About the Coach:

SMA Cross Country Coaches:

Coach Stan Foster  

PRs:                                                                High School PRs:

 5000M:            14:14                                       5000M:            15:45 

10,000M:         28:38                                       10,000M:         35:42 

1 mile:              4:03                                         1600M:            4:31   

2 mile:              8:42                                         3200M:            9:41   

 College:

Ran for Dr. Joe Vigil, also an Olympic Distance Coach.

National Championship team while at Adams State College, 1986-88. 

 High School:

Cross Country:  9^th-12^th grade, finished in the top 5 at districts. 12^th grade:  District champ (course record), course records on every course run, 27^th at States.

 Coaching:

Started coaching in 2000 at SMASD. Coach Vigil inspired me to pass on what I have learned to others. I have an enormous passion for cross country! Just ask anyone that knows me. I feel it is my obligation to help others be the best that they can be and acquire some of the numerous scholarships available to help pay for their continued education, while doing what they love.

 Words of wisdom:  Running makes you run faster, alternative exercises complement your running. Know you can do it and see yourself doing it. Coaches discipline you, but you have to do it. Love it, Live it, Do it.  In short…It’s all you.

Coach David Fordoski  

High School Cross Country Information:

·         Fastest 3 miles a 17:33 on a road course. 

·         Earned 2 varsity letters in 2 years of running cross country. 

·         Consistently the #2 or #3 runner for the team

High School Wrestling:

Four year Varsity Letter winner. My junior year, I had a record of 32-10.  I was a district champ, a regional 3rd place finisher and placed 5th place at states.  My senior year, I had a record of 32-4.  I was a district champ, a regional 2nd place finisher and placed 8th in the state. 

Coaching Background:

I started coaching my junior year of college at Richland High School in Johnstown. Upon graduation of college, I was hired at St. Marys.  I started coaching cross country and high school wrestling.

 My biggest motivation for success:

The biggest thing that kept me motivated in sports and the classroom was I hated losing at anything.  I felt that if I trained harder and more than my opponents, I would have a physical and mental edge that would enable me to give that little extra I needed to win.   I just made losing my motivation.