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Brian Maas

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  1. 09/13/2015

    Wayzata XC Runners Alumni Report - Week Ending 9/13/2015

    Welcome to the Wayzata High School Alumni Cross Country Report for the week ending September 13, 2015. Let's take a quick tour around the country to see how Wayzata graduates are faring for their colleges. Note: This story will be updated as the weekend progresses. Please check back for updates. In addition, if you have a Wayzata alum athlete that is missing from this story, please email me with updates so I can include them. Also, these will be posted as time permits. There are weeks I will not be able to post updates. True Freshmen: (Note - Some of these freshmen may yet be red-shirted for the season) Ian Eklin (Class of '15) - University of Iowa Competed at the Illinois State Invitational on 9/11 in Normal, IN. Ian was 47th overall, and 9th for Iowa. Team Recap Full Results Iowa returns to action October 2 with the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Indiana. Anna French (Class of '15) - West Virginia West Virginia University’s cross country team traveled to University Park, Pennsylvania, to compete at the PSU Spiked Shoe Invitational on 9/11. Anna did not compete.  Team Recap Full Results 297 flags along the finish line at the Spiked Shoe Invtl. representing the 2,977 lost on 9/11 Thomas Lerdall (Class of '15) - St. Olaf Competed at the Alumni 5K at the St Olaf Cross Country Trails 9/12. Thomas finished 12th overall and was the #9 runner for the team. Team Recap Full Results Connor Olson (Class of '15) - University of Minnesota Competed at the Oz Memorial on 9/11 held at Les Bolstad golf course.  Team Recap Full Results Quote: "Minnesota's four newcomers competed unattached on Friday night in their collegiate debuts. Connor Olson finished seventh in 19:13.0, Joey Duerr came in 15th at 19:40.6, Shane Streich finished 18th in 19:48.3 and Evan Ferlic came across the line at 19:51.9 to finish 20th." Click on thumbnail for larger view Jack Prazich (Class of '15) - Santa Clara (CA) Next competes at the San Francisco Quad Invite on 9/17. Red-Shirt Freshmen: McKenna Evans (Class of '14) - University of Nevada Next competes on 9/19 at the Sundodger Invitational at Lincoln Park in Seattle. Sophomores: Aaron Breyer (Class of '14) - South Dakota Next competes at the Roy Griak Invitational on 9/26. Mary Franke (Class of '14) - Colorado State Next competes at the Roy Griak Invitational on 9/26. Annika Halverson (Class of '14) - Bethel (MN) Competed at the UW-River Falls Falcon Invite. The women's 6000-meter race was held at the Kilkarney Hills golf course in River Falls, WI. Annika placed 3rd overall, and her 6K time of 22:27 would place her 13th in the nation as of 9/12 (all college levels; reported MileSplit times).  Full Results River Falls XC Meet - Falcon Invitational — with Halle Marr, Nikki Betzler, Rachel Needham and Annika Halverson. Juniors: Adam Brandt (Class of '13) - University of St. Thomas Next competes at the St. Olaf Invite on 9/19. Lauren Farquhar (Class of '13) - Bethany Lutheran College (MN) Lauren placed sixth overall at the Dutch Invitational held on 9/5 in Pella, IA. At that time, her 6K time of 25:47 lead all MN women for that distance. Full Results Next competes at the St. Olaf Invite on 9/19. Click on thumbnail for larger view Seniors: Mata Agre (Class of '12) - Gustavus Competed at the UW-River Falls Falcon Invite. The women's 6000-meter race was held at the Kilkarney Hills golf course in River Falls, WI. Mata finished 14th overall.  Team Recap Full Results Quote: "Mata Agre (Sr., Medina, Minn.) (23:45.65), Lydia Hayes (So., Decorah, Iowa) (23:45.76), and Lotus Schifsky (Fy., Prescott, Wis.) (23:46.05) formed a formidable pack in the middle and rounded out the Gustie scoring, placing 14th, 15th, and 16th, respectively." Marit Sonnesyn (Class of '13) - Gustavus Competed at the UW-River Falls Falcon Invite. The women's 6000-meter race was held at the Kilkarney Hills golf course in River Falls, WI. Marit finished 6th overall.  Team Recap Full Results Quote: "Seniors Lauren Shurson (Chanhassen, Minn.) and Marit Sonnesyn (Plymouth, Minn.) led the Gusties on the afternoon. Shurson finished in fifth place with a time of 22:41.71, while Sonnesyn was right behind her, placing sixth in 22:44.77. “Lauren and Marit are doing a great job in leading our team, said Bahr. “I’m proud of how they’ve both stepped up…they’ve been great role models for our younger runners.” Halverson & Sonnesyn battle late in the race. Josh Thorson (Class of '12) - UW-Eau Claire Next competes at the St. Olaf Invite on 9/19.

