TS: I am looking forward to this coming season.

TS: Our team is very young this year. Last year, the team had a significant number of seniors. Quite a few of those seniors had participated in track for more than four years, starting in the local youth program Juniata Valley Striders. This year, we are very young. This will be a year of developing our athletes, creating the base that is needed for them to reach their full potential.

TS: I expect to see several of our athletes in the top ten at most meets this year. With indoor track and field, we will only have five competitions which are all invitationals. These meets are very large and provide great competition. I am confident that several of our athletes will be able to be top finishers at most of these meets: Ethan Plank in horizontal jumps, Danielle Warfel in sprints, Michael McNitt in hurdles, and Wyatt Kauffman in distance. Of course, Carter Smith is likely to continue to shine. He started his career running the 400m, last year dominated the 800m and this year intends to focus on the 1600m and 3000m races. He is truly exceptional in that he can run anything from the 200m to the 3200m with excellence.

TS: For our newcomers, this will be a season to build their base and learn how to compete in track and field. As the season unfolds, they will figure out where their strengths lie and choose their event areas.

TS: Indoor track and field meets are non-scoring. Therefore, we will not have any team vs. team competitions. However, when we go to meets, we will face the same teams that provide us with great competition during the spring season: State College, Chambersburg, Cumberland Valley and Altoona. We enjoy competing against them during the indoor season. It gives us more opportunities to race, jump, throw and hurdle against the best in our division.

TS: My main goal for our program is to build a strong sense of team as we work together to maximize our potential as individual athletes.