Monday, December 13, 2010

St. Paul Schools Closed Today: No Practice

There will be no Nordic ski practice today as a result of the school closings. Tomorrow's classic meet at Elm Creek is on. Today would be a great day to wax your skis!

Monday, December 6, 2010

Season-Opening Meet Tuesday, Dec. 7

This Tuesday's meet will be held at Green Acres in Lake Elmo, MN. Check the web site for directions. Varsity competition begins at 3:45 p.m.

Monday, November 29, 2010

Tuesday Meet Cancelled Due to Rain

There will be no meet this Tuesday, as Elm Creek will not be open to teams and meets due to the rain and poor trail conditions. We will have practice at 2:30 at school.

Today's practice will also be at the school, a change from the planned Como Golf Course practice. Looks like rain will be turning to snow at some point this evening, hopefully sooner rather than later!

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Skate Skis Monday, November 30

Team members should bring what they need to skate ski on Monday. We have a bus to Como Golf Course and will attempt to find a skiable area. More snow coming Monday night?

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Thanksgiving Week Schedule

MON: 2:30 CPHS Ski room Running shoes
Warm up run
Ski walk/bound technique
Specific strength

TUE: 2:30 CPHS Ski room
Meet to discuss things to do over break
Orienteering with Central Team @ Como Park Picnic area.

WED: 2:30 CPHS Ski room Dryland poles
Wax
Medium aerobic day
Weights

THU: Holiday – No practice

FRI: Holiday – No practice

SAT: 8:00 a.m. depart Central High School for Trollhaugen Skate/Classic skis
9:30—11:30 a.m. Ski @ Trollhaugen
Return to Central around 1:00 p.m.

NEXT WEEK:
Monday: bring skis…We have a meet Tuesday.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

SNOW!

Nordic ski practice begins Monday after school, and it appears that for the first time in my 6 years of ski coaching, there will be some snow on the first day of practice! This is encouraging, even if the snow is slushy and melting away.

Skiers who have their own equipment should bring it tomorrow. We will do some demonstrations and basic technique work on the soccer fields at school. If you have rock skis, those would be the best choice. Otherwise, we can bring out some school skis for those who bring their boots.

We have a slightly larger ski room to work with this year, so we'll be working on getting that set up tomorrow as well.

Those who need equipment, we will attempt to get that issued as early as possible. You will need to have all of your paperwork taken care of before equipment will be issued.

Saturday is the MYSL ski swap. Info is available HERE.

FINAL NOTE: The Parent's Meeting will be held Thursday this week at 5:30 p.m. at school. This change is due to a change in the time of the school board recognition night for the boys XC team, which Coach Chris and several of the skiers will be attending.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Section Meet Results

The Como Park XC team wrapped up the season Wednesday, October 27 with the Section 4AA Meet, held at the Les Bolstad Golf Course on the University of Minnesota campus. The boys placed 9th, and the girls 14th. Top finishers were Nate Rue (19th, 16:59) and Sophie Nielsen (76th, 18:33). The teams capped a successful season with a very positive race. There were lots of smiles and hard efforts on a cold, windy day.

The end of season banquet is slated for Monday, Nov. 8 at 6:00 p.m. at the Como Park Senior High cafeteria.

Full results of the section meet are available HERE.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Conference Champs!

The Como Park cross country team made history today with its first Conference Championship ever! The boys captured the team title with a great team effort, placing 2nd (Nate Rue), 4th (Abdisalan Hassan), 6th (Chris Hutton), 7th (Evan Hanson), and 10th (Marshal Landrum).

All five guys captured All-Conference honors, as did junior Sophie Nielsen, who placed 15th in the girls varsity race.

While the top five boys were certainly Como's stars of the show today, the entire team contributed to this effort. The pressure placed on the top guys by the 6, 7, 8, 9 runners made the difference. The extraordinary positive energy of the girls team made the difference. And the many Como Park runners who preceded this team definitely made the difference.

Thinking back to my first days of coaching at Como, I remember getting on the bus to go to a meet and having 2 runners show up that day -- one boy and one girl. The willingness of those runners to stick with it, and make the team better made the difference.

All the alums out there who put their time and energy into the program, who could be counted on to show up every day, to work harder than others had worked before them, and to push themselves to be better athletes, to make our team a better team...to all the runners who held themselves to a higher standard and set an example for their teammates...this is your victory as well. Thanks!

Past conference champions and results are available HERE.

This year's results:


2010 ST. PAUL CITY CONFERENCE
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CONFERENCE MEET - VARSITY BOYS TEAM SCORES
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1. St Paul Como Park
2 4 6 7 10 (22) (23) = 29
Nate Rue, Abdisalan Hassan, Chris Hutton, Evan Hanson, Marshal
Landrum, Luis Caballero, Adam Kusterman
2. St Paul Central
1 5 8 13 14 (16) (19) = 41
Ahmed Bule, Thomas Kendrick, Brian Petkov, Elliot Parens, John
McCarthy, Wolfe Williams, Evan Heberlein
3. St Paul Highland Park
3 9 12 17 18 (20) (21) = 59
Kevin Coryell, Nadhi Woliye, Karl Amjad-Ali, Evan Haugh, Joe
Peacock, Robert Thurston, Steven Bender
4. St Paul Harding
11 15 24 25 26 (27) (28) = 101
Elvis Mwamba, Joel Lopez, Peter Kircher, Phillip Flannigan, Abdi
Dirie, Che Her, Rafael Roman
5. St Paul Humboldt
29 30 31 34 38 = 162
Lope Trushenski, Juan Garcia, Aldrin Ravelo, Kaleb Haile, Marco
Verdeja
6. St Paul Johnson
32 33 35 36 37 = 173
Khalil Christiansen, Alfonso Xinastle, Phengsaxon Xiong, Charles
Arrigoni, Joshua Xiong





