Quotes by Dave O'Neal

“Thats given me enough girls to score on a given day, but it gives me no leeway. I have the bodies, but I dont have the talent yet.”

“Thats what were going to focus on next year, is promoting the sport in the middle-school level. Thats all fine, but thats a year off. Were just trying to keep the program together until we can get something going. Wed like to be competitive. We dont want to be just throwing bodies out there.”

“Its a good number (10), but Id like to have a couple more. The fact that of the 10, I should have nine back next year is progress in itself. Numbers arent an issue.”

“I have some very good athletes on the team. Id like to see the guys go five hundred in the conference. That would be a great step for them. If they could go five hundred and then bring all those guys back, that would be a good step for us. We can look at that as a year of progress.”

“We felt if we focused on breaking school records, that will lead to our improvement in the meets. Its been successful. The kids have been using them as goals. A lot of them are newer, so theyre very attainable goals to set out to break a school record.”

“He has a lot of talent and is working very hard. Hes been impressive all season. He definitely has a lot of potential.”

“Hes shown a lot. Hes run our best time in the 55 and the 200. Hes looking quite strong.”

“All four ran solid times. It was a nice relay. Marcus and John are seniors, so its nice for them.”

“Our hope on the girls side for the four relays is for all of them to medal. We think they all have the potential to finish in the top 10 ? hopefully in the top six. For the boys, were hoping for a fairly high finish for both. None of them are seniors ? theyre all juniors and down. We still think we can get top-15 finishes from them. Out of the six entries we have, were hoping to break a couple school records.”

“Nicole will be busy ? shell see four events. As good an athlete as Nicole is, Mahon is having a phenomenal season. But Nicole is right there.”