About Me
Education...
Lake Howell High School
US Air Force Academy (BS)
Florida State University (MS)
Accomplishments...
Got Victoria Galano to marry me.
PRs...
Bass: 10 pounds 4 oz
Speckled Seatrout: 7 pounds 2 oz
Redfish (legal slot size): 8 pounds 13 oz
Rainbow Trout: 5 pounds 6 oz
Longnose Gar: 50 inches
Mullet (cast netted): 5 pounds 5 oz
Discussion Posts
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| 7 months ago |
Partial scholarships for females now temporarily available at Tallahassee Community College
Update: earlier this week, Tallahassee Community College was named as one of 10 nationwide finali...
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| 8 months ago |
Partial scholarships for females now temporarily available at Tallahassee Community College
To be in compliance with Title IX (which I support), TCC need to have equal numbers on our roster...
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| 1 year ago |
XC rankings by time hurt kids and hurt our sport
Just a bit of clarification on my last post:
When I said I only cared about times at the ARP,...
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| 1 year ago |
XC rankings by time hurt kids and hurt our sport
As a former high school coach and now college coach, I'll report I don't give a rat's behind abou...
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| 1 year ago |
Courses with concrete
Times don't matter in Florida cross-country until you get to the State Meet course at Apalachee R...
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| 1 year ago |
Tallahassee Team Time-Trial (at ARP)
What time does this time trial start?
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| 2 years ago |
Trying to contact Ryan Deak
Thanks for the help, Jason!
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| 2 years ago |
Trying to contact Ryan Deak
I am trying to contact former Maclay School (Tallahassee, FL) distance standout Ryan Deak. I kno...
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| 2 years ago |
State Thunderstorms
Any guesses for what the workaround will be if the storms hit tomorrow as forecast (10am - 7pm......
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| 2 years ago |
Regional track meet and prom
These schedule conflicts offer a great opportunity for youngsters to weigh tough choices. Good p...
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| 2 years ago |
We want TODD GRASLEY back!
Wow, Adair.
That was a textbook administrative non-answer. No insight, no explanation.
I s...
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| 2 years ago |
What subject do you teach?
Anatomy & Physiology
Exercise Physiology
I'm one of the lucky ones who gets to teach what I a...
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| 2 years ago |
lowest finish for a Florida boy or girl at the NCAA Cross Country Champioship
In 1981, Herb Wills finished 16th, almost half a mile in front of me.
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| 2 years ago |
In case you missed it... direct athletics
$$$
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| 2 years ago |
Girl Coaches & Nutrition
This is a topic that cries out for addressing at a FACA Clinic. As a coach of multiple athletes ...
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| 2 years ago |
Consecutive trips to the state meet boys or girls
Maclay is now 23 consecutive years, for both boys and girls. I'm sure somebody has us beat by a ...
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| 2 years ago |
Best Florida Cross Country Venues
I'll start the bandwagon for the Cougar Challenge in Tallahassee. Don't come if you want a nice ...
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| 2 years ago |
1A, 2A, 3A, Region 1
Can Girls' 1A Region 1 results be posted? They are not up.
Meet Director Richard Fannin did a...
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| 2 years ago |
Rules question for all of you knowledgeable coaches
@southforkrunning
A few years back, the #16 and #17 runner from another school actually found ...
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| 2 years ago |
Rules question for all of you knowledgeable coaches
Until recently, we could not run more than 7 in a district meet. The rationale for allowing 10 p...
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| 2 years ago |
Sebastein river and dunedin invites relegated to a 3 mile run
District and Region and State will take care of all this freak-out over course accuracy. If you ...
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| 2 years ago |
A last chance to run on the State Meet (FSU) course Oct 20
I recently got approval to host a college/high school meet at the ARP this Saturday morning. Loo...
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| 2 years ago |
Plantes Ferry 10K Cross-Country Course
I'll be running USATF XC Club Nationals in December at Spokane's Plantes Ferry Sports Complex. C...
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| 2 years ago |
1st time that happened
That tops my best one...
Back in the day, went to a race that started/finished at the Marianna...
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| 3 years ago |
Fair?
JDPSU: Caster Semenya is intersex, not transgender. There's a distinct biological difference be...
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| 3 years ago |
OFFICIAL MS State Meet Running Events Performance List(s)
Fixed.
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| 3 years ago |
OFFICIAL MS State Meet Field Events Performance List(s)
My cellphone. HaHa.
Thanks for the super-rapid response, Mike. I think you PRed! Gary
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| 3 years ago |
OFFICIAL MS State Meet Field Events Performance List(s)
Mike,
The 2018 qualifying standards indicate that 105-0 feet is the mark for boys' discus. Th...
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| 3 years ago |
State Meet PV Coaching Credentials
Thanks, Doug. That's a great idea.
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| 3 years ago |
State Meet PV Coaching Credentials
Both girls' and boys' pole vault will be conducted at the same time, on two separate pits, so...
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| 3 years ago |
Uniform rule clarification
In the interest of preventing uniform DQs at next week's Region Meets, I'm looking for clarificat...
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| 3 years ago |
How do I access names of my "pool of eight" for state series relays?
Dan, you nailed it.
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| 3 years ago |
How do I access names of my "pool of eight" for state series relays?
Thanks, Ed. I have no doubt the kinks will be worked out.
Bigger issue may be that more tha...
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| 3 years ago |
How do I access names of my "pool of eight" for state series relays?
Thanks, guys. I went back through my emails, undeleted my email registration confirmation from D...
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| 3 years ago |
How do I access names of my "pool of eight" for state series relays?
Doug, I was able to pull mine up until AFTER the meet. Now when I go to schedule and click on th...
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| 3 years ago |
How do I access names of my "pool of eight" for state series relays?
Wonder if I'm the only one who did this...?
Registered my relays on DA for district, including...
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| 3 years ago |
Why Direct Athletics?
Jason, thanks for the forthright response and clarification.
Young athletes...this is what pro...
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| 3 years ago |
Prelims in 4x100 at district if only 8 teams entered?
I should know the answer to this question asked of me by a coach in my district. My brain says s...
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| 3 years ago |
Maclay Mini Meet 3 2018
Yes. Send payment and I'll give you the password.
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| 3 years ago |
COMPETE in 5 Meets
In my experience - when coaches have tried to get my athletes disqualified, based on the 5 meet r...
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| 3 years ago |
Men's XC officially added to Tallahassee Community College
JUCO/Community College XC continues to expand in Florida. Programs have recently been added in J...
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| 3 years ago |
Five meet Rule
Here's what I did (necessary because I have travel soccer players on both boys' and girls' teams,...
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| 3 years ago |
Is this really happening in CC???
If Citrus Park Christian had a cross-country team before this year, I could see an issue with tui...
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| 3 years ago |
5 Meet Rule
Not a shame. Stupid rule. A pox on any shallow-thinking coach who scours results to get a rival...
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| 3 years ago |
Is this really happening in CC???
Hey Paul,
Thanks for the insight. Gotta lodge a gentle protest on your bid to separate public...
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| 3 years ago |
Is this really happening in CC???
Bottom line is that FHSAA has been made aware of it (not from me), so if this approach is deemed ...
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| 3 years ago |
Coaches - Most Impressive Workout you have ever had an athlete do?
In 2000, at the Brevard Running Camp, I took Michael Joanos (Leon HS) and Ryan Deak & Matt Katz (...
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| 3 years ago |
Maclay Travel Soccer XC Special 2017
Herb,
4:30pm start tomorrow. Three circuits of hilly 1mi clockwise loop that starts on the gr...
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| 4 years ago |
Men's XC officially added to Tallahassee Community College
UPDATE:
The men's XC program is a definite GO this year. I can carry 5-7 on the squad the first...
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| 4 years ago |
Men's XC officially added to Tallahassee Community College
Thanks to all the young men who have contacted me so far. A number of very impressive candidates...
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