BROOKINGS – Longtime Brookings coach and educator John Iverson has been selected as the 2019 recipient of the Ralph Ginn Award for Coaching Excellence by South Dakota State University. Iverson will be honored in conjunction with Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremonies Nov. 9.
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BROOKINGS – Longtime Brookings coach and educator John Iverson has been selected as the 2019 recipient of the Ralph Ginn Award for Coaching Excellence by South Dakota State University. Iverson will be honored in conjunction with Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremonies Nov. 9.
A Brookings native, Iverson joined the Brookings School District in 1973 following his graduation from SDSU. He taught science and math at the middle and high schools for 33 years while also coaching basketball, cross country and track and field.
Iverson served as a coach at Brookings High School for 90 sport seasons, likely positively influencing more student-athletes than any coach in the history of Bobcat sports. His coaching résumé includes 10 years as head cross country coach, 32 years as an assistant boys' basketball coach, 22 years as an assistant girls' basketball coach and 26 years as an assistant track and field coach.
Tickets for the Nov. 9 Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Fame Banquet are on sale through the SDSU Alumni Association at a cost of $25 each. The event begins at 9 a.m. at Club 71 inside Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium.
The Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Fame 2019 class is made up of: Paul Konechne (wrestling); Brad Lowery (cross country/track and field); Melissa Pater (basketball); Roxie Rath (volleyball); Les Tuma (football) and Ted Wahl (football).
