Bloomfield (Official) 2010
Following graduation from Aurelia HS he went off to college in Nebraska at Wayne State College where he excelled and earned a degree in Physical Education. This is our good friend: Dennis Anderson
He came back across the border and became the only PE teacher at Sutherland Community Schools in Sutherland Iowa. Dennis served in the US Army and then returned to start his serious career of teaching in 1959 in the Fonda Community School District and then moved to Twin Rivers CSD in Bode, Iowa. In 1968 for he moved his family the Davis County Schools in Bloomfield. There he was appointed to be their elementary PE teacher and Varsity Coach. Davis County Schools kept him at that position for 22 years and was given duties of Athletic Directorship for another 8 years. In 2000 he retired from school duties, but they called him back to be the Junior High Track Coach and have been doing that ever since that appointment. He earned a numerous awards from the IATC: Regional Coach of the year in 79, 80, and 92 and was named State 3A Coach of the Year in 1980. Denny coached 22 State Champions between the years of 1979-1992. With his retirement from teaching and coaching varsity level competition he wanted to stay close to his friends in T & F and became very active with Iowa Association of Track Officials where he was awarded the SE Running Official of the Year in 2000. He has been an umpire and official at the college level with the Missouri Valley, Big 12 and Drake Relays. His recognized corner at the Boys and Girls State High School Meets since 2000 is on the third curve. During the last seven years he has been the Zone Chief at the State Boys and Girls High School Meets. To continue with his accomplishments, he is the SE Director of Iowa Track Officials Association, been named the Centerville Big Red Relays Horary Referee in 1993, has two major meet relays named: The Dennis Anderson Relays, plus with every Davis County Track Meet, he is the announcer of that evening.