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The coaches listed below were inducted into the South Dakota Cross Country and Track & Field Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place at the South Dakota Army National Armory in Sioux Falls on Saturday, 2-25-17.

Eldon “Gus” Barnes / Flandreau -- 31-yrs / retired

Marrietta-MN - Hartford - Chancellor - Big Stone City

Coach Barnes’ honors and awards include;

South Dakota High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame = 1977

South Dakota High School Coaches Association Boys Tr&F Coach of the Year = 1975

South Dakota High School Activities Association Meet results:

  • Boys Track & Field State Champions = ’72 - ’73 - ‘74
  • Boys Track & Field State Runners-up = ’75
  • Boys Track & Field Regional Champions = ’75 - ’76 - ’79 - ’80 - ‘81
  • Girls Track & Field State Champions = ’76
  • Boys Track & Field Conference Champions = ’71 - ’72 - ’73 - ’81 - ‘83
  • Boys Cross Country State Runners-up = ’72 - ’73 - ’74

Jim Cordts / Madison - Howard - Wessington -- 37-yrs / deceased

Coach Cordts’ honors and awards include:

National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame = 2011

South Dakota High School Activities Association Distinguished Service Award = 1997

South Dakota High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame = 1996

South Dakota High School Coaches Association Boys Tr&F Coach of the Year = 1982

South Dakota Sportswriters Association High School Coach of the Year = 1964

South Dakota High School Basketball Hall of Shrine = 2010

Madison High School Sports Hall of Fame = 1999

South Dakota High School Activities Association State event results:

  • Boys Basketball Champions = 1964 / 28-0
  • Boys Track & Field Champions = 1988 / 3 titles as Assistant Coach

Jim Emmerich / SDSU - Shattuck Military Academy -- 18-yrs / deceased

Coach Emmerich’s honors and awards include;

South Dakota State Uuniversity Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Fame = 1972

HelmsAthletic Foundation Hall of Fame = 1981 -- Tr&F Contributor

South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame -- Contributor

North Central Conference Distinguished Service Award

South Dakota High School Activities Association Distinguished Service Award

South Dakota State University Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award

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Vic Godfrey / Watertown (30-yrs) -- 53-yrs / active

Bahrain-Olympic Sport Village-UW-Parkside-Madison, MN

Coach Godfrey’s honors and awards include;

National High School Athletic Coaches Association Girls XC Finalist = 2004

NHSACA Cross Country Coaches Winners Circle = 2002

NHSACA Track & Field Coaches Winners Circle = 2001

United States Sports Academy Distinguished Service Award = 2013

South Dakota High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame = 2014

South Dakota High School Coaches Association Coach of the Year:

Girls Cross Country = 1993Boys Track & Field = 1998

South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame = 2015 -- Coach

Northern State UniversityAthletic Hall of Fame = 2005

Northern State UniversityRoyal Gyps Coaching Achievement Award = 2002

University of Wisconsin - Parkside Hall of Fame = 2010

University of South Dakota Dan Lennon Award = 2012

Aberdeen Central High School Athletic Hall of Fame = 2015

Watoma Relays Honorary Referee = 2005

Howard Wood / Dakota Relays Honorary Referee = 2009

South Dakota High School Activities Association State Meet results:

  • Girls Cross Country Champions = 2001
  • Boys Track & Field Champions = 1998
  • Runners-up = 10 total B&G and XC & Tr&F combined

Eastern Dakota Conference titles = 17 total B&G and XC & Tr&F combined

Randy Hermansen / Eureka - Herried - Warner -- 42-yrs / “semi-retired”

Aberdeen Christian - Ipswich - Edmunds Central - Frederick

Coach Hermansen’s honors and awards include:

National High School Athletic Coaches Association COTY Finalist Girls Tr& F = 2011

South Dakota High School Coaches Association Coach of the Year Girls Tr& F = 1983

Northern State UniversityRoyal Gyps Coaching Achievement Award = 1996

Coach Hermansen’s service includes:

South Dakota High School Activities Association Track & Field Advisory Board = 1988-1995

SoDak Track & Field Clinic Presenter = twice

South Dakota High School Activities Association State Meet results:

  • Girls Track & Field Champions = 1984
  • Girls Track & Field Runners-up = ’83 - ’85 - ’86 – ‘87
  • Individual team member State Meet honors include:
  • 29 Track & Field Champions and 12 Runner-ups
  • 5 State Meet records / 4 Class B and 1 All Class

Morris Rau -- 300m Hurdles 1984

  • 2 South Dakota Top Ten All-time state records = 300m Hurdles & Triple Jump

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Press Release Media Listing

Gus Barnes / Flandreau --Moody County Enterprise

Brookings Register

Jim Cordts / Madison --Madison Daily Leader

Clark County Leader

Vic Godfrey / Watertown --Watertown Public Opinion

Aberdeen American News

Randy Hermansen / Eureka --Aberdeen American News

Northwest Blade

Jim Emmerich / Brookings --Brookings Register

Jason Hove -- SDSU Ass’t SID