Section Finals Schedule

Here is the schedule for the Section Meet on Friday.  Please remember that parking is limited and you will need to park on the street, and that you will need to pay to get in.
Lastly, the top 2 finishers in each event, plus anyone that reaches a qualifying standard in their event, will qualify for the State Meet.
Also, you can find yesterday's results, as well as get up to the minute results tomorrow at  wayzataresults.com, which there is a link above for.  Look for MSHSL Section 5AA Championships.

Any questions, let me know,
Thanks
Denny

DAY 2

National Anthem 11:20 p.m.

First Day Awards 11:30 p.m.

11:30 p.m. Field Events Start

12:00 p.m. girls 3200m relay 1 section

12:20 p.m. boys 3200m relay 1 section

12:40 p.m. girls 100m high hurdle finals

12:50 p.m. boys 110m high hurdle finals

1:00 p.m. girls 100m dash finals

1:05 p.m. boys 100m dash finals

1:15 p.m. girls 4 x 200m relay finals ( 2 sections)

1:25 p.m. boys 4 x 200m relay finals ( 2 sections)

1:35 p.m. girls 1600m run (2 sections)

1:55 p.m. boys 1600m run ( 2 sections)

2:15 p.m. girls 4 x 100m relay finals (2 sections)

2:25 p.m. boys 4 x 100m relay finals (2 sections)

2:35 p.m. girls 400m dash finals

2:45 p.m. boys 400m dash finals

3:00 p.m. girls 300m hurdles finals

3:10 p.m. boys 300m hurdles finals

3:20 p.m. girls 800m run finals

3:30 p.m. boys 800m run finals

3:40 p.m. girls 200m dash finals

3:50 p.m. boys 200m dash finals

4:05 p.m. girls 4 x 400m relay ( 2 sections)

4:20 p.m. boys 4 x 400m relay finals ( 2 sections)

Weather Today

With the weather that we are predicted to have today, there are some items to be touched on for the meet.

First, the Boys Pole Vault and the Girls High Jump will be inside, and located downstairs of the Walker Field House, which is south of the track.

Second, if it is just raining, all events will continue as scheduled.  However, if there is lightning or dangerous weather, we will be delayed until the weather allows us to go back out, with 30 minutes after the last sight of lightning.  It is possible that we will be there much later then the schedule or, it is even possible that we would be delayed until Thursday or major changes to the schedule on Friday.  The first goal will be to get everything in today, with drastic changes as a last resort.

As soon as there is any new information that comes out, I will get the info onto the blog.

Thanks
Denny

Section 5AA Meet, Day 1

Below is the time schedule for tomorrows Section Meet at Hamline University.  Please know that you will need to park on the street and may need to walk a distance to get to the stadium.  There will only be 3 Field Events competed tomorrow, Discus, High Jump, and Long Jump, and no relays or the 1600m will be competed on Day 1.
There will also be an admission fee, and T-shirt sales.
Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

Hamline University: 1536 Hewitt Ave, St. Paul, 55104. Go East on Hwy 10 to Snelling Ave South.  Follow Snelling Ave to Hamline University (pass the State Fair Grounds), and take a left onto Hewitt Ave. Track will be on the left at the Klas Center.

Section 5AA Track and Field Schedule

1st place in each heat plus the next fastest times to fill all lanes will advance in all running

events 400m or less and the hurdle events.

Boys 800m run and Girls 800m run 3 heats for each gender.

Top 3 in each heat plus the next fastest 3 times for a total of 12 runners to the finals

The 1600m and the 3200m will be run in 2 sections. The fast section will be run last. Our athlete in the 3200m will be in the 1st Section.

