“It’s going to be almost a seamless transition, and I think it’s going to be cool to see them progress at this next level and be a part of their lives for those one or two years,” Alvarado said. “That will be the same for the rest of the kids throughout the county. Obviously I’ve been the Atholton coach, but one of the things I’ve always liked to do was to research the other runners from the other schools. A lot of these kids, I have a pretty good background on the type of athletes they are.”