Monday Practice

For practice on Monday, January 26, junior varsity skiers should report to Mr. Leonard's room after school if they need to wax their skis. JV Conference is on Tuesday. It is a skate meet, and we need everyone to get their skis nice and fast for a good race at Wirth Park!

Varsity skiers and those who wax at home will take a bus to Battle Creek Park for practice.

Conference meet varsity skiers: Bring classic equipment!

JV skiers who wish to come to Battle Creek may do so, and can skate ski if they prefer.

Girls 2nd, Boys 6th at Conference Meet

The Como Park Nordic Ski team had excellent performances at Friday's Twin Cities Nordic Ski Conference Meet, held at Baker Park.

In a ten team field, the Como Park girls captured second place, just one point ahead of a very strong Irondale team. The girls, who placed sixth last year, worked hard all season and showed huge improvements from last year's conference finish.

Emma Lee captured second place overall, posting the fastest skate time of the day. Mara Chin-Purcell stepped up her game to garner all-conference honors. Leah Roth overcame a broken pole strap to take an all-conference honorable mention slot. Sophomore Rachel Lee had a breakthrough meet, earning all-conference honorable mention as well. Jane Kramer missed honorable mention by just one place, but her consistent skiing was critical in nailing down the team's second place finish.

The boys team's sixth place finish marked a significant improvement over last year's ninth place finish. Led by Luke Rustad's all-conference performance and Phil Kramer and Jon Tetlie's honorable mention all-conference finishes, all of which were earned with especially strong skate races. The remainder of the team, composed entirely of sophomores and freshman, showed that they may be a force to be reckoned with in the years to come.

Full results are available HERE.

Skate Practice Tomorrow

Plan to skate ski for practice tomorrow, Tuesday, January 20. We will classic on Wednesday this week.

Monday Practice

Practice this Monday morning will be held at 9:00 a.m. at Battle Creek Park (Winthrop side) in St. Paul. Meet there at the Rec. center parking lot, ready to classic and skate. Practice will be done by 11:00 a.m.

Schedule for Week/Meet Cancelations

This week's meets, scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday, Jan 13 and 15, have both been canceled due to extreme cold and windchill.

Here's the schedule for the rest of the week:

WED: Meet in Coach Leonard's room for video analysis. Indoor workout to follow.

THU: Meet at ski room. Workout TBA. An indoor option will be available. Varsity skiers may carpool to Como G.C. if wind chills are acceptable. CLASSIC SKIS.

FRI: 2:30 Bus to Phalen for interval workout. SKATE SKIS.

SAT: Meet at Como Senior High at 9:00 a.m. to carpool to Baker Park in Maple Plain. Varsity skiers -- this is your only opportunity to see the course prior to the Conference Meet.

Giant's Ridge Start Lists...

are posted HERE.

Schedule for January 5--11

MON: 2:30 Bus to Como GC
Classic
Striding w/o poles, single stick, double pole
Classic the course

TUE: Classic Meet @ Wirth Park, MPLS
2:20 Bus Departs
3:00 Arrive at Wirth
3:45 Meet starts. Varsity boys, then Varsity girls, then JV
6:00 Arrive back at school

WED: 2:30 Bus to Como GC
Skate
Technique
Easy ski

THU: Skate Relay Meet @ Como GC
2:30 Bus Departs
3:45 Meet starts.
Schedule TBA. Varsity and JV may go at the same time on different courses.
5:15 Arrive back at school

FRI: 2:30 CPHS 1217
Wax/Technique and games on the fields at school
4:00 Top six boys and girls depart for Giant’s Ridge Invite

SAT: Giant’s Ridge Invite or Ski on own

SUN: OFF

Saturday Practice Change

Due to a winter storm warning, we will not travel to Baker Park for practice this morning (Saturday, January 3). Practice will be held at Como Golf Course. Meet there at 9:15, or at school at 9:00 if you need to pick up anything there. Hopefully this storm will bring us a few more inches of snow!

Lost Key?

A key was found on the trails at Battle Creek on Tuesday. If any team member lost a key, contact coach.