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DAD! Head XC Coach, Head boys track and field coach, PE teacher at Springfield High School in IL.

Springfield, IL
Joined April 2011
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Coach Cotner
3 years
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4 years
DO NOT MOVE FALL SPORTS TO THE SPRING! Spring sports athletes already lost one season. Donโ€™t force them to lose two!
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Coach Cotner
6 years
The entire boys CS8 will be running for @josh_cable12 tomorrow night! #CableStrong
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Coach Cotner
2 years
Our track is finally finished!
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Coach Cotner
2 years
My favorite track workout of the year for the distance crew today. The 800 predictor. 400 at goal 800 pace, 200 jog 6x200 at goal 800 pace w/200 jog after each. 400 all out in spikes Add the two 400โ€™s together to get a projected 800 time.
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Coach Cotner
7 years
Yesterday at 4:29 PM, Leighton Margaret Cotner made her appearance. Welcome to the SHS family!
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4 years
Welcome to the world little dude!
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5 years
Robert Williams is your state champion in the 300 Hurdles!!!!!
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Coach Cotner
5 years
From this to the Olympic Trials! Lets go Tyler! SHS is behind you! See you on the course tomorrow! @T_pence3
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6 years
SHS boys place 2nd at State!!!!!
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Coach Cotner
1 year
@GovPritzker Why not reward current teachers with retention bonuses???? We do everything for new teachers, but donโ€™t do anything for those that have been teaching for decades.
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6 years
State Runner UPS!
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Coach Cotner
2 years
Tyler Pence finishes in 10th place in 2:16:44 to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Trials in the marathon!
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Coach Cotner
2 years
Tyler Pence just ran 2:19:39 at the Boston Marathon! He stuck his nose in it and went for it. Congrats on a phenomenal race on a very tough course! We are proud to call you and SHS alum @T_pence3 !
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3 years
A legend retires. Congrats to coach Mike Garcia. Iโ€™m sure he will still be around, but there arenโ€™t many better track guys out there than coach. Lanphier will have big shoes to fill. Thankful for every moment I spent with Mike.
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Coach Cotner
6 years
Pence finishes in 2:15:36!!!! Atlanta bound!!!!
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Coach Cotner
4 months
Proposal for @IHSA_IL We already use the track on Thursday, but in order to avoid a weather situation and to have a gap available that is fair for all athletes I propose the following: Thursday: 1A Prelims AM 2A Prelims PM Friday: 3A Prelims AM Friday afternoon would be
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Coach Cotner
6 years
12 straight years of top 10 finishes, 3 team trophies (3rd 2009, 2nd 2010, 2nd in 2018)! SHS boys cross country continues to be very consistent. #Tradition
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5 years
This one hurt towards the end. Was feeling great through 24 miles, then the wheels came off. Kept moving forward and thankful to have finished my final marathon. Time to focus on my teams, my daughter and my new life as a recreational runner... plus some 5k and 10k races for fun!
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8 years
I love Detweiler
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Coach Cotner
1 year
People need to understand just how incredible this is!
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Pleasant Plains Boys Track XC
1 year
Welcome back @JaydenVeesenme2 !
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Coach Cotner
1 year
Senior Finn Loken still uncommitted: looking for a D2/D3 opportunity. PRโ€™s: 800: 2:02 1600: 4:34 3200: 10:07 Started running track as a junior. DM me for contact info!
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Coach Cotner
6 years
Heath Warren just split 4:03.3 in the DMR 1600 leg!!!!
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Coach Cotner
6 years
Many congrats to Chatham Glenwood, we gave them everything we had and they held us off and had an incredible season. It has been so much fun watching our boys race each other this year. Enjoy your celebration you guys deserve it! @Coach_GTXC @CoachCoxGT
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4 years
For the first time since March I can finally tweet this.... MEET DAY! Girls: 11:00 Boys 11:45 SHS๐Ÿ”ดโšซ๏ธ๐Ÿ”ดโšซ๏ธ๐Ÿ”ดโšซ๏ธ
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Coach Cotner
5 years
We mourn with our CS8 track brothers at Glenwood. Our thoughts are with @CoachCoxGT and the Glenwood track family.
