Sacramento Running Association

The Greater Sacramento area boasts some tremendous running talent from Olympic gold medalists to collegiate heroes and high school legends.  To honor these individuals from the past and to recognize those who are making history today, the Sacramento Running Association is proud to host the annual Hall of Fame and Annual Achievement Awards Banquet.  The inaugural event took place in 2013.

Walk the red carpet into Sacramento's runners' social event of the year.  It's your chance to dress up in some "real clothes," party with our running community, and mingle with the area's most famous and elite runners. Learn about their incredible accomplishments - from high schoolers to 80+ veterans - in events that range from the track to 100+ milers.

Use this site as a guide to our honorees, past and present!  Be sure to click on the blue links and use the links to the left to learn more about our amazing inductees and annual award winners.

2013 Inaugural Class of Inductees

• Rae Clark
  Ultra running pioneer
• Eileen Claugus
  Sacramento-area high school and marathon legend
• Chris Iwahashi
  Lifetime Achievement Award
• Helen Klein
  World Record holder and masters phenomenon
• Billy Mills
  Olympic Gold Medalist
• Paul Reese
  Distance running pioneer, race director, and competitive masters runner
• Dennis Rinde
  Sacramento's fastest male marathoner
• Linda Somers Smith
  Olympian, US Champion and Sacramento's fastest female marathoner

2013 Annual Achievement Award Winners

Open Division

• Kim Conley
  Womens Open Track and Athlete of the Year
• German Fernandez
  Mens Open Track Athlete
• Lindsay Tollefson
  Womens Open Marathon, Road Racing and Cross Country Athlete
• Kevin Pool
  Mens Open Road Racing and Cross Country Athlete
• Tim Tollefson
  Mens Open Marathon Athlete
• Jacob Rydman
  Mens Open Ultra Athlete
• Rory Bosio
  Womens Open Ultra Athlete

College Division

• Sarah Sumpter
  Womens College Cross Country Athlete
• Trevor Halsted
  Mens College Cross Country Athlete
• Drew Wartenberg
  Womens College Cross Country/Track Coach
• Rick Anderson
  Mens College Cross Country Coach
• Deborah Maier
  Womens College Track Athlete
• Brendan Gregg
  Mens College Track Athlete

High School Division

• Maggie Bell
  Girls High School Cross Country Athlete
• Trent Brendel
  Boys High School Cross Country Athlete
• John DuCray
  Girls High School Cross Country Coach
• Bob King
  Boys High School Cross Country Coach
• Madeleine Ankhelyi
  Girls High School Track Athlete
• Edixon Puglisi
  Boys High School Track Athlete
• Donene Vukovich
  Girls High School Track Coach

Masters Division

• Mary Coordt
  Womens Masters Marathon Athlete
• Chris Knorzer
  Mens Masters Marathon and Road Racing Athlete
• Karen Jeffers
  Womens Masters Cross Country Athlete
• Marcelo Lerda
  Mens Masters Cross Country Athlete
• Midori Sperandeo
  Womens Masters Road Racing Athlete
• Jennifer Pfeifer
  Womens Masters Ultra Athlete
• Rich Hanna
  Mens Masters Ultra Athlete

Seniors Division

• Rena Lantz
  Womens Seniors Marathon Athlete
• Jacob Nur
  Mens Seniors Marathon Athlete
• Sara Freitas
  Womens Seniors Cross Country Athlete
• Kevin Ostenberg
  Mens Seniors Cross Country Athlete
• Janice Kesterson
  Womens Seniors Road Racing Athlete
• Iain Mickle
  Mens Seniors Road Racing Athlete
• Karen Bonnett
  Womens Seniors Ultra Athlete
• Lee McKinley
  Mens Seniors Ultra Athlete

Super Seniors Division

• Nancy March
  Womens Super Seniors Marathon Athlete
• Richard Powers
  Mens Super Seniors Marathon Athlete
• Barbara Ashe
  Womens Super Seniors Ultra Athlete
• Larry Cawthon
  Mens Super Seniors Ultra Athlete
• Yvonne Nickel
  Womens Super Seniors Road Racing Athlete
• Mike Ammon
  Mens Super Seniors Road Racing Athlete
• Adam Ferreira
  Mens Super Seniors Cross Country Athlete

Veterans Division

• Robert Seldner
  Mens Veterans Cross Country Athlete
• Rusty Barnett
  Womens Veterans Road Racing Athlete
• Ronald Gross
  Mens Veterans Road Racing Athlete

DATE:  Saturday, January 26, 2013
TIME:  6:00 p.m.
LOCATION:  Sheraton Grand Hotel, Sacramento
RESERVATION:  $50 per person (group and tables-of-10 reservations are welcome)
TICKETS:  Online registrstion is now closed.  Tickets will NOT be sold at the door.

The evening's activities will include:

• No host cocktail hour
• Dinner
• Induction of the inaugural Hall of Fame Class of 2013
• Presentation of the Annual Achievement Awards to the Sacramento area's top runners for their 2012 accomplishments in track, road racing, cross country and ultra running, from high schoolers to veterans.

QUESTIONS:  Contact Ellen Moore (ellen@runsra.org)