Thank you to all for your generosity on our September 2 Go Johnnies fundraiser and of course at other times throughout the year. It is clear you know how much this enhances what we are able to do both fall and spring.
If you would like to purchase quality Saint John’s Cross Country t-shirts and sweatshirts and hats and such, you can do so by going to the link immediately below. Note that the ordering deadline is this Saturday, September 25 at midnightSeptember. You can have your item(s) delivered to your home address. This is not a Saint John’s fundraiser.
Bigteamstore.com
Passcode SJUCC21
Oredr items
Deadline 12:01 AM Sunday, September 26
After all the busy work of getting the school year and the season started, we are now (finally) much more about cross country than administration. No more forms to fill out! Coaches and especially athletes rejoice.
Our September 4 opener with Trinity College (North Dakota) at St. Cloud’s Boulder Ridge Golf Course satisfied the NCAA requirement that we race within two weeks of the start of practice. It also allowed us to knock some of the rust off and give us a fuzzy notion of where we were. Sophomore Lloyd Young led the way in 20:49 over the 6400 meter course. A very nice day in what has been a beautiful September in total.
We enjoyed a much bigger field and excellent competition at St. Olaf on Saturday, including five of the top nine ranked teams in our new North Region (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Finlandia of Michigan). We came fifth as a team with senior Andy Goldsmith leading the way in 11th place at 25:57. Andy and most all his teammates took a big step forward. Lloyd Young was fulfilling National Guard responsibilities but will be with us when we compete at the Hamline Invitational on Friday, October 1. That race will be a 4:30 PM start at the Highland Park 9 hole golf course in St. Paul. Come watch us if you are able.
Results for all our races can be found at gojohnnies.com
Tim
