Thursday, August 20, 2015

NSIC Women's XC Team Preason Rankings

NSIC Women's XC Preseason team rankings   HERE

NSIC Men's XC Preseason Team Rankings

NSIC Men's XC Preseason team rankings  HERE

Mason Ferlic Feature

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Gopher Women XC Season Preview

Gender Testing. Fair? Necessary?

Sarah Barker writes about the Dutee Chand case that was recently ruled on by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).  Was it the right decision?  Fair?  necessary? Should generate discussion on all sides of the issue. Article HERE.

IAAF Election Results














Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Park Flyers, Southern MN Pole Vault Club Awarded USATF Foundation Youth Club Grant

3 Athletes, 3 Countries, 1 IAAF World Championships

NDSU has three athletes competing at the IAAF World Championships, each representing a different country HERE.

Nick Willis Profile

Nick Willis on his way to the record in the Medtronic
TC Mile in 2013. Photo by Gene Niemi
Running Times profile of Medtronic Twin Cities Mile men's record holder, Nick Willis is HERE.

Monday, August 17, 2015

Wayzata Girls 10th in Pre Season National Rankings

Science: Post Exercise Ice Baths Not Beneficial for Strength Training

Research on post exercise ice baths on strength training seemed to reduce long-term gains in muscle  mass and strength.  HERE

Hassan Mead Interview

More MDRA 15K Photos

The MDRA 15K may be the most photo documented races of the year.  Tom Ruen's photos are HERE.

Susan Loyd Takes Home Gold and Silver at World Masters Championships

By Tom Langenfeld
Susan Loyd wrapped up her world meet competition as a member of the USA’s gold medal W55 4x400m relay team. The posted results indicate that she ran the second leg for the US team, which had a time of 4:40.90 in a close victory over France and Great Britain.

She also took a silver medal as the lead-off runner for the USA’s W55 4x100 relay team, which ran 57.94 in finishing second to Great Britain.  France, Italy and Finland rounded out the top five.
4 by 100 W55 results are HERE. 4 by 400 HERE.

Kids City XC League Starts This Week

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Meghan Peyton 17th in Falmouth


Team USA Minnesota''s Meghan Peyton finished seventeenth in the Falmouth Road Race.
Results are HERE.

Gene Niemi's MDRA 15K Photo Album

Chris Ericksen(1052) and Ben Sathre(1189) early in the race.
Photo by Gene Niemi
Kim Robinson(1181) surrounded by men early in the race
Photo by Gene Niemi
The Run n Fun pack
Photo by Gene Niemi
Top: Sathre, Ericksen, and 2014 15K winner Jake Marotz battle early on.
Photo by Gene Niemi

Bottom:
Men's winner Ben Sathre pulls away from Ericksen.
Photo by Gene Niemi
Woman's winner Kim Robinson.
Photo by Gene Niemi


Race results are HERE.

MDRA 15K Results/Photos






Results are HERE

2015 Boys Class A Coaches Association XC Rankings

​TEAMS:
1.​ Mora​​
2.​ Perham​​​
3.​ St. Cloud Cathedral​
4.​ Lake City ​
5. ​Proctor​​
6.​ Montevideo​​ ​​
7 ​Minnehaha Academy​​​
8. ​Trinity of River Ridge.
9.​ Hawley/Ulen-Hitterdahl​ ​
10. ​Belle Plaine​​​
11.​ LaCrescent​
12​ Eveleth-Gilbert ​

INDIVIDUALS:
1. Conor Schank Howard Lake/Waverly/W
2. Kurt Tebeest ​ Montevideo
3. John Hall​ Milaca
4. Noah Moravec​​ Mora
5. Ben Himmelspach Ottertail Central
6. John Roth ​ Lake Crystal WM/N
7. Carl Kozlowski ​ Lake City
8. ​​Michael Schwinghamer ​Mora
9. Josh Sunblad ​Fairmont
10.Cody Stevens Proctor
11.Michael Mitchell ​Blake
12.Matt Steiger​ LaCrescent
​​ ​

2015 Girls Class A Coaches Association XC Rankings

TEAMS:​​
1.​  Annandale​ ​ ​
2.​  Trinity of River Ridge​ ​
3.​   Perham ​
4.  ​Lac Qui Parle Valley-DB​ ​ ​
5.​  Holdingford​ ​
6.​  Mora​ ​​​
7.​  St. Paul Academy​​ ​
8. ​ Dover-Eyota​ ​
9.​  Park Rapids ​
10.​ Fairmont​
11.​Lanesboro/Fillmore Central​
12.​Rochester Lourdes ​​

INDIVIDUALS:
1.   Madison Schandelmeier   Luverne Area
2.   Anna Donnay                   Eden Valley-Watkins/K
3.   Beth Stevermer                United South Central
4.   Elizabeth Schlafke ​           Annandale
5.   Grace Ennis​                     Trinity of River Ridge
6.   Emily Kasper​                   Annandale
7.   Gabi Ferrell​                     Luverne Area
8.   Ellie Morgan​ ​                  Frazee
9.   Ellysa Peterson ​              Greenway/N-K
10. Morgan Richter​              Breck
11. Jessica Scheer​               Annandale
12. Kayla Christopherson   Austin Pacelli