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- 1 2 3 "About the USTFCCCA". U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
- ↑ "USTFCCCA Hall of Fame" . Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ↑ "The Official Website of The Bowerman" . Retrieved 6 April 2011.