The Jim Farrand Award was formerly known as the Jr. High/Assistant Coach of the Year Award. This award recognizes the unsung heroes of successful high school athletic programs. These coaches work in relative obscurity in the their respective systems, but contribute much to the overall success of high school and junior high school athletics.
Submit a Nomination for this Award (Deadline: April 1)
| 2022 | Kristin Blume | McCook |
| 2022 | Clint Havel | Thayer Central |
| 2021 | Kim Dieckmann | Archbishop Bergan |
| 2021 | Bill Ford | Bertrand |
| 2020 | No Award – COVID | |
| 2019 | Beth McMahon | Fremont |
| 2019 | Tiffany Panning | Crofton |
| 2018 | Brendan Dorcey | Wayne |
| 2018 | Kevin Hubble | Lincoln East |
| 2018 | James Spanel | Norfolk |
| 2017 | Chuck Foxhoven | Norfolk |
| 2017 | Margo LaBrie | Hampton |
| 2017 | Gerg Warneke | Pierce |
| 2016 | Robert Mishou | Kearney |
| 2016 | Ronda Motykowski | Omaha Marian |
| 2016 | Ryan Rischling | Bennington |
| 2016 | Teresa Rischling | Bennington |
| 2016 | Jim Simpson | Papillion-La Vista |
| 2015 | Carol Liekhus | Howells, Stanton |
| 2015 | Steve Lundeen | Platteview |
| 2015 | Norm Svoboda | Blair |
| 2014 | Jim Hansen | Lincoln Pius X |
| 2014 | Chad Lyons | McCook |
| 2013 | Stan Erks | Centennial |
| 2013 | Warren Osborn | Scottsbluff |
| 2013 | Ann Purdy | Northwest |
| 2013 | Rick Watson | North Bend Central |
| 2012 | Gary Pence | Norris |
| 2012 | John Kershaw | Hitchcock County |
| 2011 | Joe Shandera | Lincoln High |
| 2011 | Dan Schneiss | Boys Town |
| 2010 | Rob Kober | Hastings St. Cecilia |
| 2010 | Jeff Rowan | Lexington |
| 2009 | Ron Casper | Southwest |
| 2009 | Lyle VanCleave | Laurel-Concord |
| 2009 | Jack Hild | Holdrege |
| 2009 | Donnie Miller | Minden |
| 2009 | Chris Wentling | Norfolk |
| 2008 | James Libal | Freeman |
| 2007 | Paul Mulcahy | Syracuse |
| 2007 | Dave Novak | Elmwood-Murdock |
| 2007 | Dan O’Brien | McCook |
| 2007 | Craig Burchess | Grand Island |
| 2007 | Arlo Pinkerman | Cross Coundy |
| 2006 | Kathy Matthews | Homer |
| 2006 | Jeff Mollring | McCook |
| 2006 | George Briggs | McCook |
| 2006 | Gail Searcy | Auburn |
| 2006 | Deb Vorderstrasse | Thayer Central |
| 2005 | Tim McAllister | Fairbury |
| 2005 | Gary Garrison | Maxwell |
| 2005 | Franklin Snocker | Bluffs Middle School |
| 2005 | Dennis Krutsinger | Imperial |
| 2005 | Deborah McAlliser | Fairbury |
| 2005 | Dan Gilson | Heartland |
| 2005 | Dale Kropp | Battle Creek |
| 2004 | Terry Person | South Sioux City Middle School |
| 2004 | Stu Essman | Ashland-Greenwood |
| 2004 | Julie Hall | Norfolk |
| 2003 | Roger Rine | York |
| 2003 | Roger Neujahr | Gothenburg |
| 2003 | Larry Vancura | Heartland |
| 2003 | Kim Busch | Ashland-Greenwood |
| 2003 | Gary Beard | Logan View |
| 2003 | Dale Mundorf | Ainsworth |
| 2002 | Ron Wiese | Grand Island |
| 2002 | Jim Farrand | Aurora |
| 2002 | Gary Jamieson | Millard South |
| 2002 | Dana Trofholz | Schuyler Middle School |
| 2001 | Steve larson | Kearney |
| 2001 | Ronda Motykowski | Omaha Marian |
| 2001 | Rich Young | Columbus |
| 2001 | Lee Miller | Sandhills |
| 2001 | Jerry Eickmeier | Seward Middle School |
| 2001 | Craig Lathrop | Kearney |
| 2001 | Charles Gorman | Plattsmouth |
| 2000 | Sid Conrad | Norris |
| 2000 | Mike Bivens | Norfolk Catholic |
| 2000 | Larry Niemann | Seward |
| 2000 | Kelly Ward | Barr Middle School (Grand Island) |
| 2000 | Jeff Scharff | Bertrand |
| 2000 | Dave Sautter | Alliance |
| 1999 | Norm Nott | Grand Island Northwest |
| 1999 | Mike Butler | Lincoln Southeast |
| 1999 | Jan Kuxhausen | Conestoga |
| 1999 | Doug Miller | Lincoln Southeast |
| 1999 | Dennis Hoffman | Kimball |
| 1999 | David Warrick | Blair Middle School |
| 1999 | Bob Rose | Sandy Creek |
| 1998 | Tom Olson | Norfolk |
| 1998 | Ron Howard | Scottsbluff |
| 1998 | Jerry Donahue | Fremont |
| 1998 | Bill Koll | Elkhorn |
| 1997 | Tom Spale | Schuyler |
| 1997 | Roger Coon | Geneva |
| 1997 | John Barnhill | Valley |
| 1997 | Jack Young | Columbus |
| 1997 | Dan Traudt | Grand Island |
| 1997 | Dale Burch | Barr Junior High (Grand Island) |
