 Hello and welcome to the Eric Camadeca show. I'm Joe Wombo, joined now with Eric Camadeca, head coach of the track and field teams. And Coach, you guys go up to the Mac meet and have a very impressive showing, finishing third on both sides. Talk a little bit about how the weekend went for you guys. So the weather was awful the entire weekend for the most part, but I'm really really happy with both teams finishing third place, especially with both teams having almost the same exact score. It really shows the depth and the balance of our men's and women's programs to be very competitive on both sides. And the dedication, just to be able to do the work between meets and keep on working at their craft. Yeah, when we talk about dedication, we're the only program that doesn't have an on-campus facility. And for this team to really get through the year, put into hard work, stay committed and dedicated to not only themselves, each other, but the coaching staff. Their hard work really proved this weekend. And it certainly paid off for a handful of athletes that have already qualified for the NCAA meet. But you have a number of athletes that are still in the hunt and can solidify their spot at the NCAA. Yeah, we're figuring out the numbers this week or actually today, we have 24 people still continuing for some type of post-season running. We have a couple of people who are guaranteed spots, Devante's number two in the country in the hundred, number five in the country in the two. And then we have Danika, who's in the top 10, I believe still in the shot put. And then four by one still is a shot. And we have a couple of individuals who ran really well, performed really well this weekend. Tyler, Bailey and Matt Riggins have a shot in the hundred and that trio of woman jumpers, Kim led the way, finishing second in the long jump with a huge jump in the school record. You guys have experience in Devante, who's just been your rock for the last four years. But you have a lot of youth and more athletes that you can lean on to be able to get the points that you guys were looking for in the MAC meet and continuing the success of the program. Yeah, you know, it was a great opportunity for us too at the end of the meet. And we were only up by two points to LVC at the end with the four by four left. And it just wasn't smart for us to run Devante. And running Devante, you know, we're guaranteed to either win that event or play second. And I know I told the group of guys, you know, this is your opportunity to step up, you know, who's going to carry the torch for the next couple of years. That trio of Collin Horne, Matt Riggins, Idris Idris and Avery Wood, they really stepped up and took second place and secured that third place spot for our team. As you guys look forward in the rest of the schedule, you've touched on it, 24 more athletes trying to compete and solidify their spot to the NCAAs. What is the game plan moving forward for some of the people that are competing and not competing? You know, it's really trying to follow the weather right now. You know, where is it going to be to warm us for some people to get to some good times? You know, where's going to be the best facility, best competition? So the next 10 days are going to be a little bit all over the place. We may be going up to Allegheny, down to North Carolina, Swarthmore, ECAC. So, you know, the traveling's going to be a little crazy right now following the Teefer's list. So, you know, it's kind of a sit and wait and chase. Well, coach, we wish you the best of luck in this chase that you guys have in safe travels with the team that goes to the NCAA tournament. Thank you, thank you. He's Eric Camadeca. I'm Joe Wong, and this has been the Eric Camadeca Show.