  2. 09/06/2015

    Wayzata XC Runners Alumni Report - Week Ending 9/05/2015

    Welcome to the Wayzata High School Alumni Cross Country Report for the week ending September 5, 2015. Let's take a quick tour around the country to see how Wayzata graduates are faring for their colleges. Note: This story will be updated as the weekend progresses. Please check back for updates. In addition, if you have a Wayzata alum athlete that is missing from this story, please email me with updates so I can include them. Also, these will be posted as time permits. There are weeks I will not be able to post updates. True Freshmen: (Note - Some of these freshmen may yet be red-shirted for the season) Ian Eklin (Class of '15) - University of Iowa Competed at Hawkeye Early Bird Invitational on 9/4 at the Mon River Rail Trail. Ian was 3rd overall, running unattached.  Team Recap Full Results Quote: "Ian Eklin, a freshman from Plymouth, Minnesota, placed third in the men's 6,000-meters. Eklin competed unattached in his first collegiate race, finishing four seconds behind the winner in 19:13.5. Eklin, one of three unattached freshman to finish in the top 20, finished 11 spots ahead of Iowa's top scorers." Paul Epland (Class of '15) - Sarah Lawrence College (NY) Did not compete at the Baruch Invitational on 9/6 held at Van Courtlandt Park, Bronx NY.  15-second video of the start:   Full Results Anna French (Class of '15) - West Virginia Competed at WVU Alumni Open on 9/1 at the Mon River Rail Trail. Anna was 7th overall. It has not yet been determined if Anna will red-shirt or not. Team Recap Full Results Quote: "“The most impressive high school resume is Minnesota native Anna French. Anna has the potential to have an immediate impact on the Mountaineer program,” said coach SeanCleary. Thomas Lerdall (Class of '15) - St. Olaf Competed at the Augsburg Dual on 9/5 geld at Riverside Park. Thomas took fifth overall, and was the top runner for St. Olaf. Note: The St. Olaf men's cross country team only sent its first years to run in the Augie Open 5K. Team Recap Full Results Lerdall is in bib 3363 Connor Olson (Class of '15) - University of Minnesota Has not competed yet. Gopher freshmen class of Shane Streich, Evan Ferlic, Connor Olson, Joey Duerr  Jack Prazich (Class of '15) - Santa Clara (CA) Competed at USF Invitational at Golden Gate Park's Hellman Hollow Meadow on 9/5. Jack was 49th overall.  Full Results Red-Shirt Freshmen: McKenna Evans (Class of '14) - University of Nevada Competed at Nature’s Bakery Nevada Twilight Classic on 9/4. McKenna was 13th overall, and the 8th runner for Nevada.  Team Recap Full Results Sophomores: Aaron Breyer (Class of '14) - South Dakota Competed at the Bison Open in Fargo on 9/4. Aaron placed 6th overall. Team Recap Full Results Mary Franke (Class of '14) - Colorado State Competed at the CSU Invite in Fort Collins on 9/4. Mary was 48th overall. Full Results Annika Halverson (Class of '14) - Bethel (MN) Competed at the Augsburg Dual on 9/5 geld at Riverside Park. Annika took first overall. Full Results Halverson will be a top MIAC runner again this season Juniors: Adam Brandt (Class of '13) - University of St. Thomas Competed at Crown College Invite held in St. Bonifacius, MN on 9/5. Adam finished 11th overall.  Full Results (Click on Sheet 3 of the Excel file) Lauren Farquhar (Class of '13) - Bethany Lutheran College (MN) Did not compete. Josh Thorson (Class of '12) - UW-Eau Claire Competed at the UWEC Alumni Open on 9/5. No results posted yet. Thorson delivers team preview (video). Seniors: Mata Agre (Class of '12) - Gustavus Competed at Gustie Invite held in the Linnaeus Arboretum on 9/5. Mata was 16th overall. Team Recap.  Full Results. Marit Sonnesyn (Class of '13) - Gustavus Competed at Gustie Invite held in the Linnaeus Arboretum on 9/5. Marit was second overall.  Team Recap.  Full Results. Quote: "Marit Sonnesyn (Sr., Plymouth, Minn.) was the Gusties’ leader by finishing the 5k with a time of 20:22.2, good for second place overall.  I was pleased with the way our team raced today,” said Coach Dale Bahr. "When healthy, Marit is one of the top runners in the MIAC and she proved that today with a nice performance."  Sonnesyn at Gustie Invite

