Ron Kretsch Invitational

Here are the details for the Ron Kretsch Invitational:

Race: Ron Kretsch Invitational - hosted by Benilde-St. Margaret's
Date: Saturday, September 10th
Place: Bassett Creek Park in Crystal, MN
Time: All Trinity runners should plan to be at Bassett Creek Park no later than 8:15am to warmup properly and cheer on teammates in earlier races.
Directions: 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.
Parents Bringing Food for Meet: Kim Kelly-Sommer will provide snacks at this meet, but no food will be provided for lunch.

Race Distances:
Boys: 3200m (roughly 2 miles)
Girls: 2400m (roughly 1.5 miles)

Schedule of Events:
9:00am - Coaches Meeting
9:15am - 7th & 8th Grade Boys (Henry Brink, Zildjian Meyer, Eddie Hoey, Josiah Sommer, Henry Leighton)
9:30am - 7th & 8th Grade Girls (Bizzy Stephenson, Doty Ryan, Gracie Carlson, Marie DeMarais, Grace Ennis, Katie Michalak)
9:45am - 9th Grade Boys (John Michael Berns, Andy Baum, Mark Gerdes, Sam Hill, Bryant Ridgway)
10:00am - 9th Grade Girls (Mary Ennis, Sydney Kloster, Lotus Schifsky, Annika Hellweg, Libbie Mitchell)
10:15am - 10th Grade Boys (Sam Swanson)
10:30am - 10th Grade Girls (Claire Mealey, Maria Stephenson)
10:45am - 11th Grade Boys (Nathan Bittner, Henry Croll)
11:00am - 11th Grade Girls (Maggie Griffith, Lucy Leighton, Mary Naughton)
11:15am - 12th Grade Boys (Charlie Leighton, Chris Vance, Evan Steeves)
11:30am - 12th Grade Girls (Catherine DeMarais, Rebecca Driessen, Carol Nguyen)
11:50am - Team & Individual Awards (...this usually doesn't get started until noon or later...expect everything to be complete by 12:30pm)

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, Breck, DeLaSalle, Hill-Murray, Holy Family Catholic, Mankato East, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis Washburn, Mounds Park Academy, Orono, Providence Academy, St. Croix Lutheran, St. Louis Park, St. Thomas Academy, Totino-Grace, Trinity School at River Ridge and Visitation.

Trinity CC - Week Four Schedule

Hello,

We were able to end last week on a high note with another great workout and are excited as a team to have a meet on the schedule this week.

Week Four Schedule:
Monday, September 5th - Run On Your Own - enjoy the long Labor Day weekend!
Tuesday, September 6th - 3:30-5:30pm - practice at Resurrection Cemetery in Mendota Heights - we leave Trinity School at 3:15pm and will wrap up at 5:10pm to return to school.
Wednesday, September 7th - Run On Your Own - option to run at 7:00am at Trinity School
Thursday, September 8th - 3:30-5:30pm - practice at Trinity School
Friday, September 9th - 3:30-5:00pm - practice at Trinity School
***NOTE - Pre-meet day practice will typically be 30 minutes shorter***
Saturday, September 10th - 9:00am - Ron Kretsch Invitational at Bassett Creek Park in Crystal, MN. Runners should be at the meet site by 8:15am.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Parent Meet Workers

Hello,

This summer we were in jeopardy of losing one of our favorite meets, the Private School Championships.  We did decide to step forward and take ownership in running this meet rather than having it cancelled, so it has created a need for workers at an additional meet.  Thank you to all parents for your support and assistance to give these runners the best meet schedule we can and help run two of the best high school meets this fall.

We also tried to designate a girls parent worker for the boys race and a boys parent worker for the girls race - that's why you see two parents listed for any working spots that will occur during the race.

