Blaine Invite Change

Due to the weather, today's Blaine Invite has been cancelled and rescheduled for Thursday of this week.  This will affect the JV meet on Thursday as well.  At this moment, we will not be able to have the JV meet, but if we can we will move it to a different day.

We will have practice at normal time today, but if there are any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

Blaine Invite

The following are the Heat Sheets for tomorrows Blaine Invite at Blaine High School.  Heat Sheets  This is an easy way to know what heat and lane your runner(s) is, or what flight they are for their field event.

One other thing of note, they changed the start time of the meet to 3:30 for field events and 3:45 for the running events, with the normal order of events set for this meet.

If there are any questions, please let me know,
Thanks,
Denny

Roseville Invite Results

Our individual results, as well as the overall results, are now posted on the right side of the blog.  We had a solid overall night with some very strong performances and improvements across the board going against some tough teams and individuals.  Top finishers went to Courtney Killian as she one the Long Jump; Rachel Deters (Shot Put), Grace Henneman (100m Hurdles), and the 4x100m Relay team of Fayza Akeri, Abby Russ, Anna Nummela, and Beni Kalala as they all finished in 2nd; and Abby Russ for finishing 4th in the 300 Hurdles.

As a team we finished in 5th out of 8 teams, 2 points out of 4th, but we looked at the number of season and all-time Personal Bests and the improvements from last week and we feel that we are moving in the right direction.

Next up is the Centennial 9/10 Meet tomorrow.  We are trying to get all of those that were not in the meet yesterday in, as well as a few from yesterday, but we are still limited on number of athletes we can use, which really only affects the sprinters.  Meet will start at 3:45 with the bus leaving at 2:40.

Thanks
Denny

Roseville Invite at East Ridge High School

Below is information for tomorrows Varsity meet at East Ridge High School.  This is considered the Roseville Invite and was supposed to be there, but due to construction it has been moved to East Ridge.  Please allow for extra time to get there.  General directions as well as a link with a map to East Ridge are below as well.

This will be a Normal Order of Events meet with the Running events starting at 4:00.  Pole Vault and High Jump will be starting at 3:30 with the other 4 Field Events starting at 3:45.  There is no time schedule for this meet, so it will be what they consider a Rolling Schedule, where they will go from one event to the next without be restricted to a certain time frame.  There will be 9 schools attending, but we are limited to 3 individuals per individual events and 1 relay team per relay events, so this will still run fairly quickly (well, for a track meet!! lol).

The Girls will be notified at practice today by their coaches on who will be competing and who will not.  Those that do not compete will have practice tomorrow and will be competing on Thursday at Centennial.

Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

East Ridge High School
4200 Pioneer Dr, Woodbury, MN 55129
Take US Hwy 10 to 35W South, and then merge back onto Hwy 10 and merging onto I694 east.  Continue on I694 to I494 and exit at Exit 60, Lake Road and go east.  Turn right onto Radio Dr until you come to a round-about and go east onto Bailey Rd.  Take a right onto Pioneer Dr, and the school will be on your right.
Map of Woodbury, East Ridge High School

Friday Practices

Due to there being no school on Friday, practice times are going to be different.

The Sprinters and Distance Runners will be meeting at the track at 9:00.

Pole Vaulters will be meeting at 10:30.

Shot Put and Discus will be meeting at 3:00.

If there are any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

Anoka Tri Results

Results for last nights Anoka Tri with Elk River are now posted on the right side of the blog.  There were, however, not overall meet results, so we cannot say for certain where we would have placed as a team.

What we did see is improvements in many areas, meaning we were taking advantage of the great weather, but also showing that the work they were able to put in over the past week is helping them.  There are some areas that we are growing the depth of the team and being more competitive in than we have in the past, but we still have a lot of work we want to do to make sure we are able to put forth the best possible team by the end of the season.

We are having practice today despite the weather.  Chances are that we will be inside for the majority of our events, if not all of them.

Thanks
Denny

Tuesday at Anoka

Tomorrow's meet at Anoka is now a Triangular with Elk River coming down.  The track is on the north side of the High School, with the first race starting at 3:45.  The only change in the order of events is that the 3200m run will be at the same time as the 4X800 at the beginning of the meet.  At this moment, we will not have anyone in the 3200m.  But, what this allows is for the meet to be completed at a faster time.  All other events will go on as normally scheduled (there is no time schedule).
If there are any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

Sartell Results

Our individual, as well as the overall meet results, are now posted on the right side of the blog for last nights Sartell Invite that was at St John's University.  Click onto the name of the meet and then inside that page at the top will be the overall results.

Despite being short handed, we had a solid night, especially with the short sprints with the girls taking 7 of the top 12 spots (less than a half a second apart) in the 60m Dash, led by the 2nd place finish of Mikayla de Souza and 3rd place finish of Courtney Killian and 4 of the top 5 in the 200m Dash with Mikayla winning and Grace Kehr taking 2nd.

Other top finishes went to Courtney Killian winning both the Long and Triple Jumps, Rachel Deters taking 2nd in the Shot Put, and Grace Kehr and Ali Hedlund tieing for 2nd in the Pole Vault.

Great night of races, many improvements and steps taken.  Next up is a Tri on Tuesday at Anoka vs. Elk River.  More info to come on Monday.

