Nordic skiers,

We are looking forward to a great 2013-14 Simley Nordic Ski season! Glad you are able to join us on this year's adventure.

Important dates:

Monday, Oct. 28th at 3pm-Captain’s practice begins. Meet by the doors near the high school locker rooms. (Even if you can’t make it to captain’s practice, start running!)

Monday, Nov. 11th at 3pm-Practice begins. Meet outside the ski room. Come ready to run outside-prepared for the weather. Layers are key. No jeans.

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.  Here are some recommended places to shop for equipment:

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

Feel free to contact either of us regarding any questions you may have about the season.

Check out the blog: http://simleynordic.blogspot.com/

Contact:

Coach Sedler

email: sedlerl@invergrove.k12.mn.us or leahsedler@gmail.com

phone: 651-306-7073 (school) 612-751-0260 (cell)

Coach Anderson

email: andersoh@invergrove.k12.mn.us

phone: 651-306-7226 (school)  651-724-2639 (cell)

See you soon!

Nordic Ski Awards Banquet to be Held at 6 pm on Feb. 21st in the Middle School Library

 Please Join us in celebrating the completion of a fine ski season and the many successes of each student athlete.

Last names:

A-L Salad

N-P Main Dish

Q-Z Dessert

*Bring your own beverage*

Paper products will be provided.

Two Big Meets this Week with Set Times and Dates

First, good news on the Section 1 Championship on Feb. 5th.  We are back in town at Valleywood Golf Course,4851 McAndrews Rd, Apple Valley, MN.  Please make sure skiers have proper clothing and a healthy meal packed for a light lunch between races and for something to eat again after their second race. 

Race Time Schedule

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9:30 Coaches Meeting – Inside the New Clubhouse! 10:30 Boys Classic Race (one skier released every 15 seconds) 11:30 Girls Classic Race (one skier released every 15 seconds)

Rest Interval - Freestyle Bibs issued

2:00 Boys Freestyle Pursuit Race 3:00 Girls Freestyle Pursuit Race

Awards Ceremony will be conducted upon the completion of the final race

Next on our JV Classic Suburban Conference Championship will be held at Mahtomedi on Feb. 7th.  Races will begin at 3:30pm or as soon as all teams are present. The ski course is just to the north of the tennis courts on campus.  Please make sure all skiers have appropriate clothing.

3:30 - One lap race boys (intended for younger and/or first year skiers of lesser ability (and slower older skiers if need be))

3:35 – One lap race girls

(let skiers finish)

~3:50-4:00 – Two lap race boys

(let skiers get well into their second lap/finish)

~4:20-4:30 – Two lap race girls

This will be a skate event.  Mass start for each race.  One lap of our course is very close to 2.5 km.  The forecast looks great with a high near 30 and light winds.

JV Conference Postponed Due to Cold Weather

We are postponing the JV Conference Race because of the cold temperatures.  We want a fun and safe environment for the skiers.  Friday and next Thursday are being tossed around, but no decision has been made yet.  Please stay tuned.

Classic Suburban Conference Championship Results.

Great job Spatan Girls!  Everyone skied hard improved from last year.  Everyone was on the front page of the results sheet.  Here's a link to full results.