Private School Championships-

Here's the list of parents scheduled to work at the Private School Championships at St. Catherine University on Thursday, September 13th:

Chute Worker/Finish Line: Stephenson / Berchem
Chute Worker/Finish Line: Brylski / Tallarini
Chute Worker/Finish Line: Schmidt / Kranz
Chute Worker/Finish Line: Kehl / Cline-Cole
Course Worker/Directions: Michalak / Baum
Course Worker/Directions: Bodette / Berns
Course Worker/Directions: Mueller / Hill
Course Worker/Directions: Bulson-Lewis / True

Please report to the finish line/chute area at 3:30pm to receive instructions for your work assignment.

Trinity Invitational-

Here's the list of parents scheduled to work at our home meet, the Trinity Invitational at the Dakota County Fairgrounds on Tuesday, October 2nd:

Boys Registration Table: Maunu, Miller
Girls Registration Table: Wilkin
Chute Worker/Finish Line: Mitchell / True
Chute Worker/Crowd Control: Paquette / Gerdes
Starting Line Coordinator/Chute Worker: Brewer / Leighton
Finish Line Video Recorder: Mealey / Schumacher
Timer/Results Helper: Maunu / Berns
Course Worker/Directions: Carlson / Croll
Course Worker/Directions: Ennis / Brink
Course Worker/Directions: Nordhues /Tallarini
Course Worker/Directions: Wilkin / Kranz
Course Worker/Directions: Neil / Berchem
Course Worker/Directions: Ryan / Viltoft
Split Announcer/1-Mile Mark: DeMarais / Baum
Split Announcer/2-Mile Mark: Griffith / Cline-Cole

More details and instruction will be sent to parents/workers before the meet. We will also have a workers meeting at 4:00pm, 30 minutes before the races start to go over final details on race day.

If you have any questions for now, please let me know.

Thanks,
Jesse

Parent Driving List

Here's the parent driving schedule for 2012 cross country meets and off-site practices:

Tuesday, September 4th - Practice at Resurrection Cemetery:
3:15pm at Trinity School, 5:15pm at Resurrection Cemetery in Mendota Heights
Parents: Brylski (3), Maunu (6), Neil (4), Schifsky (3), Schmidt (4), Stephenson (5), Gerdes, Viltoft
Coaches: Nussbaum (4), Schoen (3)
Students: Leighton (2), Berchem (1), Schumacher (1), Griffith (1), Croll (2)

Thursday, September 13th - Private School Championships at St. Catherine's in St. Paul:
3:15pm at Trinity School
Ennis (5), Kehl (5), Michalak (5), Mitchell (3), Schmidt (3), Bodette (7), Brink (6), Gerdes (4), Hoey (5)

Friday, September 14th - Feed My Starving Children Event in Eagan:
2:00pm at Lexington-Diffley Athletic Complex, 5:00pm at Feed My Starving Children in Eagan
Ryan (10), Bodette (7), Lisa Schoen (6), Maunu (6), Viltoft (3), Kranz (4), Schoen (3), True (3)

Monday, September 17th - Practice at Evergreen Community Church in Bloomington:
3:15pm at Trinity School
Mealey (5), Brewer (7), Ryan (10), Miller (6), Schoen (3), Tallarini (3), Gerdes (4), Kranz (4), True (3)

Thursday, September 27th - Jaguar All-Terrain Challenge at Hyland Park in Bloomington:
3:15pm at Trinity School
Mealey (5), DeMarais (4), Nicklaus (7), Stephenson (5), Nordhues (6), Wilkin (5), Baum (6), Berns (4)

Tuesday, October 2nd - Trinity Invitational at Dakota County Fairgrounds in Farmington:
3:15pm at Trinity School
Brewer (7), Miller (6), Paquette (11), Mueller (3), Hill (3), Wilkin (5), Hoey (5), Tallarini (3)

Thursday, October 11th - MCAA Conference Meet at Bassett Creek Park in Crystal:
2:00pm at Trinity School
Ennis (5), Mitchell (2), Nordhues (6), Wilkin (5); Kehl (5), Bulson-Lewis (3), Viltoft (3), Cline-Cole (4), Gerdes (4), Sommer (4)

Thursday, October 25th - Section 4A Meet at Battle Creek Park in Maplewood:
2:00pm at Trinity School
DeMarais (4), Paquette (11), Nicklaus (7), Wilkin (5), Brink (6), Kranz (4), Baum (6)

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If you are a parent that has not yet signed up to drive, but would be available and willing to do so, please contact Kim or I so we can get you on the schedule.

