A note about Saturday at MAAC

As many of you know, I will NOT be traveling to Rider for MAAC Day 1 on Saturday. My daughter will be having her First Communion on that day and obviously I need to be home for that and for the Big Family Celebration at our house.

Coach Horton will be on the men's bus (there are two buses for travel to MAAC). Lombi (LomBRO) will be helping out with the meal money and of course with the very vital task of recording the splits and results for the Saturday races.

It will be tough not to be there for the team; I will miss supporting the men and women on the track and in the field (javelin is on Saturday). But alas, family comes first. Always.

PLEASE NOTE WELL: It is fully expected that the team will be what Marist Track Teams always are on the road: Classy and well-representative of our program. This means, in no particular order ...

--Wear Marist Track or Marist Gear at all times.
--Act respectfully and not like a bunch of goofballs. This may be difficult to do ON the bus, but it is ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED OFF THE BUS. Coach Horton, Coach Chuck (don't mess with him!) and the Captains will be enforcing. Make their jobs easy and act like grown-ups (or as close to it as possible).
--Cheer on your teammates in a classy, supportive way. Men AND women. Remember, we are one program.
--Be quiet, calm and respectful in the hotel (side note: The continental breakfast at this hotel ROCKS. French toast sticks, bacon and outstanding coffee ... this old coach will miss it!)

I will be driving down to Rider early Sunday morning in a van. Most of you will be traveling via bus on Saturday. A select few will come down with me on Sunday. I will provide a detailed list of who travels on which days later in the week.

Basically, if you are competing, you are going down on Saturday. However, if you have any questions about when you are going, check with me.