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Hit Singles, Take Walks: Sean McCafferty on the Boring Habits Behind 400 Straight Wins and How to Build a High School Cross Country Dynasty
Four hundred straight dual meet wins don't happen by accident.
Sean McCafferty, entering his tenth year as head cross country coach at Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) in Lincroft, New Jersey, joins Dominic to unpack the culture behind one of the most storied programs in high school running. Sean ran at CBA before competing at Princeton, and he later took over the program from Tom Heath, who led it for 45 years. He talks openly about the years he spent trying to coach like someone else before realizing he was better as himself.
He walks through the national-record dual meet streak and the…
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