They want to be on the podium. They feel like that's a reasonable go for them.

That (last season) strengthened him as a leader for the team and gave him a ton of confidence. He sees himself as a distance runner now. That's his identity.

We hope they will be able to run like that in every meet. We want to close the gap between No. 1 and No. 8. We hope to get into the team pack mentality.

She looks a lot stronger. She put on a lot of muscle and looks more confident.