Feed My Starving Children Event

Hello,

Thanks to all families for being willing to contribute to this event. We are still interested in adding any parents that would like to come and volunteer with us after fall field day.

More details about Feed My Starving Children can be found here - http://www.fmsc.org.  Please note that volunteers must wear closed-toe shoes.

One other reminder is that students will need to be driven from the Lexington-Diffley complex at 2:00pm rather than Trinity School.

Here are the details:

Drivers:
Boys Drivers - Hoey (6), DeMarais (4), Sommer (5), Iverson (4), Kintz (3)
Girls Drivers - Andry (4), Miller (6), Walter (5), Michalak (6)
Additional Drivers - Schoen (3), Leighton (4)

Directions:
From Lexington-Diffley Athletic Complex to FMSC - turn left onto Lexington Avenue and go north for 3 miles, turn right onto Lone Oak Road going east, pass Neil Armstrong Blvd and then take the first right into the industrial area and go to the far east side of the business building straight ahead.

From FMSC to Trinity - turn right onto Lone Oak Road going east from the FMSC parking lot, take that to Dodd Road and go north (take a left), stay right on Dodd Road through the 55/149 split, turn right (east) onto O'Neill Drive, take that about one mile to Trinity.

Adult Workers: Jesse Schoen, Kim Kelly-Sommer and drivers
(If you are driving for the event, we are expecting you to help be an adult chaperon for food packing...please let me know if that will not work out for you.)

Schedule:

1 - Arrive at the Trinity Fall Field Day site (Lexington-Diffley Athletic Complex in Eagan) at 1:45pm. We will meet in the parking lot to the south of the athletic fields off Lexington Avenue.

2 - Fall Field Day ends at 2:00pm, we will drive students to the Feed My Starving Children location (990 Lone Oak Road, Suite 160 Eagan, MN).

3 - Participate in the 2:30-4:30pm training and work shift with the cross country team.

4 - A quick meet recap from the Private School Championships outside FMSC.

5 - Parents should pickup runners at the Feed My Starving Children building at 5:00pm.

If fall field day is moved indoors at Trinity School, we would then transport students from Trinity to Feed My Starving Children at the same times listed.

If fall field day is cancelled, we will have a normal cross country practice at Trinity School from 3:30-5:30pm as we would not be able to make the 2:30pm start time needed to participate at Feed My Starving Children.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Private School Championships

Here are the details for the Private School Championships:

Race: Private School Championships - hosted by Trinity at St. Catherine's University
Date: Thursday, September 11th, 2014
Place: The campus of St. Catherine University (2004 Randolph Avenue St. Paul, MN)
Time: Trinity runners will be leaving immediately following school (3:10pm if possible)! The first race is at 4:00pm.
Drivers:
Boys-
Baum (4) - Andy Baum, Alex Baum, Michael Leehan, Sam True
Gerdes (2) - Mark Gerdes, Eddie Hoey
Wilkin (5) - Thomas Wilkin, Josiah Sommer, Henry Leighton, Joshua Cline-Cole, Dob Kintz
Votel (6) - Patrick Votel, Daniel Votel, Jonathan DeMarais, Waweru Kariuki, Erik Iverson, Carl Yaeger
Tallarini (5) - Raymond Tallarini, Sam Hill, Charlie Cruse, Kainoa Victor
John Michael Berns (1) - John Michael
Ron Kranz (1) - Rob
Jorgen Viltoft (1) - Jorgen
Henry Brink (1) - Henry
Girls-
Carlson-Croll (6) - Gracie Carlson, Anna Maunu, Abby Turbenson, Marie DeMarais, Eva Bulson-Lewis, Rebecca Andry
Ennis (5) - Grace Ennis, Charlotte Howland, Katie Michalak, Lotus Schifsky, Theresa Mueller
Kehl (5) - Hannah Kehl, Elizabeth Walter, Lauren Miller, Marcella Brylski, Madeleine Brylski
Cunningham (5) - Kate Cunningham, Amelia Tallarini, Emily Balsbaugh, Jessica Brombach, Becca Wilkin
Clare Reinhardt (2) - Clare, Cecilia Nicklaus
Ahna Neil (2) - Ahna, Elizabeth Neil

