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St. Charles Cross Country Running
Preseason Meeting Due to COVID-19 concerns, there will not be a preseason in-person meeting. Coach Edlund will be emailing early season information out at the end of the week of August 10th. If you are interested in joining the team, please email Coach Edlund at to be included in the informational email. First Day of Practice The first day of practice for the 2020 season will be on Monday, August 17. Early season practices will be at 3:30 pm. We will be meeting at the picnic shelter near the Mel Brown Aquatic Center (on the West side of the HS parking lot). I hope to see your there in August! 2020 (COVID) Season Plan: The first day of practice is on Monday, August 17. The team can hold 1-2 meets starting the week of August 31. Please see our preliminary schedule posted below. Please note that the 2020 regular meet schedule is fluid and subject to change. The "regular" season ends October 10 and the "championship" season officially ends October 24. Head Coach- Laura Edlund - ledlund@schs.k12.mn.us Assistant Coach - Jon Arnold - stcharlesxc Assistant Coach - Robby McGuire - rmcguire@schs.k12.mn.us You can also follow the team on Twitter @SCHSSaintsCC ![]() Congratulations to the Junior High Boys team for placing 1st at the Dover-Eyota Invite! 2020 St. Charles Cross Country - Parent Information Early Season Practice: Practice starts on Monday, August 17th at 3:30 pm at the picnic pavilion near the pool. Practices will be done around 5:30 pm. Strength and Warm-up Routines What You Need:
MSHSL Rule Change: Beginning with the 2015-16 school year, the race distance for both girls and boys varsity cross country meets and all MSHSL postseason tournaments shall be 5,000 meters (3.1 miles) unless the meet director or games committees adjusts the distance because of weather or some other unforeseen reason. The race distance for lower level high school meets may be less than 5k. Source: http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/activitypage.asp?actnum=425 2020 COVID Considerations:
2020 Preliminary Meet Schedule: 8-31 at WK (Cotter) 9-8 Home (Chatfield, Schaeffer) 9-15 at DE (WK) 9-24 at LaCrescent (?) 10-1 Home (Stewartville, LFC) 10-6 Home (LaCrescent, LFC) |
Contact: Athletic Director Scott McCready |