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

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.

Schedule Dec. 21 Through Winter Break

MON: 2:30 Bus to Battle Creek. Skate skis
Warm-up, hill technique
Long repeats at moderately hard pace

TUE: 2:30 Bus to Como GC. Skate skis
60 min easy skate.
Ultimate ski frisbee

WED: 9:00 Como GC (meet there). Skate Skis
If your skis are at school, meet there @ 8:30-8:45 to get your stuff.
Skate technique work (NEW SKIERS)
Hill technique work (Returners)
Hill sprint relays.

THU/FRI: Holiday. No practice

SAT: Como Championships race (optional – on your own).
http://www.sisuskiers.org/racing/como-championships

SUN--TUE: Holiday Camp @ Rainbow Resort. Meet at Central High @ 6:30 a.m.

WED, Dec. 30: 9:00 Como GC. Skate Skis
If your skis are at school, meet there @ 8:30-8:45 to get your stuff.

THU/FRI: Holiday. No practice

SAT, Jan. 2: 12:00 Noon Como GC. Skate Skis
SCHOOL WILL NOT BE OPEN – MUST BRING SKIS HOME & MEET AT G.C.

SAT/SUN, Jan 2-3: Twin Cities Championship Races (optional)
http://tcchamps.com/ (Sign up on your own.)
Coach will be at these races – recommended for Varsity skiers only

Meet Results

Results from last friday's meet at Trollhaugen are available HERE.

Results from Monday's meet at Elm Creek can be found HERE.

Nordic Schedule, 12/14--20/2009

MON: 2:20 Bus to Elm Creek (Maplewood) Classic or Skate
3:00—3:45 warm-up; Varsity will kick wax classic skis
3:45: 5k race. Boys Varsity, followed by Girls Varsity, followed by JV (2.5k)
Returning skiers will CLASSIC, New skiers will SKATE.

TUE: 2:30 Bus to Como GC Classic Skis

Classic ski technique.
Double-pole, stride, herring-bone, etc.
Double pole sprints.
Return to school at 4:30.

WED: 2:30 Bus to Battle Creek Classic or Skate Skis

Classic technique (VARSITY)
Skate technique work (NEW SKIERS): step-turns, etc
Long, easy ski.
Return to school at 5:00.

THU: 2:30 Bus to Como GC Skate Skis

Warm-up
Technique
Hill practice and filming.
Return to school at 4:30.

FRI: 2:30 Bus to Como GC Classic Skis

Classic ski technique intro (ALL)
Double-pole w/ kick, Stride.
30 min easy ski
Return to school at 4:30.


SAT: SELECT VARSITY SKIERS 7:00 a.m. Bus to Trollhaugen
Holiday Relays
9:30 Girls Classic 4x3k
10:45: Boys Classic 4x3k
Return to school around 1:30 p.m.

NEXT WEEK: Monday: skate practice at Battle Creek

Ski Camp and Today's Practice Cancelled

The first major winter storm has arrived, which is good news. Unfortunately, today's high winds are producing very cold wind chills. The school district has cancelled all after school activities.

In addition, the storm stayed entirely south of Maplelag Resort, and as a result this weekend's ski camp trip is cancelled. A full refund will be issued to those who paid.

Ski camp alternatives are available. Highland Park has approximately 10 open spots on their bus next weekend to Maplelag. Assuming Maplelag gets more snow in the next week, HP would be willing to open those spots up to Como skiers if we can provide a chaperone. Be aware that Holiday Relays is the same weekend, so that is something to think about.

The Dec. 27-29 trip to Rainbow Resort, which we do along with the Central team, is still a go. More info will be available on that soon. I believe the cost will be in the $120 range.

New schedule for the rest of the week:

Thu: 2:30 Bus to Como Golf Course. Practice until 4:15. Back to school at 4:30.

Fri: Meet at Trollhaugen with Conference schools. Bus leaves at 2:20, returns at 6:30 or 7:00.

Sat: Practice 9:00 a.m. at Como Golf Course. Come to school at 8:30 if you need to get your skis, etc.

Thursday Meet Cancelled

Due to warm conditions and lack of snow, Thursday's meet scheduled for Trollhaugen has been cancelled. Regular practice will be held after school.