Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Jamboree Q&A: Tom Farrell
September 27, 2011 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track
Sept. 27, 2011
What are the advantages to having a meet at your home course?
“It's a huge advantage. We know the course like the back of our hands, so knowing how to race it is one of the most important things on this course because it's a tough course and knowing how to race it and the way we race it is really important. It's a home competition – you get to sleep in your bed, you get comfortable surroundings.”
What are your thoughts on getting a win for the seniors in their final home meet?
“We want to have a great season, and that doesn't mean just performing well in Big 12's, regionals and nationals, we want to perform well as a team all the way through. And I want to send these guys off in the best way possible, so I'm in it to win it to help the team along and have the best ending for these guys as possible.”
What is your favorite moment from the Jamboree?
“The race itself, the atmosphere is insane. The amount of people that are out there just for a home meet and the fact that it's the oldest meet in the U.S. make it huge.”
Is the Jamboree a good measuring stick to see where you all are as a team?
“For most of our top guys, it's the first race out, so we'll see where we're at and what kind of shape we're in. We can tell from work outs, but we can see in a race against other people. It'll be a good sign of where we're at and hopefully good things to come.”
What is the atmosphere like at the Jamboree?
“It's really, really good. You have everybody from high school people all the way to alumni, even alumni that ran here 30, 40, 50 years ago, and it's exactly the same course. Just to speak to them and have the people around, although you can't hear what they say to you while you're running, they see orange and they shout, even if they don't know you and I don't know them.”
