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Friend of Running

Each year the Prairie Striders Running Club honors someone from the running community for their support of Prairie Strider activities and/or promoting running in the Brookings community.

If you know of someone who you feel is deserving of this award, please fill out the nomination form. The award winner will be recognized at an end-of-year Prairie Striders event.
Nomination Form

Past Winners
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2007 - Bob Bartling
President of the original board of Prairie Striders when it was formed by then SDSU cross-country coach Jay Dirksen on Sept. 12, 1969.
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2008 - Jay Dirksen
Head cross country coach at the University of Nebraska from 1983 to 2011.
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2009 - Scotty Roberts
Director of the marathon in Brookings from 1981 to 2003.​
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2010 - Tom Bezdichek
President of the club from 1982 to 1990.
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2011 - Matt Bien
President of the club from 2003 to 2009, Brookings Marathon race director 2007 to present.
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2012 - Steve Britzman
Director of the Hobo Day 5K since its founding in 1996 and the Arbor Day 5K since its founding in 1989.
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2013 - Chuck Tiltrum
Prairie Striders race director in the early 1990s and race course certification chairman for South Dakota during the 1990s through The Athletics Congress.
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2014 - Reed Hart
An advocate of running and lifetime member who gifted the club with $20,000 from his estate.
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2015 - Mary Bjerke
​A vital part of the Brookings Marathon planning committee for more than a decade who also runs in or volunteers with other Prairie Striders races.
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2016 - Shari Landmark
​Former vice president and president of Prairie Striders Running Club, director of Jack 15 road race for 12 years and the only director of the I'm Ready for Summer Triathlon in its 17-year history.
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2017 - Lorne Bartling
​A charter member of Prairie Striders Running Club and club president in 1972-73 who was ranked first nationally for the 60-64 age group in the one-hour run in 1981.



2018 — Kevin Smith

Used his interest in computers to create  the Brookings Marathon website and revise the Prairie Striders website as well as maintain and update both sites for 11 years.
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The Prairie Striders web site is sponsored by the 
​605 Running Company.
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  • Home
  • Races
    • Indoor 5K
    • Arbor Day 5K
    • New Group Run
    • Triathlon
    • Scotty Roberts 5K
    • Brookings Marathon
    • Longest Day 10K
    • Beef & Eggs 5K
    • Predictor Mile
    • Oakwood Lakes Trail Run
    • Jack 15
    • Prairie Striders Cross Country Challenge
    • Hobo Day 5K
  • Club Information
    • About
    • History
    • Library
    • Newsletter
    • Friend of Running
    • Club Donations
    • Meeting Minutes
    • Race Numbers
    • Points Competition
    • Position Statements
    • About Brookings
  • Resources
    • Race Calendar