  3. 04/11/2015

    Wayzata Runners Alumni Report - Week Ending 4/12/2015

    Welcome to the Wayzata High School Alumni Indoor Track Report for the week ending April 12, 2015. Let's take a quick tour around the country to see how Wayzata graduates are faring for their colleges. Note: This story will be updated as the weekend progresses. Please check back for updates. In addition, if you have a Wayzata alum athlete that is missing from this story, please email me with updates so I can include them.   Sunday edition Competing this weekend: Mata Agre (Class of '12) - Gustavus Competed at the Lee Krough Invitational. Mata ran the Women's 3000 Meter Steeplechase, placing 3rd with a time of 12:12.51. Complete Results Team Recap. Quote: "Rounding out Gustavus’s top performances with third place finishes was Kaitlin Bembenek (Jr., Prior Lake, Minn.), Haley Kemper (Sr., Prior Lake, Minn.), and Mata Agre (So., Medina, Minn.). Bembenek went 1:01.51 in the 400-meter dash, Kemper clocked a 1:12.44 in the 400-meter hurdles, and Agre posted a time of 12:12.51 in the 3000-meter steeplechase." Mata has run even faster this season, with a time that places her 45th in the nation for D3 colleges. Click on thumbnail for larger view. Mata during the steeplechase. Lauren Farquhar (Class of '13) - Bethany Lutheran College (MN) Competed at the Lee Krough Invitational. Lauren ran the Women's 3000 Meter Steeplechase, placing 4th with a time of 12:52.66. Complete Results Team Recap Mary Franke (Class of '14) - Colorado State Competed at the University of Colorado Invite this weekend. She ran the Women's 3000 in 10:46, placing ninth. If Mary was not red-shirted, her time would place in the top 10 for the Mountain West Conference. Team Recap Full Results Annika Halverson (Class of '14) - Bethel (MN) Competed at the Hamline Invitational. Annika won the Women's 1500 Meters in 4:39.79. Depending on other weekend results, her time should place her within the top 10 in the nation amongst D3 colleges. Complete Results Team Recap. Quote: "The Royal women enjoyed particular success in the distance events on Saturday, as several athletes easily surpassed their season and career-bests.  Freshman Annika Halverson ascended to No. 15 (actually 14th...see below) in the nation in the 1500-meter run with a time of 4:39.79, while teammates Mollie Gillberg and Melody Waltontook the top-two spots in the 3000-meter steeplechase." Halverson won the 1500 at Hamline on Saturday. Click on thumbnail for larger view Marit Sonnesyn (Class of '13) - Gustavus Competed at the Lee Krough Invitational. Marit ran the Women's 5000 meters, placing 2nd in a time of 18:42.81. Should her time hold through the weekend, she'll be in the top 3 in the MIAC. Complete Results Team Recap. Quote: "On the track, Courtney Branch (Jr., Minnetonka, Minn.) and Marit Sonnesyn (Jr., Plymouth, Minn.) both finished runner-up in their respective race. Branch crossed the finish line in 5:09.30 in the 1,500-meter run, and Sonnesyn came in behind Fermoyle in 18:42.81 in the 5,000-meter run." Marit's time places her 3rd best in the MIAC. Click on thumbnail for larger view. Adam Brandt (Class of '13) - University of St. Thomas Competed at the Hamline Invitational. Adam ran the Men's 5000 Meters in 16:07.84. Complete Results Aaron Breyer (Class of '14) - South Dakota Competed at the Husker Spring Invite in Lincoln, NE. Aaron ran in the Men's 3000, placing tenth in a time of 9;01.97. Team Recap  Full Results Brian Jarvey (Class of '12) - University of St. Thomas Competing at the Hamline Invitational. Brian anchored the Tommies 4x100 relay to a 3rd place finish in 42.49. Brian was also scheduled to run in the Men's 400 Meters but did not start his heat. Complete Results Joe Meister (Class of '13) - UW-Eau Claire Competed at the UW-Platteville Invitational. Joe ran the Men's 3000 meter steeplechase and placed 5th with a time of 10:19.15. Heat Sheets Live Results Derek Peterson (Class of '13) - Lipscomb (TN) Competing at the Boston-Moon Classic in Nashville. Derek was scheduled to run in the Men's 1500 Meters, but did not appear in the results. Full Results Team Recap James Smith (Class of '14) - Cornell (NY) Competing at Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic. James was scheduled to run the Men's 400 on Sunday, but appears to have not run.  Team Recap Full Results Michael Smith (Class of '14) - Cornell (NY) Competing at Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic. Michael ran the Men's 400, placing 11th with a time of 48.93. He also ran the third leg of the Men's 4x100 which placed 8th with a time of 42.55. He is also anchored the Men's 4x400 relay on Sunday to a 4th place finish in a time of 3:16.49.  Full Results Team Recap. Quote: "Sophomore Tobenna Attah led the 400 group in ninth place (48.86), just ahead of Michael Smith (11th, 48.93), sophomore Will Gibson (49.82), and freshman Lionel Chambers (50.48)."  "In the 4x400 relay, the group of Attah (50.0), senior Max Hairston (49.1), senior Francisco Olloqui (48.7), and Michael Smith (48.5) placed fourth in 3:16.49 (IC4A)." Obinnaya Wamuo (Class of '14) - University of Chicago Competed at the UChicago at Chicagoland Championships (Glen Ellyn, Ill.), Wamuo ran 56.34 in the Men's 400 Hurdles, placing third. His time betters his previous PR by 2.7 seconds. That time puts him 5th fastest for the 400 hurdles in the University Athletic Association. The time also landed him in at 50th fastest in the nation for D3 schools. Team Recap Full Results Off this weekend: McKenna Evans (Class of '14) - University of Nevada McKenna will again tackle the steeplechase next weekend. Alayna Sonnesyn (Class of '14) - Vermont Alayna will not be running track for the Catamounts this spring. Adam Moline (Class of '12) - UW-Eau Claire Adam appears to be off this weekend. Josh Thorson (Class of '12) - UW-Eau Claire Josh appears to be off this weekend.