Families Bringing Food for Meet: Brink (lead), Gerdes, Turbenson, Kariuki, Balsbaugh

Meet Workers:
Here's the list of parents scheduled to work at the Private School Championships at St. Catherine University in St. Paul on Thursday, September 11th:
                                 Jr High & Girls Races / Boys Races
Chute Worker/Finish Line: Gerdes / Carlson-Croll
Chute Worker/Finish Line: Wilkin / Michalak
Chute Worker/Finish Line: Iverson / Kehl
Chute Worker/Finish Line: Tallarini / Cunningham
Chute Worker/Finish Line: Cline-Cole / Bulson-Lewis
Chute Worker/Finish Line: Votel / Neil
Finish Line Video Recorder: Viltoft / Howland
Course Worker/Directions: Hill / Ennis
Course Worker/Directions: Kranz / Nicklaus
Course Worker/Directions: Yaeger / Maunu
Course Worker/Directions: Leehan / Turbenson
Course Worker/Directions: Leighton / Reinhardt
Split Announcer 1-Mile Mark: Hoey / Brylski
Split Announcer 2-Mile Mark: Baum / DeMarais
Awards Presentation: Jim Hoey, Kim Kelly-Sommer
Lead Bike: Mike Brubaker

Please report to the finish line for further instructions before races start...either at 3:30pm, or as soon as possible if you drove runners to the meet.

Directions: From Trinity School, take 35E north to Randolph Avenue, take Randolph Avenue west (left) to Fairview Avenue South, go south (left) on Fairview Avenue South and turn right (west) into the Event Parking Lot for St. Catherine's. The race is on the athletic fields just to the south of the lot.

Race Distances:
Boys Varsity and JV Races: 5000m
Girls Varsity and JV Races: 4000m
Boys and Girls Junior High "C" Race: 2000m

Schedule of Events:
3:30pm - Coaches Meeting & Workers Meeting
4:00pm - Boys and Girls Junior High & "C" Race (Emily Balsbaugh, Jessica Brombach, Amelia Tallarini, Kate Cunningham, Jonathan DeMarais, Erik Iverson, Kainoa Victor, Carl Yaeger)
4:30pm - Girls JV Race (Lauren Miller, Clare Reinhardt, Madeleine Brylski, Marcella Brylski, Hannah Kehl, Ahna Neil, Cecilia Nicklaus, Elizabeth Walter, Rebecca Andry, Eva Bulson-Lewis, Gracie Carlson, Marie DeMarais, Katie Michalak, Abby Turbenson)
5:00pm - Girls Varsity Race (Theresa Mueller, Lotus Schifsky, Becca Wilkin, Grace Ennis, Charlotte Howland, Anna Maunu, Elizabeth Neil)
5:30pm - Boys Varsity Race (Andy Baum, John Michael Berns, Sam Hill, Henry Brink, Eddie Hoey, Henry Leighton, Thomas Wilkin)
6:00pm - Boys JV Race (Mark Gerdes, Rob Kranz, Michael Leehan, Jorgen Viltoft, Joshua Cline-Cole, Josiah Sommer, Raymond Tallarini, Patrick Votel, Alex Baum, Waweru Kariuki, Dob Kintz, Sam True, Daniel Votel, Charlie Cruse)
roughly 6:45pm - Awards

Awards:
Top 10 runners in each race = T-Shirts
1st place Varsity Team = Team Trophy

Scoring:
It is traditional team scoring, add the places of your top 5 runners for a team score.

