First day of classes means first 6 a.m. workout. We were able to begin with our mile times, which, in general, were poor. Today we missed some of the verteran-ness we had last year. A lot of new faces. Tomorrow needs to be a lot better.
On a good note, Carl Wolf broke the longest-standing conditioning record. His 5:04 mile was 0:01 better that Trey Johnson's record of 5:05. Only a sophomore, he's developed into solid leader.
Several 2013 grads checked in during the morning via texting. Here's what they had to say:
Ian Gallagher: "Wish I was there coach. Hope the first practice went well. Those guys have no idea how lucky they are."
Angelo Sciandra: "Wish I was there, too. coach! I miss it!"
Dillon Lowe: "Wish I was there."
Jake Nowak: "I'd do just about anything to be at practice instead of work right now. Good luck coach."
Zack Hugg: "Good luck this season. Hope to catch a few games this semester."
Brian Sheehan stopped by last Sunday to work our clinic. He's planning to be at some practices over the next few weeks.
Dan Fetes checked in last week: "Miss Fredonia and baseball a ton."
John Bennett: "Oh trust me sir. I would give a lot to be out there."
We started a new tradition today as well. The Hammer jumped the shark when Ian Gallagher took it with him last spring and never gave it back, so we retired it and replaced it with a wooden 'W'. Our motto this year is "Wins on the Table." Tommy Morris won the first 'W' and gave the post-practice speech. He did very well in the conditioning, and had the most energy at practice today.
I'd like to give a shout out to John Messina (2011) and Shawn Ridgway (2006). John recently moved up to Rochester and is employed at the same place Shawn is -- The New York State Office of Family and Children's Services.
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