In 1987, the surprise California state cross country champions hailed from McFarland, a small farming town with a mostly Latino population in the San Joaquin Valley. The students on the team ran ...

They bore no address or ZIP Code. Only “Jim White, Coach, McFarland, CA.” Inside were checks for $20, $100, $500 and one for $1,000 for the high school cross-country team in this poor farm town.