UA distance runner Lawi Lalang, left, gets some workout advice from associate head coach James Li at Drachman Stadium in Tucson, Ariz., on May 10, 2011.

 David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star

UA coach Li accepts job with Team USAΒ 

UA cross country coachΒ James LiΒ is having a busy spring. He has accepted a position with Team USA to coach its women’s cross country team at the world championships March 28 in Guiyang, China, which is his native land.

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