With the girls we showed that we can compete in a number of events. We are exceedingly young, three-fourths of the team is freshman and sophomores. With the boys we only have a dozen guys and it is just difficult to fill events and I thought they did a nice job to fill what they could.
We qualified for the New England's in the 4x800 relay by finishing third, but it was not our best performance of the year.
In my 11 years of coaching here it's the first time one of our runners has ever won at this type of meet. We've been working on some race strategy, and it seemed work. We've also been trying to work together as a team.
This season was a little different because of the weather. We hit a lot more pavement than usual.
She hit her personal best with that throw. She was the best of us today. We did well, but most of our races weren't personal bests.
It's good to be at home, ... It's neat to have parents and friends come and watch. We had more than 100 people there, and that is a good crowd.
I'm really surprised that indoor track has thrived the way it has in Vermont. Especially since there are no high school indoor tracks.
It really depends what you want to get out of your indoor program. The sport has only been in Vermont for 15 years, so it's still relatively new. Most schools, us included, do this to give the athletes a way to stay active in the winter months and for spring track athletes to get some preseason training so they can elevate to the highest level of their sport.
At this level, we're mainly competing to get personal bests. We stress personal bests and it's really what our athletes are searching for at these events. These kids are just always trying to improve and the states are a nice reward and the New England championships are another nice reward.
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