If you are signed up to drive and cannot do so, please first try to contact another parent as a replacement. If you are unable to find a replacement driver, please contact me and I will help to figure out a solution.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Thanks,
Jesse

Food For Meets

Hello,

Here's the information from Kim regarding food for meets...

Trinity Cross Country 2012 Food for meets:

I have assigned 5-6 people to each meet to bring food. I have only listed the mom’s name, but dads are welcome to do the job as well.  If you have a conflict with your meet date, you can either ask someone to bring your item to the meet from your assigned group, or switch groups. Just make sure the leads know.

The person whose name is bolded I would like to be the point person for that meet. Please call them if you have a particular item you would like to bring, otherwise they will assign you an item so that all items are covered.

I will bring a table, cold pack with mustard, and mayo, brownies and pumpkin bars to each meet.

Saturday, September 8th - Ron Kretsch Invitational at Bassett Creek Park in Crystal, MN:
I will bring bagels, cream cheese, the snack bin and a watermelon. This meet is an early morning meet and ends around noon, so we will provide a snack, but let people go home to eat lunch.

Thursday, September 13th - Private School Championships at St. Catherine's in St. Paul, MN:
Jeanette Leighton   651 455-4237
Regina Kehl   651 460-4113
Cristy Brink   651 842-8425
Barbara Bodette   651 249-4086
Anita Baum   651 690-1922
Barb Gerdes   612 825-4478

Saturday, September 22nd - Milaca Mega Meet at Stones Throw Golf Course in Milaca, MN:
Karen Maunu   952 431-5871
Katherine Lewis   613 332-9508
Eileen Mueller   651 227-9382
Mary Berchem   651 293-1241
Ann Hoey   651 994-7870
Rose Husaby   651 687-0327

Thursday, September 27th - Jaguar Invitational at Hyland Park Reserve in Bloomington, MN:
B.J. Kranz   651 683-0410
Teresa DeMarais   651 222-2044
Eileen Wilkin   651 686-8179
Rachel Tallarini   703 589-3289
Anita Cline-Cole   651 460-3713
Julie Dahl   651 773-9632

Saturday, September 29th - CAA Junior High Meet (5th-8th grade) in Maplewood
(approximately 16 athletes competing)
Margaret Berns   651 365-0971
Mary Paquette   651 357-5145
Rachel Brewer   651 304-0032
Kim Schmidt   651 468-5482
Robin Nordhues   612 822-0146
Kathleen Huntington   715 386-9737

Tuesday, October 2nd - Trinity Invitational at Dakota County Fairgrounds in Farmington, MN:
Sarah Mealey   952 944-5406
Sandy True   651 356-2541
Christine Griffith   651 222-4716
Ann Mitchell   715 410-7557
June Klaphake   651 295-6196
Kelly Hill   952 898-9493

Thursday, October 11th - MCAA Conference Meet at Bassett Creek Park in Crystal, MN:
Teresa Stephenson   651 578-7813
Sally Ennis   651 489-9080
Anne Michalak   651 227 2435
Lori Schumacher   651 454-5529
Anne Nicklaus   952 736-8489
Anne Viltoft   952 423-6050

Thursday, October 25th - Section 4A Meet at Battle Creek Park in Maplewood, MN:
Sylvia Ryan   651 227-3506
Doris Schifsky   715 262-4478
Christin Croll-Carlson   651 681-9929
Sandy Brylski   952 460-0314
Della Miller   952 432-6957
Eileen Wilkin   651 686-8179

Suggested food items to bring: Enough for 48 athletes and 3 coaches.

