Practice on 10/28 @ 10am & Jan 8th Mesabi Invite Meet Information.

Practice

Our first meet after the holiday break is a classic race. We will have a classic practice on campus on Tuesday, December 28th at 10 am. Please park on the west side of the school in the German Killer parking lot waxed and ready to ski.

Other workouts over break should be done as family time allows. Each skier has a workout expectations. Please do what you can to work on your skiing and to enjoy the holidays with your family. Parents or skiers please email if you have questions.

Mesabi Invite

The Mesabi Invite at Giant's Ridge is a scheduled meet this year. We will be traveling in style via coach bus shared by Tartan's and North St. Paul's teams. We'll leave quite early on Saturday the 8th and arrive home quite late after the meet.

This meet is the place to see the best skiers in the Upper-Midwest and to start getting to know the state meet course. The Mesabi Invite is the real deal and fun for skiers of many different ability levels.

Please pack healthy food and snacks for the day. A bit of pocket money would also be helpful. We'll give more exact details about departure times in the near future.

Skiers will include these Spartans.
TJ

Connor

Kyle (big)

Summer

Margie

Andrea

Hannah

Kersten

Amanda

We would also have room for 2-3 JV skiers to come and watch and ski around with out competing. Contact coach Anderson if interested.

Sorry 6th graders. You're a no go for this year, but we like you and will include you next year.

Please email coach Anderson andersoh@invergrove.k12.mn.us if you can't attend by Wed. 12/29/2010.

Some Bright Spots on the Darkest Day: A Little Press For Our Team, Great Day to Race at Battle Creek and Possible Team Sponsorship

The Southwest Review gave us first and second page coverage of our team and course. Read the article here.

Our Meet tomorrow will be at Battle Creek Park in St. Paul. We are scheduled for 3:45 but will start the race as soon as possible on this shortest day of the year.

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Spirit Wear Form

Please ask your skier to see the spirit wear form with pictures that was sent home with them. Coaches have more copies available if needed. See the poorly cut and pasted form below. Sorry it doesn't have pictures, as I'm not figuring out how to go from PDF files to blog posts.

SIMLEY NORDIC SKI TEAM ORDER FORM 2010/11
P Ong (Print your first & last name plus contact phone number here)
ersonrderi_____________________________________________________
Warmup Jacket: Royal with white, left crest embroidery
Size (Print your size here) (Print your size here)
____________Men’s Size_____________Women’s
Cost: XS-XL @ $49.00 without name
$59.00 with name (right crest)
Sweatpants: upper left leg embroidered logo
Size_____________men’s Size__________Women
(Print your size here) (Print your size here)
Cost: XS-2XL $37.00
Full Zip Hooded Sweat Shirt “slim cut” Black
Slim Cut Size: S-2XL Size______________
Cost S-XL @ $35.00 (Qty 7 Min.) (Print your size here)
Cost 2XL @ $38.00
Add your name to left crest front $10.00
_________________(first or last name white tread)
LOGO Full Back Imprint
Full Zip Hooded Sweat Shirt “Unisex” Black
Unisex size: S-5XL Size______________
Cost S-XL @ $35.00 (Qty 7 Min.) (Print your size here)
Cost 2XL @ $38.00
Add your name to left crest front $10.00
_________________(first or last name white tread)
LOGO Full Back Imprint
SIMLEY NORDIC SKI TEAM ORDER FORM 2010/11 (PG. 2)
Short Sleeve T-Shirt
Cost: Sm-XL $12.00/each
Color: Black
2XL & 3XL $14.50/each
Long Sleeve T-Shirt Cost: Sm-XL $17.00/each
Full front imprint Color: Black
2XL & 3XL $19.50/each
Make checks payable to: ASB or American Solutions for Business
Total all item(s) cost and indicate in check amount line below
Check Amount__________
Check Number__________
Notes:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
David Robinson
American Solutions for Business
8410 Annalisa Path
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077
651-450-9554 (P)

Dec. 16th Race @ The Ravine in Cottage Grove Hosted by Richfield

The start time for the race is 3:45. Boys will race first with the girls' race following shortly after the boys are out.

Note: There is a small cost to enter the park, ($5 per vehicle) that they use to help cover the cost of keeping the park and trails in nice shape.

Here's a PDF link to the trail map.

Great Job at the First Meet.

Both younger and older skiers skied well at our first meet tonight. Summer and TJ were the fastest of our girls and boys respectively. Coaches were proud of everyone's effort and attitude on a cold night. Here are a few photos. Click them so they expand for the full effect.

Frosty the Ski Girl batting crystalized eyelashes and a big smile at the end of her race.

Two of our boys sporting, circa. 1984, retro-Simley wear. (Is that a ghost finishing behind them?)

More girls showing pre-race enthusiasm.

First Race of Year At Trollhaugen/ Up Date on Our Course

Our first race of the season will be at 6pm on Tues. Dec 14th at Trollhaugen in Dresser, Wisconsin. This location was chosen by the conference early in Nov. anticipating sparse snow early in the season. We do have snow.

We should arrive back at the school around 8:30-9:00pm. We will have the kids call from the bus in-route.

The race time forecast is 5 degrees air temp. and a windchill of -5 degrees. These conditions are well within State High School League Guidelines, but cold nonetheless.

Parents and skiers please make sure that you have appropriate clothing for the conditions. Any skier who does not have appropriate clothing will not be allowed to travel, as proper dress becomes a safety issue. Remember to dress in layers.

Here are cut and paste directions from Trollhaugen's website.
From Twin Cities:
Take Interstate 35 North (35E or 35W)
Exit onto MN 97 East (turn right) and take for 13 miles
Turn Left onto MN 95 North and take for 6 miles
Turn Right on 243 East (will bring you across a the bridge into WI)
Take WI-35 North (left turn) for 4 miles.
You will come into the small town of Dresser. In Dresser turn right on Cty Rd. F
Take F for 1 mile and Trollhaugen is on the right hand side.


