Fall Registration set for July 26

NEWS RELEASE
FALL REGISTRATION NIGHT

The Farmington Athletics Department will hold the 2011 Fall Athletics Registration Night on Tuesday,July 26th at Farmington High School (Recital Hall). Attendees should park in the east parking lot and enter the building through the east doors.

All Farmington School District Parents/Guardians and their sons and/or daughters, grades 6-12, who are interested in participating in a Fall Athletics program offered by the Athletics Department are encouraged to attend.

The Registration Night will begin at 6:00pm for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders
interested in participating in the Middle School athletics programs. Please note that during the Fall, 6th grade participation is limited to Boys’ & Girls’ Cross Country, Girls’ Swim & Dive, and Girls’ Tennis. At 7:00pm, the Registration Night will continue for students in grades 9-12.

It is recommended that the 2011-2012 Farmington Athletics Registration Packet be completed prior to attending this event. The 2011-2012 Farmington Athletics Registration Packet can be picked up at any of the following locations: Farmington High School, Boeckman Middle School, and Dodge Middle School or online at the Farmington Athletics website: www.farmington.k12.mn.us/athletics

Parents/Guardians will be able to turn-in their Registration Packet and meet with Coaches to receive information on the upcoming athletics season.

A reminder that all students interested in participating in the athletics programs must complete the registration packet and have a Sports Qualifying Physical Examination on file within three calendar years before any participation is allowed.

HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS (GRADES 9-12)/SPORT LEVELS OFFICIAL/START DATE/FEE
Boys’ Cross Country Varsity/JV Monday, August 15th $165.00
Girls’ Cross Country Varsity/JV Monday, August 15th $165.00
Football Varsity/JV/B-Squad/9th Monday, August 15th $165.00
Boys’ Soccer Varsity/JV/B-Squad Monday, August 15th $165.00
Girls’ Soccer Varsity/JV/B-Squad/9th Monday, August 15th $165.00
Girls’ Swimming & Diving Varsity/JV Monday, August 15th $165.00
Girls’ Tennis Varsity/JV Monday, August 15th $165.00
Volleyball Varsity/JV/B-Squad/9th Monday, August 15th $165.00
Cheerleading Varsity/JV Monday, August 15th $165.00
Adapted Athletics (Soccer) Varsity (C.I. and P.I.) TBA $165.00

MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAMS (GRADES 6-8)
SPORT LEVELS/OFFICIAL START DATE/FEE
Boys’ Cross Country** Middle School Monday, August 29th $130.00
Girls’ Cross Country** Middle School Monday, August 29th $130.00
Football 7th Grade & 8th Grade Monday, August 29th $130.00
Boys’ Soccer Middle School Monday, August 29th $130.00
Girls’ Soccer 7th Grade & 8th Grade Monday, August 29th $130.00
Girls’ Swimming & Diving** Middle School Monday, August 29th $130.00
Girls’ Tennis Middle School Monday, August 29th $130.00
Volleyball 7th Grade & 8th Grade Monday, August 29th $130.00
**Middle School students are encouraged to begin practicing on the High School Start Date: Monday, August 15th.

Please note that there will be separate 7th & 8th Grade Football, Girls’ Soccer, and Volleyball programs at both Boeckman and Dodge Middle Schools. Student-athletes in these sports will play for the middle school they attend.

A reminder that 6th grade athletics participation is limited to Boys’ & Girls’ Cross Country, Girls’ Swim & Dive, and Girls’ Tennis in the Fall 2011.

A Fall Strength & Conditioning program will also be offered at Farmington High School starting Monday, September 12th. This program is available to high school students only.

CONTACTS: Jon Summer June 28, 2011
Athletics Director
Farmington School District
651-252-2515 (office)
jsummer@farmington.k12.mn.us

Kyle Malin caps off his day in style

Former Tiger three-sport athlete Kyle Malin capped a day in his honor by hoisting the Amercian flag for the singing of the national anthem at the Minnesota Twins game with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Monday, June 27, at Target Field.
The flag raising in front of a supportive, sellout crowd brought an end to Kyle Malin Day, a tribute by the City of Lakeville to honor his heroic service in Afghanistan where he lost parts of both legs while on combat duty with the United States Army.
Malin, a staff sergeant who had previously served multiple combat deployments in Iraq, was also featured in major stories in both Twin Cities daily newspapers and on local television outlets.
Malin and his family will soon be returning to San Antonio, Texas, where he will continue to undergo physical rehabilitation for his injuries.

