Thanks to German Days Committee

The German Days Committee has made a generous contribution to the Color Run the Cross-country team is putting on during German Days.  Saturday June 18th, 2016 is the date scheduled for the 5K which will start and end at the athletic complex.  Runners will begin in waves encountering 5 color stations before completing the course.

Registration will be available online and thru the chamber of commerce in downtown Belle Plaine.  Please contact coach Schroeder if you have any questions.  sschroeder@belleplaine.k12.mn.us

Uniforms

Turn in your uniforms.  Your names will be forwarded to the Athletic Directors office if your uniform is not in your coaches possession by Monday November 23rd, 2015.  Thank you.

Awards

Congratulations on an outstanding season.  It was great to have everyone attend the end of the season Pot Luck to help us celebrate the accomplishments of the fine young people committed to the Belle Plaine Cross-country program.  Thank you.

This years award winners are:

Most Valuable Runner-    Emily Berger                  Dylan Bigaouette
Most Improved Runner-   Hailey Witt                     Luke Hallgren
Most Dedicated Runner-  Sophie Mewes                Kellen Bergs
Most Tiger Spirit-             Danika Schroeder          Stephen LaJeunesse

Congratulations also to the flexibility award winners.

Blake Rucks, Taylor Witt, Josh Gregory, Emily Berger

It is tough to see the senior class wrap up the cross-country careers, as expected they capped off their careers in style with MRC championships all the way around.  They were excellent role models for our younger kids and formed important connections with their teammates which will be remembered for years.   These seniors have been part of big changes in the Cross-country program and were big contributors to our success.  

End of Season Pot Luck

Come celebrate a fabulous season with us on Sunday November 8th at the high school lunch room starting at 6:00 pm.  We will be enjoying a terrific meal and celebrating the successes of another great year of Tiger Cross-country.

State

Emily will be running at St. Olaf college in Northfield on Saturday November 7th at 1:00 pm.  We will be taking a bus so any teammates that wish to ride along and watch may come with us.  The bus will leave at 11:00 am.

Section 2A

The girls finish 3rd their best finish ever.  They were led by Emily Berger crossing the line in a state qualifying 6th place with a new season best of 19:55.  Alissa Schultz was next across the line in 20:51 close behind was Jordyn Williams in 21:37 with Cassie Stolt 21:38 and Danika Schroeder 21:40 following.  McKenna Herrmann ran a 21:52 and Rebecca Brueggemeier 22:04 to wrap up their season.  Four of the seven ran personal bests and all including our reserves Trinity Webb and Sophie Mewes are on the top ten list of fastest 5k times in the history of Belle Plaine Cross-country.  The girls ran a very good race just missing out on a state meet birth to two very good opponents.

The boys ended an outstanding season with a 4th place finish led by Dylan Bigaouette in 17:29.  Elliot Rudd was next in 17:34, followed by Kyle Siemon 17:57.  Sam Gregory finished in 18:00 with Ben Hunsader right behind him in 18:17.  Kellen Bergs ran 18:18 and Jack Otto 18:26.  Carter Corl and Taylor Witt were the alternates.  The boys ran well but a team like Jordan with 2 low scoring runners is hard to beat in a big race.

JV Extravaganza today

The meet Tuesday is at the Ney Center.  These are the race times:

4:15 Girls 5100 meter Race

4:50 Mini Harriers (local 4-6graders) 2k

5:10 Boys 5100 meter Race

Girls 4 peet, Boys end a 41 year drought

The Belle Plaine Tigers took on the Minnesota River Conference and dominated across the board.  The tigers had half the individual champions at the meet.  Senior, Trinity Webb won the girls JV race, Senior, Carter Corl won the boys JV race and seventh grader Brooke McGlinchey won the JH race.  As a team the tigers won all the races but one including the exciting perfect score in the girls JV race.  (1st Webb, 2nd Sophie Mewes, 3rd Hannah Witt, 4th Thea Iverson, 5th Hailey Witt)  The boys JV nearly did the same scoring 19.  (1st Corl, 2nd Taylor Witt, 3rd Drew Hastings, 6th Nate Loegering, 7th Stephen LaJeunesse, 8th Derek May, 9th Tristan Cruz)

For the first time ever the girls varsity had 4 all conference runners on their way to the title over NYA by only 11 points.  Emily Berger finished 3rd, McKenna Herrmann 7th, Alissa Schultz 8th, and Cassie Stolt 10th.  Danika Schroeder, Jordyn Williams, and Rebecca Brueggemeier where the others helping to defend and bring home their 4th consecutive Minnesota River Conference Championship.

