Dave Graduated from Belmond High School in 1960, Participating in football, basketball and track. Belmond won the Class A State Indoor and Outdoor high school track titles in 1960 and he won two events and placed in two other events. Went on to the University of Northern Iowa graduating with a BA – 1965 and an MA – 1972. Dave was a sprinter and a high jumper plus the co-captain of the track team in 1964.
Dave first worked as an Elementary PE teacher and coach for thirty-three years in Clear Lake, coaching the Boys Track team. His 1971 Clear Lake boys’ team placed 3rd in the state meet. Dave also coached of the North Central Conference champions in 1973 and his teams were runners up three times. Dave also coached both boys and girls Cross Country teams for twenty years (1970-90), and started the Girls CC program at Clear Lake in 1983.
HONORS in the past couple decades include:
1987 2A NE Regional Cross Country Coach of the Year
1998 NFHS Officials Association Iowa Boys Track and Field Official of the Year
2001 NE Regional Track and Field Official of the Year
2003 IATO Official of the Year for Boy’s track and field
2004 NFHS Officials Association Iowa Girls Track and Field Official of the Year
2004 IATO Official of the Year for Cross Country
2005 NE Regional Track and Field Official of the Year
2006 IATO Official of the Year for Girls track and field
2009 Inducted into the Iowa High School Officials Hall of Fame
Dave has been a certified official for 44 years, of which 33 years in Track and Field.
He has worked Track Meets at the District/Regional/Qualifier level for 30 years and has been a starter for the State Track and Field Meet 15 times at the time of his induction.
Dave has been the Secretary–Treasurer for IATO organization since its origin in 2000.