Girls Track: A season for the record books

Nadia Lorencz (right) MVP; Alyssa Parco (below) Tiger Award
(photos by Jim Lindquist)


The 2011 season was literally one for the books, the record books, that is. All in all, eight school records fell this season, including the best-ever finish at the state meet (fourth place).
"It was a great season," coach Tom Hart said. "The ladies really finished strong. The weather didn't cooperate very much but our kids competed very hard no matter what the conditions were. As a coach, that makes me very happy."
Twenty-seven athletes earned varsity letters for their season's efforts, including the team's six seniors: Devyn Alberts, Jordan Bridges, Nicole Clifton, Mary Cline, Erin Hickey and Kayla Long.
Underclassmen letters went to juniors Jessica Arey, Elizabeth Okikolu, Bailey Opsal, Alyssa Parco and Shelby Schillerstrom; sophomores Alex Frost, Courtney Johnston, Maria Kiminski, Kelsey Lindell, Nadia Lorencz and Kassy Seegert; freshmen Kathryn Beckett, Kelli Elmer, Izzie Ferm, Alysha Grebner, Kelly Kornmann, Hannah Seitzinger and Maddie Strid, eighth-graders Meghan Graham and Victoria Jacoby and seventh-grader Marciello Pacheco.
Hickey, Lorencz, Parco, Kiminski, Ferm and Elmer each won all-Missota Conference honors while Hickey received honorable mention.

Izzie Ferm (right) Most Improved; Erin Hickey (below) Tiger Award
(photos by Jim Lindquist)


At the state meet, Lorencz finished second in both the long jump and 100-meter hurdles while Parco took third in the 300-meter hurdles and the 4x400 relay team of Parco, Hickey, Ferm and Kiminski placed fourth.
Lorencz, who established new school marks in the long jump, triple jump and 100-meter hurdles, was named the team's Most Valuable Player and Ferm was tabbed as Most Improved. Hickey and Parco shared the the Tiger Award for dedication and work ethic.
In addition to Lorencz's three new individual school records. Parco set a new standard in the 300-meter hurdles and three relay records fell: the 4x400 (Parco, Hickey, Ferm and Kiminski); the sprint medley (Cline, Ferm, Hockey and Kiminski) and the shuttle hurdle (Parco, Arey, Lorenz and Beckett).
"Many of our new records are going to be very tough to break as we go forward," Hart said.
As for the future, Hart said the picture remains bright.
"We graduate some seniors who have contributed a lot of points through the year," he said. "They helped make us a recognized team each and every week and we will need to replace them...But the good thing is that we have a lot of returning athletes who gained valuable experience this year."

Season-Best Performances:
4x800 relay: Maria Kiminski, Maddie Strid, Bailey Opsal, Nicole Clifton, 10:16.6
100-meter hurdles: Nadia Lorencz, 15.28
100-meter dash: Mary Cline, 13.23
4x200 relay: Alyssa Parco, Kelli Elmer, Izzie Ferm, Erin Hickey, 1:42.4
1600-meter run: Opsal, 5:35.2
4x100 relay: Cline, Jessica Arey, Elmer, Kelly Kornmann, 50.42
400-meter dash: Ferm, 59.66
300-meter hurdles: Parco, 44.81
800-meter run: Kiminski, 2:29.9
200-meter dash: Ferm, 27.75
3200-meter run: Opsal, 12:42.3
4x400 relay: Parco, Hickey, Ferm, Kiminski 3:54.51
Short sprint medley: Elmer, Kornmann, Courtney Johnston, Meghan Graham, 1:53.5
Sprint medley: Cline, Ferm, Hickey, Kiminski, 4:21
Distance medley: Kayla Long, Strid, Hannah Seitzinger, Victoria Jacoby, 13.29.4
4x1600: Marciella Pacheco, Sarah Cummings, Jacoby, Long, 24:51
Shuttle hurdle relay: Parco, Arey, Lorencz, Kathryn Beckett, 1:11.8
Intermediate hurdle relay: Parco, Kassy Seegert, Arey, Beckett, 3:31.1
High jump: Lorencz, 5-0
Long jump: Lorencz, 18-7
Triple jump: Lorencz, 36-10
Pole vault: Lorencz, 9-3
Shot put: Alysha Grebner, 30-11
Discus: Grebner, 98-0

Ninth grade dominates Missota boys track

Mac Bassett
1st 4x100 relay; 3rd long jump; 5th high jump
(photo by Jim Lindquist)

