2018 Summer Speed and Strength Link

Here is your link to summer speed and strength at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School:

https://isd47.cr3.rschooltoday.com/public/getclass/category_id/56/program_id/6

Runners: if you intend on participating this summer, please join any of the times other than 8-9:15 am time slot as that time will be utilized for running.

Sam Ringger and State Meet Information

From Coach Zeilenga:

As many of you already know, Sam Ringger, qualified for the State cross country meet by finishing 5^th at the Sectional Meet last Thursday in Fergus Falls.  The State meet will take place this upcoming Saturday, November 4 at St. Olaf College.  Sam runs at 11AM. 

Unfortunately, we are not taking a team bus there, but anyone is welcome to drive on their own to watch.  You might also want to try and carpool with a group of athletes/families.  There is no cost for entrance into the meet. 

Here is the address for the college:

1520 St Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057

Course Map:

http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/sports/CC_Course_Map_2017.pdf

Also, we will have practice today through Thursday if anyone wants to join us for a workout!  We will be done by 4:15 each day.  Dress appropriately for the weather though! We will be running outside. 

Thanks and hope to see some of you at the meet and FOR SURE all of you at our banquet on Sunday! 

Coach Zeilenga :)

Year end banquet/potluck

You are invited!!!

Who: CC athletes grades 7-12

What: End of season banquet/potluck

Where: High school commons

When: Sunday, November 5, 

5pm-6:30pm

Please bring:

Grades 7-8: fruits/veggies, side dish or dessert

Grade 9: desserts

Grade 10: side dishes

Grade 11 & 12: main dishes

You are more than welcome to bring more than one dish.  There are around 45 athletes. Coaches will provide beverages.

Sectional Meet Travel Information from Coach Zeilenga

Information regarding the section meet on Thursday:

Any high school athlete, who is not running, is more than welcome to join us, but they will need to communicate intentions to teachers.  If they decide to come with us, athletes will need to eat A lunch.  

Bus will be leaving at 11:30.  

Make sure athletes have appropriate clothing!!!  The weather forecast is calling for possible precipitation and it WILL be cold!  

On our way home, we will be stopping in Alexandria for a quick food stop. Athletes will need money if they want to purchase food.  It'll be a fast food type option.  

If you have any questions, please email me. 

Thanks! Coach Z :)

8AA Sectional Meet Information - Thursday October 26 - 3:30 pm

3:15 National Anthem

3:30 Girls Varsity

4:15 Boys Varsity

5:15 Awards

1918 Pebble Lake Golf Dr

Fergus Falls, MN  56537

http://www.playpebblelake.com/

Teams: Alexandria, Becker, Bemidji, Brainerd, Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Foley,  Little Falls, Monticello, Moorhead, Rocori, St. Cloud Apollo, St. Cloud Technical High School, Sartell-St. Stephen, Sauk Rapids-Rice, Thief River Falls   (Willmar is out and Foley is in 8AA for 2017-18) 

Please, no athletes  or spectators in the Club House.  Portable toilets available on site.

Concessions available

No dogs or pets on the course please

Split times given at 1600 and 3200 meters

*Online Section Clothing Store is located at:  https://ffcrosscountry8aasections.itemorder.com 

*Please note that it will close at 11:59pm on Sunday, October 15. There will be a very

limited amount of shirts available at the meet.

Pickle Events will be doing the timing:   http://pickleevents.com/

Best of luck to our Storm runners! Go Storm!

Post CLC Message to Storm CC Families from Coach Zeilenga

Hello families-

Congrats to all runners who had great races yesterday at the conference meet.  For many athletes this meant that the season came to an end.  There will be a potluck/banquet for all athletes and families (grades 7-12) on 

Sunday,November 5 at 5PM at the high school in the commons to celebrate another season of great running! You will get more information closer to the date on what to bring. 

A couple of other things to take note of: 

The high school athletes (not middle school) not competing in the section meet are more than welcome to join us at practice.

Here is the practice schedule for the next week:

Thursday-8:30-9:30AM

Friday-No practice

Monday, October 23-3:30-4:40PM

Tuesday, October 24-3:30-4:30

Wednesday, October 25-3:30-4:15

(If you do not join us at these practices you will need to make sure your uniform gets turned in on banquet night.  Middle schoolers you can get your uniforms to Coach Lahr before then if you'd like.)

