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- http://www.thevarsitynews.net/murray-former-titan-runner-marks-two-decades-as-coach-1.2940532#.UMIo61I6w40%5B%5D
- ↑ News
- ↑ US Men Olympics Trials Race Results 2000
- ↑ "USTFCCCAd1M_allacademic-09" (PDF).
- ↑ "2009ustfcccad1W_allacademic_tf_teams" (PDF).
- ↑ Detroit Titans Academic Honors
- ↑ USTFCCCA Division I All-Academic [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "The 2007 USTFCCCA Division I Men's All-Academic Teams :: <blank>". Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-02-28.