Races left in 2008

Hello,

Some of you expressed interest in the road races that I spoke of at the pizza party.

Here are more details on a few of the races I mentioned between now and the end of the year if you are interested:

Rocky's Run 5k/8k - Sunday, November 2nd - 10am on the U of Minnesota Leo Bolstad Golf Course in St. Paul-http://www.tslevents.com/TSL/Event/Default.aspx?EID=77

Turkey Run 5k - Sunday, November 23rd - 9:30am at Como Park Elementary School in St. Paul-http://www.tslevents.com/TSL/Event/Default.aspx?EID=78

ThanksGiving Day 5k - Thursday, November 27th - 8:30am at Como Lake in St. Paul-http://charitieschallenge.org/html/thanksgiving_day_5k.html

Foot Locker Midwest Regional Race - Saturday, November 29th - 10am at UW-Parkside in Kenosha, Wisconsin-http://footlockercc.com/midwest/

Lifetime Fitness Reindeer Run 5k - Saturday, December 6th - 9:30am at Lake Harriet in Minneapolis-http://www.raceberryjam.com/reindeer.html

Challenge Depression Track Races (200m, 800m, 1500m) - Sunday, December 7th - 9am at the Bethel Indoor Track in Arden Hills-http://charitieschallenge.org/html/challenge_depression.html

Jingle Bell Run 5k - Saturday, December 13th - 9am at the Northfield Armory in Northfield-http://jinglebellrunwalk.org/

Challenge Courage Track Races (200m, 400m, 800m, mile) - Sunday, December 21st - 9am at the Bethel Indoor Track in Arden Hills-http://charitieschallenge.org/html/challenge_courage.html

Christmas Day Joyful 5k - Thursday, December 25th - 10am at Como Lake in St. Paul-http://charitieschallenge.org/html/christmas_day_5k.html
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For a longer list of road races around the state, see this MDRA Race Calendar on the RaceberryJam site:
http://www.raceberryjam.com/mdra.html

It can be a relaxed way to keep in the running mode, especially when you can get together with teammates and have fun with it.

Thanks,
Jesse

Trinity CC Pizza Party

Hello,

This is just a reminder for Trinity cross country members that we do have a pizza party planned for tomorrow - Monday, October 27th at Davanni's in Eagan from 6-8pm.

We will order pizza as soon as people arrive and after supper, students can stick around for awhile or take off...whatever their time schedule allows.

This pizza party is a celebration because both the boys and girls teams had some lofty goals for the Section 4A meet and of the 10 goals we set for each team, the boys achieved 6 of them and girls reached 8...both teams had outstanding performances! The challenge was to get at least 5 of the goals for each team.

Here are directions to Davanni's from Trinity: Take 494 West to 35E South, 35E south to Cliff Road and go right (west). From Cliff Road, take a right (north) on Cliff Lake Road. Davanni's is by the Target and Cub Foods on the right side of the road. (Davanni's - 1960 Cliff Lake Road Eagan, MN)

Let me know if you have any questions.

See you tomorrow night!

-Jesse

Section 4A Meet Results

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

Girls Results-
Trinity Team Time: 1:25:01.2 (Season Best) - 7th place of 19 teams (17 complete teams)
Range: 1:05 (Season Best)
16:31 tied PR - Sarah Ennis - 20th
16:42 PR - Maria Stephenson - 26th
16:52 - Theresa Gross - 33rd
17:19 - Rebecca Driessen - 48th
17:36 - Carmen Quinlivan - 64th
18:25 - Katie Stephenson - 82nd
19:03 - Katie Gerdes - 99th
20:29 - Catherine DeMarais
(121 total girls varsity runners)

Boys Results-
Trinity Team Time: 1:33:54.1 (Season Best) - 11th place of 21 teams (19 complete teams)
Range: 3:23
16:58 - Luke Gross - 15th
18:06 PR - Cody Sommer - 40th
18:45 PR - JonElliott Brubaker - 72nd
19:42 PR - Charlie Leighton - 101st
20:21 PR - Chris Gross - 109th
20:42 PR - Joe Hrbacek - 115th
20:43 tied PR - Jonathon Valentas - 116th
(136 total boys varsity runners)

Full results can be found at - http://www.myvira.com/, although the team points totals and scoring are incorrect as listed.

Trinity CC Records and Information:
- The 7th place finish by the girls team is the best in Trinity Girls CC history at the Section 4A meet.
- The 186 point total by the girls team is the best in Trinity Girls CC history at the Section 4A meet.
- The girls team had 5 runners under 18 minutes for the first time in Trinity Girls CC history (Sarah - 16:31, Maria - 16:42, Theresa - 16:52, Rebecca - 17:19 and Carmen - 17:36).
- The girls team had 3 runners under 17 minutes for only the second time in Trinity Girls CC history (Sarah, Maria and Theresa...the other was Theresa, Sarah and Rebecca earlier this season at Farmington).
- Sarah Ennis ran the 4th fastest 4k in Trinity Girls CC history (16:31).
- Maria Stephenson ran the 5th fastest 4k in Trinity Girls CC history (16:42).
- Luke Gross ran the 4th fastest 5k in Trinity Boys CC history (16:58...the other three faster are all Luke as well).
- For the first time this season the Trinity Boys CC team had 3 runners under 19 minutes (Luke - 16:58, Cody - 18:06 and JonElliott - 18:45).
- For the first time this season the Trinity Boys CC team had 4 runners under 20 minutes (Luke, Cody, JonElliott and add Charlie - 19:42).

