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Dirksen, Jay
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Jay Dirksen graduated from General Beadle High School in Madison, South Dakota. During his high school career Dirksen won the State Class B Championship in the mile.
He attended South Dakota State University and graduated with a Bachelors degree in Physical Education in 1968 and a Masters in 1969. He took a position as the men's cross country and track coach at South Dakota State University. He also began a women's cross country program during his time at S.D.S.U. In 1977, he became the assistant men's track coach at the University of Illinois. He took a position as the head womenâ's track and field coach at the University of Missouri in 1982. After just one year at the University of Missouri, Dirksen moved on to become the head cross country coach and assistant head track coach in charge of distance runners at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He spent 29 seasons at University of Nebraska-Lincoln retiring in 2011.
Jay Dirksen married Diane Stewart in 1972. Together they have two children, a son, Derek, and a daughter, Kristi.