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