Section 5AA - Day 2 Finals

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)

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.

End of Season Info

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 27th: Practice for Sprinters and Distance at 6:00pm for those that can make it.
Tuesday, May 28th: Team Voting and Survey after school, room 106 (possibly).
Wednesday, May 29th and Friday May 31st: Section 5AA Meet at Hamline University. (More information will be posted on Tuesday)
Monday, June 3rd: Uniform Turn in and possibly Team Voting.
Friday, June 7th and Saturday June 8th: State AA Meet
Monday, June 10th: End of Season Banquet in the Auditorium of the High School, starting at 5:00pm (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

Our Individual Results are now posted on the right side of the blog.  You can find the Overall Results by click on Raceberry Jam above.  Once they send us the Overall Results I will put a direct link to them.

Congrats to Grace Henneman, 100 High Hurdles, and Abby Russ, 300 Intermediate Hurdles, as they earned All Conference today at the Northwest Suburban Conference Meet. 

Honorable Mentions went to Courtney Killian in the Triple Jump; Courtney, Olivia Ellenbecker, Anna Nummela and Ajwato Ongwach in the 4x400; and Fayza Akeri, Abby Russ, Anna, and Beni Kalala in the 4x100.

All four of our Relays ran Season Bests and we had many Season Bests in all of our events today.  We are in a very competitive conference and every team has solid performers.  It is not easy seeing our team at the bottom of the standings, but one cannot be upset or disappointed in how the Girls did as a team.

Next up is the Section 5AA Meet at Hamline University next Wednesday and Friday.

Thanks,
Denny

Conference Finals

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

THURSDAY  FINALS – May 24^th

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

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

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

NWSC Prelims - Tuesday

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
Note: When I originally posted this, I put the Girls 3200m at 3:00.  The schedule was supposed to be changed for the Boys and Girls 3200m this year, but that change did not happen, so the Girls will be running at 6:50 again this year.
If there are any questions, let me know,
Thanks
Denny

Northwest Suburban Conference  Track and Field Championships

Running Events Schedule – Prelims – Tuesday May 21, 2019

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                                    

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 Results

Results from yesterday's JV Conference Meet are now posted on the right side of the blog as are the overall results.

An overall great end to the season for the JV Girls with a handful gaining opportunities to compete at either next weeks Conference Meet or the Section 5AA Meet the following week.  The current results have the Girls finishing in 2nd out of the 8 teams that were there, but there was a mistake in the 100HH and the 400 that will drop us back to 3rd, but still a great overall performance considering we did not have individuals in a handful of events.

Leading the way for the JV were the 100m sprinters which took the top 3 spots, Jessica Dulong in 1st, Ruth Osayameh in 2nd, and Kelis Hammer in 3rd, all 4 hundredths of second apart!  Jessica was also 2nd in the 200m with Kelis in 4th, and Ruth anchored one of our 4x100m relay teams (included Julia Waite, Tulia Momo, Tami Tunmbi) which finished in 2nd.Other top 5 finishes went to Kennedy Martinson (2nd in 100HH, 1st 300IM, 2nd Pole Vault), Rachel Kalala (3rd 300IM), Nora Danek (4th 800m), Essence Rulford (1st Shot Put), and Sidney Deitz (3rd Shot Put)!

Great Job Ladies and keep putting in the work!!

The Conference Team will be posted at practice today and once the Heat Sheets are posted I will post all of that for everyone.  But the Conference Meet is a two day meet next week, with Prelims and a few Finals on Tuesday and Relay's and all other Finals on Thursday, all at Maple Grove High School.  If there are any questions, please let me know,

Thanks
Denny

2019 Banquet Information

2019 Girls Track and Field
End of Season Banquet

When: June 10, 2019, 5:30pm

Where: Coon Rapids High School Auditorium and Foyer

This will be more of a formal gathering to look back, reflect, and celebrate the 2019 Season.  We are planning a Social hour in the Auditorium Foyer with cake, veggie/fruit trays and other finger type foods as well as a few beverages this year, followed by the presentation of awards in the Auditorium. 

We want this to be an opportunity for everyone to get to know each other in a relaxed setting and then have the presentation in a setting that might be more meaningful.

