About 51 weeks ago members of the Central XC team watched Sara Brekke run at the state meet. "This could be all of you next year if you work hard" was said several times. The girls did just that, building sweat equity (muscle and cardio) in the off season, doing due diligence to summer running, and pushing the gas pedal through intense interval and tempo workouts. I'm proud of these girls' accomplishment of earning that trip to state.
While celebration is necessary, these girls match up well with some very good teams at state. I hope the gals will soak in and enjoy the experience, but put it all out there during the race. They are a great team and can place if they put their minds to it.
TRANSPORTATION: We will be taking a coach bus for male and female runners, as well as XC team members. We will leave from CHS at 8:45 AM and get back around 6:30 (late if a trip to my alma mater, Lincoln High, is needed for awards). The bus needs to be quiet on the way up for the competitors. Spectators will get "booted" from the bus prior to the races for athletes to get geared up. Dress for cold (and maybe rainy?) weather. Bring money for admission($6) and food. The girls run at 1:20 and Sam at 3:20. The bus may be stopping in Rapids or Tomah on the way home for food, so plan some extra time and money if you want to buy something.
YOU CAN'T PARK AT THE RIDGES - State Meet Parking & Shuttle Information
-There is a free shuttle from Lincoln High School.
Go CHS XC!!!
Monday, October 26, 2015
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Sectional Recap
It was a quiet and beautiful ride up to Chippewa Falls Saturday morning. There was one outburst of loud laughter - I was afraid I was going to have go back and yell at Morgan, the outgoing and energetic senior who came to cheer folks on, but it turned out to be the Nelsons and Klinglehofer playing with garbage. Sometimes a little lightheartedness before a race is a good thing.
We had the gals change their spikes from the usual 3/8" that we've used all year to 1/2" - we were racing on a water-logged golf course after all. Then we did the course walk through and realized a relatively large portion of the race was on hard packed gravel and cement (the most I have every seen in a race), but the girls handled the terrain like pros.
Prepping for the race we knew Eau Claire Memorial and Menominee would be our competition. We told our lead runners what to expect from Memorial. Menominee has been a "pack" team. Their top 5 run completely together, typically starting slow and then moving up together through the field. I told the rest of the varsity, "if the Menominee train passes you, jump on!" Well, at sectionals the Menominee train surprised us with great start. At the half mile point they were ahead of our #4 runner. Yelling "you missed the train" to our runners seemed a bit premature and negative. Sure enough, the Nelsons battled back and raced with the train, ensuring Menominee didn't knock us out of our state bid. Jane followed just behind the Violet and Lilly (with a big 27 second PR!) and then Ally.
Up front, we had a "surprise" of our own. Sophie and Sara typically run at the front together. Today they had a guest. Alex Bruley picked the right time of the season to PR - she dropped her PR by 35 seconds at the conference race and another 34 seconds at sectionals. This trio should be excited to race together and push each other next week at State.
While coaches and spectators knew it was a great team race, knowing the score isn't always a given. Claire and Haley did a great job totaling up our score, but we weren't sure exactly where we matched up with Memorial - several different people trying to score the race missed their 5th runner. She must have snuck in right behind someone. While waiting for official results, I was impressed with the class of Menominee. They came over to our tent and congratulated our girls a great race. We ended up 1 point right behind Memorial to take 2nd place and qualify for state!
We had the gals change their spikes from the usual 3/8" that we've used all year to 1/2" - we were racing on a water-logged golf course after all. Then we did the course walk through and realized a relatively large portion of the race was on hard packed gravel and cement (the most I have every seen in a race), but the girls handled the terrain like pros.