Day 1 May 30

National Anthem at 1:50

2:00 p.m. field events start

2:30 p.m. girls 100m high hurdles semis 5 heats

2:45 p.m. boys 110m high hurdles semis 5 heats

3:00 p.m. girls 100m dash semis 5 heats

3:20 p.m. boys 100m dash semis 5 heats

3:40 p.m. girls 3200m run section 1

4:00 p.m. boys 3200m run section 1

4:20 p.m. girls 400m dash semis 5 heats

4:40 p.m. boys 400m dash semis 5 heats

5:00 p.m. girls 300m hurdles semis 5 heats

5:20 p.m. boys 300 m hurdles semis 5 heats

5:40 p.m. girls 800m run semis 3 heats

6:00 p.m. boys 800m run semis 3 heats

6:20 p.m. girls 200m dash semis 5 heats

6:35 p.m. boys 200m dash semis 5 heats

6:55 p.m. girls 3200m run section 2

7:15 p.m. boys 3200m run section 2

Day 1 awards will be given out at 1:00 p.m. Friday following national anthem.

Practice Cancelled Tonight

With the heat and now the storms developing, we are going to cancel practice tonight.
Thanks,
Denny

End of the Season

As we are closing in on the last two weeks of the season, here are some important dates to bring everything to an end:
Monday, May 28th: Practice for Sprinters and Distance at 6:00pm for those that can make it.
Wednesday, May 30th and Friday June 1st: Section 5AA Meet at Hamline University. (More information will be posted on Tuesday)
Monday, June 4th: Uniform Turn in and team voting after school.
Friday, June 8th and Saturday June 9th: State AA Meet
Monday, June 11th: End of Season Banquet in the cafeteria of the High School, starting at 6:00pm (Please read the blog post on the banquet for more information.)

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

Conference Results

Congratulations to Brielle as she was crowned the fastest women in the Conference for the 2nd year in a row, winning the 100m dash at last nights Northwest Suburban Conference Track and Field Meet. She also was able to receive All Conference Honors in the 200m dash, finishing in a season best time and taking 3rd.  Camika also gained All Conference Honors as she finished in 2nd place in Pole Vault. 9 other members of the Girls team made the top 8 in their events as the team finished in 11th out of 14 teams.

You can find the overall meet results by clicking on Raceberry Jam above and going to the Results section and clicking on Northwest Suburban Conference or you can also use this link: NWSC Conference Results

Next up is the Section 5AA Meet at Hamline, next Wednesday and Friday.  We will notify the girls today what the roster will be.

Thanks,
Denny

Conference Finals

Below is the the schedule for tomorrow's Conference Finals. 

THURSDAY  FINALS – May 24^th

4 x 800 meter relay – girls – 1 heat                3:00pm        Field Events:  Check in:  2:15  2:30 pm start

4 x 800 meter relay – boys – 1 heat                3:15pm                        Weigh Implements: 1:45 pm

100 meter hurdles – girls                                3:30pm            Boys: High Jump, Discus, Long Jump

110 meter high hurdles – boys                        3:40pm            Girls:  Pole Vault, Shot Put, Triple Jump

100 meter dash – girls                                     3:50pm

100 meter dash – boys                                     3:55pm

4 x 200 meter relay – girls – 2 heats               4:05pm

4 x 200 meter relay – boys – 2 heats              4:15pm

1600 meter run – 2 heats girls                         4:30pm

1600 meter run – 2 heats boys                        4:45pm

4 x 100 meter relay – girls – 2 heats               5:00pm

4 x 100 meter relay – boys – 2 heats              5:15pm

400 meter dash - girls                                      5:30pm

400 meter dash – boys                                     5:40pm

300 meter hurdles – girls                                5:50pm

300 meter intermediate hurdles – boys           6:00pm

800 meter run – girls                                       6:10pm

800 meter run – boys                                      6:20pm

200 meter dash – girls                                     6:30pm

200 meter dash – boys                                     6:35pm

4 x 400 meter relay – girls – 2 heats               6:40pm

4 x 400 meter relay – boys – 2 heats              6:55pm

Announce team scores and champions       7:10pm

Prelim Results

You can find results from yesterday's Prelims at the following link for the Girls: NWSC Prelims

More info about tomorrow will be put out in a little bit.

