True Team Sections Meet, Tuesday, May 10 at Rogers High School

Below is the line up as well as a link to the meet information for Tuesday's True Team Meet at Rogers High School.  Two very important time items that are needed to be known. First, the High Jump and Pole Vault for Girls will be starting at 12:00pm.  They will need to start heading to the meet at about 10:30.  The rest of the team will be leaving the school at 1:45. The reason for this, is that if they waited until the meet time, with up to 30 athletes in each of those events, and only 1 pit for both, it would take over 4 hours for each, add the Boys to that, and the last competitors would be in the dark and it would be well after 10:00.  Which brings me to the other time item, this is a bigger meet, with 10 teams and each team allowed to enter 3 athletes in each event and one relay team per relay.  There is not a set time schedule, but it will be a normal run meet, so it will be a longer day/evening.  In the past we have not been back to school until closer to 8:30-9:00, if there are no weather delays.  If you are concerned about your athlete being out that late, please note that you are allowed to bring them home after their events, but please make sure you are letting me know so we are not looking or waiting for them when we are trying to go home.  If there is any more information before Tuesday, I will send it out as well.

Meet Information
If there are any questions, please let me know,
Thanks

Denny

True Team Sections, @ Rogers, Tuesday, May 10, 2022
100M		200M
Mikayla de Souza		Mikayla de Souza
Molly Knoblauch		Molly Knoblauch
Marlvina Williams		Belinda Griffith
100H		300H
Kennedy Martinson		Kennedy Martinson
Sydnie Muir		Sydnie Muir
Sydney Oundo		Sydney Oundo
400M		800M
Sophia Griener		Ava Kehr
Michelle Lukitsch		Tessa Del Fratte
Kewanna Yaffa		Anna Winter
1600M		3200M
Stella Bone		Ruby Demmer
Ella LaGree		Grace Berndt
Megan Fuller		Julie Hedlund
4x100M		4x200M
Jenna Sund		Belinda Griffith
Adrianna Togba		Kewanna Yaffa
Bailey Rauh		Kaylee Smith
Marlvina Williams		Adrianna Togba
4x400M		4x800M
Molly Knoblauch		Ava Kehr
		Tessa Del Fratte
Mikayla de Souza		Ruby Demmer
Kennedy Martinson		Megan Fuller
Triple Jump		Long Jump
Grace Kehr		Ava Kehr
Mary Olson		Grace Kehr
		Julia Dutton
Shot Put		Discus
Persia Glenn		Persia Glenn
Malia Dean		Malia Dean
Melody Kpahn		Melody Kpahn
Pole Vault		High Jump
Kennedy Martinson		Ava Kehr
Grace Kehr		Kaylee Smith
Michelle Lukitsch

Coon Rapids JV Meet

The JV meet for today at Coon Rapids is going to be a regularly scheduled meet with all of the events.  First events will start at 3:45, and Girls High Jump will not start until 5:15 and the Girls throwers will start at Shot Put.
Thanks,
Denny

Blaine Invite Results

Here is a link to the results from today's Blaine Invite: https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/468934/results Congratulations to Kennedy Martinson (11'7") and Grace Kehr (11'1") for both breaking the school record in Pole Vault!! Kennedy has now Vaulted the highest so far in the State and Grace is 6th!! Great job to all of the Girls as they were able to finish 3rd out of 7 teams today! There were many season Personal Bests today across all of the events!! I will update our individual results tomorrow Denny!

Blaine Invite Information

Before we get to the info for the Blaine Invite, please note that I have updated the results from Fridays Duluth East Invite to have a link to the Overall Results, that included team points.  We did finish in 4th out of 13 teams, so a solid day and one we know we can and will have to improve on.

You can find the heat sheets for tomorrows Blaine Invite as well as the results, including Live results, at the following link: https://results.wayzatatiming.com/meets/15954.

The Schedule below is usually fairly accurate, just note that the Girls Pole Vault will not start until the Boys are done.

Thanks,
Denny

3:30 Field Events

Long Jump/ Triple Jump cafeteria style (4 jumps, no finals) 3:30-6:30

Boys Shot Put (discuss to follow)

Girls Discus (shot put to follow)

Boys Pole Vault starting height 8’, 9’, 10’,then 6”

Girls to follow at 6’, 7’, 8’,and then 6”

Girls HJ starting height 4’ then up 2”

Boys to follow at 5’2” then up 2”

3:45 Running Events (Running time Girls then Boys)

3:45 4 x 800 meter relay

4:05 100/110-Meter High Hurdles

4:25 100-Meter Dash

4:45 4 x 200 meter relay (red, red, yellow exchanges)

4:55 1600 meter run

5:15 4 x 100 meter relay (yellow exchanges)

5:25 400-meter dash

5:45 300 I.M. Hurdles

6:05 800 meter run

6:25 200 meter run

6:45 3200 meter run

7:15 4 x 400 meter relay

Week Recap, Week Ahead

All of our results from last weeks 3 meets are now posted on the right side of the blog. Tuesday's meet vs. Cambridge is the Overall Results with Wednesday and Friday's results just our own.  I am trying to find a way to put up the Meet Results from the Centennial 9/10, but what they sent us included all of the field event sheets, plus the Boys results, so it is a lot of pages.  As with the Duluth East Invite Meet Results, you can find them here: https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/469409/results  I have not seen Team Scores yet, but one I have those, I will make sure they are posted as well.