Unfortunately, we didn't have anyone qualify for the State Meet and our season is now complete, but we shouldn't let that take anything away from our outstanding team performances against a very talented field at Sections.

Section 4A Meet

Race: Class A, Section 4A Meet
Date: Thursday, October 23rd
Place: Battle Creek Regional Park in St. Paul, MN
Time: Boys Trinity runners are dismissed from school at 2:00pm, to be on the road by 2:15pm. Girls 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: Luke Gross will by driving the boys team. Sarah Ennis (Sarah, Theresa, Katie G, Carmen) and Joyce or Dan Driessen (Rebecca, Catherine, Maria, Katie S) will be driving the girls team.
Directions: Battle Creek is located east of downtown St. Paul and just south of 94 across from 3M headquarters. From 94, exit south on McKnight Road and go to Upper Afton Road. Go left on Upper Afton, and left into the park.
Supper: There will be some treats/snacks provided following the race, but there are no official supper plans. I have heard that many runners/families go to Cossetta's following the Section meet for supper.

Race Distances:
Boys Varsity and JV races: 5000m
Girls Varsity and JV races: 4000m

Schedule of Events:
3:30pm - Coaches Meeting
4:00pm - Boys Varsity
4:30pm - Girls Varsity
5:00pm - Boys & Girls Combined JV race
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-Bloomington, Concordia Academy-Roseville, DeLaSalle, Eagle Ridge Academy/International School, Glencoe-Silver Lake, Holy Family Catholic, Jordan, Math & Science Academy, Mayer Lutheran, Meadow Creek Christian, Minnehaha Academy, Mounds Park Academy, Norwood-Young America, St. Anthony Village, St. Croix Lutheran, St. Paul Academy and Trinity School at River Ridge.

Trinity CC Sections Supper

The Brubakers have graciously offered to host a pasta supper for the Trinity CC team before the Section meet this week.

Here are the details:
Date - Tuesday, October 21st
Place - Brubaker's house - 11712 Galtier Drive Burnsville, MN
Time - Following practice, from 5:30 to 7:30pm

We plan to end practice on Tuesday by 5pm and then head to the Brubaker house for supper from Trinity. I will be asking for some students to drive, along with Kim and I, to get people there to eat.

We need to be sure and wrap things up by 7:30pm, so be sure you have a ride planned for no later than 7:30pm.

Directions -
From Trinity School:
494 West to 35E South
35E South to Cliff Road - go west
Cliff Road to Cartier Avenue - take a right (north)
Cartier Avenue to Selkirk Drive - take a left (west)
Selkirk Drive to Galtier Drive - take a right (north)
Go one block and the Brubaker house is on the northwest corner - house # 11712

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Trinity CC Practice - Week Eleven

Hello,

It's hard to believe we are approaching the end of the CC season. We are looking forward to the Section 4A meet this Thursday.

Here's the Week Eleven Schedule:
Monday, October 20th - at Trinity School - from 3:30-5:00pm.
Tuesday, October 21st - at Trinity School - from 3:30-5:00pm, then team spaghetti supper hosted by Brubakers from 5:30-7:30pm.
Wednesday, October 22nd - Run On Your Own.
Thursday, October 23rd - Section 4A Meet at Battle Creek Regional Park in St. Paul at 4:00pm.
Friday, October 24th - at Trinity School - from 3:30-5:00pm.
Saturday, October 25th - To Be Determined - following results of the Section meet.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Trinity Boys vs Girls Race Results

We were able to enjoy the scenery at Lebanon Hills on a wet and muddy course Monday afternoon.

The girls raced over 3200m, while the boys covered 3800m. The poor conditions made it a little harder on the guys to cover the extra distance, but both squads performed well and looked strong on the rolling hills of the park trails.

Here are the results:
Team Scores:
1st - Girls - 19 (1, 3, 4, 5, 6)
2nd - Boys - 39 (2, 7, 9, 10, 11)

Individual Results:
1 - Sarah Ennis - 12:19 - Girls
2 - Luke Gross - 12:38 - Boys
3 - Theresa Gross - 12:53 - Girls
4 - Carmen Quinlivan - 13:21 - Girls
5 - Maria Stephenson - 13:25 - Girls
6 - Rebecca Driessen - 13:42 - Girls
7 - Cody Sommer - 13:52 - Boys
8 - Katie Stephenson - 14:01 - Girls
9 - JonElliott Brubaker - 14:05 - Boys
10 - Chris Gross - 14:52 - Boys
11 - Charlie Leighton - 15:08 - Boys
12 (tie) - Jonathon Valentas - 15:16 - Boys
12 (tie) - Joe Hrbacek - 15:16 - Boys
14 - Catherine DeMarais - 15:42 - Girls