Home Meet Information - Thursday September 4th

9th Annual Sauk Rapids-- Rice Cross Country Invitational

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Sauk Rapids-- Rice High School

 

Teams:  Dassel Cokato, Eden Valley--Watkins, Sartell‑St. Stephen, Sauk Rapids--Rice, St. Cloud Apollo, St. Cloud Christian, St. Cloud Tech.

 

The course is located just north of the high school in Mayhew Creek Park. Enter via the north school

entrance just north of the water tower on Mayhew Lake Road (County Road 1). The course has a

crushed granite surface. Racing flats or rubber--‐‑bottomed spikes work the best.

 

Please note there are numerous road construction projects in the vicinity of SRRHS. Please plan routes that do not involve taking Golden Spike Road. It would also be wise to avoid the Highway 15 and County Road 29 Intersection.

 

**Concessions will be available**

Schedule

4:30 PM 7- 8 Grade Girls 3200 m

4:50 PM 7--8 Grade Boys 3200 m

5:10 PM JV Girls 4000 m

5:35 PM JV Boys 5000 m

6:00 PM Varsity Girls 4000 m

6:20 PM Varsity Boys 5000 m

Awards will be presented at the completion of the meet.

 

Season Opening Pot Luck - September 4th

We will be holding our annual season opening pot luck after the race in the High School commons for the runners and their families.   Please bring a dish or two to share along with your own drinks for you and your family.   We should have napkins, plates and silverware available for everyone.

The pot luck will give families an opportunity to meet other CC families and all of the athletes.  So please mark your calendars as we look forward to next Thursday!

 

Go Storm!

Home Meet Volunteers Needed!

We need a minimum of 10-12 volunteers for the home meet next Thursday (the meet is run in Mayhew Creek Park that is adjacent to the high school).  Here is a link to the map of the park:

 

http://www.ci.sauk-rapids.mn.us/vertical/sites/%7B0431F973-8F1A-45B9-BC40-963EF7BF7919%7D/uploads/%7BD5530FB6-F843-44A2-9DA7-16461E8535EC%7D.PDF

 

 (btw: a big “thank you” to the people who have already put their names in the hat!)

 

Volunteers are needed to stand at different points on the course to make sure the runners don’t make the wrong turn on the course.  If we get enough volunteers, then we should not have to worry about our volunteers working more than one or two of the six races.  We will also make sure you are able to watch your son’s or daughter’s race!   If you volunteer, make sure you bring water and bug spray with as it can be hot and buggy on the course!

 

I'm in the process of obtaining course maps from the coaching staff.  If I get them before the meet, I will distribute them to all of you via email.   The meet will begin at 4:30 pm so I would like to meet with the volunteers at 4:15 to go over our locations.  If you can’t get there at 4:15 but still want to volunteer, don’t sweat it, just come and find me on the course and I will let you know what races to help out with and where we need you.

 

Please email Tim Wright at twright1@progressive.com and let him know if you can assist.  Thanks!

Informal Apollo Invitational Post Meet Gathering/Meal - Qdoba's

We will be heading to Qdoba's in St. Cloud after the Apollo meet to enjoy burritos/tacos/salads and swap stories from the meet earlier that day.  This will be a totally informal gathering.  If you have time after the meet, please come and join us!

Qdoba's
3219 Division St
St. Cloud, MN 56301
320-203-4444

Apollo Early Bird Invitational Meet Information - Monday August 25th

Apollo Invitational will be held on Monday, August 25th at the VA Hospital located across the street from Apollo High School, 1000 44^th Ave. No., St. Cloud. 

 

TIME SCHEDULE:

3:45 p.m.         Coaches meeting

4:00 p.m.         Junior High Girls         3000 m 

4:25 p.m.         Junior High Boys         3000 m 

4:50 p.m.         Girls JV                       4000 m

5:15 p.m.         Boys JV                       5000 m

5:40 p.m.         Girls Varsity                4000 m

6:05 p.m.         Boys Varsity                5000 m

 

Awards to follow

Parking at Apollo High School parking lot

 

Participating teams in 2014: Sartell-St. Stephen, Sauk Rapids-Rice, St. Cloud Tech, Coon Rapids, Elk River, Forest Lake, Hutchinson, St. Cloud Cathedral, Wayzata, Andover, Dassel-Cokato, Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Cloud Apollo.

Parking is allowed in the Apollo North Lot and overflow lot across from Apollo.  You may use the restrooms at Apollo, Door 7.

 

Storm runners: There is no bus. Please be at the meet by 3 pm. Thank you!

