and Jeanette Leighton’s home
249 Crestway Lane, West Saint Paul
(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.*

2009 Season Wrap-Up

Hello,

The 2009 Trinity Cross Country season had some highs and lows, some of our lows in part to injury and illness, but I wanted to take some time and recap six things that stood out to show that the Tri-Hawk runners are still pushing this program in the right direction:

1) Summer Training - Coming into the first practice of the 2008 season we only had one runner begin practice with over 200 miles, this season we had four runners (JonElliott, Cody, Theresa and Carmen) over 200 miles...the most in school history.

2) Early Meet Success - On the girls side, Theresa Gross finished high in a tough field at the Nokomis Invitational, ran the fastest time ever for a Trinity Girls runner at the Red Knight Invitational and Lotus Schifsky won the Private School Championships JV race in her first official meet, as well as numerous runners improving on their 2008 times and showing great progress. On the boys side, we put four runners under 12-minutes at the Red Knight Invitational (even running shorthanded) and had a great team performance at the Private School Championships with four runners in the top 15...another Trinity Boys record.

3) Milaca Mega Meet - The Boys team won the first Cross Country Invitational title in school history at the Milaca Mega Meet by finishing 1st of 28 teams in the Class A race. The Girls team also ran well with a 7th place finish of 28 teams.

4) Conference - The Boys team also dominated the field at the MCAA Conference Meet - winning in style and showing their depth with 5 runners receiving all-conference and honorable all-conference recognition (Patrick, Charlie, Cody, JonElliott and Jonathon) as well as breaking the Trinity Boys team time record (1:31:09.0). Lotus Schifsky also received all-conference honors in her first MCAA Conference Meet with a 3rd place finish.

5) Sections - The Girls team was beaten down with injuries and still battled to an 11th place finish at the Section Meet of 20 teams...three runners (Linnea, Lucy and Sydney) even ran personal best times under subpar conditions! The Boys had their sights set high, and although they didn't have the race they envisioned, they still dropped 100 points off of their 2008 team point total and improved to a 9th place finish from 11th place in 2008.

6) When the season was complete, I didn't have to do any second-guessing about the effort of each runner. This is a great group of student-athletes that worked hard all-season long to give the team their best performances.

I also wanted to highlight the team awards given at our Trinity CC banquet, because they are well-deserved and coaches and athletes voted for them. Here they are:

Most Valuable - Boys: Patrick Earhart
Most Dedicated - Boys: Cody Sommer & JonElliott Brubaker
Most Improved - Boys: Charlie Leighton
Spirit Award - Boys: Joe Hrbacek

Most Valuable - Girls: Lotus Schifsky
Most Dedicated - Girls: Rebecca Driessen
Most Improved - Girls: Lucy Leighton
Spirit Award - Girls: Theresa Gross & Carmen Quinlivan

Thanks to the parents and families of the cross country runners for hosting events, providing transportation, timing at meets and for your support throughout the season. Our success comes from the family involvement and positive team atmosphere you help provide for the program.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Trinity CC Supper

Hello,

This is just a reminder for Trinity cross country members that we do have a pizza party planned for tomorrow - Monday, November 2nd - at Cossetta's (211 7th Street West St. Paul, MN 55102) from 6:00-7:30pm.

We hope that members of the boys and girls teams can join us in this final event.

The supper is a celebration of attaining some lofty goals set for the Section 4A meet. Of the 10 goals we set for each team, the boys achieved 3 of them and the girls reached 5...both team had solid performances!

Here are directions to Cossetta's from Trinity: take 494 West to 35E North, take 35E North to Kellogg Blvd exit and turn right, take the 2nd right off of Kellogg Blvd to 7th Street West...Cossetta's is at the end of the block on the right.

Let me know if you have any questions.

See you tomorrow night!
-Jesse

Friday, October 30, 2009

Section 4A Meet Results

We ran through the rain and sloshed through the mud and puddles on the grounds of Battle Creek Regional Park on Thursday. Our effort and performance was exceptional and it is hard to believe some of our runners ran their fastest times ever in those conditions, but it is true.

Here are the Trinity CC results from the Section 4A Meet:

Girls Results-
Trinity Team Time: 1:31:07.9 - 11th place of 20 teams (16 complete teams)
Range: 2:47.0
17:09.6 - Lotus Schifsky (6:21, 7:13, 3:35) - 34th
17:15.2 PR - Linnea Bellomo (6:29, 7:18, 3:28) - 39th
17:45.1 PR - Lucy Leighton (6:48, 7:32, 3:25) - 51st
19:01.4 SB - Carmen Quinlivan (7:18, 7:52, 3:51) - 84th
19:56.6 - Katie Stephenson (7:37, 8:21, 3:58) - 98th
20:04.8 - Catherine DeMarais (7:37, 8:24, 4:03) - 101st
21:24.5 PR - Sydney Kloster (7:53, 7:58, 4:33) - 107th
(122 total Girls Varsity runners)

Full Section 4A Girls Varsity results can be found here: http://www.raceberryjam.com/results/sect4agirlscc.html

