Today's JC Conference Meet Canceled!!

There will be NO JV conference meet today (1/30). The meet will be moved to Feb 10th at Elm Creek.

Another JV Conference Change!!

The race at Green haven has been canceled, so we will be racing at Baker. Hopefully this is the last of the changes.

JV Conference Change

The location of our JV conference meet has changed again. We will now be racing at Greenhaven golf course. The first race will start at 3:45 and the order will remain the same.

Andover Banquet Signup

The banquet information is found on google docs.  Send your check and filled out form to Linda Walker, please don't give any forms to skiers.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OeZWPzbw_UZMzLYqOUe-hxe0r0RKBfTuGTIXzds12as/edit?usp=sharing

Schedule for 1/25-1/30

Saturday:
We will have practice at 9:00 AM. Meet at the skijor site. Practice will be last around an hour and 15 minutes. We will also be waxing for the conference meet.
Monday:
The JV conference meet has been moved to Thursday!! No JV meet on Monday! We will practice if the schools are open.
Tuesday: 
Another practice day. We will be waxing for the conference meet after practice.
Wednesday:
Conference meet at Wirth. The bus will leave the school at 7:30 AM. The boys skate race will begin at 10 AM temperatures permitting.
Thursday:
JV conference. The meet has been moved to Baker Park Reserve!
3:40 Boys Skate
3:50 Girls Skate
4:00 Boys Classic
4:10 Girls Classic

Conference Varsity Teams

Boys:
Lucas Hieb
Ian Mead
Erik Larson
Sam Anderson
John Pahr
David Keller
Sam Bryson
Jesse Donahue
Michel Doege
Nate Engstrom

Girls:
Maddie McKeefry
Alexis Pearson
Katie Breuckman
Ashley Cofrin
Madeline Walker
Alysse Defoe
Kylie Rischer
Jenny Lidberg
Maria Zak
Katie Fourniea

Practice and meet information (1/20-1/25)

Monday 1/20: We will be having practice at Wirth. The bus will leave the high school at 3:00

Tuesday 1/21: We will have the first of our two meets this week at Woodland Trails. This is a Skate meet with the first skiers starting at 3:30. There is no chalet at this location, however the bus will remain on site. We expect cold temperatures so plan accordingly.

Thursday 1/23: This is the second of our meets. It is a Classic meet and the second half of this week's pursuit competition, meaning that the start order is determined by the skier's skate race finish. The skate race winner will begin their race when the clock starts, if, for example, a skier finished 10 seconds behind the winner, they would start at 10 seconds on the clock. The first skier to cross the finish line wins.

Saturday 1/24: We will be holding a mandatory practice this Saturday at the Skijor site. I would prefer to start practice at 9 AM, but I am willing to be flexible. We will be doing some speed work which will help the athletes perform at their best during our conference and section races.

ABC Meet Information

Location: Theodore Wirth Park

Race Format: Racers will ski in teams of 4 with the first 2 skiing classic and the second 2 skiing skate

Bus Departure: 7:00 AM from the high school

Race Times:

10:00 Boys

11:30 Girls

About 1:00: Awards

Booster Club Meeting Minutes 1/14/14

January Andover Nordic booster Club Meeting Notes
1.14.2014		7:00 pm				AHS Room A105
Meeting called by	Jeff McKeefry
Type of meeting	Andover Nordic booster club meeting
Facilitator	Jeff McKeefry
Note taker	Jeff McKeefry
Timekeeper
Attendees	Rick Dubay (Treasurer), Mike Cofrin (V.P.), Therese Cofrin, Linda Walker, Sarah Anderson, Tom Stinson
Banquet
20 min	Jeff McKeefry
Date 2/25	Sent out Date of 2/25 or 2/27 for the banquet to board and coaches.  Date will be Tuesday 2/25.
Linda and Therese to call Kelly to work on decorations.  Jeff needs a check to put down a deposit at Harvest Grill.  Inform Seniors to Pick out pictures for frame/poster.  Jeff will put banquet form on the BLOG for parents to fill out and mail to Linda.
Conclusions
Action Items			Person Responsible	Deadline
Put form on the BLOG			Jeff	1/17
Decoration committee			Linda/Therese/Kelly	2/10
Fund Raising
20 min	Mike Cofrin
Discussion	Still have 108 cards left to sell.  Mike will put up facebook post to let the team know if they buy 10 additional cards they will receive a free hat, buff or headband of their choosing.
Conclusions
Action Items			Person Responsible	Deadline
Put up facebook note on additional cards			Mike Cofrin	1/17
Add to the facebook post to the BLOG			Jeff McKeefry	1/20
New Board member
10 min	Jeff McKeefry
Discussion	Voting for 2014/2015 board members will be at the 2/11 board meeting.  It is advised that the president position come from an existing board member.  By-laws will be checked to determine voting rules.
Conclusions
Action Items			Person Responsible	Deadline
Upload By-laws to the BLOG			Jeff McKeefry	2/1
Donation to Senior Party committee
10	[Presenter]
Discussion	Vote to see if our club will donate $100 to the Senior planning committee.  Petition was to donate $100 to Senior party - 5 yes and 1 no vote.  This petition passed.
Conclusions
Action Items			Person Responsible	Deadline
Treasurer to write check out to Senior planning Committee			Rick Dubay	3/1

