Since 1982, the Springfield Road Runners Club (SRRC hereafter) has recognized three female and three male distance runners (based primarily on the most recently completed cross country season) during either January or February of the following calendar year. Not only does the SRRC provide awards to the 6 athletes, the club also provides a monetary gift to the respective school’s distance running programs. An ad hoc committee is formed by the SRRC and we proceed to meet and discuss the performances turned in by cross country competitors “regionally” (about a 30-40 mile circle around Springfield. Size of school is NOT considered. All of the school’s runners are eligible and we almost always have a mix of Class A as well as Class AA athletes (no Class AAA schools are currently in our eligible geographic area).