  4. 03/14/2015

    Wayzata Runners Alumni Report - Week Ending 3/15

    Welcome to the Wayzata High School Alumni Indoor Track Report for the week ending March 15, 2015. Let's take a quick tour around the country to see how Wayzata graduates are faring for their colleges. Note: This story will be updated as the weekend progresses. Please check back for updates. In addition, if you have a Wayzata alum athlete that is missing from this story, please email me with updates so I can include them.   Sunday edition Competing this weekend McKenna Evans (Class of '14) - University of Nevada Competed outdoors at Aggie Open in Davis, CA. McKenna competed in the Women's 2000 meter steeplechase, placing 4th overall. She ran unattached as the coach is determining which freshmen he red-shirts for the outdoor season. Complete results. Wolfpack team recap. Quote: "The Pack also had a few competitors compete unattached and post some notable finishes. Freshman Alaina Anderson ran to a fifth place showing in the 5000m run, crossing the finish line at 17:57.34. Classmate McKenna Evans also ran unattached in the 2000m steeplechase and finished fourth with a time of 7:13.20." Annika Halverson (Class of '14) - Bethel (MN) Competed at 2015 NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships. Bethel Team Preview here. Quote: "Among those invited from Bethel was distance runner Annika Halverson and field participant Alyssa Solberg. Halverson reached the national meet in the one-mile race, thanks to a time of 5:00.99 at Grinnell's Darren Young Classic on February 14. The freshman's national meet appearance is her first career, but second NCAA Championship event. Halverson reached the Division III meet for cross country earlier this fall." The only Fr in the field, Halverson toes the line at 1:30 Fri. Live results: http://t.co/1ZgfwEKn4r @WayzataGirlsTF pic.twitter.com/BkO6CSnS3j — Brian Maas (@TriGeekAddict) March 13, 2015 Good luck to Annika Halverson & Alyssa Solberg, who compete at the @NCAADIII Championships today and tomorrow! #d3tf pic.twitter.com/7e1ZI7vBzP — Bethel Royals (@BethelRoyals) March 13, 2015 In a "who will blink first" race, @BethelRoyals Halverson falls just 0.04 from making finals in WMile at D3 Natls. http://t.co/1ZgfwEKn4r — Brian Maas (@TriGeekAddict) March 13, 2015 When reached for a quote, Annika said: "The race was definitely interesting, a lot of elbows thrown my way, and quite a few shoves but in the end I learned a lot about tactics and I know I'll be more ready for outdoor nats if I make it!" Annika also received additional honors this past week: Frosh Halverson makes MIAC All Cnf Team, twice. http://t.co/06HfOMf8m9 @WayzataGirlsTF #doublethefun pic.twitter.com/Z6ZrhyL6oG — Brian Maas (@TriGeekAddict) March 13, 2015 Alayna Sonnesyn (Class of '14) - Vermont Competing at NCAA Championships. March 11-14. Pre-NCAA story here. Quote: "The UVM women have their own breakout star in Sonnesyn, the league's Nordic rookie of the year. Sonnesyn and former Rutland High School standout Cirelli had success at the same venue in the league finale (fourth and sixth, respectively, in freestyle), which their coach feels sets them up for another strong showing." Day One Catamount Recap here. Results here. Quote:  "Alayna Sonnesyn, the 2015 EISA Women's Nordic Rookie of the Year, was 22nd (15:35.5) in her NCAA debut to round out the Catamounts competing." Day Three Catamount Recap here. Results here. Quote:  "Stephanie Kirk finished 21st (50:42.9) and Alayna Sonnesyn was 28th (52:14.8) to complete her first NCAA Championship experience." Alayna & Mom, Jill Brian Jarvey (Class of '12) - University of St. Thomas While off from competing this weekend, Jarvey received honors nonetheless. He was named Outstanding MIAC Track Athlete. Quote: "Jarvey was named the top track athlete at the 2014 meet for his role in St. Thomas' 31st-straight MIAC indoor title, as the Tommies have now won the meet in each of its 31 years of existence. Jarvey won a second-straight MIAC title in both the 200- and 400-meter dash, as he won the 200 with a time of 22.52 seconds, and the 400 in 49.37 seconds. He also anchored St. Thomas' first-place 4x400-meter relay team, which finished with a time of 2:23.77, to help him go a perfect 3-for-3 in his MIAC indoor races." Brian Jarvey: From Popp's School of Speed to MIAC Outstanding Track Athlete. http://t.co/28vKKRCvaF @WayzataTrack pic.twitter.com/DW8qvwCnrz — Brian Maas (@TriGeekAddict) March 13, 2015 Adam Moline (Class of '12) - UW-Eau Claire Competed at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Roanoke College.  