Thursday's Meet 1/16

This is a 5K Classic race
We will be doing one loop with the bypass and the Northern Lights.

Schedule:
- 20 sec. interval start for all racers
3:30 Boys - (Top 10 to 15)
3:50 Girls - (Top 10 to 15)
Boys JV about 10 Min. after the last Girl Top 10/15 leave
Girls JV 5 Min. after JV Boys

* The athletes will be told today if they are racing in the top 10 to 15

Big Changes to Thursday's Meet!

First, the meet is now a skate meet not classic.

Second, the start order is different:

3:30 Girls relay mass start (self seed your own team in the chute)
4:00 Boys relay mass start
4:02 5 km boys interval start
5 minutes after last boy – 5 km girls interval start

Relay skiers will ski the valley loop three times each. 5 K racers will ski the northern lights loop. The Bus will leave the high school at 2:00. 

Meet Information

Tuesday's meet has been moved to Thursday, all times remain the same.

Here is a link to the Mesabi start list

Tuesday's Meet (1/7)

Tuesday's meet will be classic at Elm Creek.
The top 10 boys and the top 10 girls will be placed in teams of two for sprint relays. The top 10 will be based on the results of our classic meets and the pairs will be set by the coaches. Those not competing in the relays will do a 5 K classic race.

3:30 boys relay mass start (top ten boys in teams of 2)

3:31 girls relay mass start (top ten girls in teams of 2)

4:10 interval start for boys 5k (rest of boys) (2 laps of the 2.5k course)

5 minutes after the last boy goes the girls will start 5k (2 laps of the 2.5k course)
 

Mesabi Meet Information

MESABI EAST X-C INVITATIONAL

INFORMATIONAL SHEET

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11TH, 2014

Meet Location: 

Giants Ridge Golf & Ski Resort 

APPROX. START TIME:

10:00 5K Classic Varsity/JVBoys

12:00 5K Classic Varsity/JV Girls 

1:30 5K Freestyle Varsity/JV Boys 

3:00 5K Freestyle Varsity/JV Girls 

ENTRIES: 

6 Varsity Boys            Total per school

6 Varsity Girls

4 JV Boys                   10 Boys

4 JV Girls                   10 Girls 

RESULTS: 

Results will be posted on www.superiortiming.com and www.skinnyski.com

* The team will be traveling to Giants Ridge the day of the meet, with the bus leaving the high school at 5 AM. The team will be staying the night at Country Inn & Suites in Hoyt Lakes, and skiing at Giants Ridge the following morning before returning home. The team will provide lunch the day of the race and athletes will be responsible for dinner and lunch on the return trip.

Mesabi Invitational Roster

Girls Varsity Classic:
Maddie McKeefry, Alexis Pearson, Madeline Walker

Girls Varsity Skate:
Kate Breuckman, Ashley Cofrin, Kylie Rischer

Girls JV Classic:
Jenny Lidberg, Maria Zak

Girls JV Skate:
Katie Fourniea, Alysse Defoe

Boys Varsity Classic:
Erik Larson, Sam Anderson, John Pahr

Boys Varsity Skate:
Lucas Hieb, Ian Mead, David Keller

Boys JV Classic:
Noah Berg, Jesse Donahue

Boys JV Skate:
Sam Bryson, Michel Doege

Meet Canceled

Today's Meet at Woodland Trails has been canceled due to low temperatures. We will still hold practice today with the bus leaving the school at 1:40.