Prepping for the race we knew Eau Claire Memorial and Menominee would be our competition. We told our lead runners what to expect from Memorial. Menominee has been a "pack" team. Their top 5 run completely together, typically starting slow and then moving up together through the field. I told the rest of the varsity, "if the Menominee train passes you, jump on!" Well, at sectionals the Menominee train surprised us with great start. At the half mile point they were ahead of our #4 runner. Yelling "you missed the train" to our runners seemed a bit premature and negative. Sure enough, the Nelsons battled back and raced with the train, ensuring Menominee didn't knock us out of our state bid. Jane followed just behind the Violet and Lilly (with a big 27 second PR!) and then Ally.
Up front, we had a "surprise" of our own. Sophie and Sara typically run at the front together. Today they had a guest. Alex Bruley picked the right time of the season to PR - she dropped her PR by 35 seconds at the conference race and another 34 seconds at sectionals. This trio should be excited to race together and push each other next week at State.
While coaches and spectators knew it was a great team race, knowing the score isn't always a given. Claire and Haley did a great job totaling up our score, but we weren't sure exactly where we matched up with Memorial - several different people trying to score the race missed their 5th runner. She must have snuck in right behind someone. While waiting for official results, I was impressed with the class of Menominee. They came over to our tent and congratulated our girls a great race. We ended up 1 point right behind Memorial to take 2nd place and qualify for state!
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Sectionals
BUS LEAVES AT 9:15 SHARP. BE THERE BY 9:00 PLEASE.
On Saturday, October 24, Chippewa Falls Cross Country is pleased to host Sectional #1 for Division 1 as part of the WIAA tournament series at Lake Wissota Golf Course. Please review the information regarding the meet on the WIAA website. The girls’ race will be held first at 1:00 with the boys’ race following at 2:00. Awards are scheduled at approximately 3:00. The course will be hope for
inspection and preview at 11:30. If there is any frost, STAY OFF ALL GRASS AREAS, and the time schedule will be modified as needed.
11:30 Course Open for D1 preview/inspection
12:15 Coaches Meeting at Finish Line
1:00 Girls 5000m Race
2:00 Boys 5000m Race
3:00 Time approximate for awards
TEAMS ENTERED AND BOXES ASSIGNED BY THE WIAA:
Box #1: LaCrosse Central
Box #2: Onalaska
Box #3: Hudson
Box #4: Eau Claire North
Box #5: Chippewa Falls
Box #6: Holmen
Box #7: River Falls
Box #8: Menomonie
Box #9: New Richmond
Box #10: LaCrosse Logan
Box #11: Superior
Box #12: Eau Claire Memorial
CHECK-IN: Report to the finish line area to pick up your team packets and numbers.
AWARDS: Will be given as per the WIAA information at the finish line.
OFFICALS: Terry Allen – Meet Referee, Tim De Jardin - Starter
COACHES ON JURY OF APPEALS: Tim De Jardin, John Frizzell, New Richmond Girls Coach
COURSE: The surfaces include grass, base-course gravel roads and will cross a concrete road 3 times.
TRAINER: An athletic trainer will be on-site for the duration of the meet.
CONCESSIONS: The Golf course restaurant will be open.
T-SHIRTS: Tee shirts will be available from Northwest Designs Ink, Inc.
COURSE MAP: Course map can be found online at:
RESTRICTED AREA: The starting line and finish line area are RESTRICTED areas, please remind athletes
TENT AREA: The team tent area will be in the middle of the driving range. PLEASE DO NOT WALK OVER
BUSES: Please have your bus drop everyone off by the clubhouse and then park at the boat landing back near HWY S.
BATHROOMS: Restrooms will be located in the club house. There will also be porta potties by the starting line.
On Saturday, October 24, Chippewa Falls Cross Country is pleased to host Sectional #1 for Division 1 as part of the WIAA tournament series at Lake Wissota Golf Course. Please review the information regarding the meet on the WIAA website. The girls’ race will be held first at 1:00 with the boys’ race following at 2:00. Awards are scheduled at approximately 3:00. The course will be hope for
inspection and preview at 11:30. If there is any frost, STAY OFF ALL GRASS AREAS, and the time schedule will be modified as needed.