Bread or buns- 51 can be white and or wheat on the smaller size. Not large hamburger buns. Or bread for 51 sandwiches. Bagels will also work.

Meat- for 51 can be ham, turkey, salami, what ever. If the slices are large please feel free to cut them in half.

Vegetables- Lettuce and tomato, not everyone eats these so enough for around 30 should be good.

Fruit- One or a combo of the following,  Do not bring everything  on the list for one meet. This is a very perishable item so please do not over buy.

Seedless watermelon 2 feeds the whole team. ( I will have a cutting board and knife at each meet.)

Grapes washed and snipped.

Apples sliced.

Oranges quarted.

Banana’s cut in half or smaller. You may want to cut these as we go so we do not waste them.

I will bring a table to set food out on at the end of the meet. The coaches including myself are usually out on the course. Please feel free to set food out as kids are finishing running. We will remind kids to leave some food for runners who are finishing later in the day. I would like to ask that as parents we bring a snack for siblings, or ask that at the very least they wait until all athletes who are running that meet have finished and had a chance to eat. Then all are welcome to eat anything that is left over.

Thanks for all your help in making Trinity CC a successful program!

Trinity CC - Week Three Schedule

Hello,

Another great week of training for our team, capped at the end of the week with our Relay of Miles. We will now start getting into a more regular weekday practice routine with practices at school immediately following the end of class, and regular Saturday morning practices.

Please note the Parents Meeting on Monday at 6:00pm following practice at Trinity.

Week Three Schedule:
Monday, August 29th - 3:30-5:30pm - practice at Trinity School - ***Parents Meeting at 6:00pm in the Media Center after practice with a pizza supper for interested students ($3 per student) in the commons area from 5:30-6:30pm while they wait for their parents.
Tuesday, August 30th - 3:30-5:30pm - practice at Trinity School
Wednesday, August 31st - Run On Your Own - option to run at 7:00am at Trinity School
Thursday, September 1st - 3:30-5:30pm - practice at Trinity School
Friday, September 2nd - 3:30-5:30pm - practice at Trinity School
Saturday, September 3rd - Run On Your Own - enjoy the long Labor Day weekend!

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Relay of Miles Results

Hello,

Thanks for the great participation and effort today in our first ever Relay of Miles! We had great weather and some good bonding time as a team this morning.

4-Hour Relay of Miles Results:
179 total miles = 20 hours, 58 minutes, 51 seconds of running time
7:03 = average per mile for the team

Boys-
Fastest Mile = Charlie Leighton & Mr. Nussbaum - 5:20
Fastest Average Per Mile = Charlie Leighton - 5:24
Jr High Fastest Mile = Eddie Hoey - 6:46
Jr High Fastest Average Per Mile = Henry Brink - 6:50
Best Range of Miles - 1st place (tie) = Charlie Leighton - 7 seconds
Best Range of Miles - 1st place (tie) = Henry Brink - 7 seconds
Best Range of Miles - 3rd place = Eddie Hoey - 10 seconds

Girls-
Fastest Mile = Mary Ennis - 6:14
Fastest Average Per Mile = Mary Ennis - 6:25
Jr High Fastest Mile = Grace Ennis - 6:54
Jr High Fastest Average Per Mile = Grace Ennis - 7:15
Best Range of Miles - 1st place = Gracie Carlson - 10 seconds
Best Range of Miles - 2nd place = Lucy Leighton - 12 seconds
Best Range of Miles - 3rd place = Catherine DeMarais = 15 seconds
100th Mile Finisher = Ruthie Gross at the 2 hour, 23 minute, and 20 second mark

