Friday, September 30, 2011

2011 Swain Invitational

Itinerary for Swain Invitational   Oct. 1st, 2011
  • Team Bus leaves CP at 6:30 am !!!
  • Pit Stop at Tobies in Hinkley  ( 20 Minutes !)
  • Arrive at Enger Park GC  9:45
  • Race Schedule
    • 10:50  Soph Girls' 4K
    • 11:20  Soph Boys' 4K
    • 12:15  JV Girls' 4K
    • 1:15    JV Boys' 5K
    • 2:10   Varsity Girls' 4K
    • 3:00   Varsity Boys' 5K
  • Team Cool Down    20 Minutes
  • 4:30 pm    Dinner at Black Woods
  • Arrive back at CP       8:00 ????

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Alumni Update: Griak & St. Olaf

Steph Sjostrom & Madison Sawyer at UW-Eau Claire
Story from Griak: Here

Jenna McElroy at St. Kate's
Story from St. Olaf: Here

Yahoo Profile on Coach Griak

Coach Roy Griak
Yahoo Profile on Coach Griak: Here
Sorry this years team didn't get to meet my mentor and college coach.  Other than seeing the "Griak on a Stick", here's a nice writeup on a legend in cross country and track.

Monday, September 26, 2011

Week #7 Sept. 26th - Oct. 1st Swain Invitational

Swain Invitational         Bus Leave CP @ 6:30 am
Saturday, Oct. 1st, 2011
Enger Park Golf Course: Map Here

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Results: 2011 Mustang & Griak Invitationals

Griak Invitational
Saturday, Sept. 24th, 2011
Maroon Boys' 5K: Here
Maroon Girls' 5K: Here

Mustang Invitational Results
Friday, Sept. 23rd, 2011
Gold Boys' 5K: Here
Green Boys' 5K: Here
Middle School Boys': Here

Gold Girls' 4K: Here
Green Girls' 4K: Here
Middle School Girls': Here

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Week #6: Sept. 19th -24th

Team Picture
Thursday, Sept. 22nd @ the Coon Rapids Dam


Team Pasta Party:
Thursday, Sept. 22nd @ the VanVoorhis's:

Note: Split Team:  Up to 10 of our Top Runners will be running the Griak  with the remaining athletes running at the Mustang!                                                                                                       Team Line-up: Here

Mustang Invitational     Bus @ 1:45
Friday, Sept. 23rd
Chippewa Middle School: Map Here

Race Schedule
3:30  Gold Boys' Race:  Rebel Top 7
4:00  Gold Girls' Race:  Rebel Top 7
4:30  Middle School Girls' Race
4:35  Middle School Boys' Race
4:50  Green Boys' Race:  Rebel JV
5:15  Green Girls' Race: Rebel JV

Griak Invitational    Bus @ 12:30
Saturday, Sept. 24th
UM Les Bolstad Golf Course    Map Here

Race Schedule
3:40   Maroon Boys' Race ~5K
4:30   Maroon Girls' Race ~5K

Friday, September 16, 2011

Results: 2011 Showcase

2011 St. Olaf Showcase
Girls' Results: Here
Boys' Results: Here

Rebel Girls' Race Recap:  Senior Captain Maria Trescony trashed her former PR dropping 29 seconds to finish the Showcase with a time of 16:51 for 71st place. Of the 18 Rebels who raced at St. Olaf 10 ran to lifetime PR's and 8 ran to 2011 Seasonal Bests. First year runners who dropped significant time were:  Anna Schmitz, -1:50, Annie Atkins, -1:19, Katherine Novak, -49 seconds, Katie Riggenberg, -39 seconds and Alex Goldsberry who dropped 26 seconds.  Top 7 Rebels for St. Olaf were: Trescony, McKinley Moore, Lexi Alexander, Katherine Novak, Megan Johnson, Alex Goldsberry and Shannon Wald.

