2025 Waconia XC Schedule (Draft)
Mon. Aug. 11th Day One of XC 2025 @ BV Track (8am)
Thur. Aug 21st Time Trials/Team Pictures/Uniforms @ BV Track 5pm
Wed. Aug 27th Orono Invite (Late Afternoon)
Thur Sept 4th Montgomery
Thurs Sept 11th Home Invite Crown
Sat Sept 13th Nickle Dickle Day
Thur Sept 18th Burnsville JV
Fri Sept 19th Griak U of M Var
Tues Sept 23rd New Prague
Tues Sept 30th Chaska/Chan Gale Wood Var
Thur Oct 2nd Litchfield JV
Tues Oct 7th Mankato
Tues Oct 14th Metro West Conf Champ Hyland Greens
Tues Oct 21st Section 2AAA Championship Gale Woods
Thur Oct 23rd XC Awards Night MS 6:30pm
Sat Oct 25th Haunted Hustle
Fri Oct 31st Hoppers Haunted Fundraiser and Costume Party
Sat Nov 1st MN State XC Championship U of M
Notes on “Changes” from past years…
1) We are going to pivot to try a new event to replace St. Olaf…as a staff and teachers it is tough to miss a day of school during the first week of school AND the “new to us” Orono meet is in the evening, is 5k length and it should be cooler in temp
2) Buffalo did change their date for 2025 and it landed on New Prague Invite…we will be continuing with New Prague
3) “Griak Week”…this HUGE UofM event puts a huge “wrench” into the MN XC schedule, so we are going to experiment and split team JV & Var events during this week of the season.
2024 Waconia XC Master Schedule
August
Mon. 12th - First Day of Practice 8am Bayview Track
**Aug 12th - 16th Practice 8am @ BV
Mon. 19th - Teacher Workshop Begins Practice 3:30pm Bayview Track
*Aug 19th - 20th & 23rd Practice 3:30pm @BV
Thurs. 22nd - Time Trials Under the Lights: Bayview Gym/Track Facility
5:30pm - 7:15pm Uniform Distribution & Individual/Small Group XC Pictures
7:15pm - XC Parent Info Meeting in BV Gym
7:30pm - Full Group Track Photo BV Stadium Seats
7:45pm - Full Team Warm-Up
8:15pm Girls Time Trial 1.5 miles (2.4K)
8:45pm Boys Time Trial 1.5 miles (2.4K)
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Mon. 26th - First Day Classes Waconia Schools
*Starting Aug 26th ALL After School practices move to HS Campus @ 3:30pm
Thur. 29th - St. Olaf Meet, Northfield, MN
Load 7am Depart 7:15am Meet 9:30am
St. Olaf XC Course Map
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9:30 AM - Girls' Open Race
10:30 AM - Boys' Open Race
**ALL Athletes run 5K
Fri 30th - No Practice (Labor Day Weekend)
September
Mon 2nd - No Practice (Labor Day Weekend)
Thur. 5th - Montgomery Meet
Release 1:45pm Depart 2pm Meet 4pm
4:00 JH Boys Race (2500 Meters)
4:30 JH Girls Race (2500 Meters)
5:00 JV Boys Race (5000 Meters)
5:30 JV Girls Race (5000 Meters)
6:30 Varsity Boys Race (5000 Meters)
7:00 Varsity Girls Race (5000 Meters)
NO Awards Ceremony
FULL MEET INFO
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Thur. 12th - Home Meet @ Crown College
Release 2:15pm Load 2:30pm Meet 4pm
Official Meet Website (all info)
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Sat. 14th - Nickle Dickle Day of Service
7:30am to Noon meet at BV Track
Thur. 19th - Buffalo Meet
Release 1:30pm Depart 1:45pm Meet 4pm
4 pm MS Boys (3000 Meters)
4:10pm MS Girls (3000 Meters)
4:30pm Varsity Boys (5000 Meters)
4:55pm Varsity Girls (5000 Meters)
5:25pm Junior Varsity Boys (5000 Meters)
5:45pm Junior Varsity Girls (5000 Meters)
FULL MEET INFO
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Tues. 24th - New Prague Meet @ Cedar Lake
Release 1:30 Depart 1:45 Meet 4pm
4:00 p.m. = MS Girls – 1600m
4:15 p.m. = MS Boys – 1600m
4:30 p.m. = JV Girls 5K
5:00 p.m. = JV Boys 5K
5:30 p.m. = Varsity Girls 5K
6:00 p.m. = Varsity Boys 5K
6:40 p.m. = Awards
FULL MEET INFO
Course Map
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October
Tues. 1st - Chan/Chaska Invite Galewoods: St. Boni, MN - Varsity Only
Release 2:15pm Depart 2:30pm
3:50 Boys Varsity 5K
4:30 Girls Varsity 5K
FULL MEET INFO
Course Map
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Thur. 3rd - Litchfield Meet (JV/MS Only)
MS Release 1:45pm Depart 2pm Race 4pm
HS Depart 3:30pm Race 5:30pm
4pm 6 - 8th Grade MS Boys 2500
4:02 6 - 8th Grade MS Girls 2500
4:30 Varsity Boys 5K (no team)
5pm Varsity Girls 5K (no team)
5:30 JV Boys 5K
5:32 JV Girls 5K
Awards
FULL Meet Info
Course Map
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Fri. 4th - Waconia Homecoming vs Chaska
Waconia XC Homecoming Fun Run
(Relay from Chaska HS Football Field)
Note: this event for ONLY Jr. and Seniors
Wed. 9th - Mankato Meet (Last MS Distance Race)
Release 1pm Depart 1:15pm Meet 3:15pm
7th & 8th Grade JH boys & girls 2400m 3:15 PM
Varsity girls 5000 m 3:35 PM
Varsity boys 5000 m 4:05 PM
Junior Varsity girls 5000 m 4:35 PM
Junior Varsity boys 5000 m 5:05 PM
FULL MEET INFO
Course Map
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*note - MS kids can choose to run 5K at Conf Championship
Tues. 15th - Metro West Conference Championship @ Hyland Greens, Bloomington
Release 12:30pm Depart 12:45pm
2:45pm Boy JV (unlimited entries)
3:30pm Girls Varsity
4:05pm Guys Varsity
4:40pm Girls JV (unlimited entries)
5:40 Awards
*Last meet of the year for ALL JV Distance athletes
FULL MEET INFO
Course Map
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Wed. 16th to Fri. 18th - MEA No XC Practice
Tues. 22nd - 2AAA Section Championship (Varsity Only)
Release 2pm Depart 2:15pm Races Start 3:40pm
3:10pm Coaches Meeting
3:40pm Girls 5,000 meters
4:10pm Boys 5,000 Meters
5pm Awards
FULL MEET Info
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Note: Top 2 Teams per Gender and Top 6 Individuals per Gender (who are not part of 1st & 2nd place teams) advance to the MN State Championship
Thur. 24th - XC Awards Night 6pm (Location TBD)
Sat. 26th - Haunted Hustle 5K Fundraiser 9am
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November
Sat. 2nd - MN State XC Championship
U of M Les Bolstad Golf Course
Depart 9:30am Girls Race 12:15 Boys Race 1pm
**please note that attending the State Meet is NO LONGER FREE…Spectator Fee $13
FULL MEET INFO
Course Map
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