Emmerich, Jim

Born March 18, 1911, in New Ulm, Minn. 1929 New Ulm HS and 1940 SDSU grad. Coached track and cross country at SDSU from 1946-60 and was prominent nationally as an athletic trainer. His track teams won 10 North Central Conference titles. He started the cross country program at SDSU in 1947. His 1953 track […]

Olson, Leonard

1921 Red Wing, Minn. HS grad. 1927 Luther College grad. Olson became head coach of all sports at Augustana in 1931 and remained a member of the staff until he retired in 1968. From 1931-41, the last year Augustana was a member of the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference, Lefty’s Vikings won eight conference titles in […]

Engelmann, Weert

Miller High School. 1930 SDSU grad. Was all-conference in football and basketball at SDSU, but he may have been even better in track. As a sophomore, he placed in six events at the North Central Conference meet, winning two. As a junior, he entered seven events and won six (low and high hurdles, discus, shot […]