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

If there are any questions, please contact Denny 

Thanks,
Coach Green and the
2019 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 not being used to the warmer temps and having to have their bodies adjust.  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 Elk River.   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

Armstrong Tri

Today, 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

Team Pictures - Monday

The team pictures will be on this upcoming Monday, May 20th.  However, because of the change, we will be taking them towards the end of practice.  We will practice first, and then try to be done by 4:00 so they can go get ready for the pictures, and then pics will start around 4:15-4:30.
Any questions, let me know,
Thanks
Denny

Team Pictures

Because of the JV meet schedule change, the team pictures will not be on Friday.  I am currently working on getting them set up on another date and once I have that figured I will let everyone know.
Thanks,
Denny

JV Meet Changed to Friday

We just got word that the JV meet for today has been moved to Friday due to the weather.  There is also a change in the start time.  The meet will now be starting at 3:00 and will be on a shortened schedule as follows:

1600 M Run  

100 M Hurdles/110 HH 

100 M Dash  

400 M Dash  

300 M Hurdles

800 M Run    

200 M Dash

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

True Team Section Results

Results from last nights Section 4AAA True Team meet are now posted on the right side of the blog.  There is a mistake in the Girls Pole Vault and 4x400, but those have been changed and once they send us the new official results I will switch the results.

As a team, the Girls finished in 7th place out of 9 teams in a pretty tight meet.  Major points swings can happen in one race with everyone getting at least one point, so it is very easy to move up or down on a team if you are stronger than them in a particular event.  But, we put forth a solid effort and left few points out there.  We know we can do and get better, which is what our goals will be moving forward, but we also are not looking at yesterday as a negative in any way.  We were short individuals in a couple of events and put new members of the team into those events and they held their own and preformed admirably.  We are young and inexperienced and I honestly feel that we did better this year than we did a year ago, and we are looking at this as an opportunity to get experience for the younger Girls to build off of.  Great work ladies!

Next up is a JV meet at Andover on Thursday.  As of right now everything is planned as happening, but due to the weather, Andover has already discussed the option of cancelling.  If this is to happen, we will be notified on Thursday morning.

Lastly, team pictures will be on Friday.  The Girls will need to have their uniforms for the team picture.

Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

Time Schedule

Here is a link to a rough estimate Time Schedule for Tuesday's True Team Meet.  If possible, they will move faster than what the schedule suggests.  But, this is to give you an idea of when each event will be, not an exact time.
Section 4AAA True Team Schedule
Any questions, let me know,
Thanks,
Denny

True Team Sections

The True Team Section meet at Elk River will be on Tueday.
There will be a spectator fee: $6.00 adults and $4.00 for students. Spectators
should enter between the tennis courts.  The meet will be starting at 3:45, with Boys Pole Vault starting at Noon.  With 9 teams, the meet will run longer, so getting home will probably be closer to 9:00, so long as there are no weather delays.
This meet is a little different than the others.  Every individual and relay will receive points, so long as they finish their race or get a qualifying height or distance.  With 9 teams and each team getting 3 individuals per event, first place will get 27 points, 27th place will get 1 point.  For relays first place will get 36 point (9 team x 4 individuals per team), 2nd place 32 on down to 4 points for 9th place. The team that has the most points at the end of the meet will qualify for the True Team State Meet. Individuals will not qualify for that State Meet.
The Girls will find out at practice on Monday if they will be competing or have practice.  There will be a couple of events that will be decided at practice itself due to injuries and open spots.  Any Girl that does not compete on Tuesday will be competing on Thursday at Andover.
If there are any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

Blaine Invite Results

Our Individual, as well as the Overall results, for last nights Blaine Invite are now posted on the right side of the Blog.

As a team the Girls finished in a solid 3rd place out of 5 teams.  There were many Girls that had season or all time personal bests and we are showing improvements in a lot of areas, but we still see areas we can improve on and need to be more consistent with.  But, with a still very young team, they are competing hard and fighting all the way to the finish in their events.

Congratulations to event winners Rachel Deters in Shot Put and Courtney Killian in Triple Jump.  2nd place finishes went to Grace Henneman in the 100 Hurdles, Abby Russ in the 300 Hurdles, Courtney Killian in the Long Jump, Dola Ademola-Green in the Shot Put, and the 4x100 team of Fayza Akeri, Abby Russ, Beni Kalala, and Mikayla de Souza.  Sarah Eichstadt was 3rd in the 1600m and Grace Henneman (300 Hurdles), Grace Kehr (Pole Vault), and Ellie Biggins (Shot Put) were all 4th place individual finishers.

Great work Ladies! Next up the True Team Section Meet on Tuesday at Elk River.

Thanks,
Denny

Blaine Invite Today

A reminder that today's meet is at Blaine and is the make-up for Tuesday's cancellation.  There will not be a JV meet at Coon Rapids today.  That meet is being cancelled and will not be made up.

Also, here is a link to the new Heat Sheets.  With the meet date being changed, a couple of teams backed out.  Blaine Invite Heat Sheets

Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny