49th ANNUAL FARIBAULT INVITATIONAL

 

DATE:            FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

PLACE:          North Alexander Park (near the grandstand)

RACE TIMES:          

                        4:55 Varsity Girls                    4000m, limit 7 runners/team

                        5:20 Varsity Boys                   5000m, limit 7 runners/team

                        5:50 JV Girls                           4000m, limit 15 runners/team

                        6:40 Awards

ELIGIBILITY: All races are open to runners in grades 7-12. 6th graders are not allowed to

compete in any races.

***Please note there is a football game starting at 7 pm at Alexander Park. We will have an abbreviated award ceremony for the varsity races only immediately after the conclusion of the JV Boys race. Please be mindful of others as you exit the park***

TIMING:        Again this year we will be timing all races with a chip timing system.  Each runner will receive a chip, which will need to be attached to his or her shoe.  Please have the runner have their own way to secure their chip if running in footwear without laces.

AWARDS:     Varsity Team Trophy will be given to the 1st place varsity teams.

                        Medals to 1st-15th for Varsity and JV, and 1st -10th for C races. 

 T-SHIRTS:      Concessions and t-shirts will be for sale onsite.  The cost of the short-sleeved shirts will be $12.00.

QUESTIONS?  Call: Willie Clapp, FHS CC Coach – 507-330-3462 (cell)

                                    Mark Bongers, FHS CC Coach – 507-649-2322 (cell)

Ken Hubert, FHS AD – 507-333-6112 (work)

DIRECTIONS: Busses must enter the fairgrounds on the North side of the park.  The start and finish is near the fairgrounds grandstand. Team camps must be set up to the east of the football field. Remember NO glass containers are allowed in the park. 

 

** IMPORTANT**

Please see the next page regarding information on how to send your roster.  Please submit your roster by Monday, September 1st!

FARIBAULT INVITATIONAL

ROSTER INFORMATION

 

Mr. Jack Moran from RACEBERRY JAM will again be doing the results for the Faribault Invitational.  Everything will be done via computerized scoring.  We are asking coaches to enter your rosters on the Raceberry Jam website listed below.  ALL ROSTERS SHOULD BE ENTERED BY MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st.  Do NOT fax us your roster, it is the coaches responsibility to enter this information on Raceberry Jam.  Thank you for your cooperation.

Go to: www.raceberryjam.com

                        Click on: Cross Country

                        Click on: Upcoming Events Schedule

                        Find the: Faribault Invitational

Click where it says: “Coaches: Click here to enter online…..” 

                Direct link: http://www.raceberryjam.com/hscconlineentry.php

Again this year:  Coaches you will need to get a password if you don't already have one for Raceberry Jam. You can do this by going to the link specified above.  You may need to allow a day or so to get the password. Jack has pre-assigned passwords to coaches who ran a meet that Jack scored last year. If you enter the same email address you used on his website last year, acquiring the password should be immediate.            

If you have any questions regarding rosters, you may email Jack Moran at:   

Teams participating in 2014:

Albert Lea                                           Apple Valley

Bloomington Kennedy                       Brookings

Burnsville (Girls only)             Edina (Girls only)

Faribault                                              Farmington                             

Heritage Christian Academy              La Crosse Logan (Boys only)

Lakeville North                                   Mankato East (Girls only)                  

Mankato West                                     Math and Science Academy              

Minneapolis South                              Owatonna                                          

River Falls                                           Rochester Lourdes                             

Rochester Mayo                                  Shakopee   

St. Thomas Academy (Boys only)      Stillwater                                            

Totino-Grace                                       White Bear Lake Area                       

Winona

Past Year’s Meet Results

BOYS    Course Record – 2006-Hassan Mead, Minneapolis South, 14:58.7

GIRLS   Course Record – 2012- Bethany Kozak, White Bear Lake, 14:05.6

Last 10 Years of Team Champions

 

Boys:                                                                           Girls:

2001 Mankato West -36 (Coach Gruenhagen)

2004 Eden Prairie-51                                                  2004 Eden Prairie-36

2005 Stillwater-57                                                      2005 Apple Valley-70

2006 Eden Prairie-73                                                  2006 Eden Prairie-102

2007 Stillwater-91                                                      2007 Eden Prairie-81

2008 White Bear Lake –78                                         2008 Lakeville North-47

2009 Stillwater-64                                                      2009 Lakeville North-69

2010 Stillwater-71                                                      2010 Lakeville North-93

2011 Stillwater-30                                                      2011 Apple Valley-98

2012 Stillwater-32                                                      2012 Totino Grace-75

2013 Stillwater-93                                                      2013 Lakeville North-73*

(1996 Stillwater-15 Record Team Score)                   (1989 Winona-16 Record Team Score)

 Last 10 Years of Individual Champions

Boys:        Girls:
2004  Elliot Heath, Winona     15:42   2004  Natalie Yarbrough, Eastview  14:50
2005  Mike Torchia, Roc. Lour.          15:36  2005  Michelle Volz, Lakeville So.  14:29
2006  Hassan Mead, Mpls So  14:58 2006  Laura Hughes, Mankato West 14:18
2007  Rob Finnerty, Burnsville            15:25  2007  Katie Moraczewski, WBL       14:13
2008  Robel Kebede, Mpls So 15:49 2008  Claire Guidinger, Winona       14:21 2
2009  Jon-Michael Brandt, Win     16:07 2009  Sharmila Ahmed, Burnsville   14:59
2010  Riley Macon, Roc. Mayo            15:57  2010 Taylor Perkins, Lakeville No.  14:38  
2011 Addison DeHaven Brook   15:44  2011 Chrissy Monson, Albert Lea    15:08
2012 Wayde Hall, Stillwater                15:14 2012 Bethany Kozak, White Bear L:14:05
2013 Addison DeHaven Brook           15:46   2013 Bethany Kozak, White Bear L:14:24

                                                      

Lane Assignments:

In the spirit of fairness with the disproportionate number of Girls and Boys teams, boxes will not be the same for boys and girls.

Girls:                                                 Boys:

Brookings            1                           Owatonna            1

Mankato East       2                           Faribault              2

Mayo                    3                           Farmington          3

Stillwater              4                           Mayo                    4

Farmington          5                           Stillwater              5

Lourdes                6                           Apple Valley        6

Faribault              7                           White Bear Lake  7

River Falls            8                           St. Thomas Aca   8

Apple Valley        9                           Mankato West      9

Burnsville             10                         Totino-Grace        10

Mpls South          11                         La Crosse Logan  11

Shakopee             12                         Heritage Christian          12

Kennedy               13                         Kennedy               13

Math & Science    14                         Math & Science    14

Mankato West      15                         Brookings            15

Edina                    16                         Winona                16

Totino-Grace        17                         Lakeville North    17

Albert Lea            18                         Albert Lea            18              

Owatonna            19                         Shakopee             19

Lakeville North    20                         Lourdes                20

White Bear Lake  21                         River Falls            21

Heritage Christian          22                         Mpls South          22

Winona                23