Fourty one year!  Bell bottoms where in the last time the boys won the conference in 1974.  2015 marked the 4th MRC championship for the boys that won the first two meets in 1971 and 1972.  The boys had 4 all conference runners as well.  Kellen Bergs 4th, Kyle Siemon 6th, Dylan Bigaouette 7th, and Sam Gregory 10th.  Elliot Rudd, Ben Hunsader and Jack Otto where the other members of this years historic team.  Turns out there is some other interesting history Kyle Siemon's dad Mark was a member of the first and second conference championship teams and he was a sophomore as is Kyle when he first one an MRC championship.  What a cool thing to have in common with your dad.

The Junior Highers were not going to be left out as they competed against the best the conference has to offer.  The girls won with McGlinchey 1st, Greta Steinhagen 2nd, Erin West 6th, Kate Szaroletta 7th, and Savana DeYoung 8th.  On the boys side Josh Gregory led as he has all year in 7th place.  Aiden Fogarty 16th and Max Russo 17th were next followed by Cade Morrison 23rd, Alec Haege 25th, Conor Mulroy 29th, Teddy Sellnow 32nd, Calvin Hartman 36th, and Jackson Mewes 40th.

It was an incredible showing on a beautiful day there were many fine performance.  For complete results click here.

MRC meet Tuesday

The MRC meet will be held at Baylor Park north of Norwood Young America Tuesday the 20th starting at 2:30 pm with the boys JV 5000 m race.  The girls JV race will follow a few minutes later.

Students will be dismissed at 12:50 to catch their bus to the meet at 1:00 pm.  

We are excited to compete against our conference opponents and look forward to seeing you there to cheer us on.

2:30 PM  - JV Boys 5000 m

2:35 PM - JV Girls 5000 m

3:15 PM - Varsity Girls 5000 m

3:50 PM - Varsity Boys 5000 m 

4:20 PM - MS Girls 1600 m 

4:30 PM - MS Boys 1600 m

4:45 PM - Awards

I90 Invitational at Fairmont

The Tigers had a terrific showing at there first attempt at the I90 invitational in Fairmont last week.  There were 52 of the 60 kids that ran personal records, it was an incredible showing.  All the hard work and the experience is starting to pay off.  

The boys won the varsity 5000 meter race 12 points ahead of 2nd place finisher Worthington.  The boys were led by Dylan Bigaouette running 17:22.  Kellen Bergs 17:24 was right behind him in  followed by Kyle Siemon 17:24.  Fifth runner Sam Gregory ran a 17:38 making their 1-5 split an incredible 16 seconds.  Jack Otto ran a 17:56 finishing in the medals at 22nd place.  Ben Hunsader was the 7th runner just over 18 at 18:05.  

The girls finished the same 5000 meter course 32 points behind perennial powerhouse Fairmount and 6 points ahead of Section 2A powerhouse Martin County West to finish in 2nd.  Leading the way for the girls was Emily Berger in 20:07.  Alissa Schultz ran a 20:45 followed by McKenna Herrmann finished in 20:51.  Danika Schroeder was next across the line in 21:42 with Cassie Stolt hot on her heals in 21:52.  Jordyn Williams was close behind in 21:55 with teammate Rebecca Brueggemeier 22:29 rounding out the varsity squad.  

It was exciting watching the kids put themselves out there and push themselves to their limits.  We have an outstanding collection of talented tough kids.

Coed at the Ney Center

The Tiger Cross-country team was well represented at the LeSueur Henderson Coed held at the Ney Center.  The varsity squad finished in second and the JV squad finished in 3rd.  17 runners came away with ne PR's on the 4300 meter course.

Leading the way in the open race were Tyler Bahr in 2nd place and Clay Sauter in 6th.  There were no girls running the open event.  Braydon Setterquist 13th and Hunter Schmidt 14th were the next boys to cross the line followed by senior captain Noah Mewes in 18th place.  Noah Stiemke 23rd and Ryan Bremseth-Vining 24th were next across the line with Alex Meger 27th just behind.  The trio of Derek Guscette 29th, Jaron Funk 30th,  and John Morrison 31st, came next with Blake Rucks 33rd right behind them.  Jace Schoon 35th, and Tommy Sullivan 36th,  were next with the final three runners being Bryce Nelson 40th,  Gabe Bran de Leon 41st,  and Logan Peterson 42nd.

Runing in the JV race were Tristan Cruz 2nd, Ethan Keohavong 6th, Noah Hastings 7th, and Hayden Cody 11th, represented the boys in their 3rd place showing.  Jessica Brueggemeier 25th, led the girls with Kailey Noll 26th, right behind her.  Alexa Lenz 30th, and Emma Reed 32nd, represented the girls in the total score of 136 just behind Sibley East's 134.  The kids ran well competing through the entire race.

In the varsity race senior Derek May led the way in 7th place.  He was followed by Nate Lowering 8th, Stephen LaJeunesse 9th, and Tony Szaroletta 10th.  Rounding out the boys representatives contributing to the 171 point total was Luke Hallgren 12th place.  Jordyn Williams led the girl contingent in 18th place.  She was followed by teammate senior Trinity Webb 23rd.  Jamie Zahn 27th, Hailey Witt 28th, and Thea Iverson 29th pushed each other to a terrific finish.  It was great to get to see these kids compete at the varsity level.  They stepped up and did not back down from their opponents.

In the Junior High competition Rebbeca Brueggemeier finished the 2000 meter course first for the Tigers.  Cade Morrison and Aiden Fogarty were just behind her to lead the boys.  Conor Mulroy and Max Russo were next followed by Brooke McGlinchey.  Jacob Olson, Alec Haege and Calvin Hartman finished next with Teddy Sellnow right behind them.  Greta Steinhagen, Fern Sullivan, and Kate Szarolette rounded out the Tiger representatives.  The Junior High kids have been improving steadily this season and have shown their competitiveness at races.  It is great to watch their progress.

Spaghetti Dinner Friday

The Belle Plaine Cross-country team is hosting a spaghetti dinner Friday 10/9 4:30-7:30 at oakcrest elementary school.  This is in conjunction with the packet pick up for the half marathon.  The meal will include spaghetti, sauce, bread, salad, and drink.  The price is free will donation.

Cross-country athletes are expected to sign up and work a 2 hour shift on Friday.  Check your email for sign up sheets.  Parents that are willing to help may contact coach Pederson at bpederson@belleplaine.k12.mn.us

October 9, 2015

At

Oak Crest Elementary

From

4:30pm-7:30pm

Sponsored By:

In conjunction with the Belle Plaine Half Marathon packet pick-up

Cost is Free Will

Salad

Drink

Spaghetti  w/sauce

Bread

Cross-country is

Take a look at this link for some accurate observation about cross-county.

http://www.greghallkc.com/index.php/cross-country-is/

I90 meet Thursday in Fairmont

Thursdays meet is in Fairmont and will be held at Cedar Creek Park directions are below.  We will be stopping to eat in Mankato on the way home at the pizza ranch cost is $8.50.  We will be arriving home a bit late around 9:30.


Teams coming from the North and the East:  You may use the directions above, or take exit 102 off of I-90 (Highway 15) and go five miles south through the east edge of Fairmont.  When you get to 80^th street (County Road 20), turn right and go 2 ½ miles West to the Cedar Creek Park Entrance sign.

Race Times:

4:30 7th-8th Grade Girls 1600
4:45 7th-8th Grade Boys 1600
5:00 Girls Varsity – JV 5000
5:40 Boys Varsity – JV 5000

Coed at the Ney Center

Tuesday's meet will be held at the Ney Center 28238 Nature Center Ln, Henderson, MN 56044.  The following are the race times:

4:00pm Coaches meeting

4:15pm HS boys/girls 4.3k Open Race

4:45pm Coed JV 4.3k Team Race (4 boys, 4 girls)

5:15pm Coed Varsity 4.3k Team Race (5 boys, 5 girls)

5:45pm Jr. High Girls/Boys 2k

6:00pm Awards

Mankato West

The Tigers had an incredible day at the Mankato West meet Tuesday.  17 kids ran PR's on a flat fast course.  The kids have been working hard in practice and just ate up the course at Minneopa after seeing a few more difficult courses the previous weeks.

The junior high girls led off with a 2nd place showing.   Rebecca Brueggemeier led the junior high girls with a 4th place finish followed by a fast finishing Brooke McGlinchey in 7th place.  Greta Steinhagen was close behind in 9th place she was followed closely by Erin West 11th and Fern Sullivan 12th.  Savanna Deyoung finished just after in 13th place with Kate Szarolleta 14th.  All the girls had a terrific race over the 2400 meter course.  They are showing great improvement so far.

The boys junior high had a great showing as well finishing in 6th place.  The work they have been doing is starting to show up in a big way on the course.  Josh Gregory continues to lead the boys junior high he ran to a 25th place finish.  Aiden Fogarty 37th and Tanner Witt 38th were close behind with Max Russo 39th and Jacob Olson 40th on their tail.  Alec Haege 41st and Cade Morrison 42nd were just behind completing the squad.

The girls JV squad had an outstanding day finishing 3rd led by Emily Berger who finished 1st in the race with a time of 21:29.  Seventh grader Jordyn Willmans covered the 5000 meters for the first time in a time of 24:06 in 11th place.  Hot on her tail was senior homecoming queen Trinity Webb in 24:11 placing12th.  Hailey Witt ran a terrific race finishing in 25:06 with Jamie Zahn right behind in an equally quality run at 25:08.  Kailey Noll ran an impressive 26:51 and Alexa Lenz ran a season best 28:27.  The JV squad had an exceptional day competing against quality big school opponents.

The JV boys squad continued their amazing season finishing in 4th place just ahead of Mankato East.  Leading the way for the JV boys was Ben Hunsader in 9th place followed closely by Carter Corl 11th.  Taylor Witt finished 16th with Nate Loegering close behind in 27th.  Derek May 29th, Stephen LaJeunesse 30th, and Luke Hallgren 31st rushed in to finish off the top 7.  Ethan Keohavang, Tristan Cruz, and Tony Szarolleta came across the line next for the JV boys in terrific times.  Next was Noah Hastings, Hayden Cody and Hunter Schmidt all of whom have been steadily improving this season.  Having great races Braydon Setterquist, Clay Sauter, and Noah Steimke finished next.  Derek Guscette and Alex Meger had nice races they where followed by a trio of fast finishers, Tommy Sullivan, Blake Rucks and Jaron Funk.  Having great races and rounding out the squad were Jace Schoon, John Morrison, and Bryce Nelson.  It is incredible watching 28 boys competing in the JV race and to see their hard work in practice paying off on the race course.

The girls varsity finished in 7th ahead of big school Albert Lee.  Alissa Schultz led the way with a 17th place finish with McKenna Herrmann close behind in 20th.  Danika Schroeder and Cassie Stolt were next to finish in 34th and 37th places.  Sophie Mewes 45th, Hannah Witt 49th and Thea Iverson 59th had terrific races rounding out the squad.  The girls ran incredible times providing evidence the work they have been putting in every day.

The boys varsity placed 5th against some very good larger schools continuing their quest toward their goal.  Kellen Bergs led the boys with a 16th place finish followed by Kyle Siemon in 20th.  Elliot Rudd 24th and Dylan Bigaouette 30th had terrific races.  Sam Gregory rounded out the scoring in 33rd place.  Jack Otto 39th and Drew Hastings 46th had great races wrapping up a great day for the Tigers.  The boys have been working very hard and had a big pay day Tuesday.

Mankato West at Minneopa Golf Course

Tuesday's meet is held at the Minneopa Golf Course off of 169.  Students will be dismissed at 2:15 to catch the bus at 2:30.  Race times are as follows:

7th/8th Girls - 2400M - 3:45 pm  

7th/8th Boys - 2400M - 4:05 pm

JV Girls - 5000M - 4:25 pm

JV Boys - 5000M - 5:00 pm

Varsity Girls - 5000M - 5:30 pm

Varsity Boys - 5000M - 6:00 pm

Homecoming Relay

Next Friday is the homecoming relay.  For all of you that don't know what we do this is what is happening.  The cross-country team runs the game ball from the competitors school to Belle Plaine.  Five or six vans of six person teams will leave Belle Plaine high school at 8:15 drive to St. Peter high school and begin the relay.  We will take turns running legs of the relay until we reach hwy 169 near Cambria.  The morning kids will eat lunch in the park then be taken back to school by 12:05.  The afternoon vans will load their six person teams at 12:05 be transported to the park for lunch then begin the running of their legs on the other side of 169.  When we are done we will be running the game ball into the pepfest.