We are set up to groom now. I came in on Sunday morning to pack the course with the snowmobile. I was able to make a small circuit but kept getting the snowmobile stuck in the deep snow. I came back later in the afternoon and pulled the groomer around the area I was able to pack with the sled. We have a system that will work well for us. The snow will settle and firm making it easier going in the next day or two. We should have the full course ready soon. We will be ready before the Vikings anyway.

Also, the Southwest Review is coming to practice today to do a story on the course. A little press is always good. Watch for the article this weekend.

Week 2 practice

Thanksgiving Week/ MYSL Invite

Practice Plan for Week Two

Monday: Stretch, calisthenics 40 min run and weight training
Tuesday: Stretch, calisthenics technique, balance, strength and power workout stairs, pole work (Start ski fitting)
Wednesday: Stretch, calisthenics, turkey relays, fund-raiser kick-off. (finish ski fitting)
Thursday-Sunday: Daily calisthenics and technique/balance bounding, a couple of days of 4o minute plus cardio work running, swimming, treadmill or what ever is available. One day of strength and power work, jump-robe, bounding, lunges, chair step-ups, plyometric work. Get creative and make work-outs happen.

Finally, I would like to invite any families with younger children grades k-5 to join Inver Grove's Minnesota Youth Ski League team.

This is a non-competitive Sat. afternoon program where kids and parents can have fun and learn the basics of Nordic skiing. The season will run Dec. 4th to late Jan. or early Feb. depending on snow. $25 dollars covers registration and another $20 covers equipment rental for the season. This is a great opportunity to get the whole family out on skis.

Inspiring

Practice 3

Week 1 Practice Outline

Monday-Intro/meeting (forms, season overview, blog, dress, equipment, etc)

balance/technique work, 30 min run, stretch/core work.

Tuesday-warm-up, balance/technique, mile (2-3 sets) on track (?)

Wednesday-warm-up, Circuit training

Thursday -warm-up, hill bounding w/ poles,

Friday-warm-up, scavenger hunt
Saturday- easy jog on your own.

* We will adjust this basic workout plan to help skiers at all fitness levels. No need to be scared, come out work hard and do your best.

.

Updated Less Tentative Meet Schedule

Less Tentative meet schedule*

Nov. 15th Practice Starts
Dec. 14th Conference Skate Race 6:00pm @ Trollhaugen
Dec. 15th Team Photos at School (wear uniforms and bring completed packets, please)
Dec. 16th @ The Ravine with Richfield
Dec. 21st Conference Skate Race 3:45pm @ Battle Creek
Jan. 4th Conference Classic Race 3:45pm @ Battle Creek
Jan. 6th at Lake Elmo Skate Race Tartan and Harding
Jan. 8th Giant's Ridge Invitational All Day @ Biwabik, MN (Varsity only)
Jan. 11th MS race 3:45 pm @ Mahtomedi**
Jan. 13th Conference Classic Race 3:45pm @ Jensen Lake Park Lebanon Hills
Jan. 20th Simley/Sibley Co-hosted Skate Race 3:45 @ Sibley
Jan. 25th Conference Relays 3:45 @ Mahtomedi
Feb. 1st Conference Pursuit Championship All Day @ Battle Creek
Feb. 3rd J.V. Conference Championship 3:45 @ Mahtomedi
Feb. 8th Section 1 Championship All Day at Valleywood Golf Course.
Feb. 17th State Championship @ Giant's Ridge

* This schedule is subject to administrative approval and to weather and snow conditions. Check back often as each meet approaches for changes. All full conference races will use Trollhaugen in Dresser, WI @ 6pm as a back up venue.
** We hope to hold other MS specific races if snow conditions and access to grooming allow.

The Goal

Our practices are a bit like trying to swim in a 2' pool or like trying run in tall grass. It can be done, but it is neither fun nor effective for developing good technique.

We've been looking on Craig's List and other sources for a suitable used snowmobile without success. Jerry Danner from Danners' has also been looking for something used. We're not finding the type of utility sled we need. They are either new and quite expensive or old and worn-out.

Last Friday I stopped at Danners' to get some numbers on a new Skandic. I was quoted a price of about $6,500 for a new 2010 Skandic Tundra. The variability in price is because there will be different incentives and rebates going on at the time of purchase. This is a good price. I saw another Skandic hold-over for $7,200.

We have around $1,300 dollars right now in the booster fund. We can also bill the school for $800 dollars a season for grooming. The question is how do we come up with the rest of the money. Do we fund raise? Share payments? A combination? We should have a sled when snow flies.

Off Season Fun Photo Request

What's something fun you did in the off season?
Email a photo to Coach Anderson , and we'll post in on our blog.

Coach Sedler jumped out of an airplane.

Coach Anderson headed West on a solo bike tour.

Parent Meeting and Tentative Meet Schedule

We will hold a meeting with all parents and skiers at 5:30 pm on Nov. 4th. Please attend if possible. We anticipate spending about 30 min. Coaches will gladly stick around to work with other questions on an individual basis.

Tentative meet schedule*

Nov. 15th Practice Starts
Dec. 14th Conference Skate Race 6:00pm @ Trollhaugen
Dec. 21st Conference Skate Race 3:45pm @ Battle Creek
Jan. 4th Conference Classic Race 3:45pm @ Battle Creek
Jan. 6th at Lake Elmo Skate Race Tartan and Harding
Jan. 8th Giant's Ridge Invitational All Day @ Biwabik, MN (Varsity only)
Jan. 11th MS race 3:45 pm @ Mahtomedi**
Jan. 13th Conference Classic Race 3:45pm @ Jensen Lake Park Lebanon Hills
Jan. 20th Simley/Sibley Co-hosted Skate Race 3:45 @ Sibley
Jan. 25th Conference Relays 3:45 @ Mahtomedi
Feb. 1st Conference Pursuit Championship All Day @ Battle Creek
Feb. 3rd J.V. Conference Championship 3:45 @ Mahtomedi
Feb. 8th Section 1 Championship All Day at Valleywood Golf Course.
Feb. 17th State Championship @ Giant's Ridge

* This schedule is subject to administrative approval and to weather and snow conditions. Check back often as each meet approaches for changes. All full conference races will use Trollhaugen in Dresser, WI @ 6pm as a back up venue.
** We hope to hold other MS specific races if snow conditions and access to grooming allow.