Thanks
Denny

Conference Prelims

Below is the schedule for Tuesday's Northwest Suburban Conference Prelims at Maple Grove High School.  With the exception of the 3200m and the 3 Field Events being held, all of these events are prelims, with the top runners moving into the Finals on Thursday.
Here is a link to the Heat Sheets for all of the events: NWSC Prelim Heat Sheets
One other thing of note is that there is an admission fee to enter, $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for students.  Here is a link for the stadium and parking: Maple Grove High School
If there are any questions, let me know,
Thanks
Denny

Northwest Suburban Conference  Track and Field Championships

Running Events Schedule – Prelims – Tuesday May 22, 2018

3200 meters Boys                               3:00                 Slow Heat

3200 meters Boys                               3:15                 Fast Heat

100 meter Hurdles                              3:35                 5 Heats          Field Events: Check in 2:15 pm

110 meter Hurdles                              3:55                 5 Heats                                    Start: 2:30 pm

100 meter Girls                                   4:10                 5 Heats                                    Weigh Implements: 1:45 pm

100 meter Boy                                    4:20                 5 Heats            Girls:  High Jump,  Discus, Long Jump

400 meter Girls                                   4:35                 5 Heats            Boys: Pole Vault, Shot Put, Triple Jump

400 meter Boys                                   4:50                 5 Heats

300 meter Hurdles Girls                      5:10                 5 Heats

300 meter Hurdles Boys                     5:30                 5 Heats

800 meter Girls                                   5:50                 3 Heats

800 meter Boys                                   6:05                 3 Heats

200 meter Girls                                   6:20                 5 Heats

200 meter Boys                                   6:35                 5 Heats

3200 meter Girls                                 6:50                 Slow Heat

3200 meter Girls                                 7:05                 Fast Heat

·         Presentation of winners and awards determined on Tuesday, will be made Thursday at 3:30pm

JV Conference and Conference Meet

Our individual results, as well as a link to the overall results, are now posted on the right side of the blog for yesterday's JV Conference Meet. Even though we finished in 5th of the 6 teams, we had many improvements and there were some solid placings for the girls.  There is a lot of room for growth, but the development potential is looking positive and the girls really seem to have a desire to improve.  There are some areas we need to get more numbers and we also need to work on our depth in some of the events, which will be a focus of ours as a coaching staff as we finish out this season and start to build for next year.  We have already been working with some girls and putting them into new events to help in this area.  But, it was a good way to end for many of our athletes as we now put our focus on getting ready for the big meets.  Also, even though many of the girls will not be competing the rest of the season, we would still like to have them at practices so they can continue to grow and develop.

As for the first of the big meets, we will be letting the girls know who will be competing in next Tuesday and Thursday's NWSC Conference Meet.  This year the meet is at Maple Grove High School.  I will send out more info about the meet in a couple of days.

Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks,
Denny

2018 Banquet Information

2018 Girls Track and Field
End of Season Banquet

When: June 11, 2018, 6:00pm

Where: Coon Rapids High School Cafeteria

This will be a formal gathering to look back, reflect, and celebrate the 2018 Season.  We are planning a Pot Luck dinner this year.  Below is what each class is to bring.  We have 80 girls on the team, their families, plus 7 coaches and their families, so please plan accordingly.  Plates, silverware, cups, etc. will be provided.

Seniors: Beverages

Juniors: Desserts

Sophomores: Salads/Appetizers

Freshmen & Under: Entrees

Being this is a formal gathering; the athletes should be dressed in more formal attire.

If there are any questions, please contact Denny 

Thanks,
Coach Green and the
2018 Captains

Armstrong Tri Results

Our results for yesterday's Armstrong Tri with Blaine are now posted on the right side of the blog.  There were no overall meet results.

Positive steps were taken and improvement was shown in many different areas, despite the warmer temps.  Some final decisions for the Conference Meet were made while others became more complicated and challenging for us as coaches, which is a good thing that happens when the girls challenge themselves and each other, and go after an opportunity that lies in front of them.  But there were many good performances and if the girls continue to work on their events and do what they can at the Conference Meet, they will give themselves a chance to do well.