Place FIRST LAST YR SCHOOL AM Ttl Tm PM Ttl Tm Pursuit
1 Laura Moore 11 MAH 0:18:54 0:15:58 0:34:52
2 Madison Haugen 10 MAH 0:19:17 0:16:17 0:35:34
3 Erin Brault 11 RCH 0:19:50 0:16:27 0:36:18
4 Alex Benjamin 12 MAH 0:19:40 0:17:21 0:37:01
5 Clara Boyle 12 TAR 0:20:23 0:17:06 0:37:29
6 Shaelyn Sorensen 11 TAR 0:20:45 0:17:42 0:38:27
7 Lydia Anderson 11 TAR 0:21:15 0:17:38 0:38:53
8 Elsa Tostrud 12 HSB 0:21:15 0:17:46 0:39:01
9 Katie Ledermann 12 MAH 0:21:40 0:18:06 0:39:47
10 Allison Barrera 11 TAR 0:22:24 0:17:49 0:40:13
11 Bri Hanne 12 MAH 0:22:12 0:18:29 0:40:41
12 Heidi Ledermann 10 MAH 0:22:29 0:18:24 0:40:53
13 Leah Mohn 12 RCH 0:22:16 0:18:42 0:40:58
14 Laurel Youngquist 12 RCH 0:22:24 0:18:36 0:40:59
15 Jamie Herridge 8 HSB 0:23:16 0:18:00 0:41:16
16 Maddie McDermott 8 HSB 0:21:45 0:19:33 0:41:18
17 Cece Boyle 8 TAR 0:23:29 0:18:27 0:41:57
18 Karna Ringham 12 MAH 0:21:51 0:20:36 0:42:27
19 Jubilee Prosser 11 MAH 0:24:32 0:18:06 0:42:38
20 Liz Whitcomb 8 HSB 0:23:16 0:19:56 0:43:12
21 Diana Glebova 8 TAR 0:23:31 0:20:10 0:43:42
22 Ellee Thalhuber 12 TAR 0:23:20 0:20:22 0:43:42
23 Hannah Yaglowski 11 RCH 0:24:41 0:19:41 0:44:22
24 Kirby Steffens 12 HSB 0:24:26 0:20:15 0:44:42
25 Abby Rieser 10 NSP 0:22:43 0:22:07 0:44:50
26 Bethany Stiles 12 TAR 0:24:39 0:20:28 0:45:07
27 Lea Stang 9 SIM 0:25:00 0:21:03 0:46:03
28 Claire Anderson 7 SIM 0:25:26 0:20:58 0:46:24
29 Alex Schulz 12 RCH 0:26:14 0:20:22 0:46:36
30 Rachel Youngquist 10 RCH 0:25:44 0:20:54 0:46:38
31 Martha Wassweiler 11 HSB 0:26:03 0:21:25 0:47:28
32 Kendra Youngquist 12 TAR 0:26:35 0:21:05 0:47:40
33 Alyssa Long 11 MAH 0:26:09 0:21:37 0:47:46
34 Mady David 11 SIM 0:26:09 0:22:34 0:48:43
35 Solveig Omestad 11 HSB 0:26:40 0:22:12 0:48:53
36 Rachel Strom 11 RCH 0:27:51 0:21:18 0:49:09
37 Liz Souder 12 MAH 0:27:41 0:21:50 0:49:31
38 Sydney Roston 10 HSB 0:26:48 0:22:46 0:49:35
39 Jennie Lynch 11 RCH 0:26:12 0:24:06 0:50:18
40 Anna Buhl 12 TAR 0:27:35 0:22:55 0:50:29
41 Caroline Pippert 10 SIM 0:27:13 0:23:29 0:50:42
42 Larisa Larson 9 SIM 0:30:21 0:23:20 0:53:41
43 Rachel Ericson 11 NSP 0:28:56 0:26:15 0:55:11
44 Taylor Thiets 9 NSP 0:31:45 0:26:47 0:58:32
45 Natalie Huntley 10 NSP 0:29:04 0:29:30 0:58:34
46 Taylor Hardy 10 RCH 0:39:43 0:27:23 1:07:07



2013 Girls Team Standings
Place Team Points
1 Mahtomedi 478
2 Tartan 460
3 Richfield 423
4 Henry Sibley 422
5 Simley 333
6 North St Paul 247

CONFERENCE MEET - January 29th, 2013 at Battle Creek Recreation Center. (75 Winthrop St. S. St. Paul)(651-501-6347)

Yeah for snow!  We will be holding the conference meet at it's originally scheduled venue.  Here is the schedule for the day.

            A.  Starting Times:

                        Coaches Meeting                   9:00 am

                        Boys Classical Race               10:00 am

                        Girls Classical Race               11:00 am

                        Boys Pursuit Skate                1:00 pm                                 

                        Girls Pursuit Skate                2:00 pm

Awards                                   3:00 pm

ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS:

All Conference selections shall be awarded as follows:

1. Top 10 finishers in the boy’s pursuit race

2. Top 9 finishers in the girl’s pursuit race

3. Honorable Mention shall be granted to boys finishing in the 11th to 20th positions and to girls finishing in the 10th to 19th positions.

Conference Meet Scheudle

CONFERENCE MEET - January 29^th, 2013 at Trollhaugen     

            A.  Starting Times:

                         Coaches Meeting                   9:00 am

                        Boys Classical Race               10:00 am

                        Girls Classical Race               11:00 am

                        Boys Pursuit Skate                1:00 pm                                 

                        Girls Pursuit Skate                2:00 pm

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.         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.

I predict we will be back at school around 5pm.