The kids know what to expect from me. They will work hard, and the coaches will work hard.

By the end of the year, I hope the kids will think some of the ideas I had were good and that they are happy with the progress they've made. We're going to try and compete as well as we can. By the time the sectional comes around, we'll see what we can do.

It made me very happy to have two runners make all-conference. The kids stepped up and competed very well.

If a kid complains, Danny would take him to the side, and work with him. He never embarrassed the kids in practice. He never yells at a kid.

It was a great way to open the season — having kids have to work for their matches.

A lot of kids came out and were excited about it. I think they're really going to work hard for him and it's going to be a good year.