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.