Thursday--Section meet, bus leaves at 11:30, meet start time is 3:30.  We will be home between 7:30-8PM.

-high school athletes, not competing, are invited to join us for this meet, but also realize that it is a good portion of the school day missed, so we are not requiring those athletes to come with)

-we will be stopping to grab dinner on the way back home, so anyone joining us has the option to bring money for the stop.

If you have any questions, let me know! Coach Z :)

Storm CC Pre-CLC Meet Meal Monday October 16 and CLC/8AA Meet Shirt orders

A message from Coach Zeilenga:

Good morning! 

On Monday 10/16 after practice, all athletes (running in the Central Lakes Conference meet) are invited to Emma Mader's house for a pre-conference meet meal.  They will supply the main course (spaghetti) and we are asking athletes who will be joining us to bring additional items. 

Grades:

7-9 Dessert

10-11-Fruits or veggies

The plan is to practice till 4:15 and then head over to their house. They live just across the trail in Village Creekside.  We will try and get as many athletes into cars as we can or they can walk over. We should be done eating by 5:15 or 5:30. You can pick up your runners at their house.

Address for Mader's:

3288 Old Stone Way NE

Sauk Rapids MN 56379

Additional information!!!

These are optional clothing orders for upcoming meets..

Conference T-shirt ordering:

Below is a link to order the 2017 CLC T-shirt.  Please let your runners know to order online.  Only $10 a shirt!

http://www.ncstore5.com/clc_t-shirt/shop/home

Section T-shirt ordering:

Another deadline to pay attention to is the online section clothing store. It is open to all athletes and fans. It closes Sunday, October 15, 11:59pm.

https://ffcrosscountry8aasections.itemorder.com

Central Lakes Conference Meet - Tuesday October 17th

Boulder Ridge Golf Course
2750 Cty Rd 74
St Cloud, MN 56301

http://boulderpinegc.com/

3:30  Boys JV
4:00  Girls JV
4:30  Boys Varsity
5:00  Girls Varsity
5:30  Boys JH  (3200 meters)
6:00  Girls JH  (3200 meters)


Awards Ceremony to follow the final race 
* Varsity Team Championship Trophies
* All Conference: top 15 places in Varsity Races and Honorable Mention: places 16-25 in Varsity Races
* JV and JH races: ribbons for top 20 places (given at the finish of the races in the chute)

Pickle Events will be chip timing all the races and providing results. 

http://pickleevents.com/

Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball Invitational Meet - Monday October 9

The next meet after Litchfield is at the Kimball Golf Course on Monday, October 9. The course is located at: 11823 County Rd 150, Kimball, MN 55353. 320-398-2285

Schedule:

4:15 Boys AND Girls Junior High race (note: combined race) 2000 meters (not 3200 as usual)
4:40 Girls Varsity AND JV 
5:10 Boys Varsity AND JV

Awards:

Varsity Girls and Boys: medals 1-10, ribbons 11-15
JV Girls and Boys: Ribbons 1-15
JH Girls and Boys: Ribbons 1-15

Teams:

EV-W/Kimball,  Sauk Rapids-Rice, Paynesville, Litchfield, Maple Lake, Holdingford, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, 

Litchfield Meet Update - Parking and Course Change Information - Thurs 10/5

Due to heavy rains this week, the Litchfield meet had to make some pretty drastic changes to the course and set up.  A NEW course map was emailed to those on our email list. 

PARKING INFORMATION:

Spectators will not be able to park along the course as usual. They can park in Lake Ripley Elementary school parking lots and walk over or park north of where we turn on Swift Ave.

Litchfield Invitational Meet Info - Thursday October 5

The meet will take place at the Litchfield Golf Course located approximately one mile south of downtown Litchfield on Lake Ripley. You can take Hwy 22 south from downtown and turn west on Pleasure Drive at Lake Ripley Elementary School.

Litchfield Golf Course
405 West Pleasure Drive
Litchfield, MN 55355
320-693-6059

Schedule:
4:00 Middle School Boys 2500 meters Ribbons 1-20
4:02 Middle School Girls 2500 meters Ribbons 1-20
4:30 Boys Varsity  Medals 1-15
5:00 Girls Varsity  Medals 1-15
5:30 JV Boys  Ribbons 1-20
5:32 JV Girls  Ribbons 1-20
6:00 Grades K-6 Fun Run 1500 meters 

Teams:
Annandale, Albany, Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball,  Orono, Delano, Glencoe-Silver Lake, Howard Lake/Waverly -Winsted, Dassel-Cokato, Blake, Litchfield, Maple Lake, Sauk Rapids-Rice, Northwest Home School, New London-Spicer, Cambridge-Isanti, Hutchinson, St. Cloud Christian School, Holdingford, Mayer Lutheran. 