Girls JV-
22:20 - Emily Brubaker (8:03, 9:28, 4:49)

Boys Results-
Trinity Team Time: 1:34:18.7 - 9th place of 20 teams (18 complete teams)
Range: 1:26.4
18:12.6 - Patrick Earhart (5:33, 5:59, 5:59, :41) - 28th
18:21.9 - Charlie Leighton (5:50, 6:05, 5:45, :41) - 33rd
18:31.3 - Cody Sommer (5:48, 6:11, 5:50, :42) - 35th
19:33.9 - Jonathon Valentas (6:27, 6:09, 6:13, :44) - 64th
19:39.0 - JonElliott Brubaker (5:57, 6:25, 6:33, :44) - 69th
21:04.1 - Joe Hrbacek (6:37, 6:46, 6:54, :47) - 93rd
21:08.6 - Chris Johnson (6:45, 6:57, 6:39, :47) - 96th

Full Section 4A Boys Varsity results can be found here: http://www.raceberryjam.com/results/sect4aboyscc.html

Boys JV-
20:47 - Jacob Bellomo (6:10, 7:15, 6:36, :46)
21:31 PR - John Michael Berns (7:05, 6:46, 6:52, :48)
21:39 - Karl Brummer (6:51, 7:09, 6:51, :48)
24:15 - Jeremy Troedson (7:33, 8:15, 7:34, :53)
29:02 PR - Rob Kranz (9:17, 9:48, 8:54, 1:03)

PR = Personal Record
SB = Season Best

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Section 4A Meet

Race: Section 4A Meet
Date: Thursday, October 29th
Place: Battle Creek Regional Park - 2401 Upper Afton Road, Newport, MN‎
Time: Girls Trinity runners are dismissed from school at 2:00pm, to be on the road by 2:15pm. Boys Trinity runners are dismissed from school at 2:30pm, to be on the road by 2:45pm. Our first race is at 4:00pm.
Drivers and Riding Assignments:
Girls - 2:00pm release, on the road by 2:15pm:
Teresa DeMarais - Catherine DeMarais, Lucy Leighton, Lotus Schifsky, Sydney Kloster
Melanie Bellomo - Linnea Bellomo, Katie Stephenson, Carmen Quinlivan
Emily Brubaker - Rebecca Driessen
Boys - 2:30pm release, on the road by 2:45pm:
Vanna Valentas - Jonathon Valentas, Jacob Bellomo, Rob Kranz, John Michael Berns
Jeremy Troedson - Patrick Earhart
Joe Hrbacek - Karl Brummer
Chris Johnson - Cody Sommer, JonElliott Brubaker, Charlie Leighton
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 - Girls Varsity (Carmen Quinlivan, Katie Stephenson, Catherine DeMarais, Lucy Leighton, Linnea Bellomo, Lotus Schifsky, Sydney Kloster)
4:30pm - Boys Varsity (Patrick Earhart, Cody Sommer, Joe Hrbacek, Chris Johnson, JonElliott Brubaker, Charlie Leighton, Jonathon Valentas)
5:00pm - Boys & Girls Combined JV race (Karl Brummer, Jeremy Troedson, Jacob Bellomo, Rob Kranz, John Michael Berns, Emily Brubaker)
5:30pm - 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 10 individuals in each varsity race are awarded medals and qualify for the State Meet.
The top 15 individuals in each race earn all-section recognition honors.

Teams Participating:
Belle Plaine, Blake, Breck, Christ's Household of Faith, Concordia Academy-Roseville, DeLaSalle, Eagle Ridge Academy/International School of MN, Glencoe-Silver Lake, Holy Family Catholic, Jordan, Math & Science Academy, Mayer Lutheran, Minneapolis Henry/North, Minnehaha Academy, Mounds Park Academy, New Life Academy/Lion's Gate, Norwood-Young America, St. Anthony Village, St. Croix Lutheran, St. Paul Academy, St. Paul Humboldt and Trinity School at River Ridge.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Sections Spaghetti Supper

The Driessen family is treating the Trinity CC team with a spaghetti supper before our Section Meet.

Here are the details:
Date - Tuesday, October 27th
Place - Driessen's house - 12155 Danbury Way, Rosemount, MN
Time - Following practice, from 5:30-7:00pm

We plan to end practice on Tuesday by 5:00pm and then drive to the Driessen house for supper from Trinity. Some of the other students, Kim and I will be driving students to the supper.

We don't want to keep students too late on a school night, so be sure you have a ride planned from Driessen's for 7:00pm.

Directions from Trinity:
Take Argenta Trail south to Hwy 149 and go left (south), follow Hwy 149 to Hwy 3 and go right (west), stay on Hwy 3 until the 4th stoplight and turn right (west) on Cty Rd 38/McAndrews Road, follow McAndrews Road to the first Danbury Way on the north (right) side of the road...not the left (south), follow Danbury Way past the Private Drive No Trespassing sign, the Driessen house is the first two-story house on the right. The house number is on the tree at the end of the driveway.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse