Awards

Thank you all for attending the end of the season awards pot luck Sunday night.  It was a nice time to celebrate the accomplishments this season.  Congratulations on a great season!

Special acknowledgment to the following award winners:

Most Valuable Runners
Janessa Meuleners and Dylan Bigaouette

Most Improved Runners
Hayden Cody and Courtney Fogarty

Most Tiger Spirit
Danika Schroeder and Kris Corl

Most Dedicated Runners
Zander Stier and Corey Krautkremer

Janessa's 5th State Meet

Janessa Meuleners has once again made it to the state meet held Saturday November 2nd.  Her race will begin at 1:00 pm at St. Olaf College in Northfield.  We encourage you to come and cheer on Janessa.

Spectator Parking & Shuttle Service. Spectator parking is available at four remote parking lots at the southeast end of St. Olaf campus. Large red signs will direct spectators to these lots. Shuttle service to and from campus will be provided from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on race day. The pickup and drop off points will be posted with large red “Bus Stop” signs. Please note: Spectator parking is not allowed in any of the Skoglund Athletic Center parking lots.

Turn in your uniforms

It is time to celebrate a successful cross-country season.  This Sunday November 3rd, is the awards potluck.  It will be held in the high school lunch room starting at 6:00 pm.  Plates, cups, plasticware, napkins, and drinks will be provided.  Please have your uniform cleaned and turned in by then so we can give you any awards that night.

Section 2A meet

Belle Plaine had an excellent showing in its return to section 2A.  The boys turned in their best ever section finish in 6th place and the girls were 5th, matching their second best finish ever.  The girls 4000 meter race was first on the Montgomery National Golf Course.  Janessa Meuleners ran an impressive race finishing 5th in 15:39 to earn her 5th consecutive trip to the state meet Saturday November 2nd.  Alissa Schultz finished in 25th place in 16:42.  Danika Schroeder placed 36th in 17:07.  Skylee Schwingler place 50th running a 17:32 and teammate Hannah Witt rounded out the scoring for the tigers in 60th with a time of 17:42.  Trinity Webb ran an excellent 17:54 and BreAnn McDermand ran an 18:27.  The girls team once again earned academic gold honors with a combined GPA of 3.95.

The boys squad was led by Dylan Bigaouette finishing in 27th place with a time of 18:06 followed closely by Brendan Mackedanz in 29th place with a time of 18:09.  Max Hughes was next across the line in 37th place running an 18:17 with Kellen Bergs close behind in 18:18.  Carter Olson placed 51 in 18:36 rounding out the scoring for the tigers.  Carter Corl finished with an 18:55 followed by Kris Corl in 19:03.  The boys earned gold academic honors in the section with an overall GPA of 3:81.

It was an outstanding end to a very successful year.  The end of the year awards pot luck will be held in the high school lunch room Sunday November 3rd beginning at 6:00 pm.  Please turn in your clean uniforms as soon as possible.

JV Finale

We were handed some disappointing new 2 days before the section 2A meet.  The JV race had been called off.  The directors of the section decided we should not be allowed to have an unofficial JV race following the Varsity competitions.  So we improvised and held our own end of the season event for our JVers.

We set up a course, 4000 meters for girls and 5000 meters for boys and had 19 of the 25 kids ran their PR.  First across the line was Nate Loegering in a spectacular 18:01 a new PR, followed closely by Hailey Witt in 18:11.  Tyler Schumacher completed the course in a new PR of 18:28.  Fourth across the line was 7th grader Jessica Brueggemeier in her new PR time of 18:31.  Fifth was Junior Courtney Fogarty in her new PR time of 18:34.  Next was 8th grader Kyle Siemon in his new PR 18:39, followed closely by Derek May in 18:48.  Taylor Witt ran his personal record finishing in 18:50 with veteran senior Corey Krautkremer one second off her personal record close behind in 18:59.  Another 7th grader, Jamie Zahn rounded out the top 10 covering the 4000 meter course in 19:01 her new PR.  Seventh grader Elliot Rudd improved his PR over 5000 meters to 19:02, with 7th grader Kailey Noll right behind him in 19:04, her new PR.  13th place went to 7th grader Nicolle Lundsten in a terrific time of 19:46.  Tristan Cruz a seventh grader crosse the line next in a new PR time of 20:01, followed by teammate Alexa Lenz in 20:19.  Emma Reed a seventh grader and Senior Tori Schroeder cross the line simultaneously in 20:34.  Sophie Mewes a seventh grader lowered her PR to 20:59 with Nick Covington PRing just behind her in 21:19.  Hayden Cody smashed his previous PR finishing in 21:23 with Jesse Barringer hot on his heals, improved on his 5k time finishing in 21:23.9.  Ethan Keohavong improved his PR to 21:38, while fellow seventh grader Jaron Funk improved to a 22:00 PR.  Tyler Bahr came across the finish in an impressive 22:04 with John Morrison scorching his PR finishing in 22:27.

To top it all off the kids were treated to cookies and milk at the Witt's house.  These young kids have had a terrific year.  They have worked incredibly hard and improved consistently.  It has been fun interacting with all the energy and excitement these kids bring to practices and competition.  They can be very proud of what they have accomplished this year and we as coaches are very excited about the future of Belle Plaine Tiger Cross-country.

Thanks for the great year!

Section 2A meet Montgomery

The section 2A cross-country meet will be held at the golf course in Montgomery.  Girls 4000 meter race starts at 4:00 pm, boys 5000 meter race at 4:45.  Awards will take place at 5:30.

The JV race that was scheduled has been canceled.  Any member of the team may come along and cheer.  The bus is leaving at 2:30.

We will be stopping at the Pizza Ranch in New Prague on the way home, so bring some money with you.

MRC Championships

by Lisa Jamison

Throughout this entire cross country season we have seen a lot of exciting events take place with the Belle Plaine Cross Country team. First and foremost the Varsity Girls dominated Conference and successfully defended their Championship without four of the runners who ran varsity last year. Two of our newest runners added to the crew are in Junior High and showed a lot of guts and grace as this big conference championship race was only their 3rd time racing at the 4,000 meter distance. Not only did these Junior High girls PR by a substantial amount they also scored points as our #4 runner (8th grader Skylee Schwingler placing 13th overall PR 17:09) and #5 runner (7th grader Hannah Witt placing 15th PR 17:13). The other phenomenal runners include Junior Captain Janessa Meuleners placing 4th 15:43, Sophomore Alissa Schultz placing 8th PR 16:24, Sophomore Danika Schroeder placing 10th PR 16:36, Senior Captain Breann McDermand placing 28th 18:03 and Freshman Hailey Witt running with a cold and a head full of snot placing 33rd 18:20. To top off the Varsity’s win Meuleners, Schultz and Schroeder walked away with top ten MRC All Conference honors!

However the Belle Plaine Cross Country team is more than just the seven girl varsity runners and the seven varsity boy runners. In fact on both our squads we have seen many different faces lined up at the varsity starting lines throughout this season’s meets. But we have also seen multiple 1st place team finishes from our Junior Varsity and Junior High teams. Thursday October 10th’s MRC Conference Meet was no different!

Junior Varsity boys stole the MRC Conference Championship with an impressive 4th-11th place finish. Belle Plaine boys kicked it into high gear after Jordan’s boys finished 1,2,3 and in the end Belle Plaine boys edged the Jordan boys out of a trophy by just 1 point. 4th place was Junior Captain Max Hughes with another phenomenal PR of the season18:50, right behind him 5th place Junior Captain Carter Olson 18:59, 6th place Junior Tyler Shoemaker 19:06, 7th place Freshman Nate Loegering PR 19:15, 8th place 8th grader Kyle Siemon 19:25, 9th place Sophomore Sam Gregory 19:27, 10th place Sophomore Taylor Witt 19:29 and 11th place Sophomore Derek May 19:29.6. Our other amazing racers included 17th place Sophomore Steven Lajeunesse PR 19:50, 1st year runner Sophomore Brenden Solheid PR 20:53, Sophomore Noah Mewes 21:52, First year runner Junior Nick Covington 22:14, Sophomore Ryan Bremseth-Vining 22:18, Freshman Hayden Cody who set a new PR every time he raced this year 23:44, Freshman John Morrison 23:53 and Sophomore Bryce Nelson 25:44.

Junior Varsity girls rocked conference defending their 2012 conference championship. Sophomore Trinity Webb was the first one through the shoot with a PR of 17:49! Sophomore Kacie Staples placed 5th with 18:45, Freshman Emily Krautkremer placed 6th 19:19, Junior Courtney Fogarty placed 9th 19:19, Senior Captain Corey Krautkremer placed 10th 19:28, Freshman Alexa Lenz PR’d to place 14th 19:58 and Freshman Selin Dikmen also PR’d placing 16th with 20:30. The rest of our exceptional Junior Varsity girls include Freshman Kate Haege with a huge PR of 20:53, Sophomore Allison Lunsten21:52 and Senior Captain Tori Schroeder 21:58.

Junior High was not about to be out done by their upper classman peers. Junior High boys crushed their competition earning their conference championship with six boys covering this hilly 1 mile course in under 6 minutes and placing 1-3,9-10, 12,14. 1st place 7th grader Elliott Rudd PR 5:35, 2nd place 8th grader Noah Hastings PR 5:36, 3rd place 7th grader Mikkel Schmidt PR 5:40, 9th place 7th grader Tristan Cruz PR 5:56, 10th place 7th grader Jesse Barringer PR 5:58, 14th place 7th grader Braydon Setterquist PR6:12, 20th place 8th grader Kenny Dvorak PR 6:21. Rounding out the phenomenal Junior High milers was Jaron Funk 7th grader PR 6:30, Ethan Keohavong 7th grader PR 6:35, Luke Hallgren 8th grader PR 6:49, Tyler Bahr 7th grader 6:54, Noah Stiemke 7 grader PR6:56 and Logan Peterson 7th grader PR 7:16.

Of course we can not forget Belle Plaine’s Varsity Boys team. As a team these boys are getting stronger and stronger. At the 2012 MRC Conference Championship they were counted out by almost all of the other teams. But with all 7 of the boys PR-ing by almost 1 minute each they were able to pull off a huge surprise 4th place finish and send shock waves through the conference as the 2012 team was made up of 6 underclassman and 1 senior. 2013 proved to be an even better year as they were in the hunt to place in the top three in conference and did just that finishing 3rd place behind a very strong Jordan and TCU team. This year’s conference squad was comprised of 2 Seniors, 1 Junior, 3 Sophomores and a Freshman, this is just a glimpse into the future for them! Sophomore Dylan Bigaouette placed 5th receiving All-Conference honors with a PR of 17:43. Behind him running on a very sore but healing sprained ankle was Sophomore Brendan Mackedanz who placed 14th 18:08, Freshman Kellen Bergs placed 19th 18:26, Senior Captain Kris Corl out sprinted his brother in the last 200 meters for 20th place 18:41, Carter Corl placed 21st 18:44, Junior Tony Dvorak placed 34th 19:47 and bringing in the rear with a leg injury Senior Captain Zander Stier placing 47th 20:55.

The cherry on top after all the MRC championship races were complete was the absolute and total domination by the Junior High girls with their perfect score of 15 allowing them to successfully defend their conference championship title. Placing 1st 7th grader Jessica Brueggemeir PR’d with a 6:32:3,2nd place 7th grader Jamie Zahn PR 6:32.4, 3rd place 7th grader Cassie Stolt PR 6:33, 5th place 8th grader Grace Ludvik PR 6:47, 6th place 7th grader Kailey Noll PR 6:50, 10th place 8th grader Vanessa Rosales 6:53, 11th place 8th grader Thea Iverson PR 6:54, 12th place 7th grader Sophie Mewes PR 7:04, 16th place 7th grader Nicolle Lundsten PR 7:10, 18th place 7th grader Sophie Wright PR7:14 and 20th place 7th grader Emma Reed PR 7:50.

Congratulations Conference Champions

Congratulations to the repeat MRC champion Girls Varsity.  Boys Varsity 3rd behind TCU 2nd and Jordan 1st.  JV girls and boys teams also were champions along with the Junior high boys and girls.  The girls Junior high won with a perfect score of 15.  Congratulations to Trinity Webb, girls JV champion, Jessica Brueggemeier, girls Junior High champion, Elliot Rudd, boys Junior High champion.  Nice Job everyone.

 Congratulations Dylan Bigaouette on your 5th place all conference finish!

 Congratulations Janessa Meuleners, Alissa Schultz and Danika Schroeder on you all MRC performances.

Woot, Woot!

Spaghetti Dinner Friday at Oakcrest

The cross-country team is hosting a community wide spaghetti dinner this Friday at Oakcrest elementary.  We will serve from 4:30 to 7:30.  There will be no practice.  Athletes show up at Oakcrest after school to work.  Any parents that would like to come and help you are welcome to join us anytime.  See you tomorrow.

Homecoming Relay

Thank you to all the parents that helped out on the Homecoming Relay.  Once again it was a great time the kids will remember.  We couldn't do it without you.

Big Week Coming Up

This is Conference week.  Thursday the MRC meet will be held at Baylor Park north of Norwood.  Students will be dismissed at 1:30 to catch the 1:45 bus.  Races begin at 3:30.

3:30 JV Girls 4000m
3:40 JV Boys 5000m
4:15 Varsity Girls 4000m
4:45 Varsity Boys 5000m
5:15 JH girls 1600m
5:30 JH boys 1600m
5:45 Awards

Friday is our annual spaghetti dinner.  We will be serving from 4:30-7:30pm.  We will need parents to help out the kids any time from 3:30-8:30.  We will need cooks, servers, and clean up personnel.

Saturday morning is the communities half marathon and the cross-country team sponsors 2 water stops.  This involves handing out water along the course usually from 9:00 to Noon.  The coaches are running the 1/2 marathon so the kids will be manning the stations on their own.  Any parents wanting to be involved are welcome.

Coed at the Ney Center

The coed hosted by LeSueur at the Ney Center is a unique opportunity for the boys and girls to compete together.   Race times are listed below.

4:00pm Coaches meeting

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

4:45pm Coed JV 4.3k Team Race (5 boys, 5 girls)

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

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

6:00pm Awards

Homecoming Relay from LeSueur

Friday morning 10/4/13 the Cross-country team will be running the game ball for the homecoming
game from LeSueur high school to the athletic complex for the pep fest.  Be on the lookout for a permission slip which needs to be turned in by Wednesday which will give your child permission to participate in the relay.  If you wish your child stay in school that day do not fill out the permission slip.  Your child will still be included at the pep fest with the other runners from the team.


This is a link to the route we will be running.

Homecoming relay 2013 (LeSueur to Belle Plaine)

22 PR's at Mankato West

It was a very good day individually for the members of the Belle Plaine cross-country team.  22 members of the team set new personal records.  As a team the JV boys once again won their division while the JV girls placed second behind host Mankato West.  Leading the JV boys was Tyler Schumacher in a time of 18:58 followed closely by Carter Olson in 19:09.  Kyle Siemon 19:13 and Max Hughes 19:14 were next across the line with Nate Loegering 19:22 rounding out the scoring for the Tigers.  Noah Hasting 19:23, and Elliot Rudd 19:40, both ran PR's in the same race.  Other JV boy runners included:  Taylor Witt 19:53, Sam Gregory 19:58, Stephan LaJeunesse 20:05, Tristan Cruz 21:18, Derek May 21:23, Noah Mewes 21:37, Nick Covington 21:48, Jaron Funk 22:50, Kenny Dvorak 23:17, Ethan Keohavong 23:43, Hayden Cody 24:19, Brenden Solheid 24:24, John Morrison 24:47, Tyler Bahr 25:32, Bryce Nelson 26:46.  On the girls side Courtney Fogarty led the way in 18:38 a new PR.  Trinity Webb was next across the line in 18:57 with Kacie Staples close behind in at 19:04.  Sisters Emily Krautkremer and Corey Krautkremer wrapped up the scoring for the JV girls with times of 19:12 and 19:21 respectively.  Jessica Brueggemeier ran a 19:39 followed by teammate Jamie Zahn, 19:40.  Other girl JV runners were:  Grace Miner 19:58, Thea Iverson 19:59, Alexa Lenz 20:02, Kailey Noll 20:14, Grace Ludvik 20:33, Vanessa Rosales 20:53, Sophie Mewes 21:01. Allison Lundsten 21:59, Tori Schroeder 22:37, Kate Haege 22:58

On the Varsity side the Girls placed 4th and the Boys placed 3rd.  Janessa Mueleners once again led the women.  She ran a season best of 15:32 placing 2nd.  Alissa Schultz continues to run well turning in a 16:40.  Danika Schroeder cross the line in 17:39 followed closely by Skylee Schwingler in 17:53.  Hannah Witt was the final scorer for BP with a time of 17:59.  Hailey Witt 18:00 and BreAnn BcDermand 18:28 rounded out the Varsity squad.  Dylan Bigaouette let the boys with a 6th place finish in 17:58.  Brendan Mackedanz also cracked the top 10 finishing in 8th place in a time of 18:06.  Zander Stier was close behind in 18:10.  Kellen Bergs 18:21 and Tony Dvorak 18:42 rounded out the scoring for the boys.  Brothers Carter Corl 18:52 and Kris Corl 18:56 filled out the varsity squad.


In Junior High action Cassie Stolt placed 11th overall in a time of 10:35 over the 2400 meter course.  Sophie Wright ran an 11:43 and Emma Reed 13:55.  For the boys Mikkel Schmidt led the way running a 9:14 placing 6th.  Jesse Barringer ran a 9:34, Braydon Setterquist 10:05, Luke Hallgren 10:44, Noah Stiemtke 11:10, Logan Peterson 11:19 and Timothy Pressley 13:00.

The Tigers will be in action this Saturday at the Willmar Invitational, held at Eagle Creek Golf Course.  Races begin with the girls varsity at 1:00 pm.

Willmar Saturday September 28th

The bus for the meet in Willmar this weekend will be leaving at 9:30 Saturday morning.  The racing will begin at 1:00 pm at the Eagle Creek Golf Club.  All races that follow will begin immediately after the precedes is over.  The following is the race schedule:

1:00 pm start
Varsity Girls   (4000 Meters)

Varsity Boys   (5000 Meters)

JV Girls  (4000 Meters)

JV Boys (5000 Meters)

Middle School Girls (3000 Meters)

Middle School Boys (3000 Meters)

Mity Mites (800 Meters) (Elementary students)

Awards to be presented to all divisions

We will be stopping to eat on the way home so make sure you bring some money to eat.  It will be between 7 and 8:00 pm when we return home.

Mankato West Meet September 24

Students are excused at after 6th hour to catch their 2:30 bus to Mankato.

Tuesdays meet in Mankato will be held at the Minnepoa Golf Course - 410 Pintail Street, Mankato, MN. Race times are as follows:

7th/8th Girls - 2400M - 4:00 pm  

7th/8th Boys - 2400M - 4:20 pm (approximately)

JV/Varsity Girls - 4000M - 4:40 pm (approximately)

JV/Varsity Boys - 5000M - 5:10 pm (approximately)

Emma Krumbee Clarification

Parents and athletes:

To clarify what I said last week about stopping and using the facilities while out on runs.  I, as your coach do not want you stopping in for drinks of water 1/2 mile from the school while you are out running.  My statement that Emma's did not want you to use their facilities was false.  They would welcome you stopping in.  As your coach you only ever use anyones facilities in the case of an emergency.

Any questions?  Talk to me.

Steve Schroeder

Run of the Lakes Results

Both Junior high teams and the boys JV team won their divisions of Tuesdays meet at Crown College.  The boys JH has won for 3 years straight placing 7 runners in the top 10.  The girls JH had 5 runners in the top 10 of their race as did the JV boys.  Sam Gregory lead the boys JV with a time of 18:54 finishing 3rd.  Kyle Siemon took top honors in the boys JH race while the top girl on the JH was Skylee Schwingler finishing 3rd.  Teams participating in this years meet included, Delano, Waconia, Glencoe-Silver Lake, LeSueur-Henderson, Sibley East, Watertown-Mayer, Hastings, Mayer-Lutheran, Heritage Academy, New Century Academy, Howard Lake-Waverly, and Belle Plaine.

Complete results available at:  http://onlineraceresults.com/event/view_event.php?event_id=11850

The girls JV was second behind Waconia, while the Varsity girls placed 4th behind 3rd place Watertown-Mayer, runner up Hastings and winner Waconia.  Leading the charge for the girls JV was Trinity Webb in a time of 19:10 good for 4th overall.  Janessa Meuleners covered the 4000 meter course in 15:54 finishing as the runner-up in the girls Varsity race and Dylan Bigouette blazed the trail for the boys Varsity on the 5000 meter course finishing in 13th place with a new PR of 17:54.  The boys Varsity was 5th.  It was a terrific day for running out of the 63 Belle Plaine Tigers competing 11 ran a personal best on the hilly scenic course.

The Tigers will be in action next Tuesday at Mankato West at Minnepoa Golf Course - 410 Pintail Street, Mankato, MN. Races start at 4:00 pm (girls JH)

Apple Valley Invitational, September 21st

Bus leaves at 7:45.  The meet is held at the high school.

Apple Valley High School
14450 Hayes Road
Apple Valley, MN 55124

Race times are as follows.  Please check with your child to see which race they will be running.

9:45 a.m. Girls J.V. Race 4000 Meters
10:25 a.m. Boys J.V. Race 5000 Meters
11:05 a.m. Girls Varsity Race 4000 Meters
11:35 a.m. Boys Varsity Race 5000 Meters
12:05 p.m. Boys Ninth Race (JH race) 3200 Meters
12:15 p.m. Girls “C” Race (JH race) 3200 Meters
12:45 p.m. Awards

Our Sympathies to our fellow runner Hayden

The cross-country team was saddened to learn of the death of Hayden Cody's father after an accident.  Know we are thinking and praying for you and your family's comfort during this difficult time.  If you would like to leave a message for Hayden or his family at their care page below is the contact information.

Information for Tom Cody’s site.   www.carepages.com   search:  codycarepage2

Next week Tuesday, September 17th Run of the Lakes at Crown College

Waconia High School will host the 19th

annual "Run of the Lakes" Cross Country Meet

at Crown College, 6425 Co. Rd. 30, St. Bonifacius

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

on Tuesday, September 17th.

Races are as follows:

4:00  Junior Varsity Girls’ (4000 meters)

4:30  Junior Varsity Boys’ (5000 meters)

5:00  Varsity Girls’ (4000 meters)

5:30  Varsity Boys’ (5000 meters)

6:00  Junior High Boys’ (2000 meters)

6:00  Junior High Girls’ (2000 meters)

Junior High Girls Win at NYA Lions Invitational

The Junior High Girls led the field at yesterdays invitational held at Baylor Park.  Cassie Stolt led the girls with a 4th place finish overall in 6:47, followed by Skylee Schwingler in 6:51 and Thea Iverson 6:59.  Rounding out the scoring for the junior high squad was Hannah Witt 7:03 and Jamie Zahn 7:03.2.  Also competing on the 1600 meter course were:  Kailey Noll 7:21, Vanessa Rosales 7:24, Grace Ludvik 7:30, Jessica Brueggemeier 7:37, Sophie Wright 7:38, Sophie Mewes 7:41, Nicolle Lundsten 8:05, Emma Reed 8:18

The Junior Varsity Boys placed second behind rival Jordan led by Kris Corl's 4th place finish in 19:26.  Tyler Schumacher and Sam Gregory were close behind in 19:46 and 19:48 respectively.  Taylor Witt 20:01, and Derek May 20:11 rounded out the scoring for the tigers.  Also racing the 5000 meter course were:  Kyle Siemon 20:14, Noah Hastings 20:28, Max Hughes 20:30, Nate Loegering 20:50, Stephen LaJeunesse 20:56, Noah Mewes 21:26, Brenden Solheid 21:51, Nick Covington 23:39, Kenny Dvorak 24:01, John Morrison 26:18, and Bryce Nelson 27:25

Elliot Rudd led the Junior High Boys to 3rd place finish running a 5:55 over the 1600 meter course.  Mikkel Schmidt covered the course in 6:09, followed by Brayden Setterquist in 6:24.  Tristan Cruz and Jesse Barringer rounded out the top five for the tigers in 6:28 and 6:31 respectively.  Also running were:  Jaron Funk 6:32, Tyler Bahr 6:46, Luke Hallgren 7:01, Ethan Keohavong 7:05, Noah Stiemke 7:18, Logan Peterson 7:39, and Timothy Pressley 7:43

Trinity Webb led the girls JV to a 3rd place finish running the 4000 meter course in 19:36.  Teammates Kacie Staples 20:03, and Grace Miner 20:19 were close behind.  Courtney Fogarty20:24 and Allison Lundsten 22:28 completed the scores for their squad.  Also running were:  Alexa Lenz 22:29, Tori Schroeder 22:55, Selin Dikmen 23:43, and Kate Haege, 24:17

In the girls varsity race Jannessa Meuleners lead the girls to a 4th place finish completing the 4000 meter course in 15:49.  Alissa Schultz crossed the line next for the tigers in 16:46 followed by teammate Danika Schroeder in 17:44.  BreAnn McDermand 18:09 and Emily Krautkremer 19:12 were the scoring members of the squad.  Hailey Witt 19:12 and Corey Krautkremer 19:26 each improved from last week.

The boys varsity squad led by Zander Stier's 18:00 performance placed 6th.  Dylan Bigaouette ran an 18:44 with Kellen Bergs hot on his heels in 19:06.  Carter Corl turned in a 19:10 followed by Brenden Mackedanz in 19:15.  Carter Olson turned in a solid performance completing the 5000 meter course in 19:24 as did teammate Tony Dvorak 19:57.

In all it was a great day with 64 Belle Plaine runners competing.  There were 13 personal best recorded at the meet ranging from a couple second improvement to several minute improvement.  One of the highlights came near the finish of the boys junior high meet.  Seventh grader Noah Steimke was beginning the final push to the finish and was tripped up and fell to the ground.  He bounced right back up with a look of determination on his face he sprinted by the offending runner and several others.  What a great example of Belle Plaine Tiger Cross-country.

The kids continue to work hard to improve strengthening our team.  Hope to see you in Waconia next week.

NYA Lions Invitational

The meet tomorrow will be held at Baylor Park north of NYA.  Students will be dismissed from classes after 6th hour to change and catch the bus at 2:30.  Races are scheduled for the following times:

4:00 PM  -   JV Girls 4000 m

4:05 PM  -   JV Boys 5000 m

4:40 PM  -    Varsity Girls 4000 m

5:10 PM  -    Varsity Boys 5000 m

5:40 PM  -    MS Boys 1600 m

5:45 PM  -    MS Girls 1600 m

6:00 PM  -    Awards

Thursday's Meet "Gerry Smith Invite"

Thursday's meet will be held at the Montgomery National Golf Club (900 Rogers Drive).  Just a reminder your child is required to ride the bus if they are participating.  If for some reason they cannot ride the bus contact Mindy Sparby the Activities Director ahead of time.  If you want to take your child home with you please sign them out with one of the coaches after the meet is over.  As part of the cross-country team not only do you compete but you encourage your teammates during their competition as well.  Hope to see you there it is going to be a beautiful day.  The kids have been working extremely hard and are anxious to have a race.  Race times are as follows.



4:30 PM: Girl’s JV (4000 Meters)

4:37 PM: Boy’s JV (5000 Meters)

5:10 PM: Girl’s Varsity (4000 Meters)

5:45 PM: Boy’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

Concessions

The Belle Plaine Football team is hosting New Ulm tonight at tiger field beginning at 8:00 pm.  The cross-country team is working the concession stand for the game.  If you can help show up around 7:00 pm.  Thanks.

Meet today in Mankato postponed

Today's meet has been postponed.  We will hold practice at regular time 3:15.  We are looking into a meet Thursday at Mankato Loyola at 6pm.  Stay tuned for further info.

Todays meet at Baylor Park is Cancelled

Todays meet is cancelled.  No practice today.  Parents Night BBQ is still on starting at 6:00 pm and it has been moved inside to the high school lunch room.  See you there.

Mankato East Tuesday

Tuesdays race will be held at Mankato East High School.  The course is run on the school grounds.  The bus will leave from the high school at 2:00 pm.   Races are as follows:

JH Girls and Boys 2000m 4:00 PM

JV-Varsity Boys 5000m 4:20 PM

JV-Varsity Girls 4000m 4:45 PM


Please consult your child as to which race they are running.

Parents Night BBQ

Monday the 26th is our annual parents night bbq.  It will be held in Union Square park behind the high school.  We would like to start around 6:00 pm.  Bring your family and your appetite.  If you have a senior runner be prepared to have your picture taken with your athlete.  See you there.

Mondays Jamboree at Baylor Park

Baylor Park is located 3 miles North of Norwood Young America on county road #33.  Buses will leave school at 1:30 pm races are as follows.  Please ask your athlete which race they will be running.

 3:00

3:00 pm: Girls’ 3000M race

3:30 pm: Boys’ 4000M Race

4:00 pm: Girls’ 1600M Race

4:10 pm: Boys’ 1600M Race

Triathlon

Congratulations to this years participants.  Thank you to Mariah Walsh, Kiley Hallgren, and Jacob Schafer former alumni.  Click on this for the results.

Annual Triathlon and First Annual Alumni Triathlon

Friday morning at 8:00 am is the annual bike, run, swim.  We would like to invite all Belle Plaine Cross-country alumni to come and compete with us.  You will need your bike (and helmet), and your swimming attire.  We will bike first, run, than 10 laps in the pool.  For those not so strong swimmers you get 20 laps across the shallow end.

The first week a practice is nearly over and 50+ kids have eagerly been showing up at 8:00 am and again at 3:00.  They have been working hard and it shows.  This week it has been nice to get to know each other and have some fun together.  We are looking forward to another fun week.

Next week:
Monday-practice 8:00 am
Tuesday-practice 8:00 am and 3:00 pm (weights)
Wednesday-practice 8:00 am (hills) and 3:00 pm (watermelon relay)
Thursday-practice 8:00 am and 3:00 pm (weights)
Friday-practice 8:00 am (bus to Baylor to run the course)

Did you miss the eligibility meeting? Wondering what you missed?

The first practice was well attended with 52 kids ready to go at 8:00 am.  If you missed the eligibility meeting you need to take care of three things that are available in the office.  A current physical must be on record with the high school office, the MSHSL form must be filled out signed and returned, and your fee of $105 for high schoolers and $75 for junior highers must be paid before your student can compete in our first meet August 26th.  Click on this link to view the information passed out at the eligibility meeting.  Eligibility Meeting Information

Oops We Forgot

In every meeting, we have as a group, there is something that we forget to discuss.  A couple of things come to mind that need the most attention is fueling (eating) and resting (sleep). 

These things are what will make or break a season.  The problem we have as coaches we cannot control this part of your life.  Therefore, this is on YOU and YOUR PARENTS.  

First, sleeping, this is very important.  The majority of your bodies repairing and recovery comes during the time you are sleeping.  I suggest getting 8-9hours.  In addition, try to go to bed at a reasonable hour (before 10-10:30 PM), try to stick to this time as much as possible.  Research shows that a bedtime +/- 15min that is stuck to over time helps the body recover better and if there is an odd late night, the body can adapt without sacrificing fitness.  Too many late nights or lack of sleep will have an effect on your fitness level and even can make you more susceptible to illness and injury.

Second, fuel or eating is just as important as rest.  Mr. Schroeder touched on this but I will go into more specifics.Without the proper fuel, your body will not be able to repair and refuel for the next day.  My biggest suggestion is to eat good things and eat a well-balanced diet.  DO NOT EAT UNTIL YOU ARE STUFFED; EAT UNTIL YOU ARE COMFORTABLY FULL.  Again, we are not expecting an Olympic type diet I am suggesting cutting down on the bad foods (cookies, cakes, candy).  The better your diet is the better you will recover.  

• Eliminate energy drinks (these are the worst things to consume) and soda pop (there is nothing good in them)
• EAT BREAKFAST doughnuts do NOT count (your body goes into starvation mode by not doing this meaning your body starts shutting down)
• A non-sugar based cereal is great.
• Get protein in you system within 45min of the end of practice.
• A glass of milk (even chocolate) or yogurt works best there are other things ask a coach before buying into a gimmick
• Limit your Gatorade and or PowerAde consumption to one per week or at most one every other day.  These drinks to not completely rehydrate you in fact they actually dehydrate you.
• If you are thirsty DRINK WATER, and STAY HYDRATED (urine should be clear to maybe a slight hint of yellow)
• This will also aid in your recovery, it flushes all the bad acids out of your muscles. 
• Girls might want to think about a low dose IRON supplement, some guys might want to think of the same thing. If supplements are not your thing make sure that you get 2 sources of red meat a week.  

If you follow this and some of the other suggestions that we make throughout season you should be able to compete at the high level.

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Remember to submit or bring your miles from this summer to the first day of practice.

Fall Eligibility Meeting Tuesday August 6th

Tomorrow night at 6:30 pm is the 2013 fall eligibility meeting for all fall activities including cross-country.  We will be discussing important information, dates, and rules for the upcoming cross-country season.  Hope to see you all there.

Free t-shirt

Once again this year the cross-country team has been asked to participate in the BBQ days parade handing out flyers for the half marathon and giving away left over shirts. Anyone who would like to help email me at sschroeder@belleplaine.k12.mn.us and I will sign you up and give you the details. All helpers will receive a t-shirt. Thanks for the help.

One Month

We are one month until the start of the season.  This month becomes the month that is especially important to the season.  Many of you have been diligent about running your miles and that is great and when the season starts you will be rewarded with your increased fitness.  Those that have not been running you need to start.  However, it is very important that you do not try running too much too soon.

I have included a projected final amount based on what has been reported. 

Miles

Congratulations Janessa

Congratulations to Janessa for her victories as the USA Track and Field region 8 meet held in Aberdeen, SD. Janessa won the 3000 m in 11:16 and the 800 m in 2:31.  Maybe you were not aware of the USATF programs for young people. They offer many opportunities for school age athletes. If your interested in competing talk to Janessa about her experience or check out  usatf.org. The bull run is coming up soon hope to see you there. Keep up your running it is good to see and hear about your efforts.

Nice to see you

It was great to see such a large group of Belle Plaine Cross-country runners at the Sauerkraut run.

 Many people commented about the large number of BP runners.  Congratulations to Janessa on her 1st place finish and to Alyssa on her top ten performance.  Also congratulations to Carter Olson for another fine performance.  Summer running can sometimes be a lonely affair so it is fun to be able to run at races with others that know what you are experiencing.  Keep up the good work and enjoy your summer.

Half way mark

Here we are at the half way mark.  I know a few are writing their miles down on a calendar.  These are the number from those that have been reporting.  I also put what you are on pace for.  This also does not count the weight room attendance, which I plan adding at the end of the summer.  This does NOT mean that some cannot get your individual mileage goals some are well within reach of that it will take some re-dedication but what you do from here on to the start of the season is only going to help you.  NOW is the time to start if you have not already.  This year everyone is a piece to the puzzle. 

For fun, I put the coaches on too. 

Miles½ way through the Summer

I am sharing this image that I saw on a blog that I follow and thought that it says a great deal of information to us without a great deal of words.  The only way to connect the two circles is by hard work.  The more hard work you do and the more you get out of your comfort zone the bigger the goals can be.  

Sauerkraut Days Run this Saturday

Hope to see you at the race Saturday in Henderson.  Run begins at 8:00 am.  Make sure to check in so that we know you were there.  There have been a couple wild card races announced.  Wild card races are make up races that you will have to pay registration for.  You may also run a race of your choosing to make up for any that you miss in the series.  The wild card races are the Freedom Fun Run in St. Peter on the 4th of July http://www.raceberryjam.com/freedomfunrun.html and the Lesueur Crazy Dayze 5K on July 13th.  Check the calendar for more information.

Warmer Weather

We are well into the summer running time.  It was nice to see some of you at the MRC day camp in Jordan.  There was a good amount of fun was had and some good information was given by some very knowledgeable coaches from other teams. 

As we get closer to warmer weather, I would suggest paying attention to the weather as it will be warmer earlier and you might have to plan accordingly.  This might mean running earlier or later depending on what you can do.  This means that you need to take safety into account when running.  First stay hydrated by drinking water. A few other things to consider if you are running near dawn or dusk, wear bright clothing reflective clothing this will make you visible to traffic.   Assume that traffic does not see you and slow down for them.  Take the motherly advice and look both ways before crossing the street.  Let other know where you are going to run before you go and do not change course.  Do not plug in, run without earphones so that you can HEAR your surroundings.  What also helps is running in groups.  I know that there are groups that do meet at the school.  During this middle of the summer stretch, it is important to get together and work through the difficult times.  This will pay off during the season. 

  As we are getting close to the midway point some of you also might not be on pace any more for your mileage goal.  If this is, you do not stop running, any miles that you run in preparation for the season is going to help the team and you for the upcoming season.   Hope to see you at the Sauerkraut Days 5k this Saturday.  

Cross-country Day Camp this Friday

Come and join a day filled with fun and information about training and running cross-country.  The day is hosted by Jordan coach Ben Nylander and is chalk full of great training tips, advise by elite athletes, equipment demonstrations, and good old cross-country fun.  You can sign up by filling out this form Cross-country Day Camp Registration  Please Email coach Nylander you are planning on coming so he can have an accurate count for supplies.   See you Friday.

Schedule change

The evening running session has been changed to meet at 6:30 pm monday thru thursday.

MRC Summer racing series

It was good to see so many of you at the Arlington 5K on Saturday.  Congratulations to Carter Olson on his second place finish and for being the only BP athlete not strollered by Mr. Pederson.  Next race in the series will be held Saturday June 29th in Henderson as part of the sauerkraut days celebration.  Hope to see you all there.  Keep logging those miles.

Summer Miles 1 month In

Here is the summer miles that have been reported thus far.  SUMMER MILES

If you are not on the list, report your miles.  If you have a zero by your name and there should not be one,  report your miles. If you have ran more miles than it shows ...........Yup you guessed it report your miles.  If you have a zero by your name and have not started running yet.......no better time to start than now.

The most difficult steps are the ones to get out the door.
The summer miles are just a piece to the puzzle to accomplish our team goals. To accomplish our team goals it will take everyone to run their summer miles.  

Meet at the High School

Every morning Monday thru Friday and every evening Monday thru Thursday runners are meeting at the High School to run.  At 8:45 am in front of the High School and again at 7:30 pm kids are meeting to run.  Come and join the group.  Remember to log your miles.  You can log them on this blog or click on the link to runningahead.com and set up your own free account.  I have heard of some good mileage coming in.  Keep up the good work.  Enjoy your summer.  See you this weekend at the Arlington road race.

Summer Running

The Cross-country Advisory Counsel met this morning and have several exciting things planned for the summer.  Mentioned were a bike ride, bonfires, a camping trip, and morning and night running.  The leaders are excited to have you all involved.  Check out your school emails, you should already have some information.  If you don't, let an upperclassman know.

"We are the 99%"

The more you do the more we can do!

That time of the year

Many of us are still very busy in our "spring" sports.  But we are going to have some meetings that will get some information out about the 2013 Cross Country season.  Pay attention to announcements this week for when and where these meetings will happen. See you there!


Coach Pederson