WACONIA TRACK & FIELD

2025

Coaching Staff

Head Girls Coach - Kristin Weinzierl kweinzierl@district110.org

Head Boys Coach - Matthew Montplaisir matthewmontplaisir@traininghaus.com

Sprints - Tom McDonald tmcdonald@isd110.org�Hurdles - Nick Hackman nhackman@isd110.org�Long & Triple Jump - Contact: myoung@isd110.org�High Jump - Ailsa Gilbert Contact: �Pole Vault - Mark Bullis mrbullis@isd110.org�Throws - Alex Schmidt gophers2010@gmail.

Throws Assistant - Trent Hedtke trent.Hedtke@iwco.com�Distance - Peter Hess peter.hess@thrivent.com�

WACONIA TRACK & FIELD PHILOSOPHY

• Promote life long lessons to help our athletes succeed in life
• Focus on the PROCESS not the OUTCOME
• We teach:
• Focus
• Commitment
• Discipline
• Adversity
• Communication
• Mental Toughness
• Integrity
• Goal Setting

**Running should always be a positive part of your life, never a burden**

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Track Communication w/ Parents:

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#1 - Asking your Son or Daughter

�#2 - Team Website = www.runwaconia.com

�#3 - Sports You - text messaging

� #4 - Social Media = Facebook “Waconia Schools Track & Field”

Team Apparel - Due Friday, March 21st Midnight

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• Dress for success.
• Represent Waconia
• Very important to look uniform.

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Apparel Link

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https://waconia-25.itemorder.com/shop/home/

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• Additions coming. Trucker hats. Backpack

2025 Track & Field Schedule

We are a 5-6 day/week competitive program.

• Success comes from consistency
• We are also flexible
• Mon-Fri 3:30-5/5:30 pm
• Sat 9-10 am

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Lifting Schedule

• Sprints/Jumps/Hurdles: 6:55-7:30 am Mon & 7:30-8:05 am Wed
• Middle Distance: 7:35-8:05 Mon & Fri
• Throws & Vault*: 3:15-3:45 Mon/Wed/Fri*

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MARCH

• MON 10TH - FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE 3:00 HS MAIN GYM
• MON 17TH - FIRST DAY OF AFTER SCHOOL PRACTICE 3:30 HS MAIN GYM
• TUES 18TH - 4:30-5:30 TCO sports dietician
• FRI - 21ST - ST. JOHN’S INDOOR JV/VARSITY
• TUES 25TH & WED 26th - TRACK UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION
• WED 26TH - Qdoba Fundraiser 5-8pm. 20% sales goes back to WACTRACK
• THUR 27TH - Team Picture Day 3:30 HS Gym - YARD SIGN Addition

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2025 Track & Field Schedule

APRIL�

• SAT 5TH - ORONO INDOOR JV/VARSITY
• MON 7TH - FIRST DAY MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD
• THUR 1OTH - BENILDE VARSITY AND JV
• MON 14TH - NEW PRAGUE
• THUR 17TH - SHAKOPEE RELAYS VARSITY
• TUES 22ND - CHANHASSEN INVITE JV
• TUES 22ND - MINNETONKA RELAYS VARSITY
• FRI 25TH - HAMLINE ELITE MEET - ST. PAUL
• MON 28TH - BLOOMINGTON JEFFERSON INVITE JV/VARSITY

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2025 Track & Field Schedule

MAY�

• THUR 1ST - CHASKA - U OF MN GYMNASTICS ARENA VARSITY
• THUR 1ST - JV CONFERENCE QUAD - CHANHASSEN HIGH SCHOOL
• WED 7TH - TRUE TEAM - WAYZATA
• WED 14TH - VARSITY CONFERENCE MEET - WACONIA�FRI 16TH - JV RELAYS INVITE - ORONO HIGH SCHOOL
• TUE 20TH - BANQUET 5:30PM
• WED 21ST - LAST CHANCE MEET - NEW PRAGUE
• FRI 23RD - NO TRACK PRACTICE. GRADUATION
• WED 28TH - SECTION 2AAA DAY 1 CHAMPIONSHIP MEET
• FRI 30TH - SECTION 2AAA DAY 2 CHAMPIONSHIP MEET
• JUN 10TH & 12TH STATE TRACK MEET - STMA

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2025 Track & Field FUNDRAISING

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Fundraising Points of Interest:

• Athlete/family participation is highly encouraged
• It is necessary for our programs future and success
• Current Dist Budget constraints are pushing our programs to edge
• Blocks | Sprint Timing System | Bungees

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FUNDRAISERS:

• QDOBA AND HOPPERS - GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
• MACKENTHUNS GROCERY BAGGING�

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High School Track & Field Events

RUNNING EVENTS… FIELD EVENTS… � 4x800-Meter Relay Triple Jump� 100-Meter High Hurdles (Gals) Long Jump� 110-Meter High Hurdles (Guys) High Jump� 100-Meter Dash Pole Vault� 4x200-Meter Dash Discus� 1600-Meter Run Shot Put� 4x100-Meter Relay� 400-Meter Dash� 300-Meter Hurdles� 800-Meter Run� 200-Meter Dash� 3200-Meter Run� 4x400 Meter Relay

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Other Logistics

• EQUIPMENT NEEDS - shoes, running clothes, watch, water bottle, sunscreen, hat. Warm clothes for cold weather
• TC RUNNING - OR ANY RUN STORE = 20% OFF FOR ATHLETES

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• NUTRITION - Sports dietician speaker. Athletes need to make good choices. Parents can help.

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• CAPTAINS AND PARENTS - 2025

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Phrase of the Season = BUILD RELATIONSHIPS

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#1 - YOU…how is your relationship with yourself? Challenge YOURSELF to be a better person, a better athlete, a better team member than you were the day before!

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#2 - Parents/Guardians…are you thankful for their efforts so you can be here “living your best life”? Are you communicating important info about track? THEY WANT TO KNOW…so tell em! (Please)

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#3 - Teammates…get to know AS MANY people on this team as possible…we are ALL in this together and having good relationships between each other is THE KEY to a successful season. Be a friend…be a cheerleader…be a supporter…be someone's BIGGEST FAN & let them know!

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#3 - Teachers…being a student is #1 and YOUR JOB…are you doing enough academically to be able to represent your school and “PLAY”?

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#4 - Coaches…communication is KEY and goes BOTH WAYS…meaning it is your job to reach out to your coaches to be coached! YOU are just as important to improving your track skills as they are…coaches WILL ALWAYS work with the kids WHO WANT TO WORK. Reach out, get to know them & simply try!!! FYI - we have one of the MOST COMPLETE coaching staffs in the state…you are working with EXPERTS IN THE FIELDS & and they are all pretty dang nice!

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#5 - Get to know your Head Coach…a bad grade, a birthday, a family emergency, going on vacation, doctors appointment, going to be late to practice, injured…whatever it may be YOUR HEAD COACH needs and wants to know…why? Ultimately we (the entire coaching staff) is responsible for your well being, but the Head Coach needs to be “in the know” in order to be supportive of your needs as a human.

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Questions?