OUR CHAMPIONS
South Dakota Senior Athletes who have participated in the National Senior Games
2007 (Louisville)
Marion Berg, Hot Springs (55-59)
3rd - Hammer Throw 70’7”, 8th - Shot Put 7'3"
Howard Brown, Brandon (50-54)
5th - Discus 44.80 M
Cecil Edrich, Hoven (75-79)
2nd - 1500 M Race Walk 11:58.3; 4th - 5000 M Race Walk 41:36
Frank Farrar, Britton (75-80)
4th - 10 K Cycling 16:47; 5th - 20 K Cycling, 42:37; 4th - 40 K Cycling 1:18; 4th - Triathlon, 1:37
Wallace Little Moon Howes (55-59)
6th - 5000 M Run 19:31; 5th - 10,000 M Run 41:08:9
Audrey Kempf, Woonsocket (65-70)
5th - Hammer Throw 50’9”; 8th - Shot 23’5”; 8th - Discus 58'7"; 7th - High Jump, 3’1"
Lloyd Kempf, Woonsocket (70-75)
7th - High Jump, 3’1.25”
Jeanne Kirsch, Rapid City (70-74)
4th - 5K Cycling, 10:21; 4th - 10K Cycling, 18:51:05; 5th - 20K Cycling, 50:42; 8th 40K - Cycling 1:31:25
Lyle “Tuffy” & Betty Orr
8th - Bowling Mixed Doubles
Bernie Schuurman, Madison (50-54)
7th - 1500 M Race Walk, 9:36:49
Liz Stadem, Sioux Falls (75-79)
4th - Shuffleboard, 6th - Horseshoes
Brenda Thompson, Aberdeen (50-54)
7th - Bowling Singles, 520
Douglas Thompson, Aberdeen (60-64)
8th - Bowling Singles 532
John Tweeton, Yankton (65-69)
2nd - Pole Vault, 8’11.75”
Edith Weber, Piedmont (75-79)
2nd - 1500 M Run, 8:21.4; 3rd - 800 M Run, 3:59.2; 3rd - 400 M Run, 1:42.1, 4th - 5000 M Run, 33:27.41
Lovell Wheeler, Sioux Falls (70-74)
8th - Shot Put, 37’3”
John Zilverberg, Highmore (90-94)
5th - Bowling Singles 428
SD Oldies, 5th - Softball
Bill Regynski, Capt. Gene Van Hill, Kevin Kranz, Doug Stormo,Paul Johnson, Roy King
Paul Miersman, Earl Brown, Gordon Harris, Harold Hoffman, Doug Jacobs, Bill Stott, Larry Godek
2005 (Pittsburg)
Gerald Armitage, National Champion 1500 m run (80-84), Sioux Falls
Edith Weber, 2nd Place, 800 m run (70-74), Piedmont
Glen Peterson, 2nd Place, Shuffleboard (75-79), Sioux Falls
Alan Brevik, 3rd Place, Long Jump (70-74), Yankton
2003 (New Orleans)
Duane Rykhus, National Champion, Pole Vault (65-69), Brookings
