"He was very nice and approachable when my daughter went on her recruiting visit. Super friendly and nice. "

"Great coach. I learned a lot under him and he made me more confident in my running ability!"

"Amazing coach. Very nice and friendly. He cares about my son and his individual goals, academic success, and athletic ability as well. He is a great communicator and honest with his athletes. I have really enjoyed watching him coach my son and make him a lot more confident in his running ability. He creates a great team culture! "

"Great Coach! My daughter has thrived because of him. He is very communicative over email, very positive, and uplifting as a coach. He is very passionate, organized, motivational, believes in my daughter, and cares about the students' academics. He was very knowledgeable as an athlete when he was in college. I really am grateful for him as my daughter's coach!"

"Al is super nice and committed to the athletes"

"He is a great coach. My daughter loves to be coached by him, and he is very easy to get along with. He is a great coach, has improved my daughter's confidence, and has made her realize that she is valuable to the team. He is a good communicator and loves getting to know new student-athletes and help them improve as well. "

"He is an awesome sprinter, jumper, and assistant distance coach for the women's cross country team and the men's cross country teams. He really gives it his throughout practice. He is organized, positive, good at communicating, passionate about coaching, and helps with our confidence level in our sport. I have seen myself improving time after time because of him. I really enjoy going to practice because of him! I like having him as a coach because he is funny and supportive and creates a great team environment!"

"Very good coach! He is a great men's coach and women's coach. My son trains as a sprinter and jumper with him on the men's side, and he is very nice and organized! He is passionate about coaching and makes me a better athlete overall!"

"Very nice to my daughter and her teammates! They have really become more confident and like to go to practice every single day! They love being a part of the environment, and I have seen them grow and improve as people and as student-athletes! He is very funny and nice! He is easy to get along with, too!"

"He has made my daughter more confident in her athletic abilities and makes practices very fun, from what she has told me. He is passionate about coaching, responsive, and has great communication!"

"As the assistant cross country and head jumps track and field coach, Al Sayce does a great job of believing in you as an athlete. He always brings the hype, and he is very easy to get along with. He makes sure to get to know you as a person, makes jokes, and is always laughing, which keeps the environment and the team culture very uplifting and positive. When our team hits a "rough patch," coach Al always makes sure to check in with every single one of us, including the athletes who are not a part of his event group. Al is very dedicated and always dependable when taking running splits in workouts and during races in cross-country. Al will always have your back. He is a great communicator, responsive, understanding, and is very passionate about his coaching and the improvement of his athletes and other athletes that are not in his event groups. In the last two years of getting to know Al, I will say that I have become a more positive person and athlete, always looking on the bright side and being less negative when racing and during hard workouts. His motivational speeches and leadership make him a very accessible and easy to get along with coach. He makes the team culture very positive, uplifting, and a welcoming environment to be a part of. I am very lucky to have met Coach Al, and I believe that he will keep pushing me to be more positive and not focus on the negatives when I do encounter a difficult performance or have a tough workout in practice. "