We have a really strong men's team. We've got a lot of talent and depth on this team and our main goal this year is to make it to state championships.
Overall we skied really well. But (the race) shows anything can happen and it can be anyone on the team who scores.
We only had six skiers, which put extra pressure on the team to be as flawless as they could be. But I have to say that I was really impressed with how the kids stepped up and compensated for the lack of depth.
(The short game) does tame time and patience. The team is willing to dedicate the necessary time to improve. The results don't come overnight - it's a game where a lot of practice eventually pays off.
It meant that the rest of the team had to be almost perfect to keep us in the race. And while we weren't perfect, we did well enough to end up in fourth place after the first day, only 13 points out of the lead.
It's been great and I can see that they are starting to improve their games. It's just a shame we can't get enough players to qualify in team standings. I think we'd place pretty high.
It's hard to be on a golf team because of the burden it places on a kid trying to get his schoolwork in. We miss entire days of classes to go to matches and I understand how hard that can be. But we've got a very competitive group and we'll be all right.