Your child does not have to miss school if they would rather stay in school all day they will still be able to run the game ball into the pepfest with the team.

If you would like to be a van driver or help out with lunch on Friday please contact coach Schroeder.

Jim Flim invitational Winona Saturday 26th

We will be boarding busses at 6:00 am Saturday morning to go to Winona for the Jim Flim Invitational held on the campus of St. Mary's University.  The course is set up in St. Yon's Field.  Race times are:

9:00        4th-6th grade fun run              1 mile (Free – just show up to the line)

9:30        Boys and Girls JH Race          3200m    (Timed but no team scores)

10:00      Boys Junior Varsity                5000m

10:40      Girls Varsity                           5000m

11:10      Boys Varsity                           5000m

11:40      Girls Junior Varsity                5000m

We will be stopping to eat in Rochester on the way home at Old Country Buffet (ocb).  It will cost around $15 per person please bring your own money.  It is also important that the kids have something they can consume for breakfast and a snack.  Bring plenty to drink, water.

We should arrive home before 6:30 pm.  This is an event for all 7-12 graders.  Please let us know ahead of time if you can not make it.

NYA results

Last Tuesday was another good showing by the Belle Plaine Tiger cross-country team.  The boys JV defended their title from last year and remain undefeated this season.  In fact they have beat every single A school they have run against since the 2013 season.  The girls and boys Varsity were both 2nd place, girls behind Holy Family Catholic and boys behind double A Mound-Westonka.  The girls JV was second as were the JH girls and the boys JH finished 11th.  As a complete squad Belle Plaine by far out performed all the other teams.

We are very pleased with the progress everyone has been making.  Practices have been going well and the hard work the kids are putting in is reaping some benefits.

The boys JV was led by Taylor Witt (3rd), he was followed closely by Jack Otto (5th), Drew Hastings (7th), Stephen LaJeunuesse (10th) and Noah Hastings (13th).  Derek May (14th) and Nate Loegering (17th) rounded out the scoring for the JV.  28 Belle Plaine boys ran the JV race Tuesday with several running PR's on the warm windy day.

Boys varsity were once again led by Kellen Bergs (16th), followed by Elliot Rudd (18th), Kyle Siemon (20th), Dylan Bigaouette (21st) and Sam Gregory (30th).  Carter Corl (40th) and Ben Hunsader (41st) completed the varsity squad.  The boys went after a very tough Mound-Westonka squad and narrowly missed coming out on top.

In the boys JH division Josh Gregory led the way in a new PR of 6:26.  The girls JH was led by Jordyn Williams also in a new PR time of 6:29 for the 1600 meter course.

The girls varsity was led by Emily Berger (7th), she was followed by Cassie Stolt (22nd), McKenna Herrmann (28th), Danika Schroeder (33rd) and Alissa Schultz (42nd).  Sophie Mewes (61st) and Trinity Webb (77th) completed the girls squad.  The girls ran tough against a very good Holy Family squad.

Thea Iverson (12th) led the girls JV squad to a strong 2nd place finish behind Waconia.  Hailey Witt (13th), Hannah Witt (14th), Jamie Zahn (21st) and Kailey Noll (29th) rounded out the scoring for the lady tigers.  Alexa Lenz (48th) and Emma Reed (49th) also competed for the JV squad.  The JV girls continue to perform well.  It is great to have them get the ball rolling at meets.

We will be in action at Crown College Tuesday and again Saturday in Winona.  Check out all the results from NYA Lions Invite at:

http://www.onlineraceresults.com/event/view_event.php?event_id=16234

Crown College Run of the Lake

Tomorrow's meet will be held at Crown College near Waconia.  Times have been moved up and I would expect them to change if they can speed things up.  To be sure you can make the race you wish it may be a good idea to be early.  Race times are as follows:

3:15 Coaches Meeting

3:30 Junior Varsity Girls’ (5000 meters)

4:15 Junior Varsity Boys’ (5000 meters)

5:00 Varsity Girls’ (5000 meters)

5:45 Varsity Boys’ (5000 meters)

6:25 Junior High Boys’ & Girls (3000 meters)

6:55 Awards Ceremony

Crown College Campus

6425 Co. Rd. 30, St. Bonifacius

(State Hwy. 5 to Co. Rd. 30)

See you there.

