Bea Sides entered the HOF as a competitor and a volunteer/race director.  Bea has been the race director of the Go Girl Run for 12 years.  She has been a leader of the Ladies of the Evening, monthly running group for 18 years.  Most importantly Bea has taught hundreds of women to run through the Step into Running program.  

Cliff Karthauser has been called the most gifted runner from Nebraska.  He ran a 2:16 at the 1980 Marathon Trials.  Cliff was a four time All American at Nebraska Wesleyan University.  He was the NCAAA College Division six mile champion.  Cliff is on the Board of Directors for the Special Olympics Foundation, and has served as a volunteer coach for the Omaha Skutt cross country team.

Lou Soukup has been the most prolific runner in the Omaha area.  Lou has run 50 or more races per year for 20 years.  He has run more than 1400 races and earned over 1000 awards, including more than 60 wins.  Lou has been a fierce competitor in the masters category.  Lou was involved in the early organization of running in Omaha.  He was a member of the Plains Track Club, and a founder of the Omaha Running Club.

Gary Meyer has been one of the key volunteers in the Omaha running community and is one of the Omaha Running Clubs most visible members.  Gary has provided finish line support for over 250 local running events and served as race director for the YMCA Masters Classic and the Omaha Riverfront Marathon. For local charitable organizations, Gary has provided expertise in areas such as course design, course measurement, and marketing. He has been a valuable resource and a good will ambassador for the Omaha Running Club for the past 25 years.

Alan Higley has been one of the key volunteers in both the Omaha and Lincoln running community over the past 15 years.  For the ORC, he has served as a board member, membership chairman and finish line/scoring expert.  In Lincoln, Alan has been a volunteer coach for youth and high school runners and also served on the Lincoln Track Club Board of Directors.  Following a successful middle-distance and cross country career in high school and college, Alan was a competitive runner in local road races.

Dick Burrows was one of the pioneers in the Omaha running movement and was a leader in the original Plains Track Club.  A highly competitive runner and ORC Volunteer, Dick completed each of the first 22 Omaha Marathons.  Dick has also served many years as a director for the Omaha Running Club.

Gary Julin, a prolific competitor, has been a regular on the Omaha road racing circuit for nearly three decades.  At the time of this induction, Gary has completed well over 1,000 road races with over 100 overall wins and over 800 age group victories.  During that time, Gary has finished over 165 marathons with more than 115 completed in less than three hours.  

"Crazy" Leonard Vavra is one of the most recognized and popular runners in the Omaha area.  His legendary howls have been a staple at local events for nearly three decades.  For many runners, seeing and hearing Crazy Leonard was often the highlight of their race.  Leonard has competed in 100 marathons over the course of his career.

Mike Ewoldt is a race organizer and volunteer with ORC.  Mike and his brother Tom opened Peak Performance in 1994. Since that time, Mike has been one of the key figures in the road race scene in Omaha.  Mike has filled a void for organizations looking for help and expertise when sponsoring a run or walk.  Mike and Peak sponsor roughly a dozen races per year - but are also the key resource for other races such as the Outback Run. Mike can also be found at events like the Omaha Marathon.  Mike opens his store to activities like the ORC Marathon clinic and packet pick-up for many other events.  Although Mike is relatively new to the Omaha running scene, his contribution has been huge.

Tim Hendricks, coach and competitor, recently retired after 19 years as the head track and cross country coach at UNO.  Tim is well known and highly respected by the early members of the Omaha Running Club.  He was a world class runner and one of the pioneers that formed the Plains Track Club in the late 1960's.  Tim was the Class A state cross country champion in 1964 and won the Junior Nation AAU marathon in 1966.  He finished fifth in the 1970 Senior National marathon and was a member of the US cross country team that competed in France.  He ran in the 1972 U.S. Olympic trials.  His career ended in 1976 when he finished 2nd in marathon at the U.S. track and field championships.  As a coach, he was named North Central Conference coach of the year five times and has coached more than 120 All-American performances including two national champions.  He received the 2001 Distinguished Service Award by the NCAA II Coaches Association.  His teams finished in the top three nationally-- 9 out of the 10 years he coached in-door track.  His teams finished in the top three outdoor championships for five straight years.  

Todd Nott is a race organizer, competitor andcoach.  As a competitor, Todd has been one of the top distance runners in this area for decades.  Recently, he has been winning and setting course records in ultra marathons.  This year he has won the Brew-to-Brew 43 mile event and set several course records in both the 50 K and 100 K. At the USTF 50 mile championship, Todd was the second master and 13th overall.  He also won the Omaha Marathon in 2006.  Todd has been the head cross country coach at Plattsmouth High School for 15 years. He is also the assistant head track coach.  As a race director, Todd has put on the summer cross country series in Plattsmouth for 9 years and the North Bend Old Settlers Run for the past 5 years.  He also directed the Game Refuge Run in Plattsmouth for 5 years.  Todd sets an excellent example for young runners.  Todd competes at events year-around with members of his cross country team.  His summer cross country series has grown each year and is a vital part in the high school cross country training scene for many runners.

