My daughter's Senior Year XC season ended yesterday with the awards banquet. Her team ended 5th at the PIAA meet, the same as last year. Martha again earned The Most Improved Award for her progress during the seaon. I couldn't be more proud...
Actually, I could!
Martha accepted her first choice in colleges last week and will be matriculating at Penn State/Mont Alto next Fall. This will allow her to be close (very close!) to her beloved Appalachian Trail. It also allows her to become a member of their brand new XC team, which will be coached by a Pennsylvania Legend quite familiar to many of us PSU Track/XC Alums. Eight-time PIAA Champion Coach Bill Preston of Council Rock HS and Richard Stockton College will be ushering in a new program with his patented high-mileage format. Council Rock produced Bob Hamer and a few other Nittany Lions. And anyone who is friends with Coach Groves is already a friend of mine. Can't wait to see the progress she can make under Coach Preston. It was only yesterday that I held the 2 lb. newborn in the palm of my rather small hand...
I hope to hear from Bob and a few others about running for Coach Preston, and maybe even Coach Preston himself. I'm not going to interfere with the Coach/Athlete relationship at all, but I'll do everything I can to make it successful. We have celebrated the PSU Club team several times, and now I'll learn about the PSU Branch Campus XC/Track scene. Remember, everyone can be a member of our Group. Coach Preston will soon have a golden ticket to the next Coach Harry Groves Golf Tournament.
Small correction: Richard Stockton College
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I knew that! Inaccuracies are an integral part of my schtick. Yeah, that's the ticket.
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