Teams Participating:
Academy of Holy Angels, Annunciation, The Blake School, Breck School, Christ's Household of Faith, Charter Stars, Concordia Academy, DeLaSalle, Maranatha Christian Academy, Minnehaha Academy, North Lakes Academy, Nova Classical Academy, Providence Academy, Spectrum, St. Croix Lutheran, St. Croix Prep, St. Paul Academy, Trinity School at River Ridge and Visitation.

Trinity CC - Week Five Schedule

Hello,

We have a busy week ahead with team pictures on Monday, the Private School Championships on Thursday, Feed My Starving Children following Fall Field Day on Friday, and a run on Saturday morning at Minnehaha Falls.

I know some juniors and seniors will have ACT testing on Saturday.  If that is you, please let me know and talk to me to get workout details to do on your own that day.

Here's the schedule for the upcoming week...

Week Five Schedule:
Monday, September 8th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
***Team Pictures (...and individual pictures if desired) at 5:30pm - they shouldn't take long, unless you want individual pictures***
Tuesday, September 9th - 3:30-5:30pm at Trinity School
Wednesday, September 10th - Run On Your Own - option to run at 6:45am at Trinity School
Thursday, September 11th - Private School Championships at St. Catherine's in St. Paul, MN.
The first race starts at 4:00pm. We will be leaving immediately following the end of the school day.
Friday, September 12th - 2:00-5:00pm at Feed My Starving Children in Eagan following fall field day.
***Parents volunteering will pickup kids at Lexington-Diffley athletic complex in the south parking lot at 2:00pm and come to Feed My Starving Children to work the 2:30-4:30pm shift with the kids.  From 4:30-5:00pm we will have a meet recap from Thursday.  Parents should pickup kids at Feed My Starving Children in Eagan.***
Saturday, September 13th - 9:00-10:30am at Minnehaha Falls (4801 Minnehaha Avenue Minneapolis, MN) - meet at the parking ticket meter by the Sea Salt restaurant at the falls.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Ron Kretsch Invitational Results

Here are the Trinity CC results from the Ron Kretsch (Red Knight) Invitational:

Girls Results (all races 2400m)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:05:23.7 - 2nd place of 20 teams (16 complete teams)
8:56.1 - Theresa Mueller (5:56, 3:00) - 5th overall, 1st of 67 Senior Girls
8:56.2 - Grace Ennis (5:56, 3:00) - 6th overall, 1st of 64 Sophomore Girls
8:59.8 - Lotus Schifsky (5:59, 3:00) - 7th overall, 2nd of 67 Senior Girls
9:26.8 - Elizabeth Neil (6:15, 3:11) - 27th overall, 4th of 65 Junior High Girls
9:34.2 - Anna Maunu (6:12, 3:22) - 39th overall, 7th of 64 Sophomore Girls
9:37.8 - Charlotte Howland (6:19, 3:18) - 42nd overall, 8th of 64 Sophomore Girls
9:52.8 - Emily Balsbaugh (6:34, 3:18) - 61st overall, 10th of 65 Junior High Girls
9:55.6 - Ahna Neil (6:32, 3:23) - 68th overall, 13th of 62 Junior Girls
9:58.6 - Marie DeMarais (6:25, 3:33) - 76th overall, 17th of 64 Sophomore Girls
10:09.1 - Gracie Carlson (6:45, 3:24) - 19th of 64 Sophomore Girls
10:16.3 - Marcella Brylski (6:39, 3:37) - 16th of 62 Junior Girls
10:20.7 - Madeleine Brylski (6:45, 3:35) - 18th of 62 Junior Girls
10:21.0 - Abby Turbenson (6:46, 3:35) - 23rd of 64 Sophomore Girls
10:23.7 - Katie Michalak (6:47, 3:36) - 27th of 64 Sophomore Girls
10:30.0 - Hannah Kehl (6:46, 3:44) - 19th of 62 Junior Girls
10:36.5 - Eva Bulson-Lewis (7:02, 3:34) - 32nd of 64 Sophomore Girls
10:36.8 - Elizabeth Walter (6:53, 3:43) - 21st of 62 Junior Girls
10:38.7 - Jessica Brombach (6:44, 3:54) - 22nd of 65 Junior High Girls
10:45.1 - Kate Cunningham (7:02, 3:43) - 26th of 65 Junior High Girls
11:20.9 - Rebecca Andry (7:17, 4:03) - 50th of 64 Sophomore Girls
11:33.3 - Clare Reinhardt (7:27, 4:08) - 44th of 67 Senior Girls
11:38.8 - Amelia Tallarini (7:28, 4:10) - 34th of 65 Junior High Girls
12:24.2 - Lauren Miller (8:02, 4:22) - 57th of 67 Senior Girls
14:20.3 - Maria Berns (9:19, 5:01) - 61st of 65 Junior High Girls
(309 total girls runners)