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2010 St. Paul City Conference
Varsity Boys - 5 km
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Place Tea Name Grade Team Time Pace
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1 1 Ahmed Bule 10 St Paul Central 16:03 5:10
2 1 Nate Rue 11 St Paul Como Park 16:13 5:13
3 1 Kevin Coryell 11 St Paul Highland Park 16:36 5:21
4 2 Abdisalan Hassan 11 St Paul Como Park 16:47 5:25
5 2 Thomas Kendrick 12 St Paul Central 16:58 5:28
6 3 Chris Hutton 11 St Paul Como Park 17:00 5:29
7 4 Evan Hanson 12 St Paul Como Park 17:08 5:31
8 3 Brian Petkov 10 St Paul Central 17:13 5:33
9 2 Nadhi Woliye 11 St Paul Highland Park 17:15 5:33
10 5 Marshal Landrum 9 St Paul Como Park 17:18 5:34
11 1 Elvis Mwamba 12 St Paul Harding 17:21 5:36
12 3 Karl Amjad-Ali 11 St Paul Highland Park 17:28 5:38
13 4 Elliot Parens 12 St Paul Central 17:29 5:38
14 5 John McCarthy 12 St Paul Central 17:32 5:39
15 2 Joel Lopez 12 St Paul Harding 17:34 5:40
16 6 Wolfe Williams 11 St Paul Central 17:46 5:44
17 4 Evan Haugh 8 St Paul Highland Park 17:53 5:46
18 5 Joe Peacock 10 St Paul Highland Park 17:57 5:47
19 7 Evan Heberlein 12 St Paul Central 18:01 5:48
20 6 Robert Thurston 10 St Paul Highland Park 18:13 5:52
21 7 Steven Bender 11 St Paul Highland Park 18:22 5:55
22 6 Luis Caballero 10 St Paul Como Park 18:23 5:55
23 7 Adam Kusterman 12 St Paul Como Park 18:25 5:56
24 3 Peter Kircher 11 St Paul Harding 18:44 6:02
25 4 Phillip Flannigan 10 St Paul Harding 19:02 6:08
26 5 Abdi Dirie 11 St Paul Harding 19:07 6:09
27 6 Che Her 12 St Paul Harding 19:43 6:21
28 7 Rafael Roman 10 St Paul Harding 20:10 6:30
29 1 Lope Trushenski 9 St Paul Humboldt 20:26 6:35
30 2 Juan Garcia 10 St Paul Humboldt 20:36 6:38
31 3 Aldrin Ravelo 12 St Paul Humboldt 21:33 6:57
32 1 Khalil Christiansen 9 St Paul Johnson 21:36 6:57
33 2 Alfonso Xinastle 10 St Paul Johnson 21:45 7:01
34 4 Kaleb Haile 9 St Paul Humboldt 23:10 7:28
35 3 Phengsaxon Xiong 11 St Paul Johnson 23:14 7:29
36 4 Charles Arrigoni 10 St Paul Johnson 23:15 7:29
37 5 Joshua Xiong 10 St Paul Johnson 23:40 7:37
38 5 Marco Verdeja 9 St Paul Humboldt 27:56 9:00