Much of the track season, members of the talented Tiger freshman class went head-to-head with upperclassmen in varsity meets. Predictably they found only modest success.
The Missota Conference ninth grade meet was a different story, however. The young Tigers used their superior talent and depth to dominate the league meet held in Shakopee.
Farmington won three of the four relay events and captured three individual titles to rack up a winning 213-point total. Chanhassen was a far-distant second with 96, followed by New Prague 76, Chaska 68, Holy Angels 64, Northfield 60, Red Wing 58 and Shakopee 47.
"Our numbers along with great individual effort allowed us to dominate," Tiger coach Brian Helmstetter said. "It reminded me of our teams from a few years ago as we had great performances all over the field.
"In a team setting, it's nice to have first place finishes, but it is even better to have two or three in the top eight to maximize points."
Two of the three Farmington individual wins came in the throws where CJ Wynings swept the shot put and discus. Reid Taubenheim cleared 11-0 to win the pole vault by a full two feet.
The Tigers also dominated the relays winning the 4x800 (Caleb Gochenour, Jared Wolt, Hunter Meyers, Eric Stoeckman); 4x200 (Mason Auge, Tanner Grubb, Wynings, Jack Erickson) and the 4x100 (Derek Klotter, Mac Bassett, Sean McHenry, Auge).
The 4x400 team of Stoeckman, Mason Gaylord, Erickson and Grubb took second as did Jake Rudeen in the 1600 and 3200-meter runs, Gaylord in the triple jump, Brandon King in the discus and Cullen Smith and Dan Berg (tie) in the high jump.
Third place finishers included Berg in the 110-meter hurdles; Auge in the 100-meter dash; Erickson in the 200-meter dash; Eric Schimmel in the shot put; Bassett in the long jump; and Smith in the triple jump.

Other Farmington point-scorers:
110-meter hurdles: 4. Nickolas Ruack; 7. Jacob Rogers; 8. Hunter Sevenich
100-meter dash: 3. Auge
400-meter dash: 5. Gaylord
300-meter hurdles: 6. Berg; 7. Ruack
800-meter run: 5. Wolt; 7. Gochenour
200-meter dash: 8. Wynings
3200-meter run: 6. Jeffrey Gutierrez
Shot put: 6. Alex Burton
Discus: 5. Burton; 7. Schimmel; 8. Jake Lee
Long jump: 6. Berg and McHenry (tie)
Triple jump: 5. Klotter 8. McHenry
High jump: 5. Bassett
Pole vault: 7. Trace King

Boys Golf: Up and down and all around

Tigers sixth in Missota Conference

The only thing consistent about Farmington's play during the 2011 season was its inconsistency. In five Missota Conference meets coach Jon Holmes' squad finished fifth, sixth (twice), seventh and eighth, good enough for sixth place in the final eight-team league standings.
The Tigers played some of their best golf late, placing eighth in the Section 1AAA meet and advancing to the final round for the first time in many years.
"We were up and down all year," Holmes said. "The fact that we finished fifth in the last conference meet and made the second round of the sections were good accomplishments for us.
"We knew there would be some stiff competition for the top four spots with Chanhassen and Chaska joining the conference this year...Perhaps with some summer golf we can claw our way into the top four next year."
Holmes awarded varsity letters to nine players for their work during the 2011 campaign, including seniors Mike Dalhed, Cooper Loew, Matt Provost and Trevor Hockert.
Juniors Tommy May, Tony Lalani and Jacob Hanson, sophomore Kevin Olund and seventh grader Erik Holmstrom also earned letters this spring.
May was the low Tiger scorer for the season, finishing 12th in the individual conference rankings and receiving all-league honorable mention for his efforts.
Holmes said that his junior varsity team had a solid spring and that he sees many of that team's players key to the success of the 2012 squad.
"The winners will be the ones who get out and play this summer," he said. "Those players and some of the other young players who flourished toward the end of the season should really help us."
Holmes could not say enough about the importance of playing competitive summer golf.
"There is nothing wrong with playing 54 holes a day," he said, "and tournament golf helps you keep an edge. Every shot counts. That's something you can't get when you're just playing with your buddies."
The Tiger coach said he couldn't put the 2011 season in his rear view mirror without some parting words for his four seniors.
"Those guys are a class act," he said. "They all brought their own unique personality to the course. Hopefully they will continue to play as each of them has a bright golf future ahead of them.
"Cooper (Loew) was the best dressed of all time. He sported matching shoes, bright pants and cardigans no matter what the conditions."

Cooper Loew
"...best dressed of all time."...coach Jon Holmes