Greetings Nordic Skiers and Parents!

We are excited that the Nordic Ski season is quickly approaching! If you or your son or daughter is planning to ski this year, here are a few important reminders.

• Practice starts Monday, November 15^th at 2:45 pm.

• Every athlete must have a current physical, signed by your doctor, on file. If you don’t know if your physical is up to date, call the activities office. You will not be allowed to practice without an updated physical.

• It is not too early to start thinking about equipment. There will again be skis and bindings available to new skiers, but you will still need to purchase or borrow boots and poles. The boots need to be compatible with SNS bindings. Returning skiers should already have or strongly consider buying their own equipment. See the post below "Equipment 101" for recommended places to shop for equipment:

We look forward to another great season and please keep checking out the blog.

Coach Sedler (651) 306-7073 sedlerl@mail.invergrove.k12.mn.us

Coach Anderson (651) 306-7226 andersoh@invergrove.k12.mn.us

Equipment 101

What do you need?

1. Boots-Combi compatible with SNS bindings
2. Poles-2 sets: 1 for skate (chin to mouth height), 1 for classic (should fit under arm)
3. Bag for skis—This is required if you are using school skis. We need to keep the equipment we have in good condition.

• Finn Sisu – St. Paul – 651.645.2443

• Gear West – Long Lake – 952.473.0377

• Hoigaards – St. Louis Park – 952.929.1351

• Midwest Mountaineering – Minneapolis – 612.339.3433

• REI – Bloomington

• Joe’s Sporting Goods – St. Paul – 651.488.5511

• Pioneer Midwest Ski Shop – Osseo - 763.420.8981

Check out www.skinnyski.com and click on “gear” or follow the links to the “crowded classifieds” or “fall ski swaps”.


The best option is to get a pair of both skate and classic skis fit to your height and weight.

All Skis should be waxable/No fish scales

Nordic Ski Awards Banquet 2010

Thursday February 18th, 2010
5:30-7:30
Middle School Library

Please bring the following:
Last names: A-H Main dish
I-P Salads
Q-Z Dessert
*Bring your own beverage*
Paper products will be provided.

Coach Anderson
Coach Sedler

2010 Section 1 Race Results

Results in PDF form. Also, here's a link to the girls' last year's section meet results for comparison. And, a similar link to the boys' results for last year. Please bear in mind that the snow was slower this year.

I pulled these pictures off of skinny ski. They are available for purchase from the site. Sorry Amanda, They didn't have a picture of you. I didn't forget you. If anyone has a photo of Amanda from the race please send it to me, and I'll add it.

PL TEAM POINTS PLACES OF FINISHERS AVG. TIME SPREAD
1 Winona/Winona Cotter 380 99 95 94 92 87 82 79 43:24.5 3:34.4
2* Lakeville South 365 100 91 88 86 84 80 64 43:50.2 5:50.7
3* Lakeville North 365 97 93 90 85 83 72 60 44:13.4 4:01.5
4 prior lake 319 96 78 77 68 67 65 48 47:39.7 7:37.9
5 Eagan 309 98 75 73 63 61 59 58 47:44.6 10:21.3
6 Park Cottage Grove 274 89 76 57 52 51 47 50:54.8 10:30.7
7 Northfield 247 70 66 56 55 54 53 49 52:16.5 4:59.0
8 Hastings 188 81 62 45 53:04.3 47:28.4
9 Simley 183 50 46 44 43 42 1:01:57.3 8:47.9
10 Eastview 143 74 69 49:24.2 49:13.1
11 Apple Valley 71 71 49:26.4 49:26.4

