I was a little concerned, but she responded beautifully.

Leah did a heck of a job. She’s been fighting a bug and she ran a really smart race. She’s a very, very strong girl.

Obviously we were hoping to win the 4×800 relay, but three of the four girls were fighting illnesses all week.

Not to be afraid of it. I think they were a little intimidated. It was our first mega-meet. And now these girls, most of them, have done Great American, they’ve gone to nationals (for indoor...

You’re up against the best in the country.

We did not have a good day. We certainly hope to do better. We’ve thought a lot about what we did last time and what we need to do this time.

Obviously we’re going to be trying to do it again. They’re running well.

We’ve just got to go out and prove we can do it.

We’re certainly aware of the rankings. It’s a tough region. We’re in there with some very tough schools, and it’s subjective.

We certainly wanted the pack to stay together. We wanted Heather to go for it. We thought she could stay with Kerri. We wanted our (second and third) girls to stay in front of Wilton’s...