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2010 St. Paul City Conference CC
Junior Varsity Boys - 5 km
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Place Name Grade Team Time Pace
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1 Ian Buck 12 St Paul Central 18:11 5:52
2 Andrew Hinrichs 11 St Paul Central 18:19 5:54
3 Gabriel Bergin 11 St Paul Central 18:20 5:54
4 Alex Patterson 12 St Paul Highland Park 18:22 5:55
5 Matthew Peterson 11 St Paul Central 18:32 5:58
6 Sam Nodler 10 St Paul Highland Park 18:38 6:00
7 David Wehrwein 12 St Paul Central 18:50 6:04
8 Devin Liljedahl 11 St Paul Central 18:51 6:04
9 Ned Leebrick-Stryke 10 St Paul Central 18:57 6:06
10 Alexander Sherman 11 St Paul Central 19:02 6:08
11 Sam Weber 9 St Paul Central 19:02 6:08
12 Adam Reece 11 St Paul Como Park 19:03 6:08
13 Mohamed Abduli 11 St Paul Central 19:03 6:08
14 Eli Simmer 11 St Paul Highland Park 19:12 6:11
15 Keith Phelps 11 St Paul Como Park 19:18 6:13
16 Joe Nelson 12 St Paul Central 19:28 6:16
17 Aaron De Louadren 11 St Paul Central 19:49 6:23
18 Jacob Johnson 10 St Paul Highland Park 19:56 6:25
19 Nuradin Aliyi 10 St Paul Central 20:07 6:29
20 Luke Horton 9 St Paul Central 20:48 6:42
21 Justin Miller 12 St Paul Como Park 20:48 6:42
22 Julian Roby 11 St Paul Central 21:11 6:49
23 John Schonebaum 10 St Paul Central 21:27 6:55
24 James Westby 9 St Paul Highland Park 21:37 6:58
25 Alex Bondeson 11 St Paul Harding 21:39 6:59
26 Haroun Khalid 9 St Paul Central 21:40 6:59
27 Zack Barabash 12 St Paul Harding 21:43 7:00
28 Josh Wickert 11 St Paul Harding 21:52 7:03
29 Minh Nguyen 10 St Paul Highland Park 21:59 7:05
30 Charlie Swanson 9 St Paul Como Park 22:09 7:08
31 James Grenke 10 St Paul Highland Park 22:14 7:10
32 Paul Vang 10 St Paul Johnson 22:51 7:21
33 Neil Anderson 11 St Paul Como Park 23:24 7:32
34 Peter Schrader 9 St Paul Como Park 24:05 7:45
35 Charles McGregor 11 St Paul Harding 24:20 7:50
36 Jack Yuhang 12 St Paul Harding 24:21 7:50
37 Samuel Godfrey 7 St Paul Como Park 24:49 8:00
38 Ben White 10 St Paul Highland Park 25:21 8:10
39 Timothy Krall 7 St Paul Highland Park 25:35 8:14
40 Andrew Johnson 9 St Paul Johnson 25:59 8:22
41 Alexander Glebov 9 St Paul Como Park 27:40 8:55


2010 ST. PAUL CITY CONFERENCE
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CONFERENCE MEET - VARSITY GIRLS TEAM SCORES
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1. St Paul Highland Park
1 2 4 8 9 (13) (14) = 24
Sophie Ristau, Elena Breitenbucher, Mai Richards, Alexa Ries, Ruth
Grenke, Claire Atmore, Carolin Brodtmann
2. St Paul Central
3 5 6 7 10 (12) (16) = 31
Mekea Larson, Teaghan Persons, Ella Coben, Maleta Moulsoff, Julia
Barton, Zoe McCully, Anna Kazlauskas
3. St Paul Harding
11 19 21 22 23 (25) (27) = 96
Cinthya Bermudez, Faithanne Noyer, Lauren Rodriguez, Shyanne
Ziegler, Karina Lopez, Mautain Green-Tongrit, Sarah Kirchner
4. St Paul Como Park
15 18 20 24 26 (30) (32) = 103
Sophie Nielsen, Kate Wackett, Rachel Lee, Mary Kate Davini, Geneva
Cole, Mara Keyes, Laura Burnes
5. St Paul Humboldt
17 28 29 31 33 = 138
Chaltu Doto, Darartu Worku, Maren Rodriguez, Catherine Yang,
Melissa Gonzalez


Incomplete Teams:

St Paul Johnson
Mirah Carruth





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2010 St. Paul City Conference
Varsity Girls - 4 km
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Place Tea Name Grade Team Time Pace
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1 1 Sophie Ristau 12 St Paul Highland Park 15:30 6:14
2 2 Elena Breitenbucher 9 St Paul Highland Park 15:31 6:15
3 1 Mekea Larson 12 St Paul Central 16:27 6:38
4 3 Mai Richards 12 St Paul Highland Park 16:28 6:38
5 2 Teaghan Persons 10 St Paul Central 16:39 6:42
6 3 Ella Coben 12 St Paul Central 16:48 6:46
7 4 Maleta Moulsoff 7 St Paul Central 16:51 6:47
8 4 Alexa Ries 8 St Paul Highland Park 17:06 6:53
9 5 Ruth Grenke 11 St Paul Highland Park 17:17 6:57
10 5 Julia Barton 10 St Paul Central 17:24 7:00
11 1 Cinthya Bermudez 12 St Paul Harding 17:35 7:05
12 6 Zoe McCully 9 St Paul Central 17:42 7:08
13 6 Claire Atmore 12 St Paul Highland Park 17:45 7:09
14 7 Carolin Brodtmann 10 St Paul Highland Park 17:50 7:11
15 1 Sophie Nielsen 11 St Paul Como Park 17:54 7:12
16 7 Anna Kazlauskas 8 St Paul Central 18:02 7:16
17 1 Chaltu Doto 10 St Paul Humboldt 18:04 7:16
18 2 Kate Wackett 10 St Paul Como Park 18:12 7:20
19 2 Faithanne Noyer 9 St Paul Harding 18:31 7:27
20 3 Rachel Lee 12 St Paul Como Park 18:38 7:30
21 1 Mirah Carruth 10 St Paul Johnson 18:51 7:35
22 3 Lauren Rodriguez 11 St Paul Harding 18:55 7:37
23 4 Shyanne Ziegler 10 St Paul Harding 19:31 7:52
24 5 Karina Lopez 11 St Paul Harding 19:43 7:56
25 4 Mary Kate Davini 12 St Paul Como Park 19:56 8:02
26 6 Mautain Green-Tongrit 11 St Paul Harding 20:05 8:05
27 5 Geneva Cole 12 St Paul Como Park 20:06 8:05
28 7 Sarah Kirchner 12 St Paul Harding 20:30 8:15
29 2 Darartu Worku 10 St Paul Humboldt 20:54 8:25
30 3 Maren Rodriguez 11 St Paul Humboldt 21:37 8:42
31 6 Mara Keyes 12 St Paul Como Park 21:44 8:45
32 4 Catherine Yang 11 St Paul Humboldt 21:49 8:47
33 7 Laura Burnes 12 St Paul Como Park 21:53 8:49
34 5 Melissa Gonzalez 8 St Paul Humboldt 22:06 8:54