PL NAME CLASSIC FREESTYLE PURSUIT SCHOOL______________
01 Jordyn Ross, 12 21:11.00 18:36.11 39:47.2 Lakeville South1
02 Kayla Ewert, 12 21:48.00 19:09.67 40:57.7 Winona/Cotter2
03 Sonja Hedblom, 9 22:18.00 18:46.49 41:04.5 Eagan1
04 Michelle Ferguson, 11 22:01.00 19:56.09 41:57.1 Lakeville North1
05 Grace Chandler, 11 22:37.00 20:00.30 42:37.3 Prior Lake1
06 Erin Keane, 10 24:17.00 19:40.23 43:57.3 Winona/Winona Cotter2
07 Emma Larson, 12 23:40.00 20:30.85 44:10.9 Winona/Winona Cotter2
08 Amanda Wilson, 11 23:54.00 20:19.02 44:13.1 Lakeville North1
09 Claire Guidinger, 12 24:19.00 20:13.06 44:32.1 Winona/Winona Cotter2 10 Albany Zweber-Langer, 12 23:35.00 21:09.22 44:44.3 Lakeville South1
11 Amy Ferguson, 9 23:38.00 21:06.87 44:44.9 Lakeville North1
12 Amanda Synder, 12 24:32.00 20:38.20 45:10.2 Park Cottage Grove1
13 Maggie Singer, 10 23:47.00 21:24.41 45:11.5 Lakeville South
14 Cherrise Wolvington, 10 24:48.00 20:34.92 45:23.0 Winona/Winona Cotter2
15 Meghan Barry, 11 25:10.00 20:27.81 45:37.9 Lakeville South
16 Emma Johnson, 10 24:51.00 21:07.55 45:58.6 Lakeville North
17 Maurita Denley, 11 24:52.00 22:09.54 47:01.6 Lakeville South
18 Jenna Saunders, 11 25:59.00 21:16.57 47:15.6 Lakeville North
19 Suzanne Schwab, 11 25:31.00 21:50.09 47:21.1 Winona/Winona Cotter2
20 Sarah Peterson, 10 25:35.00 21:53.35 47:28.4 Hastings
21 Jane Kirby, 11 25:40.00 21:52.26 47:32.3 Lakeville South
22 Cassie Bullard, 11 25:50.00 21:45.32 47:35.4 Winona/Winona Cotter2
23 Alyssa Sodahl, 12 25:13.00 23:37.86 48:50.9 prior lake
24 Haley Sorensen, 10 26:17.00 22:38.48 48:55.5 prior lake
25 Kelly Miles, 12 25:34.00 23:28.28 49:02.3 Park Cottage Grove
26 Laura Bailly, 10 26:23.00 22:48.20 49:11.2 Eagan
27 MacKenzie Burkstrand, 11 27:11.00 22:02.10 49:13.1 Eastview
28 Clare Soderling, 10 26:03.00 23:13.85 49:16.9 Eagan
29 Nicole Naatjes, 11 26:31.00 22:47.19 49:18.2 Lakeville North
30 Zoe Kesserling, 12 26:45.00 22:41.40 49:26.4 Apple Valley
31 Sofie Scheuerman, 9 27:43.00 21:45.32 49:28.4 Northfield
32 Anne Ferguson, 11 26:42.00 22:53.31 49:35.4 Eastview
33 Megan Lundquist, 10 26:57.00 23:18.19 50:15.2 prior lake
34 Alex Fasking, 10 26:58.00 23:18.61 50:16.7 prior lake
35 Kristi Rasmussen, 11 28:05.00 22:39.08 50:44.1 Northfield
36 Annie Kleaver, 12 27:28.00 23:16.55 50:44.6 prior lake
37 Taylor Vonasek, 11 27:18.00 23:57.33 51:15.4 Lakeville South
38 Kendra Estenson, 12 26:35.00 24:50.77 51:25.8 Eagan
39 Alicia Beattie, 12 29:01.00 22:44.09 51:45.1 Hastings
40 Dana Billing, 12 28:17.00 23:55.81 52:12.9 Eagan
41 Sara Nelson, 9 28:15.00 24:13.14 52:28.2 Lakeville North
42 Roxanne Holt, 9 28:32.00 24:09.28 52:41.3 Eagan
43 Michaela Banz, 7 27:26.00 25:24.92 52:51.0 Eagan
44 Alex Newell, 12 28:18.00 25:27.63 53:45.7 Park Cottage Grove
45 Leigh Langehough, 12 29:41.00 24:45.19 54:26.2 Northfield
46 Carly Davidson, 12 29:58.00 24:29.30 54:27.3 Northfield
47 Maria Olson, 9 30:11.00 24:17.65 54:28.7 Northfield
48 Zoe Webb, 9 29:54.00 24:58.91 54:53.0 Northfield
49 Sarah Manship, 11 29:43.00 25:57.84 55:40.9 Park Cottage Grove
50 Annie Lisson, 11 29:07.00 27:03.84 56:10.9 Park Cottage Grove
51 Summer Freed, 9 30:33.00 26:36.83 57:09.9 Simley
52 Anna Courchaine, 11 31:19.00 26:31.48 57:50.5 Northfield
53 Kaija Ornes, 7 32:22.00 25:32.60 57:54.6 prior lake
54 Ali Flipovich, 11 30:42.00 28:02.99 58:45.0 Park Cottage Grove
55 Andrea Castillo, 10 31:23.00 27:26.85 58:49.9 Simley
56 Caitlin Whited, 12 32:58.00 27:01.20 59:59.2 Hastings
57 Shayla Howell, 10 35:27.00 30:24.74 1:05:51.8 Simley
58 Sydney Klimas, 10 35:28.00 30:29.69 1:05:57.7 Simley
59 Hannah O'Donell, 8 36:35.00 31:31.89 1:08:06.9 Simley




PL TEAM POINTS PLACES OF FINISHERS AVG. TIME SPREAD
1 Lakeville North 367 98 96 92 81 77 60 53 36:43.9 5:18.2
2 Eagan 361 99 91 87 84 83 82 80 37:22.6 4:50.9
3 Winona/Winona Cotter 354 97 94 90 73 71 65 58 37:36.1 7:19.3
4 Northfield 322 86 85 76 75 72 70 57 40:09.8 2:35.2
5 prior lake 307 93 79 68 67 61 56 54 40:48.4 5:33.5
6 Lakeville South 282 89 66 64 63 52 51 50 42:37.4 5:53.1
7 Hastings 275 95 78 55 47 44:41.3 20:22.1
8 Simley 188 49 48 46 45 44 54:34.9 10:24.6
9 Apple Valley 174 100 74 37:53.2 34:01.2
10 Rosemount 121 62 59 44:34.4 44:20.2
11 Eastview 88 88 38:20.4 38:20.4
12 Park Cottage Grove 69 69 42:26.2 42:26.2