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Ball-Chatham CUSD #5
5 years
Our hearts are breaking to learn of the passing of GHS junior, Joey Sandhaas, today. Joey was an amazing young man with limitless potential. Joey was kind, and a friend to all he met. He loved to high jump in track and play basketball...
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Coach Cotner
5 years
When you see a breakthrough you celebrate it! This kid ran 2:02 as a sophomore, 2:01 as a junior and has been so close to sub 2 mulitiple times. Finally he got it done today! 1:59.51! Only the beginning!
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Coach Cotner
5 years
Big news in the Cotner house!
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Coach Cotner
2 years
Year 16 of SHS XC begins todayโ€ฆ but today is special. Year 1 as head coach.
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Coach Cotner
4 years
Glorifying and only chasing D1 offers is a trap for most kids. Most kids canโ€™t handle the D1 lifestyle where sports are basically a buisiness. I have seen many kids throw away phenomenal D2 and D3 offers to walk on at D1โ€™s and they barely last a month....
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Coach Cotner
6 years
Letโ€™s do this! 26.2 tomorrow morning! Repping the SHS crew!
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7 years
Best day of my life!
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Coach Cotner
5 months
15 straight city titles. Never gets old!
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Coach Cotner
11 months
Going to be completely honest. With our move to 3A and what we had returning this year, I thought making it to sectionals was going to be a long shot. Maybe a couple individuals with a shot, but I did not think both teams would qualify. Just a testament to how far our kids have
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Coach Cotner
5 years
4x4 gets in thanks to a ridiculous anchor leg from Robert Williams! 47.1!!!
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Coach Cotner
2 years
SENATOR PRIDE!!!
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Coach Cotner
4 years
Happy 5 year anniversary to Mrs. Coach Cotner. I wouldnโ€™t be able to dedicate so much time and effort to coaching if it wasnโ€™t for my biggest cheerleader right there with me!
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Coach Cotner
5 years
Boys are state bound!
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Coach Cotner
3 years
This weekend: HS 800 Record 5k womens American Record 5k mens American Record 3k NCAA record 5k American Collegiate Record 1k American Record Absolutely insane weekend of track and field!
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Coach Cotner
3 years
Wow Dylan Jacobs!
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Coach Cotner
10 years
Our students at City Tournament. Awesome! Great kids, Great School. GO SHS! http://t.co/3chuEclDMY
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Coach Cotner
5 years
The SHS boys finished 12th at the 2A state cross country meet.
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Coach Cotner
7 years
Heath Warren with a lifetime personal best in the mile!!!! 4:10.20!!
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Coach Cotner
4 years
Congrats to senior Matthew โ€œSeiyaโ€ Abe-Bell on his commitment to run track at UIC! We are proud of you Seiya! @SHSSports @UIC_XCTF
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Coach Cotner
6 years
Being successful in school, sports, and life is a choice. If you are choosing to get in trouble, fail classes and skip practices, you are choosing to be unsuccessful. Stop blaming everyone else and start making the right choices. #EndOfRant
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Coach Cotner
5 years
One of the biggest stories last night was the breakthrough of Qaโ€™Ron Hawkins. Hasnโ€™t PRโ€™d in triple since Soph year when he jumped 45-6. Injured almost all of junior year. Last night he broke a 30 year old school record and PRโ€™d big time with a jump of 47-1! Pumped for him!
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Coach Cotner
5 years
#LastOneBestOne letโ€™s do this!
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Coach Cotner
2 years
Goal achieved. 1,000 days straight of running at least a mile. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ช
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Coach Cotner
1 year
This year a majority of our kids have made a significant mileage jump. We have stressed to make sure the easy days have been relaxed and conversational. I used to stress over the paces on the easy days, but I have taken a step back in doing that and just letting them run by feel.
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Coach Cotner
5 years
Seeing our alumni success at the next level is always so much fun!
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Coach Cotner
6 years
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Julie Peralta
6 years
@SJRsports Hereโ€™s a picture of SHS and Glenwood.. top 1 and 2 teams at state and great sportsmanship. CS8 represent
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Coach Cotner
4 years
If all we get is a regional, you better believe we will be fired up to go after that regional title! #PositivityWinsTheDay
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Coach Cotner
2 years
Very thankful to have been coached by and coached with this incredible person. An incredible honor and so well deserved.
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Coach Cotner
5 years
This years track team added to our legacy: 5th CS8 title 11th straight City title 5th at sectionals 12th at State 4th state champion in school history 2019 was awesome!
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Coach Cotner
4 years
You know who has Oral Robertโ€™s winning 2 games? My 3 year old daughter... ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ
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Coach Cotner
1 year
Tonight we run for our brother. Junior track athlete Kevin Crews lost his father in a tragic accident with a drunk driver last week. Tonight we wear black headbands to honor our brother. We love you Kevin and you are with us tonight.
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Coach Cotner
1 year
3 freshmen sub 18 in their first high school meet! Last year we only had one boy total under 18 at this meet. Today we had 6 boys under 18!
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5 years
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Coach Cotner
2 years
5 days away from the start of my 1st season as head coach of SHS XC! Excited to get going!
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Coach Cotner
5 years
But distance runners donโ€™t need to do long hard runs.... it kills their speed... Name a female distance runner with better speed than Shelby Houlihan... Iโ€™ll wait...
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Jonathan Gault
5 years
Impressed/shocked by Shelby Houlihanโ€™s long run today. 19 miles averaging 6:14/mile at elevation in Colorado Springs. Thatโ€™s a loooong, hard effort for a 1500 runner.
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4 years
Last month 5:36 mile all out. Today 5:23 all out mile. Enjoying this fitness journey. Motivated and excited for running and body weight circuit training daily. Thank you for all the inspiration @tyromper @ZachHomol @jackdcoulson Down almost 25 pounds!
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10 months
Extremely jealous of these schools that invest in their track and field programs. This facility is incredible. Indoor track, multiple courts inside that can be divided for volleyball and basketball. All of their athletic programs would benefit from this facility. Incredible.
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Michael O'Brien
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Beautiful new field house and more at Rich Township. Should be a fantastic home for the Big Dipper.
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Coach Cotner
5 years
Olympic trials marathon Saturday! Race starts at 12:00 EST, so 11:00 in Springfield! Race will be live on NBC! Time to go out and jog the course with some people to experience what they will, then time to yell my head off for SHS alum Tyler Pence!
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5 years
I donโ€™t know who started the rumor that indoor and outdoor track are 2 different things. If you want to be on the track team, we start January 27th. You cannot just come out for the outdoor season, unless you are in a winter sport. Thanks!
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Coach Cotner
8 years
Congrats to Senior Jackson Esela on committing to run XC and track and North Central College!
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10 months
Process > Outcomes
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3 years
Robert Williams SHS class of 2019 3A 300 Hurdles State champ 2021 outdoor big ten 4x4 champion NCAA regional qualifier in 4x4 and 400H We are so proud of you @_robbyrob1_
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Coach Cotner
6 years
Our senior girls absolutely ran their hearts out today. Tough way to finish the season, but life goes on and We couldnโ€™t be prouder of how much they have given this program.
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5 years
Last one, Best one. Congrats @_robbyrob1_ we will miss you!
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4 years
IESA athletes and parents... I am so sorry.
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Coach Cotner
2 years
Before the weekend gets busy, I want to wish a huge good luck to SHS alum @T_pence3 in the Boston Marathon Monday. Tyler is running in the pro field on Monday! We are very proud of you Tyler!
