He really had no ability to practice, and to be one of the best in the state is amazing.

Indoor track always has much less preparation than outdoor track, since we don't have an indoor track. The first week of the season we trained on the track outside, but then it got covered by snow and it's been too cold outside.

It's really technical. Little mistakes can really cost you. Someone could easily jump 6-feet-8-inches on a good day and jump 6-feet-1-inch on a bad day.

Running against each other is not the same as a meet.

There's only so much we can do or lift, so I take them to these whenever I can. This isn't a competition. We take their times and it's a good way for me to see where they are and to see how they're going to do later on.

We want to do well at the state level. We'd also like to go back to New England's. Last year was the first time in several years we didn't go.

We have a very young team. A lot of the young guys are distance runners and throwers, so hopefully a few will develop. We need to get some points in those events at dual meets especially.

I was very excited with what he did. He showed he's a top runner in the state, just like I expected.

Last year our outdoor team was the state runner up. I said at the end of last season, that this year we were going to be looking to win it. If everything goes right, we should be in the mix to win it.

He'll be in the mix again this year. He already jumped 6-foot-2 at Hillhouse.