 Hello, and welcome to the Dave Redan show presented by Buffalo Wildlings I'm Greg Royce joined here with Stevenson cross-country head coach Dave Redan and coach you wrapped up to seize a couple weeks ago I had a couple individuals Pat Watson and Langston gash Traveled a NCA Nationals out in Illinois your first two competitors Just take us through that experience. Well, that was like for both of them to compete at that level. Yeah So it was it was a great experience going into the the year I thought maybe we could get Langston there and Then maybe maybe get the team if everything went perfect and the fact that we got Patrick and Langston was just just I mean awesome and I got told them going into Nationals like I mean the goal was to get here So there's not as much pressure right now because it's all about the experience for the first time and they went out and And kind of took it all in and they learned a lot. Yeah, I see Pat You know Pat really came on this year. You know, he finished 70th overall You know missed you miss probably all America by about 30 spots about 18 seconds We were saying the lengths like you said it was about 30 seconds back But there was about a hundred spots in between let's be Different than race in your normal Saturday race. There's so many guys. They're such a small area and just so competitive Yeah, and that's what was great about Pat Patrick and Langston going this year because they got that experience They got to see what it was like to have so many people of similar ability in the same race I mean, like you said, there were basically a hundred spots between Pat and Langston in only 20 25 seconds. So so it's just it's amazing how competitive the whole race is and like I said I mean they got the experience and the goal next year is to get there as a team So now they can share that experience with their teammates for for next year. Yeah, absolutely Just all the other experiences. Well, you know, I know you had the banquet and things like that Just that whole experience going to that for the first time for you for not just the athletes You and Eric as a coaching staff as well. I'm sure it was it was amazing. Yeah, so it was nice to see I mean, we've been talking about for years getting those first national qualifiers and and to get to this year was just It was a great experience and it's exciting. I mean the future is bright. So it's it's exciting And like you said, like you said, you've got you know, pretty much everybody back on both sides So, you know, maybe next year's a year that you know on the men's side Maybe take a run as a team to qualify. Yeah, exactly. So Pat's only a sophomore Langston's only a junior And we do not lose anybody from the team. So it's it's really exciting. I think next year. We're gonna surprise some people All right, coach. Well, thanks a lot Thanks for all your time this year. We now shift over to indoor track season that starts this weekend So, you know, we'll have coach came on for that. But again, thanks for your time this season We enjoyed a joy talking about cross country success you've had and We'll talk to you next year For David and I'm Greg Royce. This has been the David and show