Friday, August 29, 2014

2014 St. Olaf Showcase Results and Pictures

Results and pictures have been posted on the blog site for the St. Olaf Showcase (2014-08-29).

Four Jackson Middle School runners competed on the state cross country championship course in two high school races...at high school distances.  They were FANTASTIC as they race in the big field of competitors on a hot and humid day.

In the girls 4000 meters there were 517 finishers:
Sydney Crandall placed 319 with a time of 21:03.8 (8:29 pace)

In the boys 5000 meters there where 674 finishers:
Mark Scheller placed 511 with a time of 23:29.2 (7:34 pace)
Griffin Sparke placed 605 with a time of 26:11.2 (8:26 pace)
Owen Eerdmans place 613 with a time of 26.29.2 (8:32 pace)

Nicely Done!  This was the longest race of the season!  Most of our remaining races are less than 3200 meters...YOU CAN DO IT!

Thursday, August 28, 2014

Reminders for Thursday and Friday, August 28 & 29

Thursday
2:45 PM Practice at the CPHS Track.

5:30 PM 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Potluck with high school team and families in the CPHS cafeteria.  Those middle school runners who trained this summer with the high school team are invited to attend (including their families), bring something to share if you'd like, but not necessary.

Friday - No practice due to the race at the St. Olaf Showcase.
If you want to race in the St. Olaf Showcase, please email Coach Crandall ASAP (contact information is on the blog site).

St. Olaf Showcase
Bus leaves CPHS at 8:00 AM
Boys' 5K at 10:00 AM
Girls' 4K at 11:00 AM

Sunday, August 24, 2014

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

To promote ALS awareness, Coach Moorhead continued the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to the Jackson Middle School Cross Country Coaching Staff.  To maximize the awareness, the Jackson Coaches will perform the challenge the first official week of Jackson Cross Country practice in September.

Champlin Park High School Head Cross Country Coach Kevin Moorhead, assisted by Team Captains Katherine Novak and Michael Volk, performing the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge after the Rebels boys and girls won the Northwoods Invitational on Friday, August 22, 2014.


Click HERE to see the photo series of Coach Moorhead's challenge.

Click HERE to donate to The ALS Association and inquire about an employer match.

Pre-Season Week 3, August 25 - 30

Practice Schedule:
Monday and Tuesday
2:45 PM at the CPHS Track.

Wednesday
2:45 PM at JRAC.

Thursday
2:45 PM at the CPHS Track.
5:30 PM 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Potluck with high school team and families in the CPHS cafeteria.  Those middle school runners who trained this summer with the high school team are invited to attend (including their families), bring something to share if you'd like, but not necessary.

Friday - No practice due to the race at the St. Olaf Showcase.
If you want to race in the St. Olaf Showcase, please email Coach Crandall ASAP (contact information is on the blog site).

St. Olaf Showcase
Bus leaves CPHS at 8:00 AM

Saturday
8:00 AM at the Ice Forum by Life Time Fitness (this may change so please check the blog).

Saturday, August 23, 2014

2014 Rebels Northwoods Invitational Results and Pictures

2014 Northwoods Invitational - Girls' Results
2014 Northwoods Invitational - Boys' Results

We had three Jackson Middle School participants racing as Rebels this past Friday and they were fabulous.  The miles they have put in over the summer was obvious as they cruised over the two mile course with the high school kids...nice job.

Pictures from the race are linked to the right side of the blog site, however you need to view the web version to find the links.

The blog site has been recently updated with a new look and many links that contain important and useful information, however you need to view the web version to find the links.

Monday, August 18, 2014

Important Update for Wednesday, August 20th

The Wednesday August 20th Run will be at JRAC, not CPHS.
Meet at 8:00 AM at JRAC

Reminder, our first race is this Friday at Northwood's Park.  Meet at 7:45 AM
Girls' Two Mile Race (6th-12th grade) at 9:00 AM
Boys' Two Mile Race (6th-12th grade) at 9:30 AM

The automated email delivery system appears to not be working...not sure why.  Hopefully the system engineers will fix it, so please continue to check the blog frequently.

Sunday, August 17, 2014

Pre-Season Week 2, August 18-23

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE...PLEASE CHECK DAILY (may meet at JRAC once this week)
Monday thru Thursday @ CPHS Track Stadium - 8AM

Friday, August 22nd, our FIRST RACE...Northwood's Invitational
Meet at Northwood's Park @ 7:45AM
Girls' Two Mile Race (6th-12th grade) @ 9:00AM
Boys' Two Mile Race (6th-12th grade) @ 9:30AM

Saturday @ The Forum - 8AM


Click HERE to register online for Jackson Cross Country

Coach Craig Crandall
crandallcraig@msn.com

Monday, August 11, 2014

Pre-Season Week 1, August 11-16

Weekly Training Runs: Monday - Saturday @ 8:00am, August 11 - 16th
Monday thru Friday @ CPHS Track Stadium --8AM
Saturday @ The Forum--8AM

Sorry for the late update. This blog will be updated sooner next time.  Please continue to check this blog for updates, especially next week as the location will likely change...we need to run some hills and do speed work!  Our pre-season schedule is usually the same as the Rebels Cross Country Team.
http://rebelscrosscountry.blogspot.com/

Coach Craig Crandall
crandallcraig@msn.com