2025 Season

Here are some dates for your calendar:

Booster meetings -- all are welcome!

• Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 7:00 pm. Location Ridgedale Byerly’s community room

• Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 7:00 pm. Location GV Byerly’s community room

• Monday, October 6, 2025 (new date!) at 7:00 pm. Location GV Byerly’s community room

• Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 7:00 pm. Location GV Byerly’s community room

• Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 7:00 pm. Location GV Byerly’s community room

Reach out if you are interested in helping with the boosters this season - it's a great way to get to know other parents and to support this awesome team & coaches! 

2025 Board:

Heather Schmidt, President

Kate Krzyzanowski, Vice President

Jessica Hassis, Secretary

Emily Knutson, Treasurer

ahsboysccrboosters@gmail.com

Important Information & Updates

Osseo - Armstrong Dual -- 10/14/25 

This is a snack sign up for both the girls and boys teams to share after the heats. Please review the available slots here and click on the button to sign up. Please have your donation to the table on the field by 3:30pm so that we are out of the runners way when the first heat starts at 4pm. If you are not able to make it to the meet, but would like to send food or beverages to, please contact Kate Krzyzanowski at KateKrzyz@gmail.com or 651.210.2169 to coordinate 

Grade Level Championship

The next volunteer opportunity is the Grade Level Championship at Bassett Creek on 10/20. The Lefty Wright Grade Level Meet is our main fundraiser for the boys team--it's a fun event to get involved in, and all of the jobs are easy. Please take a moment to sign up here. Thanks in advance for helping us out! This meet could not happen without you. Make sure you arrive early. Parking can be a problem if you arrive late. If you have any questions about your assignment, please direct them to Robb Stephens prior to the start of the races. Please bring whatever you need with you and use the bathroom before arriving at the meet. There will be many athletes needing to use the restroom on site and the lines will be very long. Once the races begin, there is very little time to take care of bathroom breaks and questions. 

Carboloads --  CLICK HERE FOR CARBO LOADS.

Suggested Donation:

• We hope that all families are able to make a yearly tax deductible donation of $60 per runner to our organization which helps to manage the finances of the team and pays the salary of Coach Hubred. Consider company matching if your employer offers that. 

• You can make this donation or pay for other team related expenses via two options: check or PayPal

*Checks can be made out to Armstrong Boys' Cross Country Boosters and sent to Emily Knutson our treasurer at 

 Armstrong Boys’ Cross Country Boosters 

℅ Emily Knutson

1810 Rhode Island Avenue 

Golden Valley, MN 55427

*If paying via PayPal. Please put a clear note in the description (name of runner and reason for payment).  You can use this link https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ahsboysccr or scan the QR code below.

Coach Kleyman Scholarship

Donate today!

Kleyman Scholarship Donation Link 

Rick Kleyman coached cross country and track and field for 50 years, 32 of which were at Armstrong.  His cross country teams (both boys and girls)  made 43 appearances at the State Meet, had 18 Conference Championships, and three State Championships. In his many years of coaching, he touched the lives of thousands of young people. Rick was passionate about improvement and using running and sport to build character and resilience in kids. Through Rick’s coaching, his runners learned to be disciplined, devoted and dedicated to their team. These skills helped these athletes to navigate future challenges and be successful citizens.  

Coach Kleyman passed away in 2021 and we want to recognize his legacy at Armstrong and beyond through the Kleyman Cross Country Scholarship. This scholarship will award one male and one female cross country runner to be used toward post secondary education expenses. Our goal is to raise money to build a well endowed and sustainable scholarship fund. If we are able to collect $12,000 in donations, we can award two $250 scholarships each year. Collecting $25,000 will enable us to award two $500 scholarships each year. In 2022 and 2023 we were able to award $250 scholarships and we are very close to being able to award $500 scholarships. Please donate.

Visit our website: Kleyman Scholarship website

Sponsorship Levels 

• Marathon Level $1,000

• Half Marathon Level  $500

• 5k Level $250

Booster Club By-Laws

ARCHIVED INFO

Carbo Load info:

Kick-off: Mark your calendars for our Season Kick-Off!! This is a Parent Social for parents/guardians/coaches and Carbo Load for runners, hosted in partnership with the girls team on Monday, 8/25 from 6-9pm. The Season Kick-off parties are right across the street from each other. Please see the carboload document below for address details.

What should I bring to a carbo load? There will be a food category assigned to each grade level, which rotates with each carbo load. Bring the amount of food that you would bring to a potluck or to serve a large family. 

Who attends, and why? Carbo loads are to build team camaraderie and to have fun outside of practice and meets. As the name implies, the carbo load is a carb-heavy meal, to fuel up the day before the a race. The carbo loads are optional and are attended by runners, not parents/families (with the exception of the kick-off carbo load / parent social on 8/25). Runners are to follow the AHS Athletics Code of Conduct at the carbo loads and are expected to be respectful of themselves, teammates, and host's home (clean up after yourself, don't go into off-limit rooms, etc.) The carbo loads are co-ed, and hosted in partnership with the boys and girls team. 

Interested in hosting a carbo load? Looking for carbo load details? CLICK HERE FOR CARBO LOADS.

Twin Cities Marathon:

For over a decade, Armstrong has operated the Mile 11 fluid station at the Twin Cities Marathon. This event is great for team building and connecting families. It’s also inspiring and empowering to watch every runner from elite to everyday runners take on the challenge of the marathon.

The boys’ and girls’ boosters receive a donation for each volunteer so make sure to sign up and recruit friends and family to help raise funds to support our teams.

TC Marathon Fluid Station 5 (Mile 11) Volunteer Event/Fundraiser

Sunday, October 5 from 7:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m

Volunteer Registration here

Group Name: Armstrong High School Boys & Girls Cross Country

Password to Unlock Fluid Station 5 (Mile 11): FLUID525

Location: Cedar Ave. S. between Minnehaha Pkwy. & E. 49th St.

Volunteer Details: Assist with Fluid Station setup. Service runners as a water and/or Nuun Mixer, Pourer or Holder. A select number of individuals will also assist with Pro Fluids, if applicable. Assist with Fluid Station clean up. Assist with other duties as assigned by Fluid Station captain.

We are looking for your support this year:

• Twin Cities Marathon water station workers (runners and family)

• Conference Course Marshall, one for JV meet and one for Varsity race

• Multiple needs at the Grade Level Meet, sign up coming

• Sections Course Marshall (Ideally a JV parent)

• NXR Volunteers, sign up coming