PL NAME CLASSIC FREESTYLE PURSUIT SCHOOL______________
01 Andy Dodds, 11 17:46.00 16:15.20 34:01.2 Apple Valley1
02 Chris Parr, 11 17:49.00 16:20.37 34:09.4 Eagan1
03 Ben Saxton, 10 18:09.00 16:11.56 34:20.6 Lakeville North2
04 Jon-Michael Brandt, 12 18:31.00 16:02.21 34:33.3 Winona/Winona Cotter1
05 Lewis Kunik, 10 18:44.00 16:41.15 35:25.2 Lakeville North2
06 Wyatt Behrends, 12 18:48.00 16:48.86 35:36.9 Hastings1
07 Sam Miner, 12 19:06.00 17:01.38 36:07.4 Winona/Winona Cotter1
08 Christian Kvalseth, 11 19:58.00 17:21.25 37:19.3 Prior Lake1
09 Danny Hanson, 11 19:48.00 17:43.16 37:31.2 Lakeville North2
10 Nick Mele, 12 20:29.00 17:06.28 37:35.3 Eagan1
11 Eric Engen, 12 20:31.00 17:20.37 37:51.4 Winona/Winona Cotter1
12 Jake Panzer, 11 20:38.00 17:39.74 38:17.8 Lakeville South
13 Adam Tuff, 11 20:31.00 17:49.40 38:20.4 Eastview
14 Nicholas Acton, 9 20:48.00 17:57.27 38:45.3 Eagan
15 Thomas Dunning, 12 21:27.00 17:24.15 38:51.2 Northfield
16 Mark Emmons, 12 20:49.00 18:10.88 38:59.9 Northfield
17 Matt Edmond, 11 20:53.00 18:07.24 39:00.3 Eagan
18 Johan Hedblom, 11 21:29.00 17:57.11 39:26.2 Eagan
19 Eric Bailly, 11 20:48.00 18:42.80 39:30.8 Eagan
20 Alex Cole, 12 21:32.00 18:06.71 39:38.8 Lakeville North2
21 Adam Peters, 10 21:56.00 18:13.82 40:09.9 Eagan
22 justin Schlitz, 12 22:16.00 18:03.42 40:19.5 prior lake
23 Sergey Parasich, 11 22:30.00 18:35.02 41:05.1 Hastings
24 Sam Bach, 11 22:03.00 19:10.65 41:13.7 Lakeville North2
25 Kai Olstad, 11 22:13.00 19:08.66 41:21.7 Northfield
26 Ian O'Neill, 12 21:55.00 19:31.35 41:26.4 Northfield
27 Sean Baddeley, 12 23:14.00 18:31.18 41:45.2 Apple Valley
28 Taylor Polodna, 11 22:46.00 19:06.46 41:52.5 Winona/Winona Cotter
29 Jordan Tyler, 12 21:59.00 19:54.28 41:53.3 Northfield
30 Kobi Dansingburg, 10 22:54.00 19:27.31 42:21.4 Winona/Winona Cotter
31 Will Olstad, 9 22:45.00 19:37.19 42:22.2 Northfield
32 Andrew Lission, 12 21:58.00 20:28.16 42:26.2 Park Cottage Grove
33 Matt Ruehling, 11 22:54.00 19:48.05 42:42.1 prior lake
34 Ben Brockway, 10 22:33.00 20:19.73 42:52.8 prior lake
35 Ben Pieper, 11 23:59.00 19:51.18 43:50.2 Lakeville South
36 Tim Herbert, 12 23:27.00 20:36.85 44:03.9 Winona/Winona Cotter
37 Jeremy Serreyn, 11 23:14.00 20:56.51 44:10.6 Lakeville South
38 Cody Troop, 12 23:29.00 20:41.83 44:10.9 Lakeville South
39 David Bumgarner, 10 23:54.00 20:26.11 44:20.2 Rosemount
40 Stephen Bruha, 10 24:37.00 19:59.68 44:36.7 prior lake
41 Ben Rydberg, 12 24:13.00 20:28.91 44:42.0 Lakeville North2
42 Jeremy Hoffman, 12 23:53.00 20:55.55 44:48.6 Rosemount
43 Aaron Dahl, 10 24:19.00 20:53.20 45:12.2 Winona/Winona Cotter
44 Perry Tetreault, 10 25:06.00 20:23.14 45:29.2 Northfield
45 Conner Edlund, 11 23:47.00 22:12.72 45:59.8 prior lake
46 Sean Eglinton, 11 24:18.00 21:46.23 46:04.3 Hastings
47 Joey Ohman, 12 25:44.00 21:20.84 47:04.9 prior lake
48 Robby Hanson, 8 24:52.00 22:34.05 47:26.1 Lakeville North2
49 Ben Adelmann, 11 26:22.00 21:20.57 47:42.6 Lakeville South
50 Luke McDonald, 11 26:45.00 21:34.28 48:19.3 Lakeville South
51 Lucas Seaberg, 11 26:12.00 22:24.15 48:36.2 Lakeville South
52 Joe Trenzeluk, 10 26:42.00 22:53.03 49:35.1 Simley
53 Tj Farber, 9 27:29.00 23:55.81 51:24.9 Simley
54 Josh Swenson, 10 29:57.00 26:01.89 55:58.9 Hastings
55 Tom Wagner, 11 28:57.00 28:23.05 57:20.1 Simley
56 Kyle Dickison, 10 31:38.00 28:21.56 59:59.6 Simley
57 Connor Phares, 10 30:17.00 29:52.68 1:00:09.7 Simley

Off Site Practice on Jan.29th,2010

We will be taking a bus to Valleywood Golf Course located at 4851 - 125th Street West Apple Valley tomorrow in order to preview the course for our Section 1 championship race next Tuesday, Feb. 2. We should return to the school around 5:00pm.

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Pursuit Results - Girls - Classic Suburban Conf - 2010

Congratulations to Summer Freed for making ALL Conference Honorable Mention!
5 km + 5 km, Troll Hollow, 26 January 2010
Place Skier School Classical Freestyle Pursuit PursPts