11:30 Course Open for D1 preview/inspection
12:15 Coaches Meeting at Finish Line
1:00 Girls 5000m Race
2:00 Boys 5000m Race
3:00 Time approximate for awards
TEAMS ENTERED AND BOXES ASSIGNED BY THE WIAA:
Box #1: LaCrosse Central
Box #2: Onalaska
Box #3: Hudson
Box #4: Eau Claire North
Box #5: Chippewa Falls
Box #6: Holmen
Box #7: River Falls
Box #8: Menomonie
Box #9: New Richmond
Box #10: LaCrosse Logan
Box #11: Superior
Box #12: Eau Claire Memorial
CHECK-IN: Report to the finish line area to pick up your team packets and numbers.
AWARDS: Will be given as per the WIAA information at the finish line.
OFFICALS: Terry Allen – Meet Referee, Tim De Jardin - Starter
COACHES ON JURY OF APPEALS: Tim De Jardin, John Frizzell, New Richmond Girls Coach
COURSE: The surfaces include grass, base-course gravel roads and will cross a concrete road 3 times.
TRAINER: An athletic trainer will be on-site for the duration of the meet.
CONCESSIONS: The Golf course restaurant will be open.
T-SHIRTS: Tee shirts will be available from Northwest Designs Ink, Inc.
COURSE MAP: Course map can be found online at:
RESTRICTED AREA: The starting line and finish line area are RESTRICTED areas, please remind athletes
TENT AREA: The team tent area will be in the middle of the driving range. PLEASE DO NOT WALK OVER
BUSES: Please have your bus drop everyone off by the clubhouse and then park at the boat landing back near HWY S.
BATHROOMS: Restrooms will be located in the club house. There will also be porta potties by the starting line.
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Upcoming Practices/Events
JV - GREAT SEASON! Please take some time off from running. We will meet up in my room next Wednesday for a brownie party. Please give me your clean jersey then. I will give you some info about upcoming xc events and activities.
Saturday, October 24th, Sectional. There is a limited amount of room on the bus for JV to ride the bus to sectionals. Runners must sign up with Coach Pischke. JV need to be respectful of the runners riding the bus as they prepare for a big race.
Sunday, October 25, 11:00 AM - Can collection, meet at central with grubby clothes and gloves
Saturday, October 31st State XC and Trick - or - Can @ 4:30 @ CHS w/ Costume. CHS Sports, including XC, were asked to help start CHS' food pantry by trick or treating for canned goods. Please tell coach Pischke if you can do it. Pizza, soda and water at CHS afterwards (6:30) for participants.
Varsity:
Friday - Recovery run
Saturday - 6 miler, no coaches.
Monday - Tempo
Tuesday - Mileage
Wednesday - About 2500 km of intervals
Thursday - Low Mileage + a few Reps
Friday - Low Mileage
Saturday - Pay day.
Saturday, October 24th, Sectional. There is a limited amount of room on the bus for JV to ride the bus to sectionals. Runners must sign up with Coach Pischke. JV need to be respectful of the runners riding the bus as they prepare for a big race.
Sunday, October 25, 11:00 AM - Can collection, meet at central with grubby clothes and gloves
Saturday, October 31st State XC and Trick - or - Can @ 4:30 @ CHS w/ Costume. CHS Sports, including XC, were asked to help start CHS' food pantry by trick or treating for canned goods. Please tell coach Pischke if you can do it. Pizza, soda and water at CHS afterwards (6:30) for participants.
Varsity:
Friday - Recovery run
Saturday - 6 miler, no coaches.
Monday - Tempo
Tuesday - Mileage
Wednesday - About 2500 km of intervals
Thursday - Low Mileage + a few Reps
Friday - Low Mileage
Saturday - Pay day.
Wow!
What a day! For varsity, it was great to achieve the goal of winning conference - and hit some PRs doing it! For junior varsity, it was the sweetness of numerous PRs and winning JV conference, with reality that the season just flew by.
