Section Meet Info and a Weather Report by Frankie MacDonald

My favorite part of the video starts at 1:14 minute.  A little information about Frankie MacDonald.

Stay tuned to weather. Let's hope Frankie MacDonald missed on this one.   I'm seeing different snowfall prediction maps.  It looks like we could get a few inches to over a foot depending on the storm path.  

From the Meet Director:

The report that I have head from Wirth is that the Hap Loop (man-made loop) is really our only option. We will do two laps for each race. We will do the long downhill (old tubing hill/10th fairway) north of the chalet. We will bypass the upper stadium. The lap cutoff will be outside the stadium, about 300 meters from the start/finish. The total race distance is approx 5.5K.

If the temps are cold enough, which I think they will be, so that the track stays firm, we will set the classic track best line, and then have the groomer remove the tracks for the skate race.

The schedule is as follows

8:30 - Final entries due at Par 3 building

9:00 - Coaches meeting

10:00 Girls Classic

11:00 Boys Classic

2:00 Girls Skate

3:00 Boys Skate

4:00 Awards

Conference Championship Results, Varsity Sprints/JV Conference Championship, and Section Championship Information.

Big effort to all skiers in our Conference Championship Race last Friday.  Here is a link to the results.
Extra congratulations goes out to Cale and Amanda for making All Conference Honorable Mention.

JV Conference Championship and Varsity Sprints

On Thursday Jan. 28th we will hold the Conference Varsity Sprint race and the JV Conference Championship at Lake Elmo Starting at 1pm.  Forecast is for warm and fast.

Varsity time trials start at 1pm.
JV races start at 1:45.

Section Championship Info

Tues Feb. 2 - Theodore Wirth Park

8:30 - Final entries due at Par 3 building

9:00 - Coaches meeting

10:00 - Girls Classic

11:00 - Boys Classic

2:00 - Girls Skate Pursuit

3:00 - Boys Skate Pursuit

4:15 - Awards

Conference Championship Info.

Conference Championship - Friday, 1/22 (Battle Creek West)

•  The race schedule has changed slightly. This is the updated schedule:
•  9:00 am - Coaches Meeting - Craft Room(Skiers Chips) 
• 10:00 am - Girls Classic
• 11am - Boys Classic 
•  Lunch Break
• 1:00 pm - Girls Skate Pursuit
• 2pm - Boys Skate Pursuit
• 3:00 pm  - Awards (Gym)

• Top 10 Boys and Top 9 Girls earn All-Conference honors. Boys finishing 11-20 and Girls finishing 10-19 will earn All-Conference Honorable Mention recognition. 

Short Video Giving Great Tips on Classic Skiing.

Poor sound quality, but good tips on body position, balance and glide.  Classic skiing is fun!

1/13/16 - Metro East Race #2 @ Lake Elmo - Classic Results

Here's the Link to the results page

I tried to add photos of our newest skiers below.  I wasn't able to get everyone because my battery died.  If you are new and not pictured, we're still thinking of you.
 
 

 

 

Race Date and Location Change

Our race this week will be classic technique on Wednesday at Lake Elmo.

This change will give us better snow  conditions and improved weather.

Please contact us if this change is a problem for any skiers. When possible we avoid Wednesday competition because of potential conflicts.

Thank you for being flexible during our season.

Mesabi Invite through Tuesday's scheduled meet.

Remember to cover up like these smart skiers if If the air hurts your face! Here's a link to their Mesabi Invite meet results.

Cold continues as a theme for next week.  We are scheduled to have a classic race on Tuesday.  The forecast is maybe looking too cold to compete.  We are also struggling to find a venue with adequate snow for classic skiing.  Stay posted as Minnesota weather continues to test and build our character.

On the bright side, our campus ski course is groomed, tracked and ready for practice. 

Grade 7, 8 &9 Race at St. Thomas

We will leave school at 2:45 for these fun grade level races.  I do not have race format information as of posting.  We are planning to ski in the area between St. Thomas School and Rogers Lake.  We will return approximately 5pm.  We'll have skiers communicate more precise arrival times from the bus.

