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A Letter From the President
Greetings from Lincoln, Nebraska! I hope you have
been able to relax a bit this summer before things
ramp up again in the fall. Although there is always
plenty of work to do, I certainly enjoy the slightly slower
pace of summer.
Beginning in August I have the privilege of assuming the
office of President of the USTFCCCA. First, I want to thank
the outgoing president, Curtis Frye of the University of South Carolina. Curtis’s
energy and passion provided great leadership for our association over the past
two years. Going home from last year’s convention I found myself at the same
airport gate as Curtis. I learned two things from that chance meeting.
1. The job of President may be more stressful and tiring than I thought.
When I got up and walked over to Curtis in anticipation of gaining some
insight on the job I was going to take on, I found Curtis with his eyes closed
catching a little cat nap! Sorry, Curtis, just had to give you a hard time. I know
you worked very hard at the convention and probably spent a good deal of
time answering questions from people like me.
2. Curtis loves our sport. He was very generous with his time and was more
than willing to share his thoughts on the role of the President. It did not take
long for me to feel the passion that Curtis has for our sport and his desire to see
track & field and cross country grow and prosper.
I remember being at the first meeting of our association in Louisville, KY in
1993 (I am sure we did not call it a convention) with about 60 other coaches.
From that humble beginning our membership has grown to 7,649 with almost
1,000 coaches registered at our last convention. I hope to see continued growth
in our membership during my term as president. In an effort to promote even
more involvement in our association, the cross country executive committees
of the NCAA I, II and III recently approved an initiative designed to boost
membership. They have requested that all USTFCCCA members who host regular-season
2011 Cross Country meets offer preferred entry fees for USTFCCCA
members. Hopefully this initiative will encourage coaches who may not be
members currently to seriously consider joining us.
Electing our first NCAA III President of the USTFCCCA is further evidence of
the growth and evolution of our association. I am humbled to be in this position
and assure you that I take this responsibility seriously and will do my best
to serve the association. We have some issues and challenges ahead of us that
are specific to certain groups of institutions and others that are relevant to the
entire organization. Regardless of affiliation, NCAA I, II, III, NAIA or high
school, I know we all are focused on doing what is best for the greatest sport in
the world. I look forward to working with and for you all over the next two
years. Enjoy the rest of the summer and I wish you the best getting your new
year started this fall.
DR. TED BULLING
PRESIDENT, USTFCCCA
DIRECTOR OF TRACK & FIELD AND CROSS COUNTRY, NEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
tab@nebrwesleyan.edu
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