1 Julia Reich, 11 Mahtomedi 0:15:37 0:13:46 0:29:23 100.0
2 Chloe Benjamin, 12 Mahtomedi 0:16:54 0:14:53 0:31:47 99.0
3 Tori St. Martin, 10 Mahtomedi 0:16:52 0:14:59 0:31:51 98.0
4 Annie Gerard, 12 Henry Sibley 0:17:08 0:14:45 0:31:53 97.0
5 Nevada Wendlandt, 12 Tartan 0:17:30 0:15:30 0:33:00 96.0
6 Megan Lauzon, 11 Mahtomedi 0:18:08 0:15:15 0:33:23 95.0
7 Anglea Hensel, 11 Henry Sibley 0:18:04 0:15:49 0:33:53 94.0
8 Megan O'Connor, 11 Mahtomedi 0:17:58 0:16:02 0:34:00 93.0
9 Rachel Haas, 10 Henry Sibley 0:18:07 0:16:03 0:34:10 92.0
10 Ruth Hesse, 9 Henry Sibley 0:18:31 0:15:58 0:34:29 91.0
11 Anna Hensel, 11 Henry Sibley 0:18:29 0:16:20 0:34:49 90.0
12 Clara Boyle, 9 Tartan 0:19:10 0:16:27 0:35:37 89.0
13 Elizabeth Kimberly, 12 Mahtomedi 0:19:19 0:16:26 0:35:45 88.0
14 Lydia Anderson, 8 Tartan 0:19:24 0:16:22 0:35:46 87.0
15 Kelsey Whalen, 12 Tartan 0:19:53 0:16:41 0:36:34 86.0
16 Calysta Rice, 12 Mahtomedi 0:19:08 0:17:49 0:36:57 85.0
17 Megan Weldy, 12 Tartan 0:20:24 0:16:58 0:37:22 84.0
18 Madi Haugen, 8 Mahtomedi 0:20:32 0:17:02 0:37:34 83.0
19 Summer Freed, 9 Simley 0:20:35 0:17:25 0:38:00 82.0
20 Gill, Charlotte, 10 North 0:21:16 0:16:52 0:38:08 81.0
21 Maddie Brandt, 12 Mahtomedi 0:20:57 0:17:41 0:38:38 80.0
22 Sarah Nygaard, 10 Richfield 0:22:20 0:16:47 0:39:07 79.0
23 Elsa Tostrud, 9 Henry Sibley 0:21:23 0:17:45 0:39:08 78.0
24 Herold, Lisha, 11 North 0:21:30 0:17:47 0:39:17 77.0
25 Kelly Froelich, AFSA 0:22:11 0:17:10 0:39:21
26 Katie Blake, AFSA 0:22:05 0:17:23 0:39:28
27 Erica Strom, 10 Richfield 0:22:38 0:17:14 0:39:52 76.0
28 Michelle Johnson, 8 Tartan 0:22:09 0:18:04 0:40:13 75.0
29 Hannah Olson, 10 Richfield 0:23:40 0:16:35 0:40:15 74.0
30 Shaelyn Sorensen, 8 Tartan 0:21:58 0:18:21 0:40:19 73.0
31 Megan McGill, 11 Mahtomedi 0:21:45 0:18:34 0:40:19 72.0
32 Alexandria Schulz, 9 Richfield 0:22:58 0:17:35 0:40:33 71.0
33 Hannah Adams, 10 Richfield 0:22:14 0:18:27 0:40:41 70.0
34 Carlson, Amanda, 11 North 0:22:06 0:18:50 0:40:56 69.0
35 Andrea Castillo, 10 Simley 0:21:27 0:19:31 0:40:58 68.0
36 Laurel Youngquist, 9 Richfield 0:23:37 0:18:06 0:41:43 67.0
37 Kirby Steffens, 9 Henry Sibley 0:23:01 0:19:48 0:42:49 66.0
38 Edholm, Tiffany, 10 North 0:21:04 0:21:50 0:42:54 65.0
39 Colling, Carrie, 10 North 0:23:27 0:21:02 0:44:29 64.0
40 Hannah O'Donnell, 8 Simley 0:23:57 0:20:47 0:44:44 63.0
41 Bethany Stiles, 9 Tartan 0:25:21 0:19:49 0:45:10 62.0
42 Sydney Klimas, 10 Simley 0:25:06 0:20:09 0:45:15 61.0
43 Natalie Stoneburner, 10 Henry Sibley 0:25:45 0:19:41 0:45:26 60.0
44 Kaitlyn Roth, 12 Richfield 0:26:10 0:19:18 0:45:28 59.0
45 Hughes, Elizabeth, 10 North 0:25:33 0:20:22 0:45:55 58.0
46 Sophia Pulice, 10 Richfield 0:25:48 0:20:36 0:46:24 57.0
47 Kellin Swanson, 10 Richfield 0:27:54 0:18:43 0:46:37 56.0
48 Asp, Annika, 12 North 0:26:00 0:20:40 0:46:40 55.0
49 Maddy Hanson, 10 Richfield 0:28:08 0:18:33 0:46:41 54.0
50 Shayla Howell, 10 Simley 0:27:27 0:20:27 0:47:54 53.0
51 Laura Hayes, 10 Simley 0:28:52 0:19:10 0:48:02 52.0
52 Megan Kresse, 12 Henry Sibley 0:28:48 0:21:06 0:49:54 51.0
53 Kersten Schwanz, 10 Simley 0:25:21 0:24:42 0:50:03 50.0
54 Fischer, Hannah, 11 North 0:26:25 0:24:23 0:50:48 49.0
55 Lisa Nicklay, 10 Simley 0:28:59 0:22:05 0:51:04 48.0
56 Victoria Yapel, 8 Tartan 0:29:01 0:22:25 0:51:26 47.0
57 Anna Buhl, 9 Tartan 0:30:04 0:22:04 0:52:08 46.0
58 Amanda Soderstrom, 10 Simley 0:31:16 0:22:36 0:53:52 45.0



Team Results:
1 Mahtomedi 485
2 Henry Sibley 464
3 Tartan 442
4 Richfield 370
5 North 356
6 Simley 327

Boys Pursuit Results - Nordic Ski Racing - Classic Suburban Conf - 2010

5 km + 5 km, Troll Hollow, 26 January 2010
Place Skier School Classical Freestyle Pursuit Points

