1. David Raucci 24:41.8 *course record: Great bounce-back effort against a strong field, but honestly not a huge surprise. I see you every day and know you are in great shape. Championships are on the way, time to run like a champion.
28. Conor Shelley 26:10.8: Very good performance as you continue to trend toward your top form. Keep working hard. I’m proud of your work ethic and the fact that you have kept believing all season. Now’s the time to bring it up one more level. Keep believing, and you will achieve.
37. Tim Keegan 26:20.2: A strong return to your consistent form from earlier in the season. You have transitioned well to the 5-mile distance and have proven to be a tough racer. With some sharpening, aim for even faster efforts. Get yourself ready mentally and physically for every race, and you will do well.
56. Tom Dixon 26:46.7: Great job! You have had a strong season so far, keep building on it in the coming weeks. Focus mentally on the back hills during Friday’s workout, and take that mental effort and bring it back on the course one week later.
59. John Keenan 26:50.2: Still off where you need to be in order to provide depth for this team. It’s there; you just have to bring it out and to the surface. Get yourself healthy. Train consistently. Believe in your goals, and set out to achieve them.
78. Joe Tarantello 27:06.8: Another solid effort, though I think you can do better. Please keep reminding me to focus on thresh with you. That’s your ticket to success for the remainder of the season and beyond.
80. Nick Webster 27:09.7: Definitely a step in the right direction as you continue the learning curve to this level of training and racing. Keep working on improving it, and with some rest and sharpening, expect a big dropoff in times. Nice work.
118. Sam McMullen 27:48.1: A solid effort after a tough week of training. It’s been and up-and-down season for you, but your base is strong and I’m confident you can close it out strongly.
119. John Reilly 27:49.2: Speaking of up-and-down seasons … man, you have had that. Despite this, I believe you can turn it around and make some noise in the final few meets.
Purple Non-Varsity Race
13. Kris Geist 27:51.8: Considering you ran on one foot and in amazing amount of pain, this was a strong effort. There is enough season and hopefully some cooler weather for you to continue this progression, quickly, in the final meets.
14. Greg Masto 27:52.2: Start to finish, by far your best effort of the season. You did the work all summer and fall. Now it’s time to cash in all those chips.
19. Matt Maynes 28:25.3: Best race of your college career. A major breakthrough. You were focused 100 percent from start to finish. Great to see!
20. Patrick Duggan 28:25.4: Seemed like you ran every step with Maynes, and were just as focused. Good job, look to carry that over in the coming weeks.
22. Ted Marak 28:33.0: Solid effort on a course that helped you out. You looked strong throughout and finally were able to put together a good effort from start to finish.
25. Zak Smetana 28:43.3: A solid effort as well, but definitely you looked a little tired out there. Your training has been excellent. With a reduction in volume, you could wind up really finishing decently.
36. Bryan Dixon 29:20.0: You entered the race banged up and yet raced this as tough as you could. Good effort. Get your legs back for the MAACs.
Overall comments: I’m proud of the effort and the performances, and the team spirit, at Albany. You guys have put in a tremendous amount of work, and your team spirit and ethic is excellent. Let’s carry it over and finish out this season with strong championship efforts. From everybody. From start to finish. No gaps – no mental gaps, no physical gaps. Work together physically; spur each other on mentally, and get it done.
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