Interview questions and answers for Laura Gengler:

1. Being the only senior hurdler what does it take to teach the younger hurdlers?
A: Alot of patience and enthusiasm to push the girls to be the best they can be.

2. Do you feel by having captians practice three times a week will help the athletes get used to the grind of the season?
A: Yes because there is a large amount of girls who show up at the practice that put everything into each and every practice.

3. Do you feel that the captians practices are a good way to get conditioning in before the season starts?
A:Yes because we do a large amount of running, and we push the girls very hard during each drill.

4. How will the season be different with a smaller number of seniors?
A: We will need alot of younger girls to step up this year so we can contend.

5: Why does the team have 6 captians?
A: Because each different captian is in a different event, so with 100+ girls it is easier to work with them when there is one captian per event.

6: Do winter sports conflict with captians practice?
A: Yes because there are alot of starters that are not able to attend due to winter sports.

Interview questions and answers for Taryn Dwyer:

1. what is the team doing to prepare for the upcoming season?
A: We have captians practice every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

2.What do captians practices consist of?
A: We start with a warm up run then we do pilos, and then we split up into sprinters, distance runners and throwers.

3. How will this year be different from years in the past?
A: There will be less seniors on the team this year.

4. Do you feel the incoming freshmen will play major roles in the team this year?
A: The underclassmen have a select group of freshmen that contribute a great deal to the team.

5. How do you utilize the building when there is still snow on the ground?
A: We use the indoor track but we have to share it with the baseball team. we also use the weight room, and the hallways on the second floor and in the commons are also used for running activities.

Interview questions and answers for the Dwyers:

1: As a parent what do you have to do to get ready for the season?
A: Prepare for the elements, some meets are cold and rainy while others are hot.

2. As a parent what goes into the booster club?
A: Alot of volunteer work for the concessions at each home event.

3. What will the booster club provide for the team this year?
A: Team dinners, fundraisisng events and volunteer work at the meets.

4. What are you most looking forward to this season?
A: Watching my daughter break records.


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