SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Dec. 6, 2018) - Central Missouri Track and Field co-Head Coaches Kip Janvrin and Kirk Pedersen have coached together for three decades and will now enter the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame along side each other as well. The duo will be a part of the 2019 enshrinement class as announced Thursday afternoon by the Hall of Fame.

The event will be held Sunday, January 27 in Springfield with a full day of festivities. Things will kick off with an 11 a.m. reception presented by Reliable Toyota at the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. The remainder of the day's events will be held at the University Plaza Hotel and Convention Center with a 4 p.m. reception and 5 p.m. dinner and ceremony. 

Information provided by the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame:
Kip Janvrin & Kirk Pedersen -- University of Central Missouri Co-Head Coaches of Track & Field, Cross Country
Janvrin, a U.S. Olympian, and Pedersen have coached at Central Missouri for 30 and 32 years, respectively, with enormous success and have served as UCM's co-head coaches in track and field for 23 seasons. The pinnacle came in 2015 as they guided Central Missouri to its first NCAA Division II national championship in women's track and field, which won both the Indoor and Outdoor _­Championships that academic year. The coaching tandem also has produced 15 MIAA men's and five MIAA women's indoor championships, 12 MIAA men's outdoor titles and three Jennies outdoor conference championships. In 2002 and 2015, Janvrin and Pedersen were named United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Indoor Coaches of the Year and the 2015 National Outdoor Coaches of the Year. In the past 12 years, the duo has garnered 15 MIAA Indoor Coach of the Year awards, adding 11 more Coach of the Year honors for the outdoor season. In 2017, Pedersen won the Jimmy Carnes Distinguished Service Award from the United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association, as he has coached UCM cross country. Both coaches are graduates of Simpson College (Iowa).

• Janvrin is in his 23rd year as co-head coach and works primarily with UCM sprinters, hurdlers and multi-event athletes. Janvrin also won the 1989 U.S. Olympic Festival, the 1995 Pan Am Games and the 2001 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. He earned a spot on the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team and is the world record holder for most career decathlon wins (41) and the American record holder for the most career decathlons over 8,000 points (26). He is an inductee of the Drake Relays Hall of Fame.
• Pedersen has guided the Mules' cross country team to 11 MIAA championships in the past 24 years, with 11 consecutive To 25 finishes (from 1996-2007) at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships. He also led the Jennies cross country program to three MIAA championships and has earned MIAA Cross Country Coach of the Year honors 13 times. In college, he was five-time NCAA Division III All-American and won the 800 meter indoors his senior year.

Sponsorship tables of 10 are $1,500 and include an autographed poster (a rendering by renowned artist Dayne Dudley), recognition in the printed program and at the table. Individual tickets are $150. Numerous other sponsorship opportunities are available, including congratulatory ads, trading cards and 20-month calendars. Call the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame at 417-889-3100.

The Class of 2019 features:

• Ryan Howard, a