Blugold team recap on DMW National victory. Quote: "The distance medley relay of Adam Moline (Jr.-Maple Grove, MN/Wayzata), Will LaJeunesse (Jr.-Belle Plaine, MN), Ryan Graham (So.-Maple Grove, MN) and Josh Thorson (Fr.-Plymouth, MN/Wayzata) flew past the competition posting a time of 9:54.82 which was more than 3.5 seconds faster than their next closest finisher.  Their time shattered the school record of 9:59.45 set on March 5, 2011 at UW-Stevens Point." Complete results. Men's DMR results. Moline leads off the National winning DMR. Click thumbnail for larger view. Michael Smith (Class of '14) - Cornell (NY) Update on Michael: He suffered a minor hamstring injury and is expected back to competing in the near future. Up next: At Texas Relays (Austin), March 26 - 28. Josh Thorson (Class of '12) - UW-Eau Claire Competed at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Roanoke College. Anchored the national winning DMR and placed 3rd in the Men's 3000. Blugold team recap on DMW National victory. Quote: "The distance medley relay of Adam Moline (Jr.-Maple Grove, MN/Wayzata), Will LaJeunesse (Jr.-Belle Plaine, MN), Ryan Graham (So.-Maple Grove, MN) and Josh Thorson (Fr.-Plymouth, MN/Wayzata) flew past the competition posting a time of 9:54.82 which was more than 3.5 seconds faster than their next closest finisher.  Their time shattered the school record of 9:59.45 set on March 5, 2011 at UW-Stevens Point." Complete results. Men's DMR results. Blugold team recap. Quote: "Josh Thorson (So.-Plymouth, MN/Wayzata) placed third in the 3,000-meter run with a school record time of 8:11.80.  Thorson broke his previous school record of 8:17.90 set on February 13, 2015 at the St. Thomas Invitational." Thorson anchors the National winning DMR. Click thumbnail for larger view. National recap here. Quote: "In the men’s race, national record holders Amherst established a very solid lead with 800 meters to go on the anchor leg. Behind them, something that would have qualified as "strange" if not for the women’s 5k was playing out. Whitewater dropped the baton very early in the race and fell about 150 meters behind. Their anchor leg, Dawson Miller, was running in lane 2 so as to avoid interfering with the actual race. But late in the leaders’ leg, Miller ended up with the chase pack about ten meters–in his case, 210 meters–behind Amherst. He appeared to say something to Eau Claire’s Josh Thorson, tucked into the rail, and Miller and Thorson actually caught Amherst anchor Greg Turissini. Once the gap was closed, Thorson powered away from the field and beat Amherst by five seconds, 9:54-9:59. La Crosse slipped in for second and the Lord Jeffs grabbed third. (That’s much better than their tenth place finish at nationals the last time they set the DMR national record in the regular season) Whitewater was later disqualified for Miller’s pacing." Here’s what the Eau Claire boys had to say about the whole race: Here's my bootleg video of the 3000 meter race: Thorson 3000 D3 Nationals from Brian Maas on Vimeo. Off this weekend: Lauren Farquhar (Class of '13) - Bethany Lutheran College (MN) Lauren will run outdoor track for the Vikings this spring. She is a hurdle specialist. In 2014, she placed 5th in the 400 hurdles at the UMAC outdoor championships. Word is she will run the steeple this coming season. Her first outdoor meet will be April 11 at Gustavus.  Mary Franke (Class of '14) - Colorado State Injury issues have interrupted Franke's freshman year, and she has been red-shirted. She continues to workout with the Rams team and is currently gearing up for the outdoor season where she will run unattached. Next race tentatively set for March 28th in Fort Collins (CO). 5K or 10K distance. Marit Sonnesyn (Class of '13) - Gustavus Her first outdoor meet will be April 11 at Gustavus. Adam Brandt (Class of '13) - University of St. Thomas Up next: Hamline Invite on April 11 Aaron Breyer (Class of '14) - South Dakota Up next: At Tulsa (OK) Duals, March 20-21 Joe Meister (Class of '13) - UW-Eau Claire Up next: At Emory Classic, March 20-21.   Derek Peterson (Class of '13) - Lipscomb (TN) Up Next: Alabama Relays, March 19-20 James Smith (Class of '14) - Cornell (NY) Up next: At Texas Relays (Austin), March 26 - 28. Obinnaya Wamuo (Class of '14) - University of Chicago Up next: Ted Haydon Invitational (Outdoor) in Chicago on April 4. Upper Midwest Notable News Erin Teschuk (NDSU) Erin placed 5th in the Mile, 7th in 3,000m at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Bison recap.

