Bill Torrey Race Director of the Year
Bill Torrey arrived in Little Rock in 1993 and became a fixture in the Arkansas running community.
Bill has served as president of the Little Rock Roadrunners Club and still serves on its board of directors. He has also served as the Arkansas state representative for the Road Runners Club of America and is on the Long Distance Running Committee.
Bill has directed some of the largest races in the state, including the Little Rock Marathon, Firecracker Fast 5K, Race for the Cure, and the Capital City Classic 10K. He has directed more than 100 races, benefiting such organizations as the American Lung Association, Arkansas Foundation for Skin Cancer, The Arthritis Foundation, American Red Cross, and City of Little Rock Parks and Recreation
year | BILL TORREY RACE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR | |
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2023 | Courtney Shephard | Spring Fling 5k |
2022 | Cindy Baswell | Spa 10k |
2019 | Cindy Baswell | Spa 10k |
2018 | Cindy Baswell | Spa 10k |
2017 | Gary and Erin Taylor | Go! Mile |
2016 | Don Potter | Chase Race 2 Mile and Paws |
2015 | Joey Gieringer | CASA Half Marathon |
2014 | Jacob Wells | 3 Bridges Marathon |
2013 | Chrissy Ferguson | Arkansas Traveller 100 |
2012 | Dustin and Rachel Speers | Soaring Wings Half Marathon |
2011 | Gary Taylor | Go! Mile |
2010 | Tom Aspel | Valentine’s Day 5K |
2009 | Bill Torrey | Capital City Classic 10K |
2008 | Ken McSpadden | White River 4M |
2007 | Bob Taylor | RiverTrail 15K |
2006 | Ronnie Penney | Dam Night Run 5K |
2005 | Karl Lenser | Orange Crush XC |
2004 | David & Karen Reagler | MidSouth Marathon |
2003 | Bob Taylor | ARK River Run 5K |
2002 | Gary Ballard | ArkansasRunner 2M |
2001 | Joe Fennel | Chile Pepper 10K |
2000 | Sybil Taylor | ARK Fast 5K |
1999 | Don & Cheryl Potter | Conway 12K |
1998 | Bill Torrey | Capital City 10K |
1997 | Dale Burns | Arkansas Marathon |
1996 | Bill Torrey | Bud Run 10K |
1995 | Don & Cheryl Potter | PRU 12K |
1994 | Nita Copeland | TCB 5K |
1993 | Joe Fennel | Chile Pepper 10K |
1992 | Don Potter | PRU 12K |
1991 | Mark Middleton | MayFast 12K |