Boys Results (all races 3200m)-
Trinity Team Time - 1:18:51.2 - 4th place of 21 teams (20 complete teams)
10:35.4 - Henry Brink (5:18, 5:17) - 14th overall, 6th of 82 Junior Boys
11:04.1 - Thomas Wilkin (5:34, 5:30) - 27th overall, 2nd of 94 Freshman Boys
11:06.7 - Henry Leighton (5:30, 5:36) - 32nd overall, 4th of 94 Sophomore Boys
11:21.1 - Eddie Hoey (5:37, 5:44) - 45th overall, 12th of 82 Junior Boys
11:24.4 - John Michael Berns (5:28, 5:55) - 48th overall, 19th of 71 Senior Boys
11:38.8 - Raymond Tallarini (5:46, 5:52) - 59th overall, 19th of 82 Junior Boys
11:40.7 - Dob Kintz (5:46, 5:54) - 60th overall, 11th of 94 Sophomore Boys
11:41.5 - Andy Baum (5:33, 6:08) - 61st overall, 22nd of 71 Senior Boys
11:55.7 - Charlie Cruse (5:49, 6:06) - 84th overall, 5th of 96 Junior High Boys
12:13.5 - Josiah Sommer (6:01, 6:12) - 29th of 82 Junior Boys
12:40.1 - Sam Hill (6:13, 6:27) - 41st of 71 Senior Boys
12:43.5 - Alex Baum (6:17, 6:26) - 43rd of 94 Sophomore Boys
12:57.7 - Patrick Votel (6:12, 6:45) - 47th of 82 Junior Boys
13:00.5 - Rob Kranz (6:23, 6:37) - 50th of 71 Senior Boys
13:10.4 - Kainoa Victor (6:32, 6:38) - 22nd of 96 Junior High Boys
13:35.0 - Daniel Votel (6:51, 6:44) - 49th of 94 Freshman Boys
13:35.1 - Jonathan DeMarais (6:40, 6:55) - 34th of 96 Junior High Boys
15:07.0 - Jorgen Viltoft (7:10, 7:57) - 66th of 71 Senior Boys
15:07.1 - Mark Gerdes (6:56, 8:11) - 67th of 71 Senior Boys
15:52.5 - Michael Leehan (7:30, 8:22) - 70th of 71 Senior Boys
16:06.6 - Erik Iverson (7:55, 8:11) - 76th of 96 Junior High Boys
16:31.1 - Joshua Cline-Cole (7:59, 8:32) - 81st of 82 Junior Boys
19:08.4 - Sam True (9:00, 10:08) - 94th of 94 Freshman Boys
19:59.8 - Waweru Kariuki (9:46, 10:13) - 93rd of 94 Sophomore Boys
22:48.0 - Carl Yaeger (10:08, 12:40) - 96th of 96 Junior High Boys
(437 total boys runners)

Full results can be found on the RaceberryJam website here:

Girls Team Scores - http://www.raceberryjam.com/2014/redknightgirlsscores.html
Senior Girls Race - http://www.raceberryjam.com/2014/redknightsrgirls.html
Junior Girls Race - http://www.raceberryjam.com/2014/redknightjrgirls.html
Sophomore Girls Race - http://www.raceberryjam.com/2014/redknightsophgirls.html
Freshman Girls Race - http://www.raceberryjam.com/2014/redknight9girls.html
Junior High Girls Race - http://www.raceberryjam.com/2014/redknight78girls.html

Boys Team Scores - http://www.raceberryjam.com/2014/redknightboysscores.html
Senior Boys Race - http://www.raceberryjam.com/2014/redknightsrboys.html
Junior Boys Race - http://www.raceberryjam.com/2014/redknightjrboys.html
Sophomore Boys Race - http://www.raceberryjam.com/2014/redknightsophboys.html
Freshman Boys Race - http://www.raceberryjam.com/2014/redknight9boys.html
Junior High Boys Race - http://www.raceberryjam.com/2014/redknight78boys.html

Ron Kretsch Invitational

Here are the details for the Ron Kretsch Invitational:

Race: Ron Kretsch Invitational (33rd Annual) - hosted by Benilde-St. Margaret's
Date: Saturday, September 6th, 2014
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: 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.
[a Google Maps search of 'Bassett Creek Park Crystal, MN' will get you to the correct location]
***494 is closed this weekend going east and west at Hwy 77 - please find an alternate route***
Parents Bringing Food for Meet: BJ Kranz (lead), Teresa DeMarais, Rachel Tallarini, Anita Cline-Cole, Barb Seerey

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

Schedule of Events:
9:45am - Coaches Meeting
10:00am - 7th & 8th Grade Boys (Charlie Cruse, Jonathan DeMarais, Erik Iverson, Kainoa Victor, Carl Yaeger)
10:15am - 7th & 8th Grade Girls (Emily Balsbaugh, Maria Berns, Jessica Brombach, Elizabeth Neil, Amelia Tallarini, Kate Cunningham)
10:30am - 9th Grade Boys (Sam True, Daniel Votel, Thomas Wilkin)
10:45am - 9th Grade Girls
11:00am - 10th Grade Boys (Alex Baum, Waweru Kariuki, Dob Kintz, Henry Leighton)
11:15am - 10th Grade Girls (Rebecca Andry, Eva Bulson-Lewis, Gracie Carlson, Marie DeMarais, Grace Ennis, Charlotte Howland, Anna Maunu, Katie Michalak, Abby Turbenson)
11:30am - 11th Grade Boys (Henry Brink, Joshua Cline-Cole, Eddie Hoey, Josiah Sommer, Raymond Tallarini, Patrick Votel)
11:45am - 11th Grade Girls (Madeleine Brylski, Marcella Brylski, Hannah Kehl, Ahna Neil, Cecilia Nicklaus, Elizabeth Walter, Becca Wilkin)
12:00pm - 12th Grade Boys (Andy Baum, John Michael Berns, Mark Gerdes, Sam Hill, Rob Kranz, Michael Leehan, Jorgen Viltoft)
12:15pm - 12th Grade Girls (Lauren Miller, Theresa Mueller, Clare Reinhardt, Lotus Schifsky)
12:30pm - Coaches Race
12:40pm - Team & Individual Awards (...this usually doesn't get started until 12:50pm or later...expect everything to be complete by 1:30pm)

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, Blake Middle School, Bloomington Jefferson, Breck, Concordia Academy, DeLaSalle, Hill-Murray, Holy Family Catholic, Mankato East, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis Washburn, Mounds Park Academy, New Richmond, Nova Classical Academy, Orono, St. Paul Academy, St. Thomas Academy, Trinity School at River Ridge and Visitation

Trinity CC - Week Four Schedule

Hello,

We begin our competitive season in week four with the Ron Kretsch Invitational on Saturday.  We are excited to finally see the Tri-Hawk runners in action!

