St. Cecilia competed at the Filmore Central Cross Country Invite. It was a perfect day for a Cross Country meet. It was good to see the team again, they are running very well. It’s exciting to see a lot of new young talent on the team.

Derek Sekora got 13th place, Brian Nielson got 15th place, Brandon Boesch got 16th place and Brett Hodgen was 26th place. The boys team placed 4th overall. The girls results were messed up, so I didn’t come home with much info. But, Morgan Dubas did get 3rd place overall.

I have added an album of the meet on my Photo Gallery:

http://brandonpetersen.com/gallery/v/running/stcRunning/fc_invite_2005/

To all – our plan is coming together nicely. Be sure to forward this info to any alumni that may not have gotten the email or heard from someone else; there are a couple different email lists floating around.

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We are up to about 18 or 19 attendees, but there may be a few key people that haven’t replied. We need some input from everyone. The plan has been updated, you can find the latest details here.

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St. Cecilia started their 2005 Cross Country season. On Aug. 15th, they started practicing. I called Head Coach Scott Rosno last night to see how the team is doing. They’re a little smaller than last year, missing some people who graduated. But that opens the door for new runners to lead the charge.

I really feel that this will be a great year for StC XC. The runners did a lot during the summer. Our experienced runners are becoming really solid runners and our younger runners are starting out better every year. As the season progresses, I’ll post the results. So check back.

St. Cecilia Cross Country Schedule

How about getting back together? On September 17th we are planning a reunion, in Lincoln or Hastings. If you can make it, post a comment below.

UPDATE: We are in the process of planning the Reunion. I have created a new Post for the details. You can find them here.

I traveled back to Hastings to go to a Potluck Dinner on August 31st. I really appreciated the dinner and the chance to see everyone. Great food, I had to take a couple trips to the food table.

The best was getting the Hub Cap from Brandon Boesch, Brian Nielson, Derek Sekora and Zach Dubas. We had been collected loose hub caps that we saw during runs, over the past two years. We had a big collection going. The STC crew gave me a signed one.

The trip back to Omaha was a little tough. I’m going to miss the team, coaching the St Cecilia kids for the past two years is one of the best experiences I’ve had. I couldn’t even start to explain, each person brought great things to the table. Students, Athletes, Coaches and Parents. I’d really like to thank everyone on the STC squad.

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I got a chance to run two races on July 9th, a 5k in the morning and a 10k at night. It was a bit of a challenge but really fun. I ran the ‘Run for Justin’ in Omaha, a really nice 5k course. I ran with Kari Meyer, who PR’d in the race. Very Cool!

Then later that evening I ran the 10k for the Cornhusker State Games, now called Footstock. Really cool idea, I’m sure more and more people will be there as the years go on. The 10k had a band, a beer garden, and huge inflatable things for children. It was really well ran, a very organized race. I ran a 40:40 and got 17th overall, results.

The best part about Footstock, was the chance to run against the St. Cecilia Cross Country team. They did a great job in the race and it was good to catch up. I think they’re going to have a great season next year, they look like they’re ready. The distict Assignments for Nebraska Cross Country are now out, assignments.

C-3 at TBA
Date: Oct. 13

Schools Assigned:

Adams Central
Centennial
Central City
Fairbury
Hastings St. Cecilia
Milford
Minden
Ord
Raymond Central
St. Paul
Wood River/Shelton

St. Cecilia Girls and Boys Track teams won the Sandy Creek Invitational. Everyone, including the coaches, achieved some real success. We were supposed to get bad weather, but the day turned out to be a great day for all involved.

Head of the StC Boys team, Vince Pelster, achieved a very special honor. He is now a Level 4 NSAA Track Coach. This is a very difficult title to gain, it takes a very high number of meet wins and points. He has been guiding very talented teams for the past 26 years, which includes 2 State Titles and a large number of District Championships. Coach Pelster had a huge impact on my personal running career, it’s been great to get a chance to work under him as an Assistant Coach.

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We finished the UNK High School Class C Indoor Meet on Saturday. It was a very successful day, both the boys and girls teams won the meet. Many of our athletes were gone to Close Up in Washington D.C.

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The Nebraska Track District assignments have just been released. They can be viewed at http://www.nsaahome.org/textfile/track/assign.htm. We are in District C-9, which will be held on May 12th. It hasn’t been decided yet which school will host the District meet.

We will keeping a close watch on Blue Hill, Doniphan-Trumbull, Franklin, Gibbon, Kearney Catholic, Shelton, Wilcox-Hildreth, and Wood River as the season progresses. Thanks to Brian Nielson for this info!

The St. Cecilia Track team has been set as a Class C team for 2005. Last year, STC competed in Class B, making us the smallest B team in the state. This year we will be one of the largest Class C teams in the State.

We’re loaded with talent, so I’m excited to see what we’ll do as the season comes. Many STC athletes have been training in the Preseason, if not already playing Basketball. This dedication can only mean good things.