Final Booster Club Meeting of 2015

Our last meeting for the year will take place on Wednesday 11/18 at 7pm in room A110 at the H.S.  All are welcome. 


The Banquet was a great success - congrats to all, especially our new captains - Alysse, Porter, Ryan, Skylar, and Tom

Section Meet Information

Thursday, Octover 29th
Location: Cloquet Country Club
                400 Country Club Drive
Bus Leaves: 10:30 AM
Girls Race: 3:00 PM
Boys Race: 3:45 PM
The team will arrive at Andover HS at approximately 7:30 PM

Dundee Invitational - Tuesday, October 20th

The Dundee Invitational takes place at Central Park in Brooklyn Park. The schedule is below. The varsity for both boys and girls will consist of the top five or six runners not guaranteed spots on the section team. The bus leaves the high school at 2:00 PM.

3:30  Girls JV
3:55  Boys JV
4:25  Girls Varsity
4:50  Boys Varsity

Start Times for Conference Meet

Time and Order of Races:

            2:30                 Boys Varsity Race

            3:10                 Girls Varsity Race

            3:50                 Boys JV Race

            4:30                 Girls JV Race

            5:15                 Awards Presentation

For results go to Raceberry Jam or click here. Then select Results.

2015 Andover Cross Country Banquet - Action required

Following will also be handed out at an upcoming practice:
Date, Time, Location

November 12th, 2015

6:00pm Social, 6:30pm Dinner & Program

Banquets of MN - Elegance Room (Bebops)
1009 109th Ave NE - Blaine, MN 55434 - (612) 803-6468
Entrée

Seasoned Stuffed Chicken Breast with mashed potatoes & gravy and glazed carrots.  Served with house salad, bread, and Coca-Cola soft drinks.
Cost, Reservation
$16 per person
Please complete the attached form and return with your check to Tom Brueckman   1246 141^st Lane, Andover, Mn 55304 no later than October 26^th.  Checks should be made out to Tailwind Club.

Note: Money must be paid in advance and is non-refundable

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______ Yes, I will attend the XC banquet Thurs, Nov. 12^th

______ No, I will not be attending the XC Banquet

Runner Name: _____________________________

Guests:  _____________________, ____________________,____________________

Total number attending _______ Amount enclosed ________

 If you wish to donate to the coaches, please add to your check or send cash, suggested donation $5.00

Milaca Mega Meet Results

Check out the results here:
Milaca Results 2015

Here is the actual address:
http://www.gopherstateevents.com/results/cc_rslts/cc_rslts.asp?sport=Cross-Country&meet_id=285&rslts_page=overall_rslts.asp

Lakeville Invitational Results

Below you will find the results to the meet. The actual address is also below.
Lakeville Meet Results

http://www.onlineraceresults.com/event/view_event.php?event_id=16440

Sophomore & Under Invitational

This meet is for most of the sophomore and under runners. However there may be some that will not be running in the meet. Each athlete should know if they are going to be race today. Those not racing will be at the Bunker Activity Center for practice.

Meet Information
Bus leaves Andover HS at 2:30
Location: Central Park, 8400 Regent Ave N
Schedule:
4:15 7-8th Girls 1 mile
4:35 7-8th Boys 1 mile
4:55 9-10th Girls 2 miles
5:20 9-10th Boys 2 miles
5:50 Awards

Lakeville Meet Times

The bus will be leaving from the high school at 7:30 AM. Below you will find the scheduled race times. We will be running 7 varsity athletes for both boys and girls. The bus will leave following the awards.

Start Time	Event	Distance	Max runners/ school
9:30 AM	Coaches Meeting –near finish line /timing area
10:00 AM	Girls C  Race	3200 meters	No limit
10:30 AM	Boys C Race	3200 meters	No limit
11:00 AM	Middle School Girls Race	1 mile	No limit
11:10 AM	Middle School Boys Race	1 mile	No limit
11:20 AM	Girls Junior Varsity Race	5,000 meters	No limit
12:00 PM	Boys Varsity Race	5,000 meters	Up to 10
12:30 PM	Girls Varsity Race	5,000 meters	Up to 10
1:00 PM	Boys Junior Varsity Race	5,000 meters	No limit
1:40 PM	Kids’ Fun Run	500 m	No Limit
2:00 PM	Awards	South side of  Main Pavilion

Cambridge-Isanti Invitation Update

There have been a number of changes to the meet schedule for Friday. This meet we do not have specific start times for the races, it is a rolling start time event. The meet location is at the Isanti MS, same location as last year. Below is what we know for race order.

First race is at 4:15.
Boys C and Junior High race - 2 miles
Girls C and Junior High race - 2 miles
Varsity Boys
Varsity Girls
JV Boys
JV Girls

Team Pictures - Thursday, Septmeber 10th

We have team pictures happening this week at Andover. On Thursday we will meet at the pond for individual and team photos. Forms will be available on Wednesday as well as on Thursday.

Parent Volunteer Opportunity - Pizza Sorting & Distribution Sept. 29th

The pizza delivery date has been moved back due to delivery issues.  We could use a few adults to help sort and distribute the Pizza from 4:30pm to about 6:00pm.  Contact Jamie via e-mail if you can help out (sleepnumber35@yahoo.com).

