Wednesday Race

Here is the basic info for Wednesday's Skate race at Hyland Park.

Girls will be racing first at 4:00, one person from each team every 20 seconds, and then the Boys will start at 4:30, or 30 minutes on the clock in the same format.

We will get out of school at 1:40 (middle school at 1:30) with the bus leaving at 2:00.  It'll be a much colder race, so dress warm. Hopefully the winds will die down!

Thanks and any questions, let me know,

Denny

ABC Volunteers

Below is a message that Vicki Christiansen put out on the Facebook page but we feel should be here as well.  If you have any questions, please let me know,
Thanks

Denny 

ABC Relays Information

Schedule for the day is Boys race at 10am, Girls race at 11:30am

Sign-In Table Volunteers (arrive 8:15am)
Vicki Christiansen
Kathy Barth Hoggarth

Bib Pick-Up (go to finish area 11:15am)
Mark Jurmu
Marla Doehling Chesser
Todd Chesser
Dan Gilyard
Shereen Gilyard
Michael Casey
Kelly Jason Lowe
Rob Martinek
Shelly Milligan Martinek

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9:30am through boys race: John & Jill Ellenbecker, Kathy Barth Hoggarth
11:00am through girls race: Jason Thoen, Harry & Terri Samit, Heidi Aaron Casey

It sounds like this year we'll all be outside, so dress appropriately!! Bring hand warmers & blankets!

The start/finish area will be the same location as Conference and Sections last year. You will pass it on your left as you drive into Wirth. There is a parking lot to the right, but if you arrive later, you'll need to go another block or two and there is a larger lot on the left.

Mesabi Invite Results

Congrats to Abby Ellenbecker as she was able to make the top 10 with a solid 9th place finish in the Girls Classic race at yesterday's Mesabi East Invite, the largest High School Nordic race in the country.  Abby helped lead the Varsity Girls to a 20th place team finish out of 55 girls teams.  Sarah Eichstadt (15th in Skate) and Josie Ingvaldson (19th in Skate) led the way for the JV Girls team that was our top team finish, as they were able to finish in 14th out of 44 teams.  The Boys JV finished in a solid 15th place out of 48 teams with all four Boys having solid finishes with John Przybilla the highest at 29th in the JV Boys Classic.  Jared Heida led the way for the Varsity Boys as he finished in 24th in the Boys Skate race as the Boys finished in 27th out of 53 teams despite missing one of our top skiers.  A link to the overall results is on the right side of the blog.

As an overall, it was our best performance on the season and one of our better ones at Mesabi in a number of years.  It is showing us as coaches that we are heading in a positive direction and that we are getting close to where we would like to be.  We know that we have a lot of work to do, and with one month until the Section Meet we will putting the pedal down and doing what we can to reach our goals.  One thing that we have to do though is get healthy and stay healthy.  For the skiers we were with this weekend we mentioned that if they are not feeling well to take a day or two off to get better and also help not spread anything through the rest of the team.  There are a lot of things floating around right now and with fluctuating temps and conditions, and the stress on the bodies, illnesses are much more likely to hit.  So, please take care of yourselves and pay attention so we can be at our best when the bigger meets arrive.

Thanks to all of the parents and fans that made the trek yesterday up to Giants Ridge.  It's not always easy to make the 3 hour journey, but it helps the skiers and us as coaches to have the support!

Lastly, this week, with the recent warm temps and the losing of snow, we will be making trips back to Elm Creek and Theo Wirth for practices.  Monday we are at 4:30 at Elm, bus leaving at 4:00.  Tuesday at 6:15 at Elm, bus leaving at 5:30.  Thursday we will be at Theo Wirth, bus leaving at 3:15 and Friday at Elm, bus leaving at 2:35 (middle schooler will be brought separately after school).  As for our race on Wednesday, we will  be at Hyland, not Wirth, with the race starting at 4:00.  Saturday is the ABC Relay's at Theo Wirth in which we will still need volunteers to help.  If you are available, please let me or one of the Booster Club officers know so we are set.