1 Eric Slater, 10 Henry Sibley 0:12:55 0:11:25 0:24:20 100.0
2 Foster, Nathan, 11 North 0:13:30 0:12:19 0:25:49 99.0
3 Kirby Neaton, 12 Mahtomedi 0:13:55 0:11:56 0:25:51 98.0
4 Jon Ver Steegh, 12 Mahtomedi 0:14:15 0:12:06 0:26:21 97.0
5 Cody Scott, 12 Mahtomedi 0:14:34 0:12:09 0:26:43 96.0
6 Louis Gilbertson, 12 Mahtomedi 0:14:16 0:12:29 0:26:45 95.0
7 Brian Anderson, 12 St Thomas Acad 0:14:42 0:12:46 0:27:28 94.0
8 Dave Kjeldahl, 12 Mahtomedi 0:14:56 0:12:50 0:27:46 93.0
9 John Baierl, 12 Mahtomedi 0:14:55 0:13:01 0:27:56 92.0
10 Jacob Siekmeier, 9 MSA 0:15:03 0:12:58 0:28:01
11 Max Flanagan, 12 St Thomas Acad 0:15:19 0:12:45 0:28:04 91.0
12 Paul Underwood, 12 St Thomas Acad 0:15:28 0:12:38 0:28:06 90.0
13 Mitch Corcoran,10 Mahtomedi 0:15:00 0:13:11 0:28:11 89.0
14 Jack Stangl, 12 Mahtomedi 0:14:48 0:13:31 0:28:19 88.0
15 Aren Siekmeier, 11 MSA 0:15:16 0:13:05 0:28:21
16 Berens, Matthew, 11 North 0:14:45 0:13:42 0:28:27 87.0
17 Elliott Hodgson, 12 Henry Sibley 0:15:23 0:13:13 0:28:36 86.0
18 Henry Jungbauer, 11 Mahtomedi 0:15:29 0:13:27 0:28:56 85.0
19 Cal Knickerbocker, 10 Mahtomedi 0:15:06 0:13:56 0:29:02 84.0
20 Krueger, Joel, 11 North 0:15:59 0:13:49 0:29:48 83.0
21 Zachary Beaudet, 11 Richfield 0:16:47 0:13:02 0:29:49 82.0
22 Adam Winter, 12 Henry Sibley 0:16:14 0:14:01 0:30:15 81.0
23 Jonathan Moreno, 11 Richfield 0:16:49 0:13:35 0:30:24 80.0
24 Ethan Bauert, 10 Henry Sibley 0:16:34 0:13:57 0:30:31 79.0
25 Kyle Osborne, 11 MSA 0:16:29 0:14:17 0:30:46
26 Dan Wenger, 11 St Thomas Acad 0:17:17 0:13:47 0:31:04 78.0
27 Hammond, Sam, 11 North 0:16:54 0:14:11 0:31:05 77.0
28 Peterson, Ryan, 11 North 0:16:46 0:14:19 0:31:05 76.0
29 Ollila, Matt, 12 North 0:16:34 0:14:49 0:31:23 75.0
30 Lukas Hofmann, 12 Richfield 0:17:25 0:14:03 0:31:28 74.0
31 Conrad Etzel, 11 Henry Sibley 0:16:43 0:14:52 0:31:35 73.0
32 James Jarvis, 10 Henry Sibley 0:17:20 0:14:22 0:31:42 72.0
33 Patrick Sullivan, 11 St Thomas Acad 0:17:21 0:14:22 0:31:43 71.0
34 Alex Roettger, 11 Tartan 0:17:13 0:14:37 0:31:50 70.0
35 Reilly Lee, 11 St Thomas Acad 0:17:32 0:14:53 0:32:25 69.0
36 Nick Fouche, 10 Henry Sibley 0:17:43 0:14:43 0:32:26 68.0
37 Gill, Christopher, 11 North 0:17:29 0:15:34 0:33:03 67.0
38 T. J. Farber, 9 Simley 0:18:02 0:15:23 0:33:25 66.0
39 Philip Evans, 10 St Thomas Acad 0:18:36 0:15:22 0:33:58 65.0
40 Nathan Luttenegger, 9 Richfield 0:19:32 0:14:37 0:34:09 64.0
41 Joe Trenzeluk, 10 Simley 0:19:44 0:14:47 0:34:31 63.0
42 Kralewski, Jordan, 12 North 0:19:05 0:15:29 0:34:34 62.0
43 Chris Zwick, 12 Tartan 0:18:41 0:16:09 0:34:50 61.0
44 Aymeric Viant, 12 Richfield 0:19:14 0:15:36 0:34:50 60.0
45 Jake Bauer, 10 Richfield 0:20:12 0:14:40 0:34:52 59.0
46 Jon Libra, 10 Richfield 0:20:17 0:14:40 0:34:57 58.0
47 Calvin Bergen, 10 Richfield 0:19:58 0:15:05 0:35:03 57.0
48 Dan Gomolka, 11 Henry Sibley 0:19:17 0:15:53 0:35:10 56.0
49 Tim Siepmann, 9 MSA 0:18:33 0:16:38 0:35:11
50 Joe Reamer, 11 St Thomas Acad 0:20:01 0:15:32 0:35:33 55.0
51 Gooder, Michael, 10 North 0:19:51 0:15:48 0:35:39 54.0
52 Ryan Ardent, 12 Henry Sibley 0:20:03 0:15:51 0:35:54 53.0
53 Huntley, Derek, 9 North 0:19:55 0:16:00 0:35:55 52.0
54 Joe Vetter, 10 St Thomas Acad 0:19:58 0:16:08 0:36:06 51.0
55 Jay Graizinger, 10 St Thomas Acad 0:19:43 0:16:42 0:36:25 50.0
56 Andy Morgan, 11 Henry Sibley 0:19:37 0:16:52 0:36:29 49.0
57 Tom Wagner, 11 Simley 0:20:46 0:16:15 0:37:01 48.0
58 Collin Randolph, 11 Richfield 0:21:11 0:16:17 0:37:28 47.0
59 Han Yong Wunrow, 9 MSA 0:20:32 0:17:05 0:37:37
60 Peter Irvine, 8 MSA 0:21:34 0:16:58 0:38:32
61 Lucas Blanchard, 10 Richfield 0:21:48 0:17:09 0:38:57 46.0
62 Gary Wendlandt, 9 Tartan 0:21:42 0:18:08 0:39:50 45.0
63 Conner Phares, 10 Simley 0:21:49 0:19:59 0:41:48 44.0
64 Zack Nelson, 12 Tartan 0:23:00 0:19:18 0:42:18 43.0
65 Kyle Dickison, 10 Simley 0:24:27 0:19:32 0:43:59 42.0
66 Brandon Yapel, 12 Tartan 0:23:33 0:20:43 0:44:16 41.0
67 Nick Leggett, AFSA 0:28:17 0:18:44 0:47:01
68 Dane Copeland AFSA 0:24:43 0:23:45 0:48:28


Team Results:
1 Mahtomedi 474
2 St. Thomas Academy 424
3 North 422
4 Henry Sibley 419
5 Richfield 360
6 Simley 263
7 Tartan 260

Conference Meet Changed to Trollhaugen

We will need to leave the school @ 7:00am. Times and Schedule will be the same for all events.