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2010 St. Paul City Conference CC
Junior Varsity Girls - 4 km
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Place Name Grade Team Time Pace
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1 Grace Hersey 10 St Paul Central 17:28 7:02
2 Erin Bjork 11 St Paul Highland Park 18:08 7:18
3 Emma McCartney 12 St Paul Central 18:12 7:20
4 Jesse Austin 11 St Paul Central 18:20 7:23
5 Natalia Gaytan 9 St Paul Highland Park 18:35 7:29
6 Adeline O'Keefe 10 St Paul Highland Park 18:38 7:30
7 Olivia Atmore 7 St Paul Highland Park 19:10 7:43
8 Madeline Driscoll 10 St Paul Central 19:51 8:00
9 Tatiana Phillips 9 St Paul Johnson 21:30 8:39
10 Sigrun Brynjarsdottir 12 St Paul Highland Park 21:40 8:43
11 Viviana Baltazar 10 St Paul Harding 21:45 8:45
12 Shannon Mazzara 12 St Paul Central 22:09 8:55
13 Claire Boyle 10 St Paul Central 22:15 8:57
14 Ida Bek 11 St Paul Como Park 22:28 9:03
15 Britanny Robertson 9 St Paul Harding 22:55 9:13
16 Hannah Potts 9 St Paul Harding 22:55 9:14
17 Erika Bahr 10 St Paul Harding 23:11 9:20
18 Hannah Campbell 9 St Paul Highland Park 23:16 9:22

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Pike Island Meet Cancelled

The Pike Island Challenge has been cancelled due to flooding. There will be no meet this week. The next meet is Conference.

The Conference Meet will be held at Highland Park Golf Course in St. Paul, on Tuesday, October 19.

The boys run two 2.5k loops for their 5k race:

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=4095042

The girls will run a similar course, cutting out a kilometer from the second loop, to make it one big loop and one small loop.

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Schedule for 9/27 to 10/3

MON: 2:30 p.m. Easy run (2-4 miles) + drills/strides


TUE: 2:20 p.m. BUS DEPARTS for S.P. Grade-by-Grade @ Conway Rec.
3:30 – Seventh through Tenth grade boys 5k.
4:00 -- Eleventh and Twelfth grade boys 5k.
4:30 -- Seventh through Twelfth grade girls 4k.


WED: 2:30 p.m. Capture the Flag + Distance run (3-6 miles)


THU: 2:30 p.m. Warm-up + drills/strides + 1000M repeats
Girls: 3-4x1000, Boys 4-5x1000

FRI: EARLY RELEASE DAY: 12:30 p.m.
Captain’s practice. Distance run (3-6 miles) + weights

SAT: 9:00 a.m. @ Landrum house. 1305 Victoria St.
Long run (4-10 miles), followed by food.

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Schedule for Sept. 20—26

MON: 2:30 p.m. Tempo run around lake (1-2 loops) + 4-6xhill sprints.


TUE: 2:30 p.m. Distance run (3-6 miles)


WED: 2:30 p.m. Warm-up + drills/strides + 300M repeats + strength circuit


THU: 2:30 p.m. Distance run (3-6 miles) or cross-training day


FRI: 2:30 p.m. Trivia + Easy run (2-3 miles) + drills/strides
PRE-MEET DINNER

SAT: 1:00 p.m. BUS DEPARTS from school.
1:30 p.m. course walk
3:40 p.m. Boys Maroon race
4:30 p.m. Girls Maroon race

SUN: 9:00 a.m. OPTIONAL. Race for Research @ Lake Phalen

Monday, September 13, 2010

Sept. 13-19 Schedule

MON: 2:30 p.m. Get warm-ups + Easy run + drills/strides

TUE: 2:30 p.m. Bus leaves for meet. TC Grade-by-Grade @ Conway Rec.

MEET SCHEDULE:
4:00 – 11-12 grade girls 4000 meters.
4:30 – 11-12 grade boys 5000 meters.
5:00 – 7-10 grade girls 4000 meters.
5:25 – 7-10 grade boys – 5000 meters.


Back to school around 6:30 p.m.