It is good to be skiing!

Junior Varsity Results from 1-5-16 skate meet at Lake Elmo

JV Girls

1	Acadia Hegedus	Maht	11.43
2	Lily Engebretson	Maht	11.50
3	Stray, Synne	North	12.09
4	Emma Forouhari	Sibley	12.10
5	Bess Swiler	Sibley	12.58
6	Jazmin Corral	Sibley	13.12
7	Emma Bratvold  7	Hastings	13.15
8	Mickenna Affolter	Maht	13.17
9	Danielle Ungurian	Simley	13.29
10	Anneka Ecker	Maht	13.37
11	Sammi Dabruzzi  12	Hastings	13.45
12	Megan Cichy	Sibley	13.46
13	Emily Gallagher	Sibley	13.56
14	Michaela Zein	Sibley	13.58
15	Linnea Urban  7	Hastings	14.05
16	Danielle Gross	Simley	14.07
17	Julia Farraher	Maht	14.16
18	O'Brien, Lizzie	North	14.21
19	Lexi Waldoch	Maht	14.34
20	Debbie Arehart	Sibley	14.42
21	Zamacona, Aoife	North	14.43
22	Libby Brodie	Tartan	15.00
23	Emi Almanza Lopez	Sibley	15.04
24	Sarah Korman	Maht	15.30
25	Samantha Deutschman	Tartan	15.33
26	Grace Collins	Tartan	15.43
27	Medrano, Ana	North	15.50
28	Conway, Kate	North	15.51
29	Erika Kuefler	Sibley	15.54
30	Sophia Barnard	Sibley	15.57
31	Angela Lopez	Tartan	15.58
32	Sophia Gunn	Maht	16.03
33	O'Brien, Elise	North	16.54
34	Ruby Karas  8	Hastings	17.19
35	Gloria Popoca	Simley	17.33
36	Raehm, Josie	North	17.35
37	Alex Doughty  9	Hastings	17.42
38	Abbey Halverson	Maht	18.06
39	Dick, Kelsey	North	18.37
40	Bidwell, Jenna	North	18.45
41	Schaaf, Melina	North	18.46
42	Maeli Martin  8	Hastings	19.05
43	O'Brien, Erin	North	19.24
44	Isabelle Pippert	Simley	19.39
45	Crotty, Aidan	North	19.41
46	Alaina Friske	Simley	19.43
47	Neeve McCarthy	Sibley	19.50
48	Nicole Anaya	Simley	20.44
49	Annika Snyder	Sibley	20.49
50	Elizabeth Henrichs  9	Hastings	21.05
51	Maggie Martin	Sibley	21.15
52	Sam Schramm	Sibley	23.42
53	Rheanna Deal	Simley	23.59
54	Erin Henrichs  12	Hastings	23.59
55	Flom, Katie	North	24.58
56	Pia Barroso	Simley	26.00
57	Britta Iverson	Simley	26.17
58	Emma Cichy	Sibley	28.00

JV Boys

1	Kieran Viggiano	Maht	11.20
2	Stumpf, Kip	North	11.23
3	Drew Accola	Tartan	11.29
4	Harshman, Alex	North	11.29
5	Andy Lyon	Tartan	11.30
6	Nico Harrington	Sibley	11.34
7	Luigi Viggiano	Maht	12.14
8	Owen Horan	Tartan	12.40
9	Matthew Friedmann	Sibley	12.52
10	Sam Meyer	Tartan	12.58
11	Eric Howd  9	Hastings	13.00
12	Kellan Taylor	Maht	13.00
13	Mike Hawkins	Sibley	13.14
14	John Ridgeman	Tartan	13.15
15	Danny Hoffman	Simley	13.17
16	Garrett Rother  9	Hastings	14.01
17	Mat Reineck	Maht	14.15
18	Tim Wilmont	Simley	14.17
19	Alex Lopez	Tartan	14.52
20	Jacob Goldade	Sibley	15.16
21	Cameron Dietrich	Simley	15.25
22	Sean Gehrts	Sibley	15.47
23	Ahren Rein  9	Hastings	18.02
24	Mason Price  7	Hastings	18.30
25	Cain Korf	Tartan	22.37
26	Nick Moua	Tartan	22.50
27	Gabe Alvear	Simley	24.26
28	Carter Teegarden  9	Hastings	30.05