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2 years
Proposal to @TrackBullets Next year on this weekend: Sangamo/CS8 Indoor Invite Girls Friday, Boys Saturday 2 entries per event Lets start a new tradition!
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Coach Cotner
6 years
OU junior and SHS alum Heath Warren runs 8:22 for his first ever 3k! Equivalent to an 8:58 3200! His high school 3200 PR was 9:14! Great race!
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Coach Cotner
2 years
This! Celebrate all achievements. No matter how small they may seem to others, only the athlete and coach understand the sacrifice and hard work that goes into a breakthrough performance. This is why I coachโ€ฆ that breakthrough moment for kids is so special!
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Tony Holler
2 years
Sophomore Noah Gilbert broke the 5:00 barrier for the first time yesterday, 4:53.35. This points to the beauty of track and field. Not many people are paying attention to the 4th place finisher in the fresh-soph mile, but to Noah Gilbert and Coach Derks, it's a big deal.
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Coach Cotner
7 years
Humbled and honored to be a finalist. Love what I do and love teaching and coaching great kids every day.
@schooldist186
District 186
7 years
Trae Cotner, Springfield HS PE teacher and track coach, is a @HoraceMann Educator of the Year finalist! @shs_track
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3 years
SHS alum Tyler Pence on 2:14:00 pace and leading the quad cities marathon with 10k to go!
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Coach Cotner
5 years
Congrats Robert!
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Coach Cotner
4 years
Shout out to @warren_heath for this nice addition to my basement!
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Coach Cotner
5 years
Congrats to our signees today! Will Formea-UIS Qaโ€™Ron Hawkins-Illinois State Robert Williams- U of I We are proud of you!!! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘
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Coach Cotner
1 year
What a ride it has been with this guy! Finishes his season with a PR!
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6 years
10 in a row with incredible kids and coaches.
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5 years
No matter what happens, this group is my family. What an incredible day!
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2 years
Our new school record holder! He shares a record that was set in 1983! Congrats to Braden White 14-0!
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5 years
This girl is my number 1 supporter! Love being her dad! Happy Fatherโ€™s Day to all the dads out there!
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5 years
Robert, Will, Ryan, and Qaโ€™Ron, we will always remember these last 4 years. You all have done so much for this program. Your legacy will live on for many years. Could not be prouder of all you have given to this team. Friends, teammates, family!
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8 years
8 in a row
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Coach Cotner
6 years
All XC and track athletes should read this book! Really awesome look at the mental side of our sport!
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Coach Cotner
6 months
Itโ€™s official! Sophomore DeAndre Brown has qualified to represent SHS at the Illinois Prep Top Times Meet on Saturday in the 3A 400m Dash! Huge accomplishment for a sophomore! Congrats Dre!
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8 years
Won a half marathon this morning, so I got that going for me, which is nice.
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Coach Cotner
6 years
Alum @T_pence3 goes 1:04:55 for the half marathon today in STL!!! Right on schedule for an Olympic Trials Standard attempt in 5 weeks!
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6 years
Our first state qualifier!!! Qaโ€™Ron Hawkins goes 44-10!!
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2 years
Unofficially for the first time since 2017 the Springfield Senators girls XC team will compete at STATE!
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8 years
The Warren's have arrived in Seattle!
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5 years
Congrats to our 4x4 relay!
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Coach Cotner
6 years
Robert Williams shatters the school record in the 55 hurdles in the prelim
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Coach Cotner
7 years
Ozzy shout out on @MileSplitIL
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Coach Cotner
5 years
Matthew Abe-Bell soon to be senior with a great 800 today for the Springfield Striders! 1:57.65! Kid has unreal range! City champ in the 100, 400, CS8 champ in the 400, and can run 1:57 in the 800! Kid is the future of our program!
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Coach Cotner
9 years
So proud of this group! CS8 CHAMPS!! http://t.co/LGeCGm9oMH
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