Heard in the Back Hills, compiled by Walt Murphy, X-Country X-Press, note by Larry Eder

Here are some stories and video that Walt Murphy, the publisher of X-Country X-Press, thought that you might find of interest! 

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Heard in the Back Hills

Minnesota’s Gary Wilson to Retire
http://www.mndaily.com/2012/09/24/coach-wilson-calls-it-career

Cincinnati’s Bill Schnier to Retire
http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/091312aaa.html

Coach Ron Stonitsch Celebrates 30th Anniversary at Vassar College
http://www.vassarathletics.com/coaches.aspx?rc=501&path=wcross

Notre Dame’s Joe Piane on Moving to the ACC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpb4m98TERo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Official Release:http://www.und.com/sports/c-xc/spec-rel/091212aaa.html

X-Country: A Sport For Everyone (Pat Tyson)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/oct/04/cross-country-runners-learn-life-lessons/

Jamestown’s J.J. Koerber Battles Cancer
http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=205358205

The University of Alaska-Anchorage Adds Indoor Track
http://www.adn.com/2012/08/24/2599254/uaa-adds-indoor-season-to-schedule.html

And Yet Another School to Drop T&F(Richmond)
http://tinyurl.com/RichmondDropsT-F
Students Fight Back
http://tinyurl.com/SaveRichmond

Abilene Christian Rejoins Southland Conference
http://thecabin.net/sports/college/2012-08-25/southland-conference-adds-abilene-christian#.UDoC-UR5jwh

Sportsmanship Personified
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/sep/23/geoff-calkins-cross-country-runner-saves-life-fini/

Chris Huffins Joins Clemson Staff
http://www.clemsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28500&ATCLID=205687903

Johns Hopkins Mourns the Loss of Rebecca Grande
http://www.hopkinssports.com/sports/w-xc/spec-rel/100312aaa.html

Brown Coaches
http://www.browndailyherald.com/team-loses-third-coach-in-six-weeks-1.2775515#.UHQdJBh5jwg

DePauw Gift to Help T&F
http://www.depauw.edu/athletics/news/details/29033/

Nick Symmonds–An 800 on the Road This Weekend
http://www.registerguard.com/web/sports/28870082-41/symmonds-springfield-800-race-road.html.csp

Dathan Ritzenhein After Chicago Marathon
http://tinyurl.com/RitzChicago2012

New X-Country Course for Texas A&M
http://www.aggieathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27300&ATCLID=205710293

Duke Combines X-Country and Football
http://tinyurl.com/DukeFootballXC

Duke’s Training Aid
http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/nuthin-alter-g-thang-duke-cross-country

High School Parent’s Perspective
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20121010-SPORTS-210100384

BYU Captain Rex Shileds Lives to Run
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865564104/BYU-cross-country-Rex-Shields-lives-to-run.html

Ohio Preps “Walk to Afghanistan”
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/local/cross-country-team-supports-soldiers-with-walk/nSTFS/

Frosh Kayla Lampe Leads South Carolina
http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/NEWS/tabid/473/Article/237617/freshman-lampe-leading-south-carolina-cross-country.aspx

New Outdoor Track for Kentucky
http://tinyurl.com/KentuckyOutTrack

1971 NCAA Championships–A Look Back
http://tinyurl.com/1971NCAA

NFL’s Roger Craig Talks Track(FloTrack Video)
http://tinyurl.com/RogerCraigTrack