His philosophy is simple -- Have fun, work hard, and learn to compete with yourself. "Simply by improving what you can do as an athlete you can be a winner -- given that, we can all win." And, his Nitehawks have been doing just that, improving each year and rising higher and higher in the national rankings, including several All-Americans.

Coach Alex can be reached at Alex_Ivanov@raytheon.com or 978-505-8318.   

While on active Coast Guard duty, Coach Fischetti competed in the NYC and Boston marathons for the Central Park Track Club in 1987 and 1988 before joining the Cambridge Sports Union (CSU) in 1989.  A current member of the CSU Masters team, Coach Fischetti has been on the Nitehawks staff since 2003, and received his USATF Level 1 certification in 2004.

Coach Fischetti can be reached at fischetti@ll.mit.edu.

Coach Eric currently competes in masters cross-country and track and field, as well as road races and trail races.  He recently competed in the 2008 USA Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships, finishing ninth in the 400 and first in the 4x400 relay.

Eric ran cross-country and track in high school and cross-country in college.  He is a member of Mass Velocity Track Club and the Greater Framingham Running Club.  He has been on the Nitehawks staff since 2005. 

Coach Eric started running in high school when he realized that at 5' 8", 125 pounds he really wasn't built for football.  He ran his first marathon at age 15 and followed that up the next year by running a marathon in under three hours.  He also ran over 3000 miles in a single year as a 16 year old.

His favorite quote for running comes from The Power of One -- "First with the head, then with the heart."  This quote actually applied to boxing in the book, but Eric feels that it applies to running just as well. 

Coach Eric can be contacted at eric@waylandxc.com or 508-397-1261.

The kids know Coach Al as "Big Dog" and he carries an excellent rapport with the younger athletes as a coach. He has both inspired and taught a significant number of athletes to go further and excel!

Coach Al can be reached at ivanov@hartford.edu or 978-505-8320.