Congrats to Central Boys XC! They came in as underdogs and clawed their way to the top. The bus ride home was enjoyable and memorable. It was a choir of 30 cross country running boys and girls singing Taylor Swift songs. The bus driver (Logan alumni) even got into it, flicking the interior lights on and off and honking.
Below are times from the season, the last column are conference times. Yellow represents a PR.
Congrats to Central Boys XC! They came in as underdogs and clawed their way to the top. The bus ride home was enjoyable and memorable. It was a choir of 30 cross country running boys and girls singing Taylor Swift songs. The bus driver (Logan alumni) even got into it, flicking the interior lights on and off and honking.
Below are times from the season, the last column are conference times. Yellow represents a PR.
Monday, October 12, 2015
Practice for the Week of 10/12
Tuesday: Less than average mileage. Locker sign swap. Spaghetti feed at Priuers.
Wednesday: Take care of spikes/jersey issues. Much less than average mileage.
Thursday: Excused at 1:15 but all students should check in with their 8th hour teacher. Bus will depart at 1:40 so students have time to check in.
Friday: JV no practice. JV will have a party the following week, date TBD
Wednesday: Take care of spikes/jersey issues. Much less than average mileage.
Thursday: Excused at 1:15 but all students should check in with their 8th hour teacher. Bus will depart at 1:40 so students have time to check in.
Friday: JV no practice. JV will have a party the following week, date TBD
Conference Meet Information
MVC Conference CROSS COUNTRY MEET
Host: Holmen High School
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Holmen High School Cross Country Course
Conference Schools – Lane Assignments
Aquinas, Ln. 9 Logan, Ln. 13
Central, Ln. 10 Onalaska, Ln. 11
Holmen, Ln.8 Sparta, Ln. 12
Tomah, Ln. 7
Times
Course Opens: 2:30 p.m.
Coaches Meeting: 3:00 p.m.
Girls JV 3:45 p.m.
Boys JV 4:20 p.m.
Girls Varsity 4:50 p.m.
Boys Varsity 5:20 p.m.
Awards 5:50 p.m.
The Course:
The meet will be held at Holmen High School. Course maps will be available the day of the meet.
The course will be 5,000 meters for boys and for girls. The race will be run on the school grounds. Spikes will be allowed – maximum of 1/2”.
Bathrooms: Located inside of football stadium.
T-shirts: Event t-shirts should be preordered. A limited number will be available the day of the meet.
Parking
There will be parking available in the high school parking lot in front of the school.
Timing System
We will be using a manual timing system with a number card identification system.
Additions/Changes/Substitutions:
‘Scratch & Replace’ changes can occur the day of the meet. Moving athletes from one race to another is also acceptable. Coaches need not report changes in race personnel unless it is to add an athlete that is currently not listed, but are reminded that only seven runners per school can start the Varsity races, while the JV races allow for unlimited entry.”
Awards
- The top 7 varsity finishers will receive first team all-conference recognition. Places 8-14 will receive second team all-conference recognition.
- Recognition of the top 10 JV finishers
- Recognition of JV and Varsity Team places.
Questions
Steve Mally – Head Coach
(608) 526-3391 Ext. 5812
Mark Englerth – Activities Director
Holmen High School Activities Office
Holmen High School Activities Office
Tel. No. (608) 526-9208
Please be aware of the soccer game and football practice
taking place and respect those activities!!
No Pets Allowed!!
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Practice This Week + Monday
Tuesday: Run and McDonalds!
Wednesday: Intervals
Thursday: Mileage w/ a little hill work
Friday: Mileage plus speed (practice starts at 1:40 as it is an early release day).
Saturday: 8:00 AM at Myrick. Long Slow Distance (but not too long for JV, V long is 8mi.)
