We are happy to put on this meet. It's outstanding to have the local schools compete. There was a lot of talent here. All of the schools have individuals who can compete at a high level.

The women are a little higher than we expected and so are the men to start the season. I figured we would end up there, but I didn't think we would start there. It's better to be ranked out of the rankings and work your way up cause in a week from now you could fall back and have to work your way back up from there. But, I am flattered that people think that highly of our teams. That's very flattering. I am glad they look at us like that in the preseason. It means we have some goals to live up to. Our kids will feel very positive about that ranking. Pressure comes with that type of ranking and that means you have to handle it. We will make sure we do that.

She learns that every day you're not going to win, but every day I can give my best. That's something that will help her be able to manage her life well, learn how to get up after falling down.

It is not inevitable that our schools have incidents like this. We can make our schools even safer,

Do they have schools?

Some schools prospered at the expense of others. We called it the 'haves' and 'have-nots.' ... There was never a sense of equity in the school district.