  5. 02/27/2015

    Wayzata Runners Alumni Report - Week Ending 3/1

    Welcome to the Wayzata High School Alumni Indoor Track Report for the week ending March 1, 2015. Let's take a quick tour around the country to see how Wayzata graduates are faring for their colleges. Note: This story will be updated as the weekend progresses. Please check back for updates. In addition, if you have a Wayzata alum athlete that is missing from this story, please email me with updates so I can include them.   Monday morning edition McKenna Evans (Class of '14) - University of Nevada McKenna is running in the Mountain West Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. On Friday, she anchored the Women's DMR to a 7th place finish with a time of 12:08.55.  Friday's Results. Saturdays's Final Results. Final Team Scores. Wolfpack Team recap. Up next: NCAA Indoor Championships, March 13-14. Evans takes the anchor hand-off. Mary Franke (Class of '14) - Colorado State Injury issues have interrupted Franke's freshman year, and she has been red-shirted. She continues to workout with the Rams team and is currently gearing up for the outdoor season where she will run unattached. Next race TBD. Annika Halverson (Class of '14) - Bethel (MN) While the majority of the Bethel team was at the Kilt Classic, hosted by Macalester on Feb 27, a small contingent attend the Ole Opener in Northfield. Annika anchored the Women's DMR to a 3rd place finish with a time of 12:08.19. "The day actually started for the women at the meet in Northfield as the Royals sent their distance medley relay team to St. Olaf to try to secure a spot in the national meet. The women broke the school record with a time of 12:08.19, which currently places them 12th in the nation with the top 15 teams qualifying for nationals." Ole Opener Results. Bethel Team recap. Up next: MIAC Championships, March 6-7. Alayna Sonnesyn (Class of '14) - Vermont Alayna is skiing in the EISA Championships (at St. Lawrence) Feb 27-28. On day 1, she finished 4th overall on the Women's 5K freestyle. Day One Results  Day One Team Recap "The Vermont women finished 3-4-5-6 in the freestyle Nordic race. Stephanie Kirk earned her first podium appearance of the season, placing third with a time of 16:09.9. Teammates Alayna Sonnesyn, Marion Woods and MK Cirelli, followed in fourth through sixth, respectively, as the Catamounts dominated the top-10 finishers." On Saturday, Alayna finished 9th in the 15K Classic event. "In the women's classic race four Catamounts finished in the top-10, led by Marion Wood's fifth place finish, her best of the season. Woods crossed the finish line in a time of 53:51.6.   Annika Taylor of New Hampshire won the race with a time of 53:10.8 and the Middlebury duo of Heather Mooney and Kelsey Phinney rounded out the podium.   MK Cirelli was the second Catamount across the finish line to place seventh overall. Alayna Sonneysen and Stephanie Kirk followed in ninth and 10th place, respectively." Day Two Results. Vermont team recap. Up next: NCAA Championships. March 11-14 Marit Sonnesyn (Class of '13) - Gustavus Marit just finished the Nordic season at NCAA Regionals this weekend. She finished 12th overall in the Women's Freestyle 5K. Full Results. She also finished 18th overall in the Women's Classic 15K race. Full Results.  Marit plans to compete in outdoor track this coming season. Click on thumbnail for larger image. Click on thumbnail for larger image. Adam Brandt (Class of '13) - University of St. Thomas Adam ran in the 3000 at the Ole Opener in Northfield on Feb 27. His time was 9:20.06. Ole Opener Results Tommies Team recap. Up next: MIAC Championships, March 6-7. Aaron Breyer (Class of '14) - South Dakota USD is competing at the Summit League Championships on Feb 27-28 in Fargo. Breyer ran the 3rd leg in the DMR helping the USD team to a 2nd place finish in 10:17.99. On Saturday, Breyer finished 11th in the mile with a time of 4:22.63, bettering his season best by nearly 8 seconds.  Complete results. Coyote team recap. Up next: NCAA Indoor Championships, March 13-14. Derek Peterson (Class of '13) - Lipscomb (TN) Derek competed at the Atlantic Sun Indoor Championships Feb 27 - March 1. He led off the DMR, which took 3rd place with a time of 10:30.32. On Day Two, he placed 10th in the mile with a season best time of 4:27.30 Live results Bisons Team recap Day 1. Up Next: NCAA I Indoor National Championships, March 13-14 Brian Jarvey (Class of '12) - University of St. Thomas Brian anchored the 4x400 relay to first place at the Ole Opener in Northfield on Feb 27. The finishing time was 3:21.77. Ole Opener Results Tommies Team recap. Up next: MIAC Championships, March 6-7. Joe Meister (Class of '13) - UW-Eau Claire At WIAC Championship, Feb 27-28. Joe appears to have the weekend off from competing. Complete results. Blugold team recap. Up next: UWSP Last Chance, March 7. Adam Moline (Class of '12) - UW-Eau Claire Competing at the WIAC Championship, Feb 27-28.  On Friday, Moline led off the DMR, and helped the team to a 3rd place finish in 10:13.68. Saturday, Moline ran a 1:56.07 in the 800, good for a 9th place finish.. Complete results. Blugold team recap. Up next: UWSP Last Chance, March 7. James Smith (Class of '14) - Cornell (NY) At Indoor Heptagonal Championships, Cambridge MA on Feb 28. James appears to have the weekend off from racing. James did not compete. Michael Smith (Class of '14) - Cornell (NY) At Indoor Heptagonal Championships, Cambridge MA on Feb 28. Michael ran the 400 prelims on Saturday in a time of 48.36 and makes the finals with the 2nd fastest time. He also ran in the 200 prelims, coming in with the 6th fastest seed (21.96), but was unfortunately DQ'd due to a lane violation. Michael did not compete in the 400 finals will be run on Sunday, as per team reports, he had to withdraw due to injury. "Sophomore Tobenah Attah blazed to a runner-up performance of 48.25 (IC4A, #8 all-time) in the 400, after running 49.10 in the prelims. Michael Smith ran a fine prelim time of 48.36 (IC4A), but had to withdraw from the final due to injury." Cornell team recap. Results. Josh Thorson (Class of '12) - UW-Eau Claire Competing at the WIAC Championship, Feb 27-28.  Friday Evening Update: Josh placed 7th in the mile with a time of 4:15.15, just off his season best of 4:13.88. On Saturday, Thorson set a facility record in the 3k, with a wining time of 8:20.56. As of Saturday, that time is 5th fastest in the nation for D3 schools. Complete results. Blugold team recap. Up next: UWSP Last Chance, March 7. Click on thumbnail for larger image. Obinnaya Wamuo (Class of '14) - University of Chicago Wamuo ran in the UAA Indoor Championships this past weekend. In 400 prelims, he ran a 50.39 to qualify for the finals. He finished 5th in the finals, with a 49.91. Wamuo also ran the 2nd leg on the 4x400 relay, which finished in a time of 3:21.44 "With a one-point margin of difference in the team scores, the men's title came down to the final race of the meet – the 4x400-meter relay. The Bears ended up capturing the event win and the conference championship. UChicago's 4x400-meter relay (Clark, freshman Obinnaya Wamuo, junior Ryan Manzuk, freshman Nathan Downey) finished second and posted a school-record time of 3:21.44." Results. Maroon team recap. Up next: At Wisconsin-Stevens Point Last Chance Meet Upper Midwest Notable News Erin Teschuk (NDSU) Erin is competing Summit League Championships on Feb 27-28 in Fargo. On Saturday, she won the mile in 4:41.28 and won the 800 in 2:10.21. She also anchored the winning DMR, with a time of 12:03.54. Note: North Dakota State's Erin Teschuk broke a 17-year Summit League Championship record in the women's mile run with a time of 4:41.28. Complete results. Up next: NCAA Indoor Championships, March 13-14. 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  6. 02/15/2015

