Randy Bungard Quotations

We are primarily going to go to the meet to have fun with a lot of different relays.

I think we have a better team this year obviously than we did last year. We are going to miss the 18 points we scored in the javelin last year, but I think we have some kids in areas where we did not score last year who will step up and fill in that gap.

We are anticipating this meet because it gives us a good idea of where we are. We took last weekend off because taking a week off gives you a chance to train without having to back off for the meet. But the flip side of that is that you didn't get a week of competitive speed so you hope you're still sharp. We will be able to tell after this weekend.

First we did our primary workout. Then we worked mainly on the mechanics of the exchange because we pretty much have our steps down. All this year we have been balancing relay work with the work needed for the individual events, so we are prepared.

Probably the strength of our men's team is going to be distance and middle distance. In terms of numbers, it is the 800M and up group that will score the bulk of our points.

Coming off conference you are emotionally spent. So we always come to Penn Relays with the idea that we are going to have fun. We run some relays that really aren't run that often because this is a chance for the kids to go into a relatively low-pressure situation and perform well simply in the name of fun.

The best practice for a race is to race.

Before the competition I told her that, while this venue seems larger than life, really it is still just a track meet. I reminded her that this isn't something you haven't seen before -- these are the same people you run up against every weekend and you belong there with them.