WED: 2:30 p.m. Warm-up + drills/strides + Hill sprints

THU: 2:30 p.m. Distance run + Piggy Push

FRI: 2:30 p.m. Warm-up + drills/strides + 1000M repeats

SAT: 9:00 a.m. @ Millers house. 1567 Huron St.
Long run (4-10 miles), followed by food.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Como Invitational Results

Como Invitational Results
Participating Teams: Como Park, Humboldt, Great River

PLACE NAME TEAM GRADE TIME
Boys Varsity 5k
1 Rue, Nate CP 11 17:25
2 Hanson, Evan CP 12 18:22
3 Landrum, Marshal CP 9 18:38
4 Hutton, Chris CP 11 18:52
5 Hassan, Abdisalan CP 11 19:00
6 Kusterman, Adam CP 12 19:25
7 Caballero, Luis CP 10 20:33
8 Reece, Adam CP 11 20:35
9 Phelps, Keith CP 11 20:37
10 Nofzinger, Adrian CP 11 21:47
11 Trushenski, Lope H 22:07
12 Davis-Johnson, Colin CP 12 23:42
13 Schrader, Peter CP 9 23:47
14 Hutton, Kenneth CP 11 24:32
15 Ravelo, Aldren H 12 24:33
16 Garcia, Juan H 24:42
17 Siebels-Lindquist, Philip GR 24:45
18 Swanson, Charlie CP 9 25:23
19 Anderson, Neil CP 11 26:17
20 Redden, Tyler CP 11 25:23
21 Godfrey, Sam CP 7 28:55
22 Glebov, Alex CP 9 31:14
23 Page, Ramone H 33:25
24 Ali, Sadeeq H 39:24

Team scores: Como Park 15, Humboldt 50, Great River INC.

PLACE NAME TEAM GRADE TIME
Girls Varsity 4k
1 Nielsen, Sophie CP 11 19:54
2 Wackett, Kate CP 10 19:56
3 Doto, Chaltu H 22:12
4 Miles, Mary GR 22:16
5 Dunn, Ellen GR 22:16
6 Davini, Mary Kate CP 12 22:52
7 Bek, Ida CP 12 24:11
8 Donadei, Vittoria CP 12 24:27
9 Yang, Catherine H 24:28
10 Gonzalez, Melissa H 24:33
11 Burnes, Laura CP 12 25:38
12 Keyes, Mara CP 12 27:23
13 Cole, Geneva CP 12 27:58

Team scores: Como Park 15, Humboldt INC., Great River INC.

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Alumni Run Results

Thanks to everyone who came out, and thanks to John Cramer for putting on the race and doing results.

Como Park High School Alumni Cross Country Meet
2 miles at Como Park August 18, 2010

1 11:35 Nate Rue Como Park
2 12:01 Marshall Landrum Como Park
3 12:15 Evan Vogel Alumni
4 12:23 Dan Sparkman Alumni
5 12:25 Evan Hanson Como Park
6 12:25 Adam Kusterman Como Park
7 12:57 Hassan Abdisalan Como Park
8 12:57 Luke Rustad Alumni
9 13:08 Luis Caballero Como Park
10 13:10 Brendan Boylan Alumni
11 13:57 Adam Reese Como Park
12 14:22 Keith Phelps Como Park
13 14:25 Steve DeBoer Alumni
14 15:04 Justin Miller Como Park
15 16:32 Rachel Lee Como Park
16 17:07 Sophie Nielsen Como Park
17 17:08 Phil Kramer Alumni
18 19:37 Samuel Godfrey Como Park
19 19:38 Charlie Swanson Como Park
20 19:55 Jane Kramer Alumni
21 20:51 Laura Burnes Como Park

Como Park 1-2-5-6-7= 21
Alumni 3-4-8-10-13= 38

Friday, August 6, 2010

2010 Season Coming Soon

The Como Park cross country team has developed a strong tradition of practicing consistently, competing hard, and having fun. We welcome runners and of all abilities, and strive to improve together. If you are interested in running on the team this fall, read on!

Official practice begins Monday, August 16, at 4:30 p.m. at the front doors of the high school. Student-athletes must register for cross country the week before practice begins (August 9—13) in the athletic office at the high school (740 Rose Avenue W). Registration times are Mon—Wed 10:00 AM—3:00 PM, Thu 4:00—7:00 PM, and Fri 8:00—11:00 AM. Call 651-293-6665 for more information.

You and your parents will need to complete and sign some forms, and pay your $45 fee ($20 for those on free or reduced lunch). You also need to have an up-to-date physical (within the last 3 years) on file with the athletic department. It’s very important that you take care of these things, as you will not be able to practice before you do.

I have enclosed a practice schedule for the first three weeks of the season. Please plan to attend practice every day – we have a lot to accomplish prior to the start of school. Note that the normal practice time prior to the start of school is 4:30 p.m. Once the school year begins, practice will begin at 2:30 p.m. as usual, with optional Saturday practices hosted by team members at 9:00 a.m.

If you have any questions at all, or if you just want to say hi, please give me a call at (612) 381-7970 (cell) or 612-824-1679 (home) or send me an email: clundstr@hotmail.com. Otherwise, see you Monday, August 16 at 4:30 p.m.

Coach Chris Lundstrom

Check the web site for updates… http://comoparkendurance.blogspot.com/



COMO XC PRACTICE SCHEDULE

-Practice typically begins at school, near the main entrance.
-Practice will not last more than 2 hours, usually less.
-Saturday practices are hosted by team members; they are optional, but everyone is encouraged to attend.