Next up is the JV Conference Meet on Thursday at Blaine.  This meet was originally scheduled at Elk River, but because of the issues with their track it was moved to Blaine.  The meet will start at 3:45 and will be a full schedule of events with 6 teams participating.  After this meet, we as coaches will finalize who will be competing in next weeks Conference Meet.  One thing to note, if someone does not make the Conference roster, it does not mean they are done.  We usually do a bit of a different roster for the Section Meet. So, we have told the JV girls that if they are able to, we would like for them to keep practicing, one to improve, but two to possibly get a spot at Sections.

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

Bus Time Changed

We were just notified that our bus time for today had to be changed.  We are now leaving at 1:50, so athletes will be getting out of class at 1:30.

Thanks,
Denny

Armstrong Tri

Tomorrow, Tuesday, is a regularly scheduled meet, with open number of athletes in each event, meaning we can run as many as we want, with the field events starting around 3:30, running events at 3:45. There will not be any meet results, but we will of course have our results that we will post here.


Here are the directions:
Armstrong High School: 10635 36^th Ave North, Plymouth, MN 55441. Go East on Hwy 10 to Hwy 610 West until you get to Hwy 169 South. Go South to 36th Ave North, and take a right.  School will be on the left about ½ mile from Hwy 169.

If you have any questions, let me know,
Thanks,
Denny

True Team Results

Results for our team are now posted on the right side of the blog, as well as the first edition of the 2018 Top Performances list.  Here is a link to the overall results.  Sorry for the delay, but there were so issues with one race and they should figured now: Section 4AAA True Team Results
On an overall, there were some positives and some areas that we struggled.  We finished in 8th out of the 9 teams and I felt we could have been in the middle of the pack.  We put together a different line up than at Blaine a week ago, to get more athletes in and those that were doing their first Varsity meets held their own.  We know, though, that we have a lot of work to do to be one of the top teams and we are hoping that the experience that our girls are getting now can translate into improvements as their careers continue.
Next up is the JV True Team at Andover tomorrow, Thursday.  Field Events will start at 3:30, Running Events at 3:45, but there will be no 4x800 or 3200 at this time.
Thanks to those that came and supported the girls last night, and if there are any questions, please let me know,
Denny

Today and the Weather

Just wanted to give you all a heads with the possible weather for today and the meet.  As of right now there is a good possibility of rain and maybe even some storms.  If it is just raining, the meet will go on, unless it is a heavy down pour and it is hard to complete events safely.  If there is any lightening, there will be a delay of 30 minutes from the last strike of lightening, which could extend if there is more. This is a meet that will need to be completed, so we will stay as long as the weather allows us, but if the meet is not completed today, we will finish it in the next day or two, site to be determined.

We always hope for the best and try not to think about what could happen, but just want to be prepared just in case.  With the chance of rain, the girls will be wearing black uniform tops. With our regular uniforms being white, we would rather not make them difficult to clean with little black spots from the track or mud from the fields. It is something we like to also do from time to time.

If there are any questions let me know,

Thanks,

Denny

Section True Team Info

Here are the directions to Zimmerman High School as well as the tentative meet schedule for tomorrow's Section True Team meet:

Zimmerman High School: 25900 4th St W, Zimmerman, 55398. Take Hwy 10 West to Elk River and exit onto Hwy 169 North.  Continue on Hwy 169 North to Zimmerman and take a left at the stop light, County Road 4. Go through downtown Zimmerman to 128th St NW (stop light) and take a left.  The High School will be on the right side of the road.