Directions to Trollhaugen from Twin Cities:
Take Interstate 35 North (35E or 35W)
Exit onto MN 97 East (turn right) and take for 13 miles
Turn Left onto MN 95 North and take for 6 miles
Turn Right on 243 East (will bring you across a the bridge into WI)
Take WI-35 North (left turn) for 4 miles.
You will come into the small town of Dresser. In Dresser turn right on Cty Rd. F
Take F for 1 mile and Trollhaugen is on the right hand side

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Classic Suburban Conference Nordic Skiing Policies & Battle Creek Trail Map.

CLASSIC SUBURBAN CONFERENCE
NORDIC SKIING POLICIES

1. Skiing shall be divided into two (2) individual teams: Boy's and Girl's Nordic Skiing. Team standings shall be determined by place of finish in Conference Meet.
2. Any information received from MSHSL or Coaches Association is to be brought to the attention of the Activities Director. Schedule changes are to be made through and with the permission of the Activities Director only.
3. MEET POSTPONEMENTS:
The home school will determine if the meet can be run as a result of weather conditions or unforeseen emergencies. The home school Activities Director must notify the visiting school by 1:00 pm if possible.
4. ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR IN CHARGE: Jed Helwig -
North St. Paul High School
5. CHAMPIONSHIP:
To be determined by conference meet.
6. TROPHIES AND CERTIFICATES:
Conference trophy is to be presented and All Conference winners to be recognized at the Conference Meet.
7. MEET REGULATIONS:
Scoring will follow the guidelines as agreed upon by coaches prior to the meet.
8. INCLEMENT WEATHER
In cases of severe cold or wind-chill, cancellation of meet is to be made by the coach of the host school.
9. CONFERENCE MEET - January 26, 2009 at Battle Creek Park
A. Starting Times:
Coaches Meeting 9:00 am
Girls Classical Race 10:00 am
Boys Classical Race 10 minutes after completion of Girls Race

Girls Pursuit Skate 1:00 pm
Boys Pursuit Skate 10 minutes after completion of Girls Race
Awards 3:00 pm

B. Boy's Individual distance shall be a maximum of 5K.
C. Girl's Individual distance shall be a maximum of 5K.
D. Entries limited to 10 persons per school for individual. Scoring for team points determined by the top 5 positions from each team based on the results of the pursuit race. All finishers will be ranked and score points.
E. A (single day) Conference J.V. meet date will be determined in the Fall hosted at Mahtomedi High School.

CONFERENCE RELAYS - January 5, 2010 at Henry Sibley High School
A. Starting Times: Or as soon as all teams arrive
Boy's Relay 4: 00 pm
Girl's Relay 4: 00 pm



10. ALL CONFERENCE SELECTIONS:

A. All Conference selections shall be awarded as follows:
Top 10 finishers in the boy’s pursuit race
Top 9 finishers in the girl’s pursuit race
B. Honorable Mention shall be granted to boys finishing in the 11th to 20th positions and to girls finishing in the 10th to 19th positions.
C. AFSA/MSA will ski exhibition, but will be recognized.


Here's a link to the general trail map. The kids had a chance to ski the course last week, but we won't know the actual course route until Tues. at the meet. Think Snow!

Friday 1-22-10 Practice @ Battle Creek

We will be taking a bus to Battle CreeK Park in St. Paul for Practice on Friday of this week. This is the location of the Conference Championship race next Tues. This will give the skiers a chance to learn the course.

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Dress for the Weather. 1-21 Meet @ Henry Sibley 3:45 Start Time

High: 28°F RealFeel®: 20°F Cloudy with a bit of snow, sleet, and freezing rain.

This should be a fun meet. Students will skate sections and double pole through other sections. It's good to mix up the race format at this time of the season.

A Few Photos From the Biwabik Trip.

The Skiers.


The Lodging

First Home Meet of the Year

Our course is groomed and ready to host our first meet of the year. We added a loop around the practice soccer field and around the Middle School fields. (Click on the map to get a better view of the course.) Varsity skiers will do 2 laps and JV will do one. One lap is approximately 2.2km/1.4miles

Richfield, Sibley and AFSA will compete with us. We hope to see lots of parents and friends out to support the team.

1-14 Practice at Lebannon Hills

We will be having our practice off campus at Lebanon Hills Park . We will shoot for a 5pm return time, but may be delayed a bit.

Changes in Weather

From the Year Without Santa Claus

Biwabik Results And Next Meet.

Simley's skiers met the challenges of racing the upper Midwest's best skiers on the State meet course this weekend. Coach Sedler and I were impressed with their quality effort, behavior and attitude. Way to go! Here's the link to the meet results page. Look for an update with pictures soon.


Our next meet is Tuesday, Jan 12 at Mahtomedi. This is a classic race with a start time of 3:30 or as soon as possible after all teams arrive. Henry Sibley and North High School will also be at this race.

Directions from the South:
Take 35W or 35E North to Hwy 36 East to Hilton Trail North. Take a left on Hilton to 75th. Take a right on 75th and the school will be on your left.

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The race will start just north of the tennis courts.

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Permission Slip for Simely Nordic Ski Team Trip to Biwabik Invitational at Giant’s Ridge Jan 8th & 9th, 2010

Simely Nordic Ski Team Trip to Biwabik Invitational at Giant’s Ridge Jan 8th & 9th, 2010

Permission Slip

I have read the information attached or on the Dec. 30th, 2009 blog posting, http://simleynordic.blogspot.com/ and give my skier ___________________________ permission to go on this overnight trip. $40 cash is the preferred way of paying.
All permission slips and payments are due on Thursday January, 7th.

Parent/guardian signature ________________________________ date____/____/ 10

We have the Conference Relays on Tues. Here are a few good Classic Drills.

In the relay format teams of four, two freestyle & /two classic, skiers compete. We are scheduled for 4pm @ Sibley. Beware that we will likely start earlier if possible. Forecast is for cold sun. Remember to dress warmly.