Rebel Boys' Race Recap:  Senior Derek Wachowiak continued for the 3rd meet in a row to finish as the Rebels #1 runner. Derek ran to a lifetime personal best of 17:54, finishing 74th overall.  Fourteen Rebels ran to lifetime PR's and another 5 ran to season bests for 2011.  Varsity newcomers Spencer Nelson and Jacob  Holm ran 18:42 and 19:26 respectfly, with Nelson dropping 52 seconds and Holm dropping 18 seconds.  Top 7 Rebels for St. Olaf were: Wachowiak, Brandon Johnson, Spencer Nelson, Rico Alexander, Jake Hillman, Jacob Holm and Peter Simon.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Week #5 Sept. 12-17th, 2011

Team Pasta Party
Thursday, Sept. 15th @ the Soli's


St. Olaf Showcase Invitational
Friday, Sept. 16th      Estimated # of Runners: 348 Girls',  435 Boys'
St. Olaf College: Directions Here

Race Schedule       Bus Leaves CP @ 2:25,   Early Release @ 2:10
4:30 ~ Boys' Race   Course Map          
5:15 ~ Girls' Race    Course Map

Saturday Practice ~ Coon Rapids Dam @ 8a.m.

Friday, September 9, 2011

Monticello Invitational Results: 2011

Monticello Invitational 2011
JV Girls' 4K: Results Here
JV Boys' 5k: Results Here
Varsity Boys' 5K: Results Here
Varsity Girls' 4K: Results Here

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Rebels Cross Country Store Closes Friday!

Our Rebels XC Clothing Store Sponsored by St. Croix Screenprinting Inc., is  OPEN...but will close this Friday.  We need a minimum for our orders to go thru. We need at least 12 individual orders.  Don't miss this opportunity !!!.

Rebel Cross Country School Store:   Here     

All orders will  be delivered to Coach Moorhead by September 23rd.

Week # 4 Sept. 5-10th, 2011

Monticello Invitational      Bus leaves CP @ 2:20   Early Release @ 2:10
Thursday, Sept. 8th, 2011
Vintage Golf Course   ( 5 miles east of Monticello on Hwy 39)

Race Schedule: 2011 - 14 Teams
4:30  JV Girls' 4K   Medals 1-15th
4:55  JV Boys' 5K  Medals 1-15th
5:20 Varsity Boys' 5K  Medals 1-20th
5:45 Varsity Girls' 4K  Medals 1-20th

Friday, September 2, 2011

Results: 2011 Rebels Northwoods Invit.

Rebel Girls' Race recap:  The 2011 XC Season kicked off with the 2nd Annual Rebels Northwoods Invitational.  Coon Rapids once again showed their depth with four of their varsity runners finishing in the top 5. Rebel Cassidy Soli finished 3rd and Capt. Maria Trescony finished 6th to break up the CR top 7.  Big drops for returning runners was the theme of the day.  Hannah Lorentzen dropped 2:11 and Shannon Wald dropped 1:51 respectively from last years race.  Senior Ashley Holman dropped 1:13 and Soph Hannah Rorvick dropped 33.
8th Grader Dani Johnson led the JV runners to a 1-4-9 finish.  Dani winning with a time of 13:45, Katherine Novak, 4th and Alex Goldsberry 9th..
Rebel Boys' Race recap: Monticello Varsity Boys' team repeated as team champs, with a team total of 25 pointsThe Rebels were led by Derek Wachowiak's 4th place finish with 3 Rebels finishing in the top 10.  Wachowiak dropped 68 seconds from last season.  Finishing 7th was Capt. Brandon Johnson. Spencer Nelson, new to the squad finished 10th.   The biggest drop came from Peter Simon who dropped 1:28 from 2010. Winning his 1st high school XC race was sop Alec Bierker winning the JV Boys' race with a time of 13:00. Alec was followed by Derek VanVoorhis's 3rd place finish with Tyler Sayles finishing 13th and Michael Johnson 14th.
2011 Results Link: Here