We've never gotten anybody from anything like that. When you get a kid from California, they're not coming to Slippery Rock. They're fishing for scholarships, so we're out of that market.
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I think sometimes that with the individual sports, the athletes take the attitude of individualism. When you're out there competing, you're by yourself and I think they take that attitude with school as well.John Papa
Since most of our kids aren't on scholarship, if you get a student that's a little shaky, then they're probably not going to make it.
John Papa
I give the students all the flexibility they need. For example, we have had several student government presidents on our teams in the past.
John Papa
We should be able to place very high in every event against these teams. I was very happy with the way the kids came back from the winter break conditioning-wise, very impressed. The only group that isn't really ready yet is the distance runners.
John Papa
With the competition coming in, we should be able to achieve many first places.
John Papa
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