MON, Aug. 16 4:30 p.m.
TUE, Aug. 17 4:30 p.m.
WED, Aug. 18 5:30 p.m. Alumni Meet at Como Park at 6:00 p.m.
THU, Aug. 19 4:30 p.m.
FRI, Aug. 20 4:30 p.m.
SAT, Aug. 21 9:00 a.m. (location TBA)

MON, Aug 23 4:30 p.m.
TUE, Aug. 24 4:30 p.m.
WED, Aug. 25 9:00 a.m. Minnehaha Falls long run & picnic
THU, Aug. 26 4:30 p.m.
FRI, Aug. 27 Central Open @ St. Kates 9:00 a.m. Depart at 7:30 a.m.
SAT, Aug. 28 9:00 AM (location TBA)

MON, Aug. 30 4:30 p.m.
TUE, Aug. 31 4:30 p.m.
WED, Sept. 1 4:30 p.m.
THU, Sept. 2 4:30 p.m.
FRI, Sept. 3 4:30 p.m.
SAT, Sept. 4 –MON Sept. 6: No Team Practice. Labor Day Holiday.

TUE, Sept. 7 2:30 p.m. Normal practice after school begins.

Friday, July 16, 2010

Summer...Time to Get Fit

Summer is well under way...we're about half-way between the last day of school and the first day of cross country practice. Hopefully many of the Como Park Endurance community have been working hard and laying the foundation for a great year ahead. There's still time to get in some great base work before school begins.

A reminder about summer captain's practice, which is specifically for the cross country team but is open to anyone...skiers, soccer players and other folks just looking to have some company while the get fit. Come out and work towards the goals you have for the year ahead.

Day of Week PLACE TIME

MONDAY CPHS 9:00 A.M.
TUESDAY CPHS 5:00 P.M.
WEDNESDAY CPHS 9:00 A.M.
THURSDAY CPHS 5:00 P.M.
FRIDAY CPHS 9:00 A.M.

Weight room…at Como will be open 6:30 to 8:30 P.M. on Tuesdays and Thursday – right after practice. Coach Chris will open the weight room on Mondays after practice when he is able to be there.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Concordia Indoor Meet Splits and Results 3.25.10

Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Boys 4x800
Hutton, C. 35 37 38 37 2:27
Reece, A. 35 41 44 43 2:43
DiZio, L. 34 40 39 43 2:36
Landrum, M. 34 40 42 40 2:36 10:23.0
Girls 1600
Lee, R. 45 48 52 52 50 53 52 51 6:43.0
Smebakken, M. 45 49 53 54 54 59 57 59 7:10.0
Boys 1600
Miller, J. 41 41 43 48 48 46 45 44 5:56.0
Marshall, L. 42 44 51 50 47 44 46 47 6:11.0
Htoo, Ler 40 43 40 54 63 59 52 52 6:54.0
Girls 400
Kramer, J. 33 40 73.0
Tocholke, D. 36 44 80.2
Boys 400
Langer, A. 30 32 62.0
Girls 800
Chin-Purcell, M. 42 45 54 42 3:03.0
Marshall, S. 47 56 55 47 3:25.0
Boys 800
Landrum, M. 35 38 43 38 2:34.5
Levin, A. 41 44 45 38 2:48.6
Anderson, N. 41 48 44 47 3:00.3
Girls 3200
Roth, L. 44 44 47 49 49 49 47 51
50 50 50 51 51 51 55 44 13:02.2
Nielsen, S. 50 50 56 55 57 58 61 54
57 57 57 58 62 60 62 48 15:02.4
Boys 3200
Hutton, C. 40 42 46 47 46 47 46 46 12:10.8
46 48 47 48 46 45 48 40
Girls 4x400
Kramer, J. 34 39 73.1
Smebakken, M. 34 36 70.1
Lee, R. 38 46 84.0
Chin-Purcell, M. 36 40 76.0 12:10.2
Boys 4x400
Thomas, D. 59.3
Langer, A. 64.3
Musabiyama, W. 59.2
Lee, A. 62.2 4:05.0

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Section Meet Success!

The Como Park Nordic ski teams finished out the season with excellent finishes at the Section 3 Meet at St. Paul's Battle Creek Park. Both teams placed 4th out of 13 teams, the strongest combined showing in the program's history.

The girls, coming off a 3rd place finish at last year's meet, cemented their reputation as a team to be reckoned with in the section. The top 4 finished 9-18-20-25. The senior class of Leah Roth, Mara Chin-Purcell, and Jane Kramer stepped forward and finished their Como Park ski careers with strong performances. Next year's team faces a rebuilding challenge, but returns team leader Rachel Lee, as well as Mabel Smebakken, Michaela Leimberer, Kate Wackett, Virginia Godfrey, Leah Bromaghim, Kaila Will, Sophie Nielsen and others.

Individually, Leah Roth rode a strong classic race to the state meet. She took 6th in the classic race and held on for 9th in the pursuit. She will compete at the state meet at Giant's Ridge on Thursday, Feb. 11. The girls skate race begins at 11:00 a.m. and the classic pursuit follows in the afternoon.

The boys narrowly defeated St. Paul Academy and Highland Park to capture 4th place. Last year's boys team placed 7th, which was the best they had ever finished. Adding to the excitement is the fact that the entire top 10 boys is composed of juniors and sophomores. Jon Tetlie led the charge, taking 18th place overall. He was followed by Nate Rue (24th), Erik Sateren (26th), and Matt Buechler (38th). The team has benefitted from their depth, with each skier pushing the individual ahead of him to work harder. If they are able to take that energy through the off-season and summer training, the team has an opportunity to move to the next level.

