Cherokee

Going into Saturday's meet, we challenged the girls to do something that's never been done before in school history. They knew what was at stake and that three of them were going to quadruple. They knew that if things didn't go according to plan, then we would not run them in four races, but opportunities like this do not come up often. The previous weekend we traveled to Liberty University for a meet, and it was a tune up for this meet. Mostly everyone that went down on the

Today marks the last day for John McMichael at Cherokee high school. It really does seem like yesterday when I walked into his office when he first started working at Cherokee and asked him if he wanted to coach with me that year. To his surprise it started that winter season in 2004 and lasted until the 2014 outdoor season. Of course it didn't end in 2014. Little did I know when I first met him, that a friendship had just been born. With me in my new role as head coach of al

With 2021 coming to an end and 2022 picking right up, I wanted to take some time to reflect on what the last year has meant to me as a coach. Just as I remind my athletes to stop and smell the roses along the way, I needed to remind myself to do the same thing. I can too quickly move on to the next season and forget to reflect on where we were, where we are, and where we are going. 2021 Winter season, if you can call it that, had a late start. This was going to be unlike any

The team headed down to Lynchburg Virginia to compete in the Liberty Premier Invitational. This would be the first time Cherokee has competed at Liberty and the first time I have been back for a high school meet since 1999. Although its been awhile, it was great catching up with old friends that I haven't seen in quite some time. I also got to catch up with head coach Lance Bingham since he has taken over the reigns after coach Tolsma retired. This trip was well worth the dri