Legendary Penn State coach Harry Groves took the time to call PennTrackXC to explain how the meet management of the Spiked Shoe Invitational came up with the team sorting for the 2003 race.
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"The computer's idea of random was different than you would think."
Sep 17, 2003
Spiked Shoe Quotes from Soder, Koons, Mock and Spooner
Sep 17, 2003
Quotes from four of PA\'s top Harriers following their races at Spiked Shoe.
Spiked Shoe Quotes from Koons, Soder, Spooner and Mock
Sep 16, 2003
Spiked Shoe Quotes from Koons, Soder, Mock and Spooner.
9/13-Spiked Shoe splits varsity races, but two are close, anyway.
Sep 14, 2003
The Spiked Shoe may now be known as the Alphabetical Invite, as every varsity team was divided by the first letter of their school name, given the OK to race more kids, and placed in races many of the coaches and athletes found less than acceptable. Two athletes in particular were left without the competition they came to race. The other two races were much closer. And 2001 AAA State Champ Dan Mazzocco won the men\'s 5.2 mile race.