Gerry Smith recap...What's new for the week

The JV boys defended their championship at the Gerry Smith Invitational on Thursday behind the quality running of Carter Corl (3rd), Jack Otto (4th), Andrew Hastings (7th), Noah Hastings (15th), and Nate Loegering (20th).  They JV boys outdistanced their nearest opponent by 50 points.  On their way to an unprecidented 4th place finish the varsity boys out distanced all other single A teams in the 25 team field.  Kellen Bergs (24th), once again led the tigers followed by Kyle Siemon (28th), Dylan Bigaouette (29th), Elliot Rudd (34th), and Sam Gregory (36th).  Ben Hunsader (71st) and Taylor Witt (92nd) also competed on the varsity.  The JV really started us off and the Varsity just kept it going.  In the junior high race Josh Gregory(63rd) led the others followed by Aiden Fogarty(75th), Cade Morrison(76th), Tanner Witt(77th), Conor Mulroy(86th), Jacob Olson(92nd), Max Russo(93rd), Calvin Hartman(151st), Alec Haege(158th), and Teddy Sellnow(161st).

On the day there were 24 personal records (pr's).  The entire girls varsity squad ran new pr's led by Emily Berger(27th), followed by Alissa Schultz(36th) with a big pr, McKenna Herrmann(42nd), Danika Schroeder(59th), Cassie Stolt(65th), Sophie Mewes(96th), and Jessica Brueggemeier(103rd).  The girls finished in 8th place out of 22 complete teams.  The girls JV squad placed 6th lead by Trinity Webb(16th) with a new pr, followed by Hannah Witt(27th), Hailey Witt(28th), Jamie Zahn(31st), Thea Iverson(32nd), Kailey Noll(45th), and Alexa Lenz(65th).  The JV girls had a great pack of 4 runners placing high enough to give them an excellent finish.  The junior high girls finished in 4th place led by Jordyn Williams(3rd).  She was followed by Rebeca Brueggemeier(13th), Gretta Steinhagen(21st), Brooke McGlinchey(29th), Erin West(33rd), Kate Szaroletta(36th), Fern Sullivan(37th), and Savannah Deyoung(80th).

It was a terrific day for running and our kids took advantage of the conditions.  They have been working very hard in practice and the improvements they made are very encouraging.

This week 9/14-9/18 we begin the mini mighty harrier program with the oakcrest kids on Monday.  We are very excited to work with the 4th thru 6th graders.  Tuesday is the NYA Lions Invitational.  The girls are the defending champions we are looking forward to running at Baylor Park as it is one of our favorite places to run.  It is always a well run event.  The following is the race schedule for Tuesday:

3:45 PM   –      COACHES’ MEETING

4:00 PM   -       JV Boys 5000 m

4:05 PM   -       JV Girls 5000 m

4:50 PM   -       Varsity Girls 5000 m

5:20 PM   -       Varsity Boys 5000 m

5:50 PM   -       MS Girls 1600 m

6:00 PM   -       MS Boys 1600 m

6:15 PM   -       Awards

The rest of the week is practice after school from 3:20 to 5:20.  Thanks for all of your support it is fun having fans cheering us on.

Next week

After Friday morning practice at 8:00 am there will be no practice till Tuesday after school. Practices will be held everyday after school from 3:20 to 5:20. Thursday is the Gerry Smith Titan Invitational at the Montgomery golf course.  Bus leaves at 2:50 so cross-country kids should get their homework for seventh hour before school.  Races are as follows:

4:20 PM: Boys’s JV (5000 Meters)

4:27 PM: Girls’s JV (5000 Meters)

5:05 PM: Boy’s Varsity (5000 Meters)

5:45 PM: Girl’s Varsity (5000 Meters)

6:15 PM: Boy’s Junior High (2000 Meters)

6:20 PM: Girl’s Junior High (2000 Meters)

6:45 PM: Awards Ceremony

Congratulations to the 2015 Belle Plaine Cross-country team captains.

Mankato East

Well week three is nearly a wrap and the team had a chance to compete at Mankato East against the host, Blue Earth area, Orono, Minnesota Valley Lutheran and conference foe Sibley East.  The boys came out on top behind the outstanding running of Kellen Bergs (4th), Elliot Rudd (9th), Dylan Bigaouette (10th), Kyle Siemon (12th), and Sam Gregory (13th).  Rounding out the varsity squad was eighth grader Ben Hunsader (16th), and Senior Taylor Witt (18th).  The boys junior varsity also won with a near perfect score of 16.  Leading the JV were Jack Otto, Drew Hastings, Carter Corl, Noah Hastings, and Luke Hallgren.  The junior high boys were led by Josh Gregory.

The girls varsity was led by eighth grader Emily Berger (7th) finished in 3rd place behind a very tough Orono team and host Mankato East.  McKenna Herrmann (12th), Cassie Stolt (14th), Danika Schroeder (15th), and Alissa Schultz (18th), rounded out the scoring.  Ninth graders Sophie Mewes (21st) and Jessica Brueggemeier (27th) also made the varsity squad.  The JV girls were led by sisters Hannah and Hailey Witt finished in third place.  Jamie Zahn, Trinity Webb, and Kailey Noll rounded out the scoring for the girls JV squad.  Jordyn Willams led the junior high girls to a 2nd place finish behind Orono.

Next week the Tigers will see action at the Gerry Smith Invitational at the Montgomery golf course Thursday beginning at:  Bus leaves at 2:50

4:20 PM: Boys’s JV (5000 Meters)

4:27 PM: Girls’s JV (5000 Meters)

5:05 PM: Boy’s Varsity (5000 Meters)

5:45 PM: Girl’s Varsity (5000 Meters)

6:15 PM: Boy’s Junior High (2000 Meters)

6:20 PM: Girl’s Junior High (2000 Meters)

6:45 PM: Awards Ceremony

Parents night + a few things

We have hit the ground running the first two weeks of Cross-country and your children are impressing us with their talent, thoughtfulness, and good nature.  We have climbed hills, ate watermelon, run distances we have never run before, nurtured new friendships, competed in a triathlon, gone to the pool, lifted weights, done some yoga, and were treated to ice cream.  It has been a busy and exhausting first two weeks.

That brings me to the point of this message.  Next Monday the 31st of August is our annual Parents Night BBQ.  It will begin at 6 pm in the high school commons and last an hour and a half.  You are invited so that we can recognize the important role you play in supporting the cross-country program.  Please bring your family and enjoy a great meal and the short program.

Second, on Monday the 31st of August we will also be taking team pictures before practice.  Your child should come at 2:30 pm to practice with their uniform so we can accomplish this.  There are forms being sent home with the kids this week so ask if they have them.

Thirdly, our next competition will be held at Mankato East high school on Tuesday the 1st beginning with the junior high race at 4 pm boys and girls high schoolers to follow.

The End is a Beginning

Some last minute things that we should bring to your attention. 

• First, practice starts on August 17 at 8am meet in the commons ready to run.  If you are unable to attend this or any practice you need contact your contact coach, Girls Coach Schroeder, Boys Coach Pederson.  Communication is key.

• Second, any and all miles that you have ran over the summer (May 17 till 11:59pm on August 16) need to be reported or turned in to Coach Pederson ASAP.  No matter how little or great your number is we want you to report this or turn in your miles.  Everyone helps towards the team mileage goal so please report those miles from running, biking, and weight room.  If you are unable to be at practice the first week please email Coach Pederson your miles.  We would not want you to be missed when we hand out the stuff you get. 

• Third, PAY YOUR FEES and TURN IN YOUR FORMS.  If this is not done in the first week, you cannot go to the Jamboree on August 24.  This is not our policy but administrations.  If you have a circumstance that delays or prevents you from paying please contact the administration. 

Lastly, remember your interview sheets when you have your interview some of you have it Monday after practice. 

See you on Monday.

Time Flies

Eligibility Night Monday August 3^rd

Payments will be online again (LINK HERE).

Just because you pay online, it is extremely important to make the meeting.  A great deal of information is shared and gathered about our 2015 TEAM. 

The mileage has been updated.  Sorry for the delay Coach Pederson was on vacation with his family.  We are getting to crunch time and the miles are starting to mount up.  McKenna was the first to cross her mileage goal for the summer.  Others are getting close their mileage goals for the summer.  If you hit your goal, you can still run but make sure that you are coming into the season in shape and healthy.  Taking time off just because you hit your miles does not help you at the start of the season. 

Couple of dates to make note of:

Bun Run (Montgumory) 7/26/2015

Giant Days (LeSueur)  8/1/2015

See you in 2 weeks!

