The 21St annual grasshopper 5k run/walk will be held on September 16, 2023
at 8:00 Am
race LOCATION:
Lakota High School
5200 Co. Rd. 13
Kansas, OH 44841
This race is in conjunction with the Myron Cline / 51st Annual Lakota Cross Country Invitational. The course is a FLAT and FAST Cross Country course on all grass that runs throughout the campus of Lakota High School and finishing on the all weather track in front of many spectators. For more information and printable maps, see Course Info!
Your contributions will support the Lakota Cross Country Memorial Scholarship Fund which was started in 1992 following the death of Tracy N. Tahy. The Tahy family has contributed money from the memorial to a scholarship to honor Lakota Cross Country runners furthering their education. Money for this Memorial Scholarship has been continued from the Myron Cline family by publishing a Lakota Tradition book with 472 pages of the history of his coaching years. Myron started the Lakota Cross Country Tradition in 1966 and retired in 1987 as a very successful Lakota coach.
Our mission is to continue this scholarship to encourage and contribute to athletes in the furthering of their education. Runners also honored in this scholarship include Dan Biddle and Bryan Windom.
Your contributions will support the Lakota Cross Country Memorial Scholarship Fund which was started in 1992 following the death of Tracy N. Tahy. The Tahy family has contributed money from the memorial to a scholarship to honor Lakota Cross Country runners furthering their education. Money for this Memorial Scholarship has been continued from the Myron Cline family by publishing a Lakota Tradition book with 472 pages of the history of his coaching years. Myron started the Lakota Cross Country Tradition in 1966 and retired in 1987 as a very successful Lakota coach.
Our mission is to continue this scholarship to encourage and contribute to athletes in the furthering of their education. Runners also honored in this scholarship include Dan Biddle and Bryan Windom.
This race is in memory of the following:
Dan R. Biddle
Daniel R. Biddle was an all-American young man. While attending Lakota High School, he excelled in sports, music, and drama as well as being an honor student. An outstanding wrestler and pole vaulter, Dan came out for cross country his junior year and played a key role in leading his team to top five finishes in the state championships his junior and senior years.
After graduation in 1987, Dan entered the Navy. He married Melissa Salisbury on October 12, 1991. In February of 1994, they became the proud parents of a son, Kevin Michael Biddle. Dan was a (E5) Crew Chief for helicopter combat support squadrons whis his helicopter tragically crashed in a training exercise near Norfolk, VA. While in the Navy, Dan received special citations for Desert Strom, and outstanding navy achievement medal, and special recognition for his work with the national cancer foundation.
For those of who knew him well, it will not be for all of his outstanding achievements that Dan will be the most remembered. Instead, it will be for his wonderful sense of fund and the great joy he took in whatever he was doing. No one could have had a greater zest for living. Dan made all of our lives happier by just being around him. To his coaches and his teammates, Dan will always occupy a special place in our hearts. We want Kevin Michael to know what a great person his father was and hope he will grow up to be just like him.
Daniel R. Biddle was an all-American young man. While attending Lakota High School, he excelled in sports, music, and drama as well as being an honor student. An outstanding wrestler and pole vaulter, Dan came out for cross country his junior year and played a key role in leading his team to top five finishes in the state championships his junior and senior years.
After graduation in 1987, Dan entered the Navy. He married Melissa Salisbury on October 12, 1991. In February of 1994, they became the proud parents of a son, Kevin Michael Biddle. Dan was a (E5) Crew Chief for helicopter combat support squadrons whis his helicopter tragically crashed in a training exercise near Norfolk, VA. While in the Navy, Dan received special citations for Desert Strom, and outstanding navy achievement medal, and special recognition for his work with the national cancer foundation.
For those of who knew him well, it will not be for all of his outstanding achievements that Dan will be the most remembered. Instead, it will be for his wonderful sense of fund and the great joy he took in whatever he was doing. No one could have had a greater zest for living. Dan made all of our lives happier by just being around him. To his coaches and his teammates, Dan will always occupy a special place in our hearts. We want Kevin Michael to know what a great person his father was and hope he will grow up to be just like him.
Tracy N. Tahy
Tracy N. Tahy was a quality young man who loved to run and loved Lakota Cross Country. He grew up watching Lakota runners, waiting for his turn to wear the blue and white. Tracy started out in junior high with outsanding talent and consequently had an outstanding career. As he came into high school he often talked about his goals, that of winning the SLL and representing Lakota as the state cross country championships. Tracy was able to impart those goals to his teammates. He was one of those athletes who was no stranger to hard work, and challenged others to do the same.
Tracy's senior year promised to be his best. He was a quiet leader putting into place some traditions that still influence Lakota teams today. On August 20, 1992, during the parents night two mile time trial, he collapsed and died.
That year, Tracy's teammates realized his first goal, winning the SLL in a suprise victory. In 1993 Tracy's younger brother, Tony fulfilled his other dream by running in the state championships.
The Coach's award, given at the end of the year, was renamed in his honor. It is called "The Dynamite Award". Tracy's initials were TNT, therefore, dynamite. Also the name expresses the type of runner and person he was. The award is given to hard working runners with a positive attitude.
Tracy is missed by his family and friends.
Tracy N. Tahy was a quality young man who loved to run and loved Lakota Cross Country. He grew up watching Lakota runners, waiting for his turn to wear the blue and white. Tracy started out in junior high with outsanding talent and consequently had an outstanding career. As he came into high school he often talked about his goals, that of winning the SLL and representing Lakota as the state cross country championships. Tracy was able to impart those goals to his teammates. He was one of those athletes who was no stranger to hard work, and challenged others to do the same.
Tracy's senior year promised to be his best. He was a quiet leader putting into place some traditions that still influence Lakota teams today. On August 20, 1992, during the parents night two mile time trial, he collapsed and died.
That year, Tracy's teammates realized his first goal, winning the SLL in a suprise victory. In 1993 Tracy's younger brother, Tony fulfilled his other dream by running in the state championships.
The Coach's award, given at the end of the year, was renamed in his honor. It is called "The Dynamite Award". Tracy's initials were TNT, therefore, dynamite. Also the name expresses the type of runner and person he was. The award is given to hard working runners with a positive attitude.
Tracy is missed by his family and friends.
Bryan C. Windom
Bryan Carr Windom, son of Coach Don and Gael Windom, was killed in an auto-bicycle accident on September 13, 1984. Bryan was two months shy of his 6th birthday when the accident occurred. He was the second son of three, survived by Sam and Will, and sisters Elizabeth and Julia.
Bryan was a happy, easy going child. He was a collector of small things. He loved to be teased by Lakota athletes and they did not disappoint him. His tragic death deeply affected the team and his family.
Bryan will always be missed.
Bryan Carr Windom, son of Coach Don and Gael Windom, was killed in an auto-bicycle accident on September 13, 1984. Bryan was two months shy of his 6th birthday when the accident occurred. He was the second son of three, survived by Sam and Will, and sisters Elizabeth and Julia.
Bryan was a happy, easy going child. He was a collector of small things. He loved to be teased by Lakota athletes and they did not disappoint him. His tragic death deeply affected the team and his family.
Bryan will always be missed.