 

Saturday Breakfast Hosts are now set

A big "thank you" to the Zimmermans, Froilands and Johnsons for volunteering to host the Saturday morning breakfast runs in September. 

9/6 Zimmermans
9/13 Froilands
9/20 Johnsons

Please come back to the blog down the road for specific directions and addresses of our hosts.  Please remember the Saturday practices are for the high school runners and are optional for the middle school runners.  Practices begin at 7:30 am SHARP.

Thanks as well to the Speichers and the Duseks for also offering!

The last Saturday in September is the meet in Willmar at 1 pm.

Storm CC Clothing Reminder

Reminder to all of the members of the Storm CC family:  the clothing order is due this Wednesday, August 13th. 

If you wish to purchase clothing, please do so very soon as this will be the ONLY ordering period this summer/fall!

You should be able to click on this link to get to the page:

http://programs.rambowinc.com/orderform.php

If that doesn't work, go to: rambow.com and enter stormxc for the code.

The season is finally upon us! :)

Two important reminders!

Good afternoon Storm CC family.

 

Two reminders:

 

1)      Storm CC Day at the Endurunce Shop is TOMORROW, Saturday August 9^th.  25% discounts, prizes and giveaways and shoe company representatives are all part of the day

2)      None of our athletes can participate in practice unless all of the require paperwork is turned in.  Please make sure all of the required work is turned into the ACTIVITIES OFFICE (not the coaching staff) before the runners go to practice. 

 

Go Storm

Last Captain's Practice! (tonight - Thursday 8/7)

Just a reminder that the last Captain’s practice is tonight at 7 pm at the track at the SRR Middle School. 

 

Regular practice begins at 8 am on Monday, August 11^th at SRR High School.

 

Go Storm!

 

Coaches Agenda and CC Schedule have been distributed

Coach Zeilenga and her staff distributed the schedule for the season in person last night at our Fall Sports Parent Meeting and they were also emailed to everyone on the list.  If you did not get a schedule/agenda, please contact one of the coaches or Tim Wright and they can be distributed to you as well before the season starts.

Just a few schedule highlights:

Practice will run from 8-10 am at SRRHS the first two weeks, Monday-Friday 8/11-22.  No formal practices will be set on Saturdays in August, but high school runners are expected to run 4-6 miles on those Saturdays.

The schedule for the week of Monday-Friday 8/25-30 will be:  Apollo Early Bird Meet on Monday at 4 pm (athletes need to arrive at 3 pm), practice 3:30-5:30pm on Tuesday, no practice Wednesday due to Open House, practice 3:30-5:30pm on Thursday and 8-10 am on Friday.

Please check back to the blog frequently for any schedule changes!

Thanks to the VFW Meat Raffle volunteers!

A big "thank you" to Paul and Cindy Johnson for helping the Zeilenga family and the coaches with the VFW Meat Raffle last Wednesday, July 30th!  The funds raised last week will help offset the costs of some of the "extras" to run our program not covered by school funds.

Thanks again to all of the volunteers!

Fall Sports Meeting Reminder - Tonight August 4th (also Sports Psychologist at 3:30 for athletes)

This is a reminder that the fall sports meeting is set for Monday, August 4th. This meeting is also for Middle School Students who will be participating on the team this season!

Important to note that no athlete can participate in practice until ALL of the paperwork is turned in, no exceptions. Athletes can sign up electronically on the school site.

This year, there is a special breakout session for the students on the same day (August 4th) from 3:30-5:30 pm with Sports Phsychologist Dave Williams from MSU-Mankato. It is HIGHLY recommended the athletes try and make it to this session at the Sauk Rapids High School Community Room. Parents will receive a shorter presentation the same evening.



More details can be found here: http://www.isd47.org/storm

From the site:

2014 Fall Activities Information
Sauk Rapids-Rice High School students wanting to participate in a Fall Sport need to begin to plan ahead to make sure they are ready. Student participants and at least one parent/guardian should mark their calendars now and be prepared to attend the fall parent, student and coach eligibility night on Monday, August 4th at 7 PM in the High School PAC. Practice schedules, eligibility information and all pertinent information for Fall Sports participation will be discussed at this meeting. Individual team meetings will follow the 7 PM general session.
…
****Students who are in grades 7-8 that plan on participating in Girls’ Swimming and Diving or Cross Country should also plan on attending this meeting with a parent.****

Registration and Participation Requirements for Extra-Curricular Activities
All items must be taken care of before participants are able to practice or play.
1. Complete the Eligibility Forms: ONLINE FORMS or PAPER FORMS
2. Make sure you have a physical on file within the last 3 years
3. Pay activity fee ($500 – Individual Cap, $1,000 Family Cap)