Complete section meet results are available HERE.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Section Meet Schedule

Section 3 Meet
Tuesday, Feb. 2
Battle Creek Park, St. Paul

For course map, spectator map and spectator guide, go HERE and scroll down to Nordic Ski Racing

Time Schedule

9:30 – Boys Classic

10:00 – First 2K of the course open for Girls Warmups

10:30 – Girls Classic

2:00 – Boys Skate Pursuit

2:30 – First 2K of the course open for Girls Warmups

3:00 – Girls Skate Pursuit

4:30 – Awards Ceremony

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Conference Meet Results

The Como Park Nordic ski team competed Friday at the Twin Cities Nordic Conference Meet. The girls took 5th place and the boys took 6th out of 11 conference schools.

The girls team, while not completely satisfied with their finish, competed admirably on a day when things just didn't fall into place. Still, they were just 6 points out of 3rd place. They look to bounce back for a better day on Tuesday's Section 3 Meet.

The boys team displayed remarkable depth, with the 10th place skier on the team taking 67th place in a field of 100. The tightly packed group of juniors and seniors has the potential to take a big step forward next year.

TC Nordic All-Conference: Leah Roth, Jon Tetlie
TC Nordic All-Conference honorable mention: Rachel Lee, Mara Chin-Purcell

St. Paul City All Conference: Jon Tetlie, Leah Roth, Rachel Lee, Mara Chin-Purcell
St. Paul City All Conference honorable mention: Erik Sateren, Nate Rue, Matt Buechler, Andy Fate, Kevin Muehlbauer, Mabel Smebakken, Jane Kramer

Full Twin Cities Nordic Conference Meet results are available HERE.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Conference Meet: Baker Park Directions

Here are directions:

I-94 west to Minneapolis
Exit onto 394, westbound
394 turns in Hwy. 12
Stay in the left lane where the road splits between Old 12/Wayzata Blvd and Hwy. 12
When you enter the town of Maple Plain, turn right on Cty. Rd. 29/Baker Park Rd.
Follow the road as it turns to the right and then the left, putting you on Cty. Rd. 19
Turn right on Cty. Rd. 24 (follow signs to Winter Area)
Turn left on Parkview Drive/Cty. Rd. 201
Baker Park Winter Area/Golf Course is on the left at the top of the hill

Monday, January 25, 2010

Schedule: Jan. 25-31

MON: 2:30 Bus to Battle Creek (Skate)
JV: Stay at school and wax skis
Varsity: Warm-up, 3xupper loop fast
3 x big hill all out
Cool-down

TUE: 2:20 Bus to Wirth JV Conference Meet
3:45: Boys followed by girls. Line-up will be like a varsity race, using bibs.
Varsity: 45 min easy skate (can do at Wirth or on own at Como)

WED: 2:30 Bus to Phalen (Classic)

Classic ski technique
30 min ski
Double pole sprint outs

THU: 2:30 Waxing day/Team picture/Team Meeting
Please make sure you come, and make sure everyone knows about the picture!

FRI: 7:00 a.m. Bus to Baker Park Conference Meet

10:00: Girls Classic
11:00: Boys Classic
1:00: Girls Skate Pursuit
2:00: Boys Skate Pursuit

10 boys and 10 girls ski – everyone else is welcome to come, help, cheer and/or ski
Please bring some food to share. I’ll have peanut butter & bread + Gatorade.

SAT: Rest

SUN: Easy 30 min ski on own.

COMING UP: Monday: Team meeting/wax at school, Ski 20-30 min. Tuesday: Section Meet. Wed/Thu: no formal practice. Fri: Battle Creek. Mon, Feb. 8: Costume Race. Thu, Feb. 11: State Meet.

Friday, January 22, 2010

Saturday Practice Location Change

Saturday, January 23rd, practice will be at Como Golf Course instead of Baker Park. The change is due to potentially hazardous driving conditions. Varsity skiers should plan to classic ski for 10k and then skate ski for 10k. JV skiers will skate.

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Giant's Ridge Meet: Como Park's All-Time Lists

TEAM PLACE

Gender Level Year Place Total Teams
Boys Varsity 2010 50 78
Boys Varsity 2009 49 74
Boys Varsity 2007 49 57
Girls Varsity 2010 33 80
Girls Varsity 2009 30 73
Girls Varsity 2008 54 59

Boys JV 2010 40 57
Girls JV 2010 42 61

Girls Individual Finishes

Place Name Grade Year Race Time
55 Roth, Leah 12 2010 Classic 0:22:48
78 Roth, Leah 11 2009 Classic 0:23:06
90 Muehlbauer, Amanda 12 2007 Classic 0:23:42
101 Lee, Rachel 10 2009 Classic 0:24:13
102 Chin-Purcell, Mara 11 2009 Classic 0:24:25
120 Smebakken, Mabel 10 2010 Classic 0:25:12
127 Roth, Leah 10 2008 Classic 0:25:08
139 Kramer, Jane 12 2010 Classic 0:25:54
156 Lee, Rachel 9 2008 Classic 0:27:15
157 Chin-Purcell, Mara 10 2008 Classic 0:27:22
158 Haefemeyer, Lauren 12 2007 Classic 0:28:56
90 Will, Kaila 11 2010 JV Classic 0:32:33