Varsity Results from 1-5-16 skate meet at Lake Elmo

Boys Varsity

1	Kyle Gudmunson  12	Hastings	12.03	1	100
2	Elliot Campbell	Maht	12.11	1	99
3	Justin Sanchez	Maht	12.21	2	98
4	Garrett Tuin   12	Hastings	12.52	2	97
5	Joey Motzel	STA	13.10	1	95.5
6	Sam Nofziger	Tartan	13.10	1	95.5
7	Jack Osborne	MSA	13.10	1	94
8	Ian Pawlenty	Tartan	13.12	2	93
9	Tyler Leininger	Maht	13.14	3	92
10	Cale Miller	Simley	13.16	1	91
11	Max Haland	MSA	13.19	2	90
12	Carter Hill	Maht	13.30	4	89
13	Eric Kvasnicka	Maht	13.35	5	88
14	Trevor Caflisch   8	Hastings	13.42	3	87
15	Dillon O'Leary	Sibley	13.47	1	86
16	Cole Wilson	Tartan	13.50	3	85
17	Gus Forseth	STA	14.01	2	84
18	Evan Smith	Maht	14.02	6	83
19	Peterson, Ryan	North	14.05	1	82
20	Joe Moore	Maht	14.06	7	81
21	Will Poor	MSA	14.08	3	80
22	Nick Johnson  12	Hastings	14.20	4	79
23	Jacob Rabaey  12	Hastings	14.27	5	78
24	Hunter Pogatchnik	Tartan	14.29	4	77
25	Hunter Johnson	STA	14.30	3	76
26	Ben Church	Sibley	14.32	1	74.5
27	Harris Anderson	MSA	14.32	4	74.5
28	Austin Koester	Maht	14.39	8	73
29	Walter Minheart	MSA	14.43	5	72
30	Austin Fall	Tartan	14.44	5	71
31	Sawyer Karas   11	Hastings	14.46	6	70
32	Nathan Whitcomb	Sibley	14.51	2	68.5
33	Anderson, Dylan	North	14.51	2	68.5
34	Zollner, Mason	North	15.02	3	67
35	Tim D'Augostino	STA	15.16	4	66
36	Olson, Eddy	North	15.19	4	65
37	Marko Jurkovich	STA	15.25	5	64
38	Tyler Thomas	Simley	15.30	2	63
39	Josh Benedict	STA	15.31	6	62
40	Andrew Seitz	STA	15.32	7	61
41	Aiden McSweeney	STA	15.53	8	60
42	Clayton Johnson  12	Hastings	15.55	7	59
43	Cole DeWeese	Maht	16.02	3	58
44	Erik Haider	Sibley	16.03	4	57
45	Zachary Drayna	Tartan	16.11	6	56
46	Peter Holmes	STA	16.13	9	55
47	Andrew Vandelac	Maht	16.15	10	54
48	Tom Reineck	Maht	16.19	11
49	Aric Brodie	MSA	16.31	6	53
50	Quinn Munson	Sibley	16.32	5	52
51	Ben Bratvold   9	Hastings	16.43	8	51
52	Grant Dilla	Simley	16.55	3	50
53	Graham Johnson  12	Hastings	17.04	9	49
54	Joey Hughes	STA	17.07	10	48
55	Jeff Hartz	MSA	17.23	7	47
56	Ben Haland	MSA	17.27	8	46
57	Tommy McDermott	Sibley	18.16	6	45
58	Sam Schroeder	MSA	20.57	9	44
59	Cole Mockovak	MSA	24.11	10	43

