Bob Bartling and several like-minded people founded the Prairie Striders Running Club in 1969 to promote running, fellowship, and health. Bob began collecting books and magazines related to running and track and field, and by 1978, the Prairie Striders Running Club Library was established. It includes 636 volumes of books, about 5,000 periodicals and newsletters, and has the results of 16 annual races. The collection is so complete that even the editors of Runner’s World contact Bob for articles.
The Prairie Striders Library was housed in the basement of Bartling’s store for many years. The library moved to another location in downtown Brookings before finding a permanent home in the H.M. Briggs Library in June 2015. It is currently housed in the compact shelving on the lower level of the library.
This Book Gallery highlights the collection housed at the H.M. Briggs Library
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The Jim Ryun Story
Cordner Nelson
A detailed description of the life and times of America's number one track hero. Brilliantly illustrated with nearly 200 photos.
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Problem Athletes and How to Handle Them
Bruce Ogilvie
In Problem Athletes and How to Handle Them (1966), Americans Bruce Ogilvie and Thomas Tutko attempted to apply motivational principles to improve sports performance. Their widely used Athletic Motivation Inventory was designed to measure personality traits, such as leadership and mental toughness, conducive to athletic achievement.
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Track and Field: Changing Concepts and Modern Techniques
James Gordon
With many photos and illustrations. Includes program foundations, training, organizing the training program, sprinting, the 440 yard dash, the 880 yard run, distance running, relay racing, hurdling, shot put, discus, javelin, high jump, long jump, triple jump, and pole vaulting.
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Track in Theory and Technique
Tom Rosandich
Sponsored by the Asian Track and Field Association. 54 articles from different track and field experts, edited by Thomas P. Rosandich. 410 pages, with illustrations. Includes track and field, sprinting, hurdling, middle and long distance running, jumping events, shotput, discus throw, javelin, hammer throw, decathlon, and the promotion of track and field athletics.
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Scoring Table for Men's Track and Field Events: Adopted by the Congress of the International Amateur Athletic Federation Held in Belgrade 1962.
International Amateur Athletic Federation
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Championship Track and Field
Tom Ecker
pt. 1. The sprints / by Oliver Jackson (Abilene Christian College) -- pt. 2. The quarter mile / by Jim "Jumbo" Elliott (Villanova University) -- pt. 3. The half mile / by George T. Eastment (Manhattan College) -- pt. 4. The distance races / by Brutus Hamilton (University of California) -- pt. 5. The hurdles / by Larry Snyder (Ohio State University) -- pt. 6. The relay races / by Clyde Littlefield (University of Texas) -- pt. 7. The pole vault / by Ralph M. Higgins (Oklahoma State University) -- pt. 8. The high jump / by Ed Flanagan (Boston University) -- pt. 9. The broad jump / by Gordon Fisher (Indiana University) -- pt. 10. The shot put / by Jess Mortensen (University of Southern California) -- pt. 11. The discus throw / by Jim Kelly (University of Minnesota) -- pt. 12. Cross-country / by F.X. Cretzmeyer (State University of Iowa) -- Appendixes: A. Muscles and strength -- B. Resistance exercises for track and field.
