We wanted to come here and make a statement. The kids are hard workers. I think we have a chance to place anywhere in the top five at state.

We got permission from the state to take him to other schools and compete in their meets.

When you have kids who are willing to put in the time and effort and coaches who are willing to do the same, then you're going to be successful, I think.

A coach's dream is to win a state title, but without the coaching staff I have and the kids to make the commitment, it wouldn't have happened. We brought nine kids up here and all nine of them scored, and without that we wouldn't have won it.