Thanks and any questions, please let me know,
Denny

Mesabi Start List

Here is a link to the Start times for everyone that is racing on Saturday at the Mesabi Invite.  Start Lists These are the team pages, and we are on page 10 (felt it would be easier than scrolling through 1000 names).  Also, there was a computer glitch with the Girls JV Skate and all of the first names are off by four individuals.  Hopefully that will be taken care of before they are announced on Saturday!
Thanks
Denny

NWSC Classic at Hyland

Our individual results are now posted on the right side of the blog.  Congrats to Abby Ellenbecker for winning last night and helping lead the way for the Girls to a 2nd place finish of the 5 teams.  Other top 10's went to Olivia Ellenbecker in 6th and Lilah Gilyard in 9th with Amelia Blomberg just missing the top 15th in 16th overall.  The Boys were short handed and finished in 5th led by top 10 finishes of Josh Thoen in 6th and Jared Heida in 10th.

A much better overall and technical race for our skiers.  We saw much improvement compared to where we were at a few weeks ago when we did a classic race at Hyland, but there are still areas that we can improve on.  We are about to start the first of the bigger races and start to really see where we are at as a team at the top end.

Thanks to all of the support from parents and fans tonight!

Thanks,
Denny

Wednesday Meet

Here are the basics for tomorrow's, Wednesday, meet.  We will be doing a classic race at Hyland Park in Bloomington.  The Girl's will be starting at 4:00 and the Boy's will start at 4:30, with all skiers going out 1 from each school every 20 seconds.
If there are any questions, please let me know,
Thanks,
Denny

Mesabi Invite

Here is the roster for this upcoming weekends Mesabi Invite at Giants Ridge as well as the basic info.  We will have a few openings for a few extra skiers to come along and watch and help out as well. We would like to have those decisions made by Wednesday.
Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

Mesabi East Invitational

Sat. Jan 5, 2019

The Mesabi East Invitational is upon us again and it is time for our skiers to participate in the largest high school ski meet in the country.  We will be leaving at 12:00pm on Friday, Jan. 4 from in front of the school.   We will be going to Pine Valley Trails in Cloquet to get in some skiing, then heading to Camp Chicagami.

We have for a number of years stayed at Camp Chicagami (218 744-4683 if you need to get a hold of us), south of Eveleth, which is bunk style sleeping.  So, besides the usual overnight items that we all bring, toiletries and clothes, the skiers will need to bring up a sleeping bag, pillow, and towel for showering.  One suggestion that we do make though, is that the amount of food brought with is limited.  We will have dinner and breakfast at Camp Chicagmi and the Booster Club has purchased lunch for Saturday for the skiers.  The cost for the night of stay and two meals is $35 and needs to be paid before we leave. 

Here is the time schedule for Saturday:
11:00 5K Classic Varsity/Boys & Girls 
11:37 5K Classic JV/Boys & Girls 
1:00 5K Freestyle Varsity/Boys & Girls 
1:37 5K Freestyle JV/Boys & Girls

On the trip home, (we hope to leave from Giants Ridge around 4:30pm) we will make a brief stop in Forest Lake to make phone calls to let you know when we will be back. 

How we will do the Mesabi Invite this year, is that the top 10 boys and the top 10 girls will all race in a Varsity or JV race, either Classic style or Freestyle.  The rest of the team will not be racing, but are invited to come along to help out at the meet, to learn about waxing, for cheering, and to get an opportunity to ski on some World Class trails and continue to improve.  But, we are limited to a total number of 40 people, including coaches, bus driver (Snes) and our manager. We will need to know as soon as possible if your child is able to or unable to attend.  This is not a mandatory event for those that are not racing.

Also, once the start lists are posted, I will be sending out the start list so you are able to know when your child will be skiing if they are racing. The first race is at 10:00 and the clock will continue running until the last skier has finished.  The last skier of the day to start is usually around 3:30, just to let you know how spread out the day is.  The start list will also help you better plan your day if you are going to be attending.  

Boys			Girls
Skate			Skate
Jared Heida - V			Olivia Ellenbecker - V
Noah Christiansen - V			Lilah Gilyard - V
Peyton Martinek - V			Amelia Blomberg - V
Aaron Casey - JV			Sarah Eichstadt - JV
Jaxon Lahner - JV			Josie Ingvaldson - JV
Classic			Classic
Ricky Petroff - V			Abby Ellenbecker - V
Josh Thoen - J			Izzy Haberman - V
Myles Gilyard - V			Maddie Keran - V
John Przybilla - JV			Katie Emmans - JV
Caleb Chesser - JV			Rebekah Weimholt - JV