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Shift in team culture lays groundwork for GHS track success

  

For the Gloucester High School track team and its head coach John Perrin, a shift in team culture and a bevy of underclassmen mean the Dukes have the tools to be successful for the near future—if they put in the work.

“We’ve had a good year so far,” said Perrin. “We had our first home meet here Wednesday of last week and the boys finished second and the girls finished fifth” out of 10 teams. While the Dukes have run well this year, it comes after an offseason shakeup.

“We sat back and evaluated the indoor season,” said Perrin. “We thought we needed to make some changes, so what we’ve done is we’ve created a new culture … we have kids out there that want to be out there, not just come out there to say they’re on the team or get a letter or whatever.”

A meeting between coaches and team veterans laid out the expectations for the new season. “We wanted kids who were serious about tra...

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