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

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.

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

Trinity CC - Practice Week Eleven

Hello,

It's Section Meet Week and the Tri-hawk runners have put in the time and effort to make the most of our next big meet. We are prepared and are looking forward to the races on Thursday!

Here's the Week Eleven Schedule:
Monday, October 26th - at Trinity School (601 River Ridge Parkway Eagan, MN) from 3:30-5:00pm.
Tuesday, October 27th - at Trinity School from 3:30-5:00pm - followed by a CC team spaghetti supper at Driessens from 5:30-7:00pm.
Wednesday, October 28th - Run On Your Own - option to meet before school and run with teammates at 7:00am.
Thursday, October 29th - Section 4A Meet at Battle Creek Regional Park (2401 Upper Afton Road Maplewood, MN) at 4:00pm.
Friday, October 30th - at Trinity School from 3:30-5:00pm.
Saturday, October 31st - To Be Determined - following the results of the Section Meet.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Trinity Boys vs Girls Race Results

We had a beautiful fall day to enjoy the trees and trails at Lebanon Hills Regional Park.

The girls raced over 3200m, while the boys covered 3800m. Both groups performed very well on a challenging course with pride on the line.

Here are the results:

Team Scores:
1st - Boys - 26 (3, 4, 5, 6, 8)
2nd - Girls - 29 (1, 2, 7, 9, 10)

Individual Results:
1 - Lotus Schifsky - 12:48 - Girls (6:24 pace)
2 - Linnea Bellomo - 12:57 - Girls (6:28 pace)
3 - Cody Sommer - 13:22 - Boys (5:39 pace)
4 - Patrick Earhart - 13:28 - Boys (5:42 pace)
5 - JonElliott Brubaker - 13:31 - Boys (5:43 pace)
6 - Charlie Leighton - 13:34 - Boys (5:44 pace)
7 - Lucy Leighton - 13:56 - Girls (6:58 pace)
8 - Jonathon Valentas - 14:13 - Boys (6:01 pace)
9 - Carmen Quinlivan - 14:17 - Girls (7:08 pace)
10 - Catherine DeMarais - 14:30 - Girls (7:15 pace)
11 - Karl Brummer - 14:36 - Boys (6:11 pace)
12 - Joe Hrbacek - 14:41 - Boys (6:13 pace)
13 - Chris Johnson - 14:53 - Boys (6:17 pace)
14 - Sydney Kloster - 16:20 - Girls (8:10 pace)
15 - John Michael Berns - 16:22 - Boys (6:56 pace)
16 - Jeremy Troedson - 16:47 - Boys (7:06 pace)
17 - Rob Kranz - 23:22 - Boys (9:53 pace)

Course Records:
12:19 - Sarah Ennis (2008) - 3200m
12:38 - Luke Gross (2008) - 3800m

Trinity Boys vs Girls Race

Race: Trinity Boys vs Girls Intrasquad Race
Date: Monday, October 19th
Place: Lebanon Hills Regional Park - Jensen Lake entrance on Pilot Knob Road, between Cliff Road and McAndews Road (4601 120th Street West Apple Valley, MN)
Time: Runners will leave for Lebanon Hills from school at 3:15pm. The intrasquad race will begin at 4:30pm. Runners will cooldown following the race and treats will be provided. The entire event will conclude by 5:30pm. Please pickup students at Lebanon Hills Regional Park.
Drivers: BJ Kranz, Margaret Berns, Kim Kelly-Sommer, Jesse Schoen and various students.
Directions: From Trinity School - take 494 West to 35E South - 35E South to Pilot Knob Road going south - take Pilot Knob Road for about 4 miles and turn left into Lebanon Hills - Jensen Lake entrance.

Race Distances:
Boys: 3800m
Girls: 3200m

Format:
Both boys and girls Trinity teams will race the same course, the girls will start 600m ahead of the boys on the course path...both teams will start at the same time and finish at the same location.

Boys and girls runners of equal ability should finish at approximately the same time over these distances. We will score the meet as normal and determine a Trinity team champion.

Schedule:
3:15pm - Leave Trinity School
3:50pm - Runners will arrive at Lebanon Hills
4:00pm - Runners will warmup and check out the course
4:20pm - We will call Boys and Girls teams to their starting lines
4:30pm - Start the Intrasquad Race
5:00pm - Runners will cooldown
5:15pm - Announce team scores and serve treats

Trinity CC - Practice Week Ten

Hello,

We had excellent weather and an outstanding performance at the MCAA Conference Meet last week! Week Ten is our down week for racing, with just the Boys vs Girls intrasquad race on Monday...a final tune-up as we get ready for Sections next week.

Here's the Week Ten Schedule:
Monday, October 19th - Boys vs Girls Race at Lebanon Hills Regional Park - Jensen Lake entrance (4601 120th St W Apple Valley, MN) from 3:30-5:30pm. The race starts at 4:30pm.
Tuesday, October 20th - at Trinity School (601 River Ridge Parkway Eagan, MN) from 3:30-5:30pm.
Wednesday, October 21st - Run On Your Own - option to meet before school at 7:00am and run with teammates.
Thursday, October 22nd - at Trinity School from 3:30-5:30pm.
Friday, October 23rd - at Trinity School from 3:30-5:00pm.
Saturday, October 24th - at Minnehaha Falls (4801 Minnehaha Avenue Minneapolis, MN) - meet at the parking ticket meter by the falls - from 9:00-10:00am.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse