Week Four

Week four was shortened because of the labor day holiday, however the cross-country team was very busy.  The kids practiced hard on Tuesday went a bit lighter on Wednesday, then competed in their second meet on Thursday.  Friday was an excellent end to a busy week.

Thursdays meet the Gerry Smith Invitational held in Montgomery went very well.  Over 20 of the 69 kids from Belle Plaine running recorded personal records PR's.  Click for Meet Results.  The JV runners raced first with great results.  As a team most kids ran much faster than a week ago in Mankato.  Tommy Sullivan once again led the boys JV while Savanna DeYoung finished 7th in the girls JV race to lead the team.  In the boys varsity race Drew Hastings ran a career best 17:10 to climb into the top 5 all time for boys 5k times finishing in the medals in 9th place.  Lizzy Schmidt once again led the girls varsity with a 11th place finish good for a medal.  Cassie Stolt finished in 16th just out of medal position with the other top 5 girls finishing in the top 40 runners.  The varsity squads also ran great times improving tremendously in a weeks time.  In the junior high races Emmett Gerres placed 5th overall while Abby Mickus ran to a second place finish.  The junior high teams each place high among the 20 plus schools in attendance.  It was a great day to race and wonderful to see the progress the kids have made.

This week we are busy once again with mini harriers starting on Monday.  The kids will run out to oakcrest and help supervise the mini harriers to introduce them to what cross-country is all about.  Tuesday is our meet at Baylor park north of Norwood, see race times below.  Wednesday morning we will have another optional morning practice at 6:25 am with breakfast to follow.  There will be the normal after school practice Wednesday as well.  We shall attempt to end practice a bit earlier on Wednesday because of religion classes.  Thursday and Friday practice as usual.

Monday-3:20 practice (mini harriers) run out to oakcrest as soon as you are dressed
Tuesday-Meet at Baylor Park north of Norwood
    Bus leaves at 2:30
    Race Times

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

Wednesday-6:25 am optional practice and breakfast 

                    3:20 practice

Thursday-3:20 practice

Friday-3:20 practice

Week Three

This week saw the team competing at Mankato East where the the boys teams were second to Mankato in each race and the girls teams won all three races.  Leading the team for the boys were Drew Hastings, Tristan Cruz, and Emmett Gerres in their respective races.  For the girls Lizzy Schmidt, Savanna DeYoung, and Abby Mickus led the way in their respective races.  There were many outstanding performances Tuesday in Mankato including 2 personal bests.  Once again the kids had an exceptional week of practicing.  They continue to impress us with their hard work and eagerness to improve.

Coming up in week four school begins and practices will be after school from 3:20-5:30.  We also have a big meet in Montgomery on Thursday.  If you haven't been to a race yet the Montgomery golf course is a great venue to watch cross-country.  Come on out and see what your runner has been up to.

Tuesday-Practice 3:20

Wednesday-Practice 3:20

Thursday-Gerry Smith Invitational Montgomery bus leaves at 2:45

Race times:

4:20 PM: Boys’ JV (5000 Meters)

4:27 PM: Girls’ JV (5000 Meters)

5:05 PM: Boys’ Varsity (5000 Meters)

5:45 PM: Girls’ Varsity (5000 Meters)

6:15 PM: Boys’ Junior High (2500 Meters)

6:20 PM: Girls’ Junior High (2500 Meters)

6:45 PM: Awards Ceremony

Friday-Practice 3:20

Warm up Fitting

The BPXC parents club will be at school after Thursday's afternoon practice to fit our kids for warm-ups. They worked out an amazing discount for us coaches please see the discount at the very bottom of the email. Please post the following information (minus the coach's discount) on to our blog spot and text it out. I will post it on the instagram and FB sites:

The Parent's Club is working on getting warm-ups for the team. This is entirely optional, not required as at this time we don't have the funds to pay for the warm-ups so this is a cost to families.  

The warm-up are durable, high quality waterproof/windproof jacket and pants. Max cost will be $120.  We will be at the school tomorrow at 5:00pm after practice for athletes to get fitted. We recommend the athletes have a sweatshirt/sweatpants to try under for a good fit for upcoming colder and wet meets. The online store for parents to order will be open soon so we can submit the order by Sept 7th.

Anyone is welcome to help with the fitting tomorrow at 5pm in the Commons Area of the high school.  Any questions or concerns please email, bpxcparentsclub@gmail.com 

Thanks,

BPXC Parents Club

Week Two

Another fabulous week of cross-country transpired including our first race a scrimmage at Montgomery between the MRC schools.  No score was kept but our squads looked amazing and there  were many terrific times by individuals.  Emmett Geres and Abby Mickus led the way for the Junior High runners while Lizzy Schmidt and Drew Hastings led their respective races.

Wednesday and Friday were incredible workouts.  Watching the kids work hard was uplifting.  It is amazing to see the level of determination the team has when it is together running a tough workout.  Thursday was the annual watermelon relay.  See the pictures below.  8 watermelons were consumed in the process and I believe everyone made it through ok.  Friday was a terrific event put on by our newly formed parent booster club "Last Blast of Summer", held at Oakcrest.  There was fun and prizes galore.  Thanks for all your support parents.  On that note, please read the following.


You and your family are invited to the Parents Night BBQ
When:       Monday 8/28/17 at 6:30 pm
Where:     High School Lunch room

You need not bring anything except your family and your appetite.  This is our day to recognize all you parents do in support of the cross-country program.  


Next weeks schedule
Monday practice at 3:00 pm
Tuesday Meet at Mankato East bus leaves at 2:00 pm meet starts at 4:00
    Junior High Boys and Girls 2500 m 4:00
    Boys 5000 m 4:20
    Girls 5000 m 4:50
Wednesday practice at 6:30 am
Thursday practice at 8:00 am and 3:00 pm
Friday practice at 8:00 am
No practice on Monday 9/4/17