Team The Russian Alligators: 40 miles-
5:24 x 8 miles = Charlie Leighton (5:27, 5:22, 5:23, 5:25, 5:27, 5:23, 5:24, 5:20)
5:37 x 8 miles = JonElliott Brubaker (5:35, 5:27, 5:28, 5:31, 5:37, 5:41, 5:39, 5:56)
5:48 x 8 miles = Jonathon Valentas (6:02, 5:40, 5:42, 5:43, 5:41, 5:46, 5:48, 5:49)
6:03 x 8 miles = Henry Croll (6:09, 6:00, 6:00, 5:59, 6:05, 6:13, 6:07, 5:51)
6:41 x 8 miles = Chris Vance (6:35, 6:13, 6:46, 6:39, 7:02, 7:00, 6:45, 6:24)

Team Turtle: 36 miles-
6:25 x 6 miles = Mary Ennis (6:14, 6:31, 6:31, 6:25, 6:35, 6:16)
6:37 x 6 miles = Lucy Leighton (6:36, 6:40, 6:43, 6:36, 6:33, 6:31)
6:32 x 6 miles = Ruthie Gross (6:22, 6:32, 6:41, 6:38, 6:40, 6:21)
7:09 x 6 miles = Katie Stephenson (7:30, 7:00, 7:05, 7:14, 7:04, 6:59)
7:29 x 6 miles = Catherine DeMarais (7:39, 7:26, 7:24, 7:25, 7:30, 7:28)
6:52 x 6 miles = Maria Kraker (6:57, 6:55, 6:55, 6:53, 6:53, 6:41)

Team Zephyrs: 35 miles-
6:26 x 5 miles = John Michael Berns (6:25, 6:19, 6:10, 6:35, 6:32)
6:50 x 5 miles = Henry Brink (6:50, 6:50, 6:47, 6:54, 6:47)
7:12 x 5 miles = Bryant Ridgway (7:25, 7:22, 6:56, 7:07, 7:08)
7:13 x 5 miles = Evan Steeves (7:33, 7:08, 7:19, 7:04, 7:00)
7:16 x 5 miles = Andy Baum (6:59, 7:18, 7:22, 7:52, 6:50)
6:53 x 5 miles = Eddie Hoey (6:51, 6:56, 6:51, 6:53, 6:46)
7:00 x 5 miles = Mark Gerdes (6:54, 7:03, 7:35, 6:54, 6:33)

Team Hermes: 32 miles-
7:24 x 5 miles = Claire Mealey (7:02, 7:17, 7:30, 7:36, 7:34)
7:40 x 5 miles = Sydney Kloster (7:25, 7:29, 7:33, 7:51, 8:04)
7:13 x 5 miles = Maria Stephenson (7:29, 7:28, 7:00, 7:13, 6:55)
7:37 x 3 miles = Mary Naughton (7:27, 7:33, 7:50)
7:46 x 5 miles = Zildjian Meyer (7:58, 7:33, 7:29, 8:21, 7:29)
7:15 x 5 miles = Grace Ennis (7:21, 7:17, 7:30, 7:11, 6:54)
8:33 x 4 miles = Becky Fiers (8:22, 8:51, 8:21, 8:39)

Team Dynamite!: 31 miles-
8:23 x 4 miles = Doty Ryan (7:40, 8:55, 8:38, 8:17)
8:25 x 2 miles = Sue Yeon Woo (8:09, 8:41)
7:47 x 4 miles = Josiah Sommer (8:51, 8:08, 6:55, 7:14)
9:09 x 4 miles = Bizzy Stephenson (9:00, 9:35, 9:59, 8:38)
7:35 x 4 miles = Marie DeMarais (7:25, 7:48, 8:02, 7:05)
8:18 x 3 miles = Gracie Carlson (8:15, 8:24, 8:14)
7:51 x 4 miles = Katie Michalak (7:54, 8:34, 7:42, 7:13)
9:11 x 3 miles = Carol Nguyen (8:49, 9:14, 9:31)
8:38 x 3 miles = Annika Hellweg (8:41, 8:56, 8:13)

Team Coach Pacer: 5 miles-
6:06 x 5 miles = Mr. Nussbaum (5:20, 6:16, 6:21, 5:51, 6:41)