11 Lee, Emma 12 2009 Free 0:18:40
48 Lee, Rachel 11 2010 Free 0:22:22
66 Lee, Emma 11 2008 Free 0:20:51
109 Chin-Purcell, Mara 12 2010 Free 0:24:17
131 Kramer, Jane 11 2009 Free 0:24:09
167 Mathes, Judith 12 2008 Free 0:26:09
172 Davy, Sarah 10 2008 Free 0:27:05
178 Godfrey, Virginia 11 2010 Free 0:29:32
179 Eaton, Alyce 12 2009 Free 0:30:26
59 Leimberer, Michaela 10 2010 JV Free 0:27:31
62 Bromaghim, Leah 11 2010 JV Free 0:27:35

Boys Individual Finishes

Place Name Grade Year Race Time
83 Tetlie, Jon 11 2010 Classic 0:19:46
112 Kramer, Phil 12 2009 Classic 0:19:57
135 Tetlie, Ben 12 2007 Classic 0:21:43
137 Tetlie, Jon 10 2009 Classic 0:20:34
139 Sateren, Erik 10 2009 Classic 0:20:35
139 Sateren, Erik 11 2010 Classic 0:21:49
149 Kingsriter, Nate 11 2007 Classic 0:22:26
156 Muehlbauer, Kevin 10 2010 Classic 0:22:43
160 Rustad, Luke 10 2007 Classic 0:24:15
73 DiZio, Liam 10 2010 JV Classic 0:24:28

38 Brown, Andy 12 2007 Free 0:16:31
59 Rustad, Luke 12 2009 Free 0:17:28
109 Rue, Nate 10 2010 Free 0:19:15
139 Buechler, Matt 11 2010 Free 0:20:38
140 Rustad, Luke 11 2008 Free 0:19:09
144 Kramer, Phil 11 2008 Free 0:19:16
146 Buechler, Matt 10 2009 Free 0:19:46
152 Kingsriter, Andrew 12 2007 Free 0:19:44
156 Fate, Andy 11 2010 Free 0:21:28
161 Fate, Andy 10 2009 Free 0:20:40
170 Tetlie, Jon 9 2008 Free 0:20:35
183 Burnes, Andy 12 2008 Free 0:21:52
184 Burnes, Andy 11 2007 Free 0:23:01
49 Reece, Adam 10 2010 JV Free 0:21:32
70 Hanson, Andrew 11 2010 JV Free 0:23:11
71 Erickson, Peder 10 2010 JV Free 0:23:13

Giant's Ridge/Mesabi East Invitational Results

The Como Park Nordic team claimed strong finishes in all four of the divisions at the Giant's Ridge Invitational. Both the boys and girls JV teams placed around 40th, despite being one skier short of a full scoring team.

The varsity teams shined, with the girls capturing 33rd and the boys taking 50th place of around 80 teams. Rachel Lee came in as the top Como finisher of the day in 48th position on the extremely challenging freestyle course. Leah Roth took 55th in the girls classic race.

Jon Tetlie and Nate Rue led the way for the boys, placing 83rd and 109th respectively in the classic and freestyle races. The most notable aspect of the boys performance, however, was the strong depth shown by the junior and sophomore classes. Likewise on the girls side, a strong senior class is bolstered by sophomore and junior classes that are stepping forward, making the team's future look promising.

Full results are available HERE.

Girls

Varsity: 33rd of 80 teams
JV: 42nd of 61 teams

Name Grade Year Race Time Place
Roth, Leah 12 2010 Classic 0:22:48 55
Smebakken, Mabel 10 2010 Classic 0:25:12 120
Kramer, Jane 12 2010 Classic 0:25:54 139
Lee, Rachel 11 2010 Free 0:22:22 48
Chin-Purcell, Mara 12 2010 Free 0:24:17 109
Godfrey, Virginia 11 2010 Free 0:29:32 178
Will, Kaila 11 2010 JV Classic 0:32:33 90
Leimberer, Michaela 10 2010 JV Free 0:27:31 59
Bromaghim, Leah 11 2010 JV Free 0:27:35 62

Boys

Varsity: 50th of 78 teams
JV: 40th of 57 teams

Name Grade Year Race Time Place
Tetlie, Jon 11 2010 Classic 0:19:46 83
Sateren, Erik 11 2010 Classic 0:21:49 139
Muehlbauer, Kevin 10 2010 Classic 0:22:43 156
Rue, Nate 10 2010 Free 0:19:15 109
Buechler, Matt 11 2010 Free 0:20:38 139
Fate, Andy 11 2010 Free 0:21:28 156
DiZio, Liam 10 2010 JV Classic 0:24:28 73
Reece, Adam 10 2010 JV Free 0:21:32 49
Hanson, Andrew 11 2010 JV Free 0:23:11 70
Erickson, Peder 10 2010 JV Free 0:23:13 71

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Classic on Monday

Skiers should plan to classic ski on Monday in preparation for Tuesday's 5k classic race, to be held on the chalet side trails at Theodore Wirth Park.