All other meet info, including tentative schedule can be found at the following link: Section 4AAA True Team

Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks,
Denny

Week Ahead

We are starting the part of our season where we are getting into the bigger meets for Varsity, which means we have to start picking those that will be on Varsity and who will be JV for each meet, which can still change from week to week.  The other thing that will happen, especially in the running events, is some will be asked to do events that they usually might not do to fill a whole in our line up. 
But, here is what is happening this week:

Tuesday: Varsity True Team Section Meet.  This was originally scheduled for Elk River, but was moved to Zimmerman due to the track conditions at Elk River.  I will send out meet info and directions on Monday, but here is the address for the Zimmerman High School: 25900 4th St W, Zimmerman, 55398.  Also, the High Jump and the Pole Vault girls will be competing earlier in the day, starting at 12:00.  We as coaches will be bringing them to the meet early.
Those not competing will still have practice, plus there is a middle school meet at CRHS that day as well, and some of the JV athletes will be helping.

Wednesday: Team Pictures at the beginning of practice.  We will have the girls go out after school to get individual pics done while we wait for the middle school athletes.  I will have order forms for all of the girls at practice on Monday.

Thursday: JV True Team Meet: This will be for those that do not compete on Tuesday.  There usually is no scoring for this meet, but we will be looking to see how the girls perform.  Varsity athletes will have practice after school as usual.

If there are any questions, please let me know.  I will have more information about Tuesday's meet tomorrow.  Also, below is the list of girls that are competing on Tuesday's meet,
Thanks
Denny

True Team Roster:
Dola A Shot Put
Fayza A 100
Haddy B 300H, 4x400
Ellie B Shot Put
Brielle C 100, 200
Willimae C Discus
Sarah E 4 x800, 1600
Abby E 4 x800, 800
Olivia E 4 x800, 800
Ellen E Discus
Grace G Discus
Hannah G Pole Vault
Ali H 4x800, 800, Pole Vault
Julie H 3200
Grace H 100H, 300H
Ilsa H 1600
Emma H Long Jump, Triple Jump
Camika H Pole Vault
Josie I High Jump
Beni K 4 x 100
Courtney K High Jump, Triple Jump, 400
Tara K Long Jump
Jordan K 200, 4 x200
Anna N 4 x100, 4 x 200
Ajwato O 400, Long Jump
Alyssa R 1600
Essence R Shot Put
Rory R 4x100, 4x200, 4x400
Ashley T 3200
Alfreda T 100H, Triple Jump
Angela T 100H, 300H
Alyssa S 100, 200
Sydney V 3200
Monjay W 4x100
Still waiting to hear on Belinda G and Bailey P.  If they are not able to go, then Peyton T and Areya C will fill their spots.

Coon Rapids JV Results

The results for our athletes are posted on the right of the blog.  There were no overall results, since we as coaches were wanting the meet to run more efficiently and figuring out results takes much more time.

But, we had some solid performances yesterday and there was much improvement.  It was nice to have a warm meet with no wind for many of these girls.  Knowing that it wasn't long ago we were competing with mounds of snow and temps in the 30's, it is a relief knowing that the girls can just go out and perform without thinking about that end of the temps!

Next up will be the True Team Section Meet on Tuesday.  This meet was originally scheduled at Elk River, but due to issues with their track, it was moved to Zimmerman High School.  We as coaches are hoping to let everyone know today who is going and what they will be competing in.

If there are any questions, please let me know.  Thanks to all of those that came out and supported the athletes last night!!

Thanks
Denny

Blaine Invite Results

Sorry for the delay on our results and where you can find the meet results. 

But, our individual results are now posted on the right side of the blog as well as a link to the overall meet results as well.

The Girls had a solid meet though, on a beautiful night.  There were a lot of season personal bests, and a few overall personal bests as the Girls were able to finish in 3rd out of 7 teams.  We had 10 individuals or relay teams that finished in the top 3, with Brielle (100m), Camika (Pole Vault), and Dola (Shot Put) all winning their events!  We are really in a very similar position as a team that we were a year ago, yet we have been outside collectively about a month less, which shows the promise and the hard work that the Girls have been putting in! 

Next up will be a JV Meet at Coon Rapids tomorrow, Thursday.  Meet will start at 3:45 and will feature Blaine and Centennial, while running the normal order of events.  After this meet, we will be able to set our team up for the True Team Section meet that will be next Tuesday in Zimmerman.

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