Craig Christians is a competitor, Coach and race director.  Craig has been running for 29 years competing at distances from 800m to the marathon. Craig has been a front pack runner for his entire career and continues to be a major competitive force. Currently, he is involved in all facets of running including club officer, race director, track official and coach. He has coached track and cross country for 12 years at Bellevue West High School.  Craig has directed the No Frills Racing Series in LaPlatte for many years.  He has also directed the Aeros to Aerospace downhill mile for several years.  The proceeds from all of his races are funneled back to the Bellevue Breeze Youth Running Club, which he coaches.  Craig is a low-profile individual whose life has revolved around running.  On Sunday morning he leads a group run from the Bellevue Peak Performance store and recently held a "pre-wedding 5K" with his bride-to-be on his wedding day.

Chuck Cooper is a race director and Volunteer.  He was an ORC leader during the 1990's serving as club president.  Chuck was the founder of the Festival of Races and directed many more local events such as the Sundowner Classic, Americas Run, and the Dead Mans Challenge.  A Cross Country/Track Coach at Skutt High School -  he was also instrumental in many charitable events such as the Run Across Nebraska.  The profits from all of Chucks races were donated to charity.

Bob Garcia is a competitor and coach.  Bob has been a regular on the local running scene for more than two decades.  Bob has won many high profile events such as the Corporate Cup.  He has also coached cross country and track at Omaha South High and more recently Omaha Bryan High.  Regarded by many as the ultimate role model, Bob has trained along side his students - and taken them to compete (together) in offseason events. Even in his late forties, Bob would hang with the leaders in the Open Division of the 3,000 meter run at the Cornhusker State Games track meet rather than compete with his age group.  Bob also has competed in many national events since reaching the Masters Category.

John Thomas is a long time race organizer.  He directed the Omaha Riverfront Marathon for 8 years.  He has also directed the Omaha Corporate Cup for a number of years.  John was an early leader in the Plains Track Club/Omaha Running Club. He served as president of the ORC in the late 1980's.  

Nancy McCormick is a competitor and ORC Volunteer.  She was one of the early members and leaders  of the Plains Track Club/Omaha Running Club.  Nancy was also a formidable competitor.  At one time, she was ranked as the fastest US female in the 1500 meter run in her age group.  

Frank Perrone is a race director mand ORC Volunteer.  He is one of the early pioneers of running in Omaha, Frank sold shoes out of the trunk of his car.  Later, he would be one of the co-owners of the first specialty running shoe store in the area - Sports Treds.  He and his wife Trudy directed many of the early and most recognized road races in Omaha including Cosmos Run, Boystown Moonlight Run, and the Zoo Run.  Frank co-directed the first Corporate Cup and was assistant director for the first Omaha Marathon. One of his events, the Lady Runner, was the first women-only race in this area.  This gave many ladies their first opportunity to compete.  Frank also pioneered the concept of pairing a shorter race, such as a two-mile with a longer event like a 10K.  In that regard, Frank introduced the Riverfront 10K - which likely prolonged the success of the Riverfront Marathon.

John Peterson is the race director for the Richfield Run.  The Richfield Run is one of the oldest, most popular road races in the area - having been around for over 30 years.   John has also helped other local race directors organize their events, such as the Millard Days Fun Run and the Springfield County Fair Run..  

Jill Garlock was one of the early female runners in the Omaha area.  An excellent athlete at a time when females were given very opportunities to compete - Jill was one of the top swimmers and runners in nearly every competitive event that was offered.  Jill was one of the early pioneers to compete in the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon in the early 1980's.  Jill was a solid role model for young girls -and was the swim and tennis coach at Burke High.  She was the first female elected to the Kearney State Athletic Hall of Fame - where she competed in several sports.

Mick Freeman is a race dirctor and ORC Volunteer.  He directed the first road race in the Omaha area in 1973.  Since then, has directed the Lake Manawa Winter series each year.  With just the winter series alone, Mick has directed over 250 races.  He also directed other events for Council Bluffs including the Pride Run and Bluffs Challenge.  As both a coach at CB AL and as a race director, he has provided an opportunity for thousands of running to enjoy their sport - particularly during a time of year when races are rare.  

Karlene Erickson is one of the early female competitors in Omaha.  She was winning major local events at the age of 13.  She would go on to a storied running career at the University of Nebraska -  leading the cross country team to a Big 8 Championship.  Karlene would also finish in the top 10 in the first Women's US Olympic Marathon Trials.