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