Team Building, Feed My Starving Childrent, September 12th

FMSC is set for Saturday.   Reminders - Come 15 minutes early, wear closed-toed shoes, avoid wearing jewelry, don't come if you're sick, and bring small donation to help to ship the food we pack.

St. Cloud Invitational Results

Follow this link for results from St. Cloud.

http://webpages.charter.net/hyteklive/hyteklive/crosscountry/

Cross Country Apparel Order

Here is the information for ordering apparel for the 2015 season.

Online Ordering Instructions

• Go to http://bigathletics.impactgroup.us
  
• Choose your School and Activity
  
• Enter your password – 
  
  
  Note: Site will close 8/24/15 @ 11:59pm
  
  
  

First Two Weeks Schedule

The season officially begins on the Monday, August 17th. The practice times and locations are listed below. Remember to take care of all registration requirements as soon as possible.

Week 1: August 17th
Monday:         8:30 AM @ Andover HS
Tuesday:         8:30 AM @ Bunker Park Activity Center
Wednesday:    8:30 AM @ Bunker Park Activity Center
Thursday:       8:30 AM @ Andover HS + Locks and Locker at 10:00
Friday:            8:30 AM @ Bunker Park Activity Center

Week 2: August 24th
Monday:         8:30 AM @ Bunker Park Activity Center
Tuesday:         8:30 AM @ Andover HS
Wednesday:    8:30 AM @ Bunker Park Activity Center
Thursday:       8:30 AM @ Andover HS
Friday:            8:30 AM @ Bunker Park Activity Center

Note: Week 3 practices times change to 3:00 PM. Monday is a meet with the bus leaving at 1:30.

Tentative Schedule 2015

8/12      All Andover Parent/Athlete Meeting 6:00 @ Andover HS

8/17      First day of practice 8:30 AM @ Andover HS

8/20      Locks & Lockers 10:00 AM @ Andover HS

 8/20     Parent Meeting @ Andover HS 7:00 PM

 8/25     Time Trial @ Oak View MS 

 8/31     Apollo Invitational - St. Cloud VA Hospital across from St. Cloud Apollo HS Possible start times:

                         4:00 Jr High Girls; 4:25-Jr High Boys; 4:50 Girls JV; 5:15 Boys JV; 5:40 Girls V; 6:05 Boys V

 9/11      Cambridge-Isanti Invitational @ Isanti MS Note: This is a Friday meet

 9/19      Lakeville Invitational @ Aronson Park. Note: This meet has moved to a Saturday. Start times TBD.

 9/22      Sophomore and Under Invitational - Brooklyn Park’s Central Park.

                          4:15    7 & 8 Boys 1 miles                                        4:30     7 & 8 Girls 1 mile

                          4:45    9 & 10 Boys 2 mile                                        5:10     9 & 10 Girls 2 mile

 9/26       Milaca Invitational - Milaca

                         10:30    Girls 8th Grade 3230m                          10:00     Boys 8th Grade 3230m

                         10:45    Girls 7th Grade 3230m                          10:15     Boys 7th Grade 3230m

                         11:45    Girls 9th Grade 5000m                           11:15     Boys 9th Grade 5000m

                         11:30    Girls 10th Grade 5000m                         11:00     Boys 10th Grade 5000m

                         12:45    Girls Varsity Class AAAA 5000m          1:45     Boys Varsity Class AAAA 5000m

                         2:15       Girls JV 4000m                                         2:00     Boys JV 5000m

10/8       Blaine Invitational - Majestic Oaks G.C.

                         3:45       Boys White                                                4:05       Girls White

                         4:30       Boys Blue                                                   4:45       Girls Blue

                         5:00       Boys 7 & 8  - 1.8 km                                  5:15       Girls 7 & 8  - 1.8 km

                         5:30       Boys JV                                                       5:45       Girls JV

10/14      Conference Meet - Elk River Golf Club (time between may change to 45 minutes)            

                         3:30       Girls Varsity                                              4:10       Boys Varsity                         

                         4:40       Girls JV                                                      5:10       Boys JV     
10/20      Park Center Invitational – Brooklyn Park’s Central Park.                                  

10/29      Section 7AA Meet @ Cloquet

  11/7      State Meet @ St. Olaf

Captain's Practices

The boys and girls captains will be holding practices for the next couple of weeks in preparation for the beginning of the season, which is Monday, August 17th. Their plan is below.

Start: 8:30 AM for all practices
Locations: Bunker Activity Center every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
                  Anoka County Library Rum River Branch (near Anoka HS) every Tuesday and Thursday.

Summer Camp Information

Here are the two primary documents for the summer training. From the meetings at Andover HS and Oak View MS it appears that we will have a large number of participants this summer. If you are away for a few days make sure to check the blog for schedule changes, such as a trip to the Lazy River at Bunker Beach for some water running. We will be playing the hunger games game the last week in July, just a reminder.

Addt'l Pictures from Sections and State Meet

Additional Section by Tom Brueckman

https://plus.google.com/photos/103132160627180007022/albums/6077849058553210945?authkey=CP2Fw8PQ0pq--QE

State 2014 by Tom Brueckman

https://plus.google.com/photos/103132160627180007022/albums/6077855572843149633?authkey=CKq33baty-KxWw

 

Final pictures of a great season!!!!!

Thanks to Tom and Steve for all the wonderful photos!