He has no regrets. Mahoney likes cross country so much because running is something participants can enjoy all their life. The coach also likes the way high school kids can take part in cross country without feeling too much pressure from parents and fans to succeed. It's competitive, but kids can compete at their own level. There's less pressure for a coach, too.
Kids make up their own goals.
For the past 22 seasons, Mahoney has been the constant in cross country at Xavier. We didn't have much of anything. We originally started it so we'd have an alternative fall sport for kids. In those days, it was just football for the guys. Two sophomores, Cyndi Krueger and Jesse Hunter, are doing especially well.