This was possibly the busiest week of the season and things got a bit extended on Friday night with the meet taking much longer than expected.  It was something that we did not feel was going to take as long as it did, but sometimes, especially earlier in the season, things take longer.  But the Girls held their own this whole week, while we continue to develop them, teach them how to do their events, and even teach them new events as we try to piece together the best team we can with the Girls that are on the team.  Some of it is also more focused on training and getting them more ready for the end of the season versus being at their best now.  

Tuesday, vs Cambridge, was a solid way to get the week started.  We are now in a Section with Cambridge, so it was a positive to see them before we get to the Section Meet. The Girls got to have a better feel for where they are with Cambridge, and what individuals are strong for them.  They did beat us in the overall results, but we improved and a few girls stepped up into new events, which will help them and us for the rest of the season.

Wednesday, the Centennial 9/10 meet was a good opportunity for the JV Girls to compete against some good teams, but not against their top athletes.  The Girls finished 4th out of 5 teams with the Distance group and Pole Vaulters gaining the majority of our points.

Friday, the Hamline Elite meet and the Duluth East Invite were the big focus on the week and one that we competed at our best.  With the Hamline Elite meet, Kennedy Martinson was our lone representative, but she did not disappoint, finishing 4th in the 100 Hurdles, tying her School Record, 3rd in the 300 Hurdles, and 5th in Pole Vault, tying the School Record set by Mollie Gillberg 11 years ago!! It was a great representation of our program and is a huge step for Kennedy, as she now knows where she stands with the rest of the best in the State in those 3 events!!

With the Duluth East Invite, much like Cambridge, Duluth East is now in our Section and this was the only opportunity we could go against them.  Most of the teams there we have not competed against nor will we the rest of the season, but was good for the Girls to compete against other teams and not just the same ones from our Conference.  As mentioned, there have not been any team results yet, but we did compete well, including many top 3 performances, led by Mikayla de Souza in the 100 and Grace Kehr in the Pole Vault (3 inches from the school record herself!) both winning; 2nd place finishes to the 4x100 and 4x200 teams and 3rd place to Persia Glenn in the Shot Put.  Temps and winds were a little harsh, so some times were down, but the Girls fought through them and had a positive experience, despite how long it took.  

Next up, in a bit more tame week with weather that is a little nicer, is the Blaine Invite on Tuesday, with Field events starting at 3:30 and running events at 3:45.  On Thursday is a JV meet at Coon Rapids against Blaine and Andover starting at 3:45.

Thanks to all of the parents/fans that came out to support us this past week, especially those that made the trek up to Duluth!  It is always a big positive, even when the Girls sometimes don't seem to want you there, it does help them.  Also, a big Thank You to Aimee Bone and Gretchen Del Fratte on Friday for picking up the dinner for the Girls!! 

Thanks,
Denny

Heading Home

Sorry for being so late, the meet took much longer than expected, but we have just left and are on our way home, 10:27. I apologize greatly for this!! 

Denny

Duluth East Invite

Below is the basic info for Fridays meet at Duluth East, including directions to the school.  

We will be leaving at 12:30, with everyone getting out of class at 12:00.  If you are missing your usual lunch time, please make sure that you bring food for your lunch.  We will be on a coach bus, so the hope is that there will be wifi for those that need to be doing their homework.  

The first races will be starting at 4:15 and this will be a full meet schedule.  I have not received a time schedule, but if I do I will post it.  But, this will be a bit of longer day, so not expecting the last races to be finished until after 7:00/7:30.  Dinner will be provided.  We will not expect to be home until around 10:00, so with that we are asking that the Girls bring everything with them that they brought to school so we do not have to go into the school.  Also, we will have the Girls call when we get close to Forest Lake so we can have all rides to the school by the time we get home.

Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks

Denny

 Duluth East High School, 301 North 40th Avenue East, Duluth, MN 55804.  Take Hwy 10 East to I35W North and continue on I35W/I35 to Duluth.  Once in Duluth, continue on I35 until it turns into Hwy 61 North.  Go about 1.3 miles and turn left onto 40th Ave, and the school will be on the left.