SPIRIT OF AMERICAN
"THE TUCK KELEHER AWARD"

Also established in 2001 was an award given to an individual who has displayed above and beyond dedication to the Team. The first recipient and namesake is Tuck Keleher. Tuck was an original Team member in 1973, and has continued to participate up to and including this year (2016) at the prime age of 95. You can see him in the "Original Team picture" and we have a picture of him from 2003 running the "A" race at the age of 83. (See Below!)

Other Award winners are listed below:

2001     Tuck Keleher
2002     Jim Tullos
2003     Jerry Lunseth
2004     Ray and Jan MacKown
2005     Kent Johnson
2006     Louise McKee
2007     Sandra Beltran
2008     Dave Shields
2009     Steve Pozsonyi
2010     Liz Jones
2011     Unknown
2012     Unknown
2013     Rick Schreiner
2014     Ellie Hashimoto
2015     Denise Connell
2016     Dennis Mellon
2017     Tamara “Toma” Sysa
2018     Nathan Green 
​2019     Carol Kerr
2021     Julie Malano