Plihal, Virginia

Grew up in Omaha, Neb. Omaha University. Acted as business manager for U.S. track teams in international competitions from 1970 to the mid-’80s. Was assistant manager of the U.S. women’s Olympic track team in 1980 and managed the team from 1981-83. She also served as manager for the men’s and women’s track teams at the […]

Williamson, Warren

Born Jan. 4, 1927 in Hurley. South Dakota State’s wrestling coach for 16 seasons (1956-73), the 1945 Hurley High and 1951 SDSU grad led the Jackrabbits to national prominence in the sport. Williamson also was a standout athlete at SDSU – he was the first Jackrabbit football player to rush for 1,000 yards in a […]

Feeney, Charles Lindbergh “Lindy”

1947 Pierre HS grad. Indiana. When Charles “Lindy” was five years old, his father wrote a note saying Lindy would be a champion runner one day. Lindy held the South Dakota state record for the 100 yd. dash and became a Big Ten champion at Indiana University. Feeney never lost to a South Dakotan in […]