Bull Run Results

It was great to see all of you out on a beautiful Saturday morning for the bull run.  The excitement is building as we approach another Cross-country season.  We coaches are looking forward to another year of great experiences with some new things coming up this season in our schedule (check it out on the calendar) and the little harrier program with the oakcrest kids this fall.  If you haven't started training yet now is a great time to start.  Call a friend and go for a run or meet up with the kids Monday thru Friday at 8:30 am and 6:00 at the Senior High School.

2015 Bull run results

Half Way There

We are halfway to the start of the season and we are approaching the July 4^th Celebrations.  Use this time to rededicate back to the goals you set as an individual along with our team goals.  Some might be discouraged by the place that you have put yourself and might not be able to make the mileage goals that you have.  That is okay you need to reassess the goals and make new ones.  The coaches would like you to start by being consistent in your weekly miles starting with 15 and build from there.  It is more important that you come into the season physically ready (injury free and in shape) than making a certain mileage goal, that could potentially leave you injured at the start of the season.   If you think that you miles do not count or will not mean anything that is FALSE.  Your miles no matter how small do help the team move towards the TEAM goal of 9000. 

Have a safe and happy 4^th . 

MRC Race #2

The next race in the MRC racing series is this Saturday, June 27th in Henderson.  The race starts and finishes at the Minnesota New Country School on Main Street (Hwy.19) in Henderson. It should be easier to get to than last year. 

Race time is 8:00am....check in as a MRC runner to get your comp # and your t-shirt.

There is also a Kids 1k at 7:45am before the 5k where Adrik (Coach Pederson's oldest) will be making his road race debut.  He will then combine with his brother Alek to make their father slow. 

Hope to see you there and see how your summer has been going. 

It takes More

Quarter of the way through the summer running and we have seen some start by the team.  If you have not started, yet I cannot emphasize the importance of running over the summer.   Start by being consistent, try for 15-20 miles in one week, and then do it again the next week.  As you get some consistent miles you could increase to 20-25 miles for some of the older kids try to be at 30 miles at the end of the summer.  Running as a group helps getting motivated.  Try getting to the captains practice, those in-charge have been instructed to make sure that this is catered to the younger group and they will do their work out after words.   We have big goals as a team at the end of the season.  In addition, if we get the summer mileage of 9000 as a team we get these awesome socks. 

As of today when I am writing this we have 486.8 miles from 16 runners that have reported.  Last year we had 691.7 from 18 runners at the same point.  If you have miles to report please do, I have figured out a way to keep you up-to-date on your miles.  It can be found on the app (Weekly Update) or on the blog as the mileage update.  I am trying to update that every other day.  So you should have a really good idea where you stand.  

Get Out and Run.

MRC Race #1

The first 5k race of the series is this coming Saturday, June 13th at Belle Plaine MS/HS and starts at 9am.  This is a t-shirt exchange race so if you bring a shirt....you can take a shirt.  Any t-shirt will do (just wash it first!)

Runners may also sign up at the Belle Plaine race.  The BP coaches will collect forms and fees for Coach Christ (LSH Coach).

Jordan Day Camp Info

From Coach Nylander (Jordan's coach)
Hi there!

I'd like to invite your athletes to attend our day camp.  Its a great kick off to summer training!  

It will be held Thursday, June 18th.  Pre-registration is due Friday June 12th (not the 18th as listed in the info)

Here is the link for registration.  The link can also be accessed through the Jordan School District Cross Country Website

https://jps.cr3.rschooltoday.com/public/costoption/class_id/1183/public/1/

Thanks!

MRC racing series

Stop in and see Coach Schroeder or Coach Pederson for your MRC racing series registration form.  Remember to keep track of your summer mileage starting May 17th right up to the first day of practice August 17th.

BPXC app

We have an app that should help you track your mile over the summer.

We will be using this app to help log miles and other things during the season.

Google Play


i-tunes


The code that you need is: 12330320
You will also need the email: bpederson@belleplaine.k12.mn.us
Password: bpxc2015

Changes in 2015

Some of you may have heard that the MSHSL approved the girl’s varsity moving to the 5000.  We as a Cross Country Coaching staff think this is a GREAT move and that our girls are ready to take on what others see as a large challenge.  We will continue to foster and develop ALL runners into the best runners and people that they can be. Through the conversations that the coaching staff has had we are looking forward to putting the plan together that allows for this growth.  And as one of next years seniors has already stated "all new PR'S and top ten."

Coach Pederson better get painting.