Paynesville Invitational Meet - Tuesday September 26

Location: Koronis Hill Golf Course, 29757 State Highway 23 Paynesville, MN 56362 320-243-4111. 


Times: 
4:30 Junior High Girls and Boys (combined race) 2500 meters
4:50  Varsity Girls and JV Girls 
5:30  Varsity Boys and JV Boys 

Awards:
Jr. High ribbons 1-10 place
Varsity medals 1-15 place and Top 2 teams
JV ribbons 1-10 place

Short award ceremony follows the meet for Varsity team and Varsity individual awards. Junior High and Junior Varsity awards will be given out in the chute. 

Parking available on the driving range at the bottom of the hill. The entrance to the range is off the highway between the clubhouse parking lot and the bean field by the school. Please do not park on the highway or the clubhouse parking lot. 

Teams:

New London-Spicer, BOLD, Paynesville, Sauk Rapids-Rice, Sauk Centre, St. Cloud Christian School, Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball, Benson/Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, Melrose, Rocori (JV & JH only) 

Rocori Invitational Thursday September 21

River Oaks Golf Course
23742 Cty Rd 2, Cold Spring, MN 56320
320-685-4138. 

Concessions and outdoor restroom facilities available.

4:15 Girls JH 3200 meters
4:30 Boys JH 3200 meters
5:00 Girls Varsity 
5:35 Boys Varsity 
6:05 Girls JV 
6:40 Boys JV

Teams: Alexandria, Annandale, Cambridge-Isanti, Fargo South, Little Falls, Monticello (boys only), Northwest Nighthawks, Rocori, Sauk Rapids-Rice, St Cloud Apollo,  Willmar 

Medals to top 10 in each race.  

Lucky Lindy Little Falls Invitational - Thursday September 14

52nd Annual Myron Ahle Lucky Lindy Meet
Thursday September 14
Little Falls Golf Course 
1 Edgewater Drive
Little Falls, MN 56345
320-616-5520

4:15 Boys JV 
4:45 Girls JV 
5:10 Boys Varsity 
5:35 Girls Varsity 
6:00 Boys Jr. High 
6:15 Girls Jr. High 

Concession stand is available for the athletes and spectators.  Please, no athletes in the Club House, portable toilets are by the metal buildings.

Medals for top 15 in each varsity race will be given at the awards ceremony.  Ribbons for top 30 in each junior high race will be given in the finish chute.

Teams:  Alexandria, Becker, Bemidji, Brainerd, Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Foley, Grand Rapids, Greenway, Hopkins, Little Falls, Milaca, Monticello, Moorhead, Mora, Pequot Lakes, Perham, Rocori, Roseau, St. Cloud Cathedral, St Cloud Tech, St Cloud Apollo, Sartell, Sauk Rapids-Rice, Sebeka, Virginia.  

Sauk Rapids-Rice Home Meet Information - Thursday September 7

11th Annual Sauk Rapids-Rice Cross Country Meet

Thursday, September 7, 2017 - Sauk Rapids Rice High School

St. Cloud Apollo, Eden Valley-Watkins, St. Cloud Christian, Sauk Rapids-Rice

                

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. 

4:00 PM	Coaches Meeting
4:15 PM	7-8 Grade Girls	3200 m
4:30 PM	7-8 Grade Boys	3200 m
4:50 PM	JV Girls	5000 m
5:15 PM	JV Boys	5000 m
5:40 PM	Varsity Girls	5000 m
6:05 PM	Varsity Boys	5000 m

                                                                

Home Meet & Family Pot Luck - Thursday September 7th

From Coach Z:

One of the finest Storm Cross Country traditions continues this season on Thursday, September 7^th after our home meet!  Our annual kickoff potluck takes place giving families and athletes a chance to mingle and get to know each other while sharing awesome dishes together.   The pot luck commences immediately following the award ceremony and will be held in the High School Commons.  Food will be held in a room to be determined as you arrive at the school for the meet. 