Thanks
Denny

Friday, April 12

Just a reminder for those that are not competing today that there still is practice at the normal time.  If you are unable to make it or have any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

Sartell Indoors

Below is the team list of who is competing and in which events for tomorrow's Sartell Invite that is now at St John's University in their Indoor facility.  The bus will be leaving at 4:45 with the meet starting at about 7:00.  There will be 3 teams and a reduced number of events, so it should go fairly quick.
The easiest way to get to St John's would be to get onto I94 West and exit at Exit 156, CR 159 (Abbey Road/135th Ave) and take a left.  Follow Abbey Road onto campus and take a left at Prep School Road and the building will be on your right.
Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

Here is the address for St John's as well as a link to the campus map. The Indoor Facility is at 15a:

Saint John's University

2850 Abbey Plaza
Collegeville, Minnesota 56321

55	Time			200	Time
Courtney Killian				Mikayla de Souza
Mikayla de Souza				Alicia Yarkpah
Alicia Yarkpah				Ruth Osayameh
Ruth Osayameh				Grace Kehr
Grace Kehr				Kelis Hammer
Kelis Hammer				Tami Tunmbi
Tami Tunmbi				Favor Nelson
Favor Nelson				Tulia Momo
Tulia Momo
Tara Koepke
Ayantu Koji				400	Time
Jada Harvey				Bella Bresnahan
55HH	Time			1600	Time
Rachel Kalala				Zoe Hoaglund
				Ava Kehr
				Nora Danek
800	Time
Sarah Eichstadt				High Jump	Height
Ilsa Hoaglund				Ava Kehr
Sydney Vossen				Jada Harvey
Alyssa Ross				Sydney Vossen
Cheryl Black
				Pole Vault	Height
4x400	Time			Ali Hedlund
Courtney Killian				Julia Waite
Ava Kehr				Julia Dutton
Bella Bresnahan				Claire Hartung
?				Hailie Lattery
Shot Put	Distance			Long Jump	Distance
Rachel Deters				Courtney Killian
Ellie Biggins				Tara Koepke
Dola Green				Ayantu Koji
Faith Osei
Ashley Wiitanen				Triple Jump	Distance
Christie Tabla				Courtney Killian
Emma Myhers
Leah Johnson

Centennial Quad Results

Results for last nights Cenntenial Quad against Blaine and Irondale are now posted on the right side of the blog.  All of our results will be posted there and at the top is a link to the overall meet results as well. (Grace Henneman is missing in the 300 Hurdles, and she would have been 3rd overall).

The Girls finished in 3rd out of 4 teams and had some solid performances in a close battle for 2nd. Courtney Killian led the way for the Girls winning both the Long and Triple Jumps.  Second place finishes went to the 4x800 team of Abby Ellenbecker, Olivia Ellenbecker, Maddie Keran and Ava Kehr; Grace Henneman in the 100 Hurdles, Sarah Eichstadt in the 1600, and Rachel Deters in the Shot Put.

There were a lot of solid performances considering it was most of their first meet and with the conditions being a little brisk at times.  There is still a lot of room for improvement and now that we have a meet under us and we have a better feeling for what we have, we can start working more on what we need help in as well as help those that are off to good starts improve and advance themselves.

Thanks!
Denny

Sartell Invite

Due to the weather the rest of this week, there has been a change in Friday's Sartell Invite.  The meet is now being schedule as an Indoor Meet and will be held at St John's University.  The meet will also start at 7:00pm.  With Prom on Saturday, we know that some of the athletes will not be able to make the meet, but we want for them to notify us so we do not schedule them for any events. 

We will send out more information as we get closer to the meet,
Thanks
Denny

Centennial Meet Today

 The meet today will be starting at 3:45, with their track behind the high school. (Directions below, as well as a message about parking and getting through the school area today). We will be using the normal order of events for this meet, and with four teams, I would expect to be back to CRHS by 7:30.
If there are any changes to the meet, I will let you know as soon as I can.  Also, please remember that we want the athletes to stay for the whole meet, but if they absolutely have to leave, I have to have a note as well as have you check them out with me so we are making sure we are keeping accurate numbers and know who has left.
Thanks,
Denny

Centennial: 4707 North Road, Circle Pines, 55014.  Go East on Hwy 10, then merge onto Interstate 35W North.  Go north on 35W to the Lexington Ave exit and take a right.  Take a left on North Road (101^st Ave NE).  School will be on left about a mile after Lexington

Normal Order of Events
Track Events:
4x800m Relay
100m High Hurdles
100m Dash
4x200m Relay
1600m Run
4x100m Relay
400m Dash
300 Intermediate Hurdles
800m Run
200m Dash
3200m Run
4x400m Relay

Field Events:
Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put, Discus, Pole Vault, High Jump

* Athletes can be in up to a total of 4 events, but no more than 3 in field or track. 

IE: 3 track and 1 field; 3 field and 1 track; 2 track and 2 field.

Roseville Invite Change

There is a change in the location for the Roseville Invite on Tuesday, April 23rd.  The meet will now be at East Ridge High School.  I will come up with directions to help if you have never been there, but it is out in Woodbury.  Start time is the same.
Thanks
Denny