101st Annual Howard Wood Dakota Relays
Scholarship.
The Dakota Relays Gold Medal scholarship was established in 2000. The Howard Wood Dakota Relays Board of Directors created the scholarship to reward South Dakota Track and Field student athletes of accomplishment who have chosen to continue participation in the sport at the collegiate level in our State. Winners will be announced at the afternoon session on Saturday, May 2, 2026.
Complete online scholarship application here.
Application Deadline:
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
If you have any further questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact the scholarship committee:
Dakota Relays
Attn: Gold Medal Scholarship
PO Box 2311
Sioux Falls, SD 57101
2025 Dakota Relays Gold Medal Scholarship Winners
Sarah VanDeBerg
Brandon Valley High School
(University of South Dakota)
Paul Hoekman
Sioux Falls Christian High School
(North Dakota State University)
Gold Medal Scholarship Winners
| Year | Recipient | High School | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Andrea Atteberry | Colome High School | Augustana College |
| Sam Pribyl | Webster High School | University of South Dakota | |
| 2002 | Kassandra Laber | Parkston High School | University of South Dakota |
| Scott Pekarek | Highmore High School | Dakota Wesleyan University | |
| 2003 | Amy Duba | Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School | University of South Dakota |
| Colte Haines | White Lake High School | University of South Dakota | |
| 2004 | Stacy Gould | Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School | University of South Dakota |
| Devin Toft | Canton High School | University of South Dakota | |
| 2005 | Valerie Warnke | Bonesteel-Fairfax High School | South Dakota State University |
| Charlie Bahnson | West Central High School | Augustana College | |
| 2006 | Brittany Garner | Rapid City Stevens High School | South Dakota State University |
| Austin Vande Berg | Sioux Falls Lincoln High School | Augustana College | |
| 2007 | Emma Erickson | Gayville-Volin High School | University of South Dakota |
| Philip Workman | Brookings High School | Augustana College | |
| 2008 | Megan Poppe | Avon High School | Mount Marty College |
| Sam Quaintance | Garretson High School | Augustana College | |
| 2009 | Brigitte Gross | Hanson High School | University of Sioux Falls |
| Andy Coy | Hill City High School | Dakota State University | |
| 2010 | Shelby Assmus | Stickney High School | South Dakota State University |
| Taylor Olson | Canton High School | Augustana College | |
| 2011 | Conner Anderson | Rosholt High School | University of Sioux Falls |
| Jeffrey O’Connell | Philip High School | University of South Dakota | |
| 2012 | Kelsey Kaufmann | Arlington High School | Augustana College |
| Jason Greenway | Mitchell High School | Augustana College | |
| 2013 | Danielle Waldner | Redfield High School | University of South Dakota |
| Donald Decker | James Valley Christian School | Black Hills State University | |
| 2014 | Brooke Ireland | Sturgis Brown High School | University of South Dakota |
| Jase Kraft | Wessington Springs High School | University of Sioux Falls | |
| 2015 | Emma Johnson | Tri-Valley High School | South Dakota State University |
| Brennan Schmidt | Freeman High School | University of South Dakota | |
| 2016 | Cortney Dowling | Pierre T.F. Riggs High School | Augustana University |
| Josh Goehring | Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School | South Dakota State University | |
| 2017 | Nicolette Schmidt | Redfield High School | Augustana University |
| Cameron Kuil | Winner High School | South Dakota State University | |
| 2018 | Tori Glazier | Custer High School | South Dakota State University |
| Daniel Burkhalter | Home School | South Dakota State University | |
| 2019 | Elizabeth Schaefer | Rapid City Stevens | Augustana University |
| Shane Collins | Bison High School | Chadron State University | |
| 2020 | Jacy Pulse | McCook Central High School | University of South Dakota |
| Reggie Slaba | Hanson High School | South Dakota State University | |
| 2021 | Taia Rude | Brandon Valley High School | North Dakota State University |
| Cooper Mack | Watertown High School | Baylor University | |
| 2022 | Delanie Van Driel | Scotland High School | University of Sioux Falls |
| Matayah Yellowmule | Rapid City Central High School | University of South Dakota | |
| Sam Rohlfs | Aberdeen Central High School | South Dakota State University | |
| 2023 | Reese Luze | Coleman-Egan High School | South Dakota State University |
| Isaac Flanegan | Rapid City Central High School | South Dakota State University | |
| 2024 | Ellen Merkley | Lincoln High School | Augustana University |
| Lucas Flemmer | Dell Rapids Saint Mary High School | South Dakota State University | |
| 2025 | Sarah VanDeBerg | Brandon Valley High School | University of South Dakota |
| Paul Hoekman | Sioux Falls Christian High School | North Dakota State University |
Howard Wood Dakota Relays
PO Box 2311
Sioux Falls, SD 57101
