Renwick & IHSAA 2002/(Official) 2013
Inducted into the IATC Hall of Fame in 2002. Dave was born in Fort Dodge on April 2, 1951. He was raised in Renwick. He attended Boone Valley High School. Dave enjoyed a very successful but short high school career in Track and Field. He was a member of the runner-up team in the medley relay in both the indoor and outdoor state meets his junior year. During his senior year he placed ninth in the state cross country meet. His track season began with much promise with a fourth place finish in the 440 at the state indoor meet, only to be diagnosed with mononucleosis after a good showing at the Holstein Relays. David enrolled at the University of Northern Iowa and became a member of the Panther track and field team. He won four varsity letters and served as the co-captain his senior year. During his time at UNI, Dave ran on the 4 X 400 meter relay team that placed third in the NCAA College Division Championships. This earned Dave the distinction of being an All-American. During his time at UNI, he served as President of the Lettermen’s Club, won the first Charles Pinkham award and was a recipient of the A.D. Dickinson Memorial Scholarship. He began his coaching career as a Graduate Assistant at UNI. While at UNI, Dave helped coach his former teammate Dennis Schultz to become the NCAA College Division Champion in the mile run. Dave began his high school coaching career at Sac City coaching cross country and track and field. His very first cross country team finished fifth and he had the individual third place finisher. His 1976 track and field team finished ninth with the Individual Mile Run Champion and the Medley Relay Champions. Dave’s outstanding distance runner Greg Glass finished as the Drake Relays runner-up in the 1600. Dave left teaching and coaching to enter private business. His interest then turned to officiating. Dave served as a starter for both the Iowa Girls Athletic Union and the Iowa High School Athletic Association state meets. He also started the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women National Indoor meet. Dave has served as the referee for the Missouri Valley Indoor and Mid-Continental Indoor Meets. He has served many years as a clerk for the Drake relays and now is the Finish Lynx Operator for the Drake Relays. He has been named to the Drake relays Executive Committee. Dave joined the staff of the IHSAA in the summer of 1989 serving as the Substance Abuse Coordinator. He spearheaded an effort that brought the drug education program of the IHSAA to national prominence. He has now become an Admistrative Assistant with responsibilities for cross country and track and field. He has served as a member of the Track and Field Advisory committee and was instrumental in establishing the joint Cross Country Advisory Committee. Dave has served as the statewide track and field rules interpreter and has also presented at the National Federation Track and Field Interpreters meeting. Dave and his wife Sandi are the proud parents on one daughter Kristin.
Official – 2013
Dave Anderson has been a friend and supporter of high school track and field in about as many different ways as possible. He was an outstanding high school and college athlete who went on to be a high school coach who went on to be a certified track and field and cross country official who went on to become a member of the IHSAA Board of Control, who went on to work for the IHSAA for 25 years who went on to serve on three National Federation Committees concerning Track and Field and Cross Country. Dave was a member of the UNI Panther track and field team. He was four year letter winner and co-captain his senior year. He was a member of the UNI 4 X 400 relay team that finished third in the NCAA College Division Championships earning All American honors. Prior to joining the Athletic Association staff he was a high school teacher and cross country and track and field coach. Dave was a state tournament official in track and field, cross country, football and softball; he started numerous IHSAA and IGHSAU district and regional meets. In 1989 he was a starter for the boys state track and field meet. He is a member of the Iowa Association of Track Coaches Hall of Fame and the Iowa High School Athletic Association Officials Hall of Fame. He has previously been recognized by the IATO for distinguished service. Dave has been a Drake Relays official for over 25 years and is a registered USA Track and Field Official with a national designation in six different areas.
Prior to joining the IHSAA staff, Dave represented the Iowa Association of School Boards on the IHSAA Board of Control. Dave is the IHSAA administrator for Cross Country, Track and Field and Bowling. He has been instrumental in working with the Girls Union and developing co-ed state championships in each of these sports. Under his leadership Iowa became the first state in the nation to include wheelchair competitors in track and field and cross country. Nationally, Dave has served on three National Federation Committees, including the TARGET Committee, the Soccer Rules Committee and the Track and Field and Cross Country Rules Committee. He served as the chairperson of the Track and Field and Cross Country Rules Committee from 2007-2011. He is currently serving on an Ad Hoc NFHS committee that is redesigning the NFHS Track and Field and Cross Country Officials Manual. He has received the NFHS Outstanding Service Award and the NFHS Citation for positively impacting educationally based programs.