Don't forget, we have an important practice on Labor Day night at Deerwood Elementary.

Week Four Schedule:
Monday, September 1st - 6:00-8:00pm - practice at Deerwood Elementary (1540 Deerwood Drive, Eagan, MN)
Tuesday, September 2nd - 3:30-5:30pm - practice at Trinity School
Wednesday, September 3rd - Run On Your Own - option to run at 6:45am at Trinity School
Thursday, September 4th - 3:30-5:30pm - practice at Trinity School
Friday, September 5th - 3:30-5:00pm - practice at Trinity School
Saturday, September 6th - Ron Kretsch Invitational at Bassett Creek Park (32nd Avenue North and Yates Avenue North...on Google Maps you can find it by searching Bassett Creek Park Crystal, MN) - the first race starts at 10:00am.  Runners should be there by 9:00am.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Food For Meets

Hello,
Here's information from assistant coach Kim Kelly-Sommer about food assignments for meets:
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Trinity Cross Country 2016 Food For Meets-

There are 33 Boys and 19 Girls for a total of 52 athletes. 6 coaches = 58 people.

I have assigned 5-6 people to each meet to bring food. I have only listed the last name either Mom or Dad is welcome to do the job.  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 (Kim) will bring a table, cold pack with mustard, and mayo, brownies and pumpkin bars to each meet.

Bread or buns- 58 can be white and or wheat on the smaller size. Not large hamburger buns. Or bread for 58 sandwiches. Bagels will also work. I will bring gluten free bread for the couple of gluten free kids we have.

Meat- for 58 can be ham, turkey, salami, what ever. If the slices are large please feel free to cut them in half.

Cheese- Probably do not need 58 slices as not all will take cheese.

Vegetables- Lettuce and tomato, not everyone eats these so enough for around 20-30 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.
Grapes washed and snipped or apples sliced or oranges quarted.

1% Chocolate Milk is always appreciated it would need to come on ice with cups. 4 gallons should be good. Chocolate milk when consumed directly after a meet has the right balance of sugar and protein for building muscle.

I will try to have a cutting board and knife at all meets.

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! 

Saturday, September 10th - Ron Kretsch Invitational (Bassett Creek Park) - 10:00am
I would suggest bagels and cream cheese, and meat and cheese for this meet, with some fruit, and perhaps chocolate milk.
Lead Brink 
Wilkin
Schmidt
Balsbaugh
Hammond
Cruse

Thursday, September 15th - Private School Championships (St. Catherine's) - 4:00pm
Lead Tallarini
Cunningham
Arend
Yaeger
Gonko

Saturday, September 24th - Milaca Mega Meet (Homecoming) - 10:00am
Lead Leighton
Theis
Bulson-Lewis
Ennis
Erickson

Saturday, October 1st - Swain Invitational (Duluth - Varsity Only [30 athletes]) - 12:00pm
Lead Carlson
DeMarais
Rachac
Votel/Seery
Neil/Klaphake

Thursday, October 6th - Trinity Invitational (Farmington) - 4:30pm
Lead Michalak
Cudd
Cline-Cole
Iverson
Marble
Whittenburg

Saturday, October 8th - CAA Junior High Meet (Wakefield Park, St. Paul - Jr High Only [20 athletes]) - 8:00am
Breakfast food - muffins and or bagles, juice and chocolate milk and fruit would be good
Lead Kehl
Martin
Chen
Stevenson
Monhaut

Tuesday, October 11th - MCAA Conference Meet (Bassett Creek Park) - 4:00pm
Lead Baum
Nixon
Gerrity
Kariuki
Mealey
Timberlake

Thursday, October 27th - Section 4A Meet (Battle Creek Park, Maplewood) - 4:00pm
Lead Turbenson
Kintz
Lorenz
Howland
Norlien

Saturday, November 5th - State Meet (St. Olaf, Northfield) - 10:00am
We usually go out to dinner after this meet. Kim brings snacks.