Boys Team Results

Mahtomedi	99	98	92	89	88	466
Hastings	100	97	87	79	78	441
Tartan	95.5	93	85	77	71	421.5
MSA	94	90	80	74.5	72	410.5
St. Thomas	95.5	84	76	67	64	386.5
Henry Sibley	86	74.5	68.5	57	52	338
North	82	68.5	67	65		282.5
Simley	91	63	59			213

Girls Varsity

Place	Name	School	Time	Team Place	Points
1	Libby Tuttle	Maht	12.19	1	100
2	Jamie Herridge	Sibley	12.33	1	99
3	Elizabeth Whitcomb	Sibley	13.46	2	98
4	Hannah Peterson   9	Hastings	14.06	1	96.5
5	Grace Morse	Maht	14.06	2	96.5
6	Emma Boehm	Sibley	14.21	3	95
7	Ellie Haland	MSA	14.43	1	94
8	Ricci Bausch	Sibley	14.45	4	93
9	Marcella Manivel	Maht	14.48	3	92
10	Nica Malmgren	Sibley	14.56	5	91
11	Greta Prokosch	Sibley	15.06	6	90
12	Laura Skemp	Sibley	15.22	7	89
13	Carolyn Barrera	Tartan	15.31	1	88
14	Bella Nelson	Sibley	15.35	8	86.5
15	Claire Anderson	MSA	15.35	2	86.5
16	Alexis Edmundson   9	Hastings	15.50	2	85
17	Quinn Myers   12	Hastings	15.54	3	84
18	Grace Neumiller	Maht	16.01	4	83
19	Kelsey Halverson	Maht	16.11	5	82
20	Hannah Latulippe	Sibley	16.12	9	81
21	Ericson, Paige	North	16.20	1	80
22	Bella Varanasi	Sibley	16.22	10	79
23	Anna Klein	Sibley	16.23	11
24	Amanda Mertens	Simley	16.26	1	78
25	Emily Beich	Maht	16.30	6	77
26	Stumpf, Jaclyn	North	16.31	2	76
27	Julia Clark	MSA	16.33	3	75
28	Peyton Sorensen	Tartan	16.36	2	74
29	Clare Grilley	Maht	16.45	7	73
30	Allie Prokosch	Sibley	16.46	12
31	Keila Cortes	Sibley	17.00	13
32	Shannon Bartels	Maht	17.03	8	72
33	Devin Bauert	Sibley	17.16	14
34	Cali Bernard    8	Hastings	17.21	4	71
35	Laura Irvine	MSA	17.21	4	70
36	Lea Stang	Simley	17.32	2	69
37	Reilly Johnson   8	Hastings	18.00	5	68
38	Anna Lindner   9	Hastings	18.04	6	67
39	Savannah Henderson  9	Hastings	18.08	7	66
40	Isabel Birkeland	Maht	18.20	9	65
41	Hannah Siebenaler   8	Hastings	18.21	8	64
42	Maggie Bruns	Tartan	18.32	3	63
43	Abbie Sonstegard	Tartan	18.32	4	62
44	Hayley Boyd	Maht	18.43	10	61
45	Annika Iverson	Simley	18.53	3	60
46	Hannah Giese	Simley	19.13	4	59
47	Julia Human   9	Hastings	19.19	9	58
48	Rachael Gilomen	Simley	19.25	5	57
49	Lauren Kroschel	Maht	20.07	11
50	Kiri Ferguson	Simley	21.33	6	56
51	Lily David	Simley	22.09	7	55
52	Emma Jones	MSA	25.38	5	54
53	Shannon Koperski	MSA	26.06	6	53
54	Grace Human   11	Hastings	29.17	10	52

Girls Team Results

	1	2	3	4	5	Total
Henry Sibley	99	98	95	93	92	477
Mahtomedi	100	96.5	92	83	82	453.5
Hastings	96.5	85	84	71	68	404.5
MSA	94	86.5	75	70	54	379.5
Simley	78	69	60	59	57	323
Tartan	88	74	63	62		287
North	80	76				156