Monday: 9:00 AM at Central
Monday, October 5, 2015
Chileda Meet Reflection
Holy Cow. The girls ran very well tonight. And no, the course was actually 60 meters LONG. Below are the times. The yellow highlights are PRs. There were a lot set tonight at the Chileda (last column).
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Chileda Classic at Cedar Creek Monday
Our last race before conference (October 15th) is this Monday (October 5th) at Cedar Creek in Onalaska. The top 6 runners on the varsity will not be running, so the top six from JV will take their place and run Varsity at Cedar Creek. Varsity Girls will run at 5:05 and JV Gals (and JV Guys) run at 5:45. Varsity Boys are at 4:25.
Dick Mitchell Recap
Link to official results
Today was a super team effort. There were a ton of PR's and improvements from Dick Mitchell '14 to '15. Today was also a great turning point in terms of cohesiveness. The course walk through was the loudest and most light hearted I've seen in a long time. For a large team, it's been a bit of a quiet team, so I didn't mind the girls having a bit of fun. Next race I won't allow a human pyramid 10 minutes before a varsity race though ;)
The Junior Varsity took first as a team with an impressive 2-3-4-5-11 finish and won with a great score of 25 points. The varsity won with a 3-4-8-10-11 finish and a score of 36 points.
Improvement form '14 Dick Mitchell to '15 Dick Mitchell
Sara Brekke - 18 seconds
Alex Bruley - 22 Seconds
Karissa Harmel - 26 seconds
Violet Nelson - 41 seconds
Sophie Leinfelder - 51 seconds
Nicole Kernozek - 2 minutes!
Lilly Nelson - 3 minutes!
Personal Records were set by:
Alex Bruley, Lilly Nelson, Violet Nelson, Karissa Harmel, Nicole Kernozek, Riley Zielke, Tessa Edge, Maddie Quackenbush, Erika Mueller, Kiara Schultz, Emma Wilson, Morgan Mannstedt, Kirsten Gunnarson, Emma Zinniel, Lakiah McCallson, Abby Rediske and Abigail Gardner.
Race by the Numbers:
17 - Central girls who PRed today!
14 - Teams we hosted at our invite
8 - Parent volunteers that did a terrific job running the concessions. Thank you so much!
5 or so - Times that the team broke out singing a song during the warm up. The singing was good, but I had no idea what the songs were.
1 - Place for both JV and V!
Today was a super team effort. There were a ton of PR's and improvements from Dick Mitchell '14 to '15. Today was also a great turning point in terms of cohesiveness. The course walk through was the loudest and most light hearted I've seen in a long time. For a large team, it's been a bit of a quiet team, so I didn't mind the girls having a bit of fun. Next race I won't allow a human pyramid 10 minutes before a varsity race though ;)
The Junior Varsity took first as a team with an impressive 2-3-4-5-11 finish and won with a great score of 25 points. The varsity won with a 3-4-8-10-11 finish and a score of 36 points.
Improvement form '14 Dick Mitchell to '15 Dick Mitchell
Sara Brekke - 18 seconds
Alex Bruley - 22 Seconds
Karissa Harmel - 26 seconds
Violet Nelson - 41 seconds
Sophie Leinfelder - 51 seconds
Nicole Kernozek - 2 minutes!
Lilly Nelson - 3 minutes!
Personal Records were set by:
Alex Bruley, Lilly Nelson, Violet Nelson, Karissa Harmel, Nicole Kernozek, Riley Zielke, Tessa Edge, Maddie Quackenbush, Erika Mueller, Kiara Schultz, Emma Wilson, Morgan Mannstedt, Kirsten Gunnarson, Emma Zinniel, Lakiah McCallson, Abby Rediske and Abigail Gardner.
Race by the Numbers:
17 - Central girls who PRed today!
14 - Teams we hosted at our invite
8 - Parent volunteers that did a terrific job running the concessions. Thank you so much!
5 or so - Times that the team broke out singing a song during the warm up. The singing was good, but I had no idea what the songs were.
1 - Place for both JV and V!
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