The “Binnie & Dutch Award”, presented annually to an individual making significant contributions to Track & Field in Nebraska, was established to recognize two outstanding coaches. Wayne “Binnie” Binfield was a long time coach at Scottsbluff High School. Binnie coached for 42 years with stints at Crawford, Alliance and finally Scottsbluff. W.L. “Dutch” Zorn coached at Gothenburg for 27 years. In 1971, his final year of coaching, Zorn’s teams won 10 championships and the State title in Kearney. He was President of the NCA and as a tribute to Dutch and his wife, the Gothenburg community sent them to the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.
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| 2022 | Vince Pelster | Hastings St. Cecelia |
| 2021 | Rick Peterson | South Loup |
| 2020 | No Award – COVID | |
| 2019 | Gary Schuurmans | Norfolk |
| 2018 | Don Perry | York |
| 2017 | Les Hill | Hebron |
| 2016 | Al Shirley | Lexington |
| 2015 | Dennis Fornander | North Platte |
| 2014 | David Gee | Northwest |
| 2013 | Lyle Moeller | Norfolk |
| 2012 | Elroy Pierce | Eustis-Farnam |
| 2011 | Fred Lambley | North Bend Central |
| 2010 | Don Patton | Bellevue West |
| 2009 | George O’Boyle | Lincoln Pius X |
| 2008 | Joanne Dusatko | Omaha Central |
| 2007 | Randy Cordes | York |
| 2006 | John Farrand | Lincoln East |
| 2005 | Fred Bessler | Imperial |
| 2004 | Jerry Stine | Bertrand |
| 2003 | Roger Mathiesen | Kearney |
| 2002 | Dale Harsin | Alma |
| 2001 | Don Bader | Lexington |
| 2000 | Doug Martin | North Platte |
| 1999 | Marvin Schueler | Hebron |
| 1998 | Dale Bubak | Tekamah-Herman |
| 1997 | Charlie Thorell | Seward |
| 1996 | Fred Beile | Doane College |
| 1995 | Harold Scott | Lincoln High |
| 1994 | Ed Moore | Ogallala |
| 1993 | Roger Brink | West Holt |
| 1992 | Jon Appleget | Fremont |
| 1991 | Cecil McKnight | Plattsmouth |
| 1990 | Pat Murphy | Fremont |
| 1989 | Robert Newcomb | Bartley |
| 1988 | Frank Smagacz | Omaha Central |
| 1987 | Al Papik | Doane College |
| 1986 | Willis Jones | Beatrice |
| 1985 | Harry Meeker | Millard |
| 1984 | Randy Smith | Hebron |
| 1983 | Woody Greeno | Nebraska Wesleyan |
| 1982 | Joe DiNatale | North Platte |
| 1981 | Mark Russell | Broken Bow |
| 1980 | Jess Keifer | Holdrege |
| 1979 | E.P. Baruth | McCook Junior College |
| 1978 | Charlie Foster | Kearney State College |