    Wayzata Runners Alumni Report - Week Ending 2/15

    Welcome to the first Wayzata High School Alumni Indoor Track Report of the season, as we take a quick tour around the country to see how Wayzata graduates are faring for their colleges. Note: This story will be updated as the weekend progresses. Please check back for updates. In addition, if you have a Wayzata alum athlete that is missing from this story, please email me with updates so I can include them.  McKenna Evans (Class of '14) - University of Nevada Evans celebrated her birthday week by traveling to Boise, ID to run in the Boise State Team Challenge. She anchored the winning Distance Medley relay, running for the Nevada 'B' team. She later returned to the track to run the open 800 placing 8th overall, just off her lifetime personal record of 2:18.08. Full Story can be found here. Full Results.   Click on thumbnail for larger view Annika Halverson (Class of '14) - Bethel (MN) Bethel's Annika Halverson shattered the meet record at the Darren Young Classic in the mile. And her time puts her 12th nationally for D3 colleges and 2nd in the MIAC behind Ruth Steinke of Carleton. Full Story can be read here. Full results. This is coming off a week in which Halverson clocked a 3:01.86 in the 1000, which puts her 12th nationally for D3 schools and 2nd overall in the MIAC behind Emily Gapinski of St. Thomas. When asked about the 1000 afterwards, Halverson indicated she "really enjoyed it". Perhaps we will see her run the 1000 again this season. Click on thumbnail for larger view Click on thumbnail for larger view In addition, Halverson currently ranks 12th in the MIAC in the 3000. Michael Smith (Class of '14) - Cornell (NY) On Friday, Michael Smith ran 22.26 200 at the SPIRE Invitational in Geneva, OH. That time tied the #10 mark in Cornell school history. This also ranks him 12th overall in the Ivy League Conference. He returned to the track on Saturday to anchor the 4x400 relay to a 4th place finish. The 4x4 team of Attah (48.8), Olloqui (48.4), Cooper (48.2), and Smith (47.2) ran 3:12.68 which is the #8 all-time mark in school history. Full story can be read here. Full results. Last weekend, Smith ran a 48.31 400 at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup in State College, PA which places him 4th overall in the Ivy League Conference. Smith has a 47.40 personal best time in the 400. Click on thumbnail for larger view Aaron Breyer (Class of '14) - South Dakota At the South Dakota State Classic, Breyer placed 6th overall for the Coyotes in the 3000 with a time of 8:54.16. The time places the freshman 20th overall in the Summit League thus far in the indoor season. Breyer has also clocked a 4:30.11 in the mile this season, good for 26th overall in the Summit League Full results. Alayna Sonnesyn (Class of '14) - Vermont Fresh off skiing internationally for Team USA at the World Junior Championships in Kazakstan, Sonnesyn returned to Vermont to finish 11th in the Women's 5K freestyle skate. This helped the Vermont Catamounts to a 143-point win over Dartmouth at the Middlebury Carnival. The victory was Vermont's 20th straight win on the EISA Circuit. Full story. Full Results. Brian Jarvey (Class of '12) - University of St. Thomas The Tommie junior won the 400 (50.08) and took fourth in the 200 (22.91) at the UST Showcase indoor meet in Anderson Fieldhouse. Full story can be found here. Full results. Jarvey currently ranks 35th nationally in D3 schools in the 400 (49.94) which is also good for 2nd overall in the MIAC. He ranks 4th for the 200 (22.91) in the MIAC. Adam Moline (Class of '12) - UW-Eau Claire The Blugold junior took second in the 800 (1:55.10) at the UST Showcase indoor meet in Anderson Fieldhouse. Full story can be found here. Full results. He ranks 21st in the 800 (1:55.10) in D3 schools. Moline has also run a 4:21.81 mile this indoor season. Josh Thorson (Class of '12) - UW-Eau Claire Thorson won the 3,000-meter run in 8:17.90—good for second nationally in D3 and breaking the school record at the UST Showcase indoor meet in Anderson Fieldhouse. Full story can be found here. Full results. Thorson has also run a 4:13.88 mile this indoor season, good for 10th nationally for D3 schools. Click on thumbnail for larger view Adam Brandt (Class of '13) - University of St. Thomas Brandt ran a 16:16.20 5000 at the UST Showcase indoor meet in Anderson Fieldhouse. Full Results. Brandy currently sits 16th on the 5000 MIAC leader board. Joe Meister (Class of '13) - UW-Eau Claire Meister ran a 9:01.67 3000 at the UST Showcase indoor meet in Anderson Fieldhouse. Full results. Meister has also run a 4:33.80 mile this indoor season.  James Smith (Class of '14) - Cornell (NY): Smith ran a 50.80 in the Men's 400 and was lead leg (51.5) for the 2nd place 4x400 relay at the Cornell Sunday Invitational on Sunday (2/15). Full story can be read here. Full results. Notable Wayzata News Former Wayzata track and cross country coach, Bill Miles, receives recognition from the Wayzata Public School Board for winning the National High School Cross Country Coach of the Year Award. WHS Coach Bill Miles Recognition 2/09/2015 from Wayzata Public Schools on Vimeo. Upper Midwest Notable News North Dakota is now the second leading oil production state. But they aren't about to stop there. After a stellar weekend of racing at the Iowa State Classic, NDSU standout Erin Teschuk finds herself amongst the top of the national leader board with some of the current greats of distance runners. Teschuk posted a then national best time of 9:02.40 in the 3000-meter run, setting the ISU Classic meet record in the process. Full story here. Iowa State Classic full results.  Click on image for larger view

