BackTrack Board of DirectorsMar 23, 202110 minWM XC Part 5: Crossing the ThresholdJanice Brown arrived at William & Mary in the fall of 1988 from Governor Mifflin High School, just outside of State College, PA. She...
BackTrack Board of DirectorsMar 16, 20214 minW&M XC Part 4: Elevating the Women to the National StageIt was fall of 1991 when Cathy Stanmeyer found herself getting into her car in Charlottesville, Virginia. She had just finished a...
BackTrack Board of DirectorsFeb 23, 20217 minW&M XC Part 3: Glimpses into the 1970s and 1980sThe men's program's first NCAA Championship appearance was in 1963 with a 17th place finish led by Jimmy Johnson’s 16th place. Jimmy...
BackTrack Board of DirectorsFeb 16, 20216 minW&M XC Part 2: Beginnings of the ProgramsSteve Prefontaine is viewed by many as an absolute legend. He competed in the 1972 Olympics and set American records at every distance...
BackTrack Board of DirectorsFeb 4, 20215 minW&M XC Part 1: An Embarrassment of Riches, 35 Joint NCAA AppearancesA mile into the women’s CAA Championship meet in 2018, Lauren Kroepfl and Lauren Finikiotis smirked at each other. They had been leading...
BackTrack Board of DirectorsJan 26, 20219 min50 Years of Greatness At Middle DistanceIn 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...