Harrier coach troubled over whether Hinton can leg it

              Harrier coach troubled over whether Hinton can
By tfik* DaOoMkar
With the openinR of cross cotmtry- season a Httlc more thag   a   month   away.   Co»ch_ Lev   llartzog sees  fuBt one.. p7i;>b!cm   area  Tor his Saluti runners.
Thai one area Is sophomore Gerry Hlnon's right leg.
lUston, wbo as a {leshtnan led the Sib" squad by rinish- Inp flrsi in 10 ezraight meets. Injured the heel of his right loot while irafnfng during the spring track season.
"I talked to Cerry this n>am!ng," KaidHannogTues- day, "and he said the pain has moved up from his heel into the tendon, but that It's abevc his shoe top, wiiich is some iropro^'ement."
"The pain has been so bad, though, that hs Just hasn't been able to gt-t going In work¬ outs."
liinion was also the only Salii>' rurner to qualify for Ljt3 year'fi NCAA Cross Country ChamplonshtpB at Bronx. N.Y,
"If Cerry'e leg comes around, we'll be a very tough [earn this year." said Marr- zog. "Both Al Robinson and Oscar Moore are running ex-
cepcioaally well."
'•With tlwse three bealttiy, and the rest of our team re¬ turning from last )'ear alooi; with somestro4igrunnlngoeik- comers-we'll be equal to the fough schedule we're going to nin.?;'   ';
That schedule leads off with an away meet aginst tl>e Uni¬ versity of Illinois (Sept. 20). and then follows up witii meets against Kansas State (Sept. 27) and the University ofKan- sas (Oct, 11).
"Those meets right there will Iw some of the toughest that our boys have ever run In," said Hanzog. "Allthrce schools always haveoutsiand- ing runners and strong cross country programs."
Cther duel mcclP on the Rchedule pit the Salufclfl against Southeast Missouri State (Oct. U). WoKU-m H- JinolK University (Oct. 18). and Murray State Unlverfiity (Nov. 8).
Featured on the schedule will be the Illinois Intercol¬ legiate championships (Nov. I), the Central Collegiate championships which SIU will host (Nov. 15). the NCAA champlOTishlps (Nov. 2-1), and U.S, Track and Field Federa¬ tion championships (Nov. 27).
On injured list
(jctty Hinton, w4io l«d Int yaar'i SIU croa country team with 10 Ftrel(^I wiru. nilt hain'l racovervd from a q>ring l»g Injury.