  7. 07/11/2014

    It Takes a Community to Train a Modern Pentathlete

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In this age of limited attention spans, one year is a long time for a boy of fourteen to stick to a plan.  For those unfamiliar with Modern Pentathlon, the sport includes fencing, swimming, running and shooting. Athletes younger than nineteen do not compete in equestrian events, the fifth pentathlon element, for liability reasons. If you think getting your child to soccer practice each week is tough, try scheduling practice for four events on a daily basis. The first step in Graham’s plan was to become an even faster runner. Fortunately, he runs for the Wayzata cross country team. In his final middle school season, Graham went from being a middle of the pack runner to one of the top five runners on the team. Graham singled out the coaching of Chad Bartels and Kraig Lungstrom who worked with him to become better at pacing and using proper form. All of which paid off in spades. 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It’s not every swimmer that gets to swim with the US Paralympic national coach, but again fortune shined on Graham when the swim team named Tom Franke as its head coach. Franke, was recently  tabbed the Paralympic National Coach of theYear. Franke helped Team USA to an astonishing 41 medals at the 2012 London Paralympics as co-head coach of the U.S. squad.  Graham & swim coach, Tom Franke  Franke also individually coached Team USA's three captains: Anna Eames (silver), Cortney Jordan (three silvers, one bronze) and Justin Zook (gold and a world record). Zook has been a key motivator for Graham, providing all the depth and knowledge required to become an Olympian.  Before swimming at the Olympic Training Center Aquatic Center, Graham always pays a visit to the photo of Justin Zook, one of his swim coaches back in Minnesota In the three months following cross country season, Franke had lowered Graham’s 200 freestyle time by twelve seconds. Graham also credits Franke with something else: firing the inner Olympic spirit in him and more importantly, being a gracious and humble competitor. In late winter, Graham was struggling with his fencing. He was losing more than ever before. He was having performance meltdowns on the fencing strip. It simply was not working for him. The stars aligned again when Minnesota Sword Club director Rich Jacobson introduced Graham to Jim Johnson, the competitive instructor at the club. Johnson and Graham immediately clicked. As Graham stated, “Prior to Coach Johnson, I was just told to ‘do this’ or ‘do that’ but no one ever connected the dots for me so I never knew why I was doing something with my footwork or with the blade. Coach Johnson explained to me the why, and it all became so clear. I guess I’m sort of cerebral and I just needed to see the end game.” Graham became a much more confident fencer and it started to show in tournaments. Progress was being made. Graham & Minnesota Sword Club competitive epee instructor, Jim Johnson It was also time for Graham to start training for track. The weather outside was cold, but Graham was invited to train inside the dome at Central Middle School each Friday afternoon where 400 interval training was going on. Graham would finish up his running session and head straight over to the pool to get in a two hour workout. The days were getting long for him now, and would not ease up until late June. He stayed dedicated. 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