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    WM XC Part 5: Crossing the Threshold
    BackTrack Board of Directors
    • Mar 23, 2021
    • 10 min

    WM XC Part 5: Crossing the Threshold

    Janice Brown arrived at William & Mary in the fall of 1988 from Governor Mifflin High School, just outside of State College, PA. She...
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    W&M XC Part 4: Elevating the Women to the National Stage
    BackTrack Board of Directors
    • Mar 16, 2021
    • 4 min

    W&M XC Part 4: Elevating the Women to the National Stage

    It was fall of 1991 when Cathy Stanmeyer found herself getting into her car in Charlottesville, Virginia. She had just finished a...
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    W&M XC Part 3: Glimpses into the 1970s and 1980s
    BackTrack Board of Directors
    • Feb 23, 2021
    • 7 min

    W&M XC Part 3: Glimpses into the 1970s and 1980s

    The men's program's first NCAA Championship appearance was in 1963 with a 17th place finish led by Jimmy Johnson’s 16th place. Jimmy...
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    W&M XC Part 2: Beginnings of the Programs
    BackTrack Board of Directors
    • Feb 16, 2021
    • 6 min

    W&M XC Part 2: Beginnings of the Programs

    Steve Prefontaine is viewed by many as an absolute legend. He competed in the 1972 Olympics and set American records at every distance...
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    W&M XC Part 1: An Embarrassment of Riches, 35 Joint NCAA Appearances
    BackTrack Board of Directors
    • Feb 4, 2021
    • 5 min

    W&M XC Part 1: An Embarrassment of Riches, 35 Joint NCAA Appearances

    A mile into the women’s CAA Championship meet in 2018, Lauren Kroepfl and Lauren Finikiotis smirked at each other. They had been leading...
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    50 Years of Greatness At Middle Distance
    BackTrack Board of Directors
    • Jan 26, 2021
    • 9 min

    50 Years of Greatness At Middle Distance

    In late August of 2020, as we held an emergency zoom call with a number of the Cross Country and Track & Field alumni, we looked around...
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