NWSC Classic Results

Our individual results are now posted on the right side of the blog.  Overall results are yet to come.

Today was possibly our best race on the season with a lot of solid performances and a great effort put forth by everyone.  We are starting to get to where we are getting healthy again, but we are still short a few individuals that are going to be adding to the depth of the team.  We still have work to do to get ready for the Conference and Section Meets as well as finishing out the season with our JV skiers. Keep hoping and praying for the snow!

On Friday we are going to do weight training after school and then give the skiers the rest of the day off. On Saturday we are going to leave at 9:00am and go up to Mora to get a classic workout in.  We are hoping to get up there and get our workout in so we are back shortly after noon.

Thanks for coming out and supporting the skiers on a cold, but very nice day at Elm!
Denny

Schedule for Today

Here is the schedule for today's Classic Race at Elm Creek:
Boys at 3:30, 1 every 20 Seconds
Girls at 4:00, 1 every 20 Seconds

Any questions, let me know,
Denny

Week Ahead

Here is the plan for the week ahead with practice. It's not what we would like, but still at the mercy of nature:
Monday we will be on foot and inside at the high school.
Tuesday we are scheduled for Elm Creek at 6:15, so we will be leaving at 5:30. The Pasta Party that day will be at 4:00. Practice will be light though.
Wednesday is classic race at Elm Creek
Thursday we are scheduled for Elm Creek at 6:15, so we will be leaving at 5:30.
Friday is still in the works, but we will be at the school.
We are working on something for Saturday for practice.  Right now the hope is to be able to go to Mora to do a workout in the morning, but still in the process.
We will update things as the week progresses.
Thanks,
Denny

ABC Relay Results

Our Individual and the Overall Meet results are now posted for today's ABC Relays on the right side of the blog.

A solid day at a very competitive race for our skiers, with some continued improvements for many.  We were still not 100%, so it is possible that we could have done better, but to be competing against as many top teams in the State, we know that the 11th place finish for the A Boys team and 10th place for the A Girls team are solid indications of where we are and what we are capable of.

Congratulations goes out to Abby Ellenbecker as she was the 4th fastest Classic skier for the Girls and is getting loser and closer to gaining mention in the rankings!  Olivia Ellenbecker was our fastest Skate skier with a 22nd place finish.  Jared Heida was the top finisher for the Boys just missing the awards with a 17th place finish in Skate.  Ricky Petroff was the top Classic skier for the Boys with a 28th place finish.

A HUGE Thank you goes out to all of the Parents that came out and helped with the Bib pick up and the T-shirt sales!  We were able to sell almost all of the ABC T's and we are able to do that without the work of those you that helped with your salesmanship as well as Angie Jurmu for doing a great job of making the shirts for us!  We are not able to run this meet without all of your help, and to have the biggest ABC Relays in a number of years, your help sometimes goes unnoticed, but we appreciate all that is done by all of you! THANK YOU!!

Denny

ABC Relay Line Up

Here are the teams and who is skiing what for tomorrow's ABC Relays at Theo Wirth Park.  The Boys are at 10:00 and the Girls at 11:30.  Based on the "Rankings" that came out today, there will be 5 Boys teams that are rated and 8 Girls teams that are rated, so expect some really good racing!
Any questions, please let me know,
Denny

ABC Relay Teams, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019
Girls			Boys
Abby Ellenbecker	Classic		Joshua Thoen	Classic
Amelia Blomberg	Classic		Ricky Petroff	Classic
Lilah Gilyard	Skate		Noah Christiansen	Skate
Olivia Ellenbecker	Skate		Jared Heida	Skate
Maddie Keran	Classic		Joe Moline	Classic
Sarah Eichstadt	Classic		Peyton Martinek	Classic
Josie Ingvaldson	Skate		Caleb Chesser	Skate
Izzy Haberman	Skate		Myles Gilyard	Skate
Isabella Nortrom	Classic		Michael Smith	Classic
Katie Emmans	Classic		Jennings Jurmu	Classic
Summer Nietz	Skate		Jaxon Lahner	Skate
Rebekah Weimholt	Skate		Aaron Casey	Skate
Addie Hoseck	Classic		Ryan Powley	Classic
Tara Treml	Classic		Justin Goetz	Classic
Trina Hoggarth	Skate		Jacob Casey	Skate
Anna Samit	Skate		Eli Christiansen	Skate
Kiwi Le	Classic		Tommy Samit	Classic
Akala Lowe	Classic		Nico Cocciarella	Skate
Julia Waite	Skate
Halle Lenz	Skate
Marijke Buter	Classic
Tori Horner	Classic
Jordyn Campbell	Skate
Eliana Cocchiarella	Skate
Olivia Nojd	Classic
Kathryn Carda	Skate
Sam Collin	Skate
Jerzi Herberg	Classic
Sheryl Black	Classic
Paola Arellano	Skate

Meet Results

A link to last nights results is now posted on the blog.  The Boys team finished in 5th place and the Girls were 4th.  Both teams were short handed and we battled colder temps.  There were many positives and improvements, but still areas we need to be better at if we are wanting to be in our best position at the end of the season.

Abby Ellenbecker led the way for both teams finishing 2nd place overall with Lilah Gilyard, 10th and Sarah Eichstadt, 11th continuing to show big improvements.  Josh Thoen was 14th and Jared Heida 15th to lead the way for the Boys.

Saturday is the ABC Relays at Theodore Wirth in Minneapolis.  The Boys will be racing at 10:00 and the Girls at 11:30 in a relay format of the first two skiers doing Classic and the second two skiers doing Skate.  There will be 18 schools competing this year, and parking is limited, so if you are able to carpool it would help a lot.  Also note that the main lot will be a bit of a walk from the race course, so please plan accordingly.  Also, please note that some of the best teams in the State will be competing this year and this could be one of the most competitive ABC's in a number of years. So if you are wanting to see a race, this will be a fun one to watch on both the Boys and Girls side of things.

Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

Skate Results

Our Individual Results from tonight's Skate race at Hyland are now posted on the blog.  We have not received the Overall results yet, but once I get them I'll put them out.

But, it was the coldest race we have had this season but the track was fast and we saw improvement in a lot of our skiers.  As a team, though, we have been battling some illnesses and it effected our skiers again tonight, with a few not racing or skiing at all today in hope to trying to get healthy.  The weather is not helping much, but we are hoping to get through this soon so we can get everyone ready for the last push to the end of the season.

Thanks for all of the help and fan support tonight from those that were able to make it!
Denny