Families should bring their own beverages and here are the food assignments:

Grades 6-8: fruits/veggies, side dish or dessert

Grade 9: desserts

Grade 10: side dishes

Grade 11 & 12: main dishes

Of course families are welcome to bring more than one dish if they desire!  The coaching staff will be supplying eating utensils, plates, napkins, etc.  The Storm cross country squad numbers around 50.

Secondly, we will need volunteers to assist at the home meet.  Many of you have volunteered in the past and we thank you and hope that you can help out again.  We need a minimum of 10-12 volunteers so families can switch off to watch their athletes participate in their individual races.  If you can help, please email Coach Zeilenga at Marie.Zeilenga@isd47.org or tell her in person at an upcoming practice!  Assignments will be given to the volunteers on the date of the race but most of the volunteers needed are just to stand on the course and make sure the runners go the right direction at the forks in the trails.  Easy peasy! 

2017 Apollo Early Bird Invitational - Monday August 28

Apollo Invitational will be held on Monday, August 28^st at the VA Hospital located across the street from Apollo High School, 1000 44^th Ave. No., St. Cloud.  

TIME SCHEDULE:

4:00 p.m.         Junior High Girls          3200 m            

4:25 p.m.         Junior High Boys          3200 m            

4:50 p.m.         Girls JV                         5000 m            

5:25 PM              Boys JV                             5000 m

6:00 PM                Girls Varsity                          5000 m

6:30 PM                Boys Varsity                          5000 m

Awards to follow at the finish line

Concessions on site

Restrooms:  Portable toilets on site near the course.

Parking is available at Apollo High School parking lot or the VA lot by the stoplight.  

Busses please unload and park in the Apollo lot or bus chute.  Athletes driving, please park in the Apollo lot.  Spectators – please park in the lot between the fence and stoplight. Do not park on VA grounds. Coaches- Please bring 1 pin per athlete.

Participating teams in 2017: Sartell-St. Stephen, Sauk Rapids-Rice, St. Cloud Tech, Elk River, St. Cloud Cathedral, Wayzata Boys, Monticello, and St. Cloud Apollo.

A maximum of 7 runners will be allowed in the varsity race.  **Junior High consists of grades 6,7 ,8.

AWARDS:

The first place team in the varsity races receives a cake.

The top 15 varsity runners will receive medals.

In the JV races, the top 10 will receive medals.

The top junior high runner will receive a medal and places 2-10 will receive ribbons.

Home Meet Volunteers Needed! Thursday September 7 (Post Race Pot Luck too)

Thursday, September 7 @4 PM

We are going to need help for this meet.  I need at least 12 parents to help with various aspects of the meet.  You will still be able to watch your athlete run! If you are able to help out, please message me so I know I have enough help! I would love to have you there around 3:30 to get you instructions. 

I will also need some parents to step up once the meet is over to get things ready for our potluck. My veteran parents...if you could step into that role that evening, that would help me out a ton. Again, I will send out more information about the potluck next week. 

Coach Z 

6th Grade Participation Information

From Coach Z: 

Just to clarify, 6th graders will be joining us their first day of school.  Buses will get them over the high school.  Coach Lahr will make sure they get onto a bus that will get them there.  There will be high school athletes meeting them off the buses.  If you have any questions about what they need for the first day, please email me. Also, we have our home meet that week on Thursday.  Our 6th graders will not be running in the meet, but we would love for them to be there to support their teammates and see how a cross country meet goes.  It might be helpful for parents as well.  At the conclusion of the meet we have a potluck.  This event is for all 6-12 athletes and their families.  I will send more information out about potluck next week.  

Welcome Newcomers!

1. From Coach Z for newcomers:

If this is your athlete’s first cross country meet, please know that we will do our best to make sure they understand what they need to do and when. In the handbook, there are meet expectations and a timeline of things as well.  We ask that parents please give athletes space while they are at camp and especially at the starting line.  These are places that our runners use to prepare themselves mentally for their race.   It is also a place for us as coaches to make sure we have given them all the information they need to race well.  At the end of your athlete's race, it is okay to give them congrats, but again, please make sure you give them time to cool down and process their race.  

If you are a new parent to cross country, the first meet might be a bit overwhelming.  The great thing about cross country is, most you talk to are very friendly and will answer questions!  I will try and have copies of the course, but sometimes that is not always possible because we do not get them until we get to the race site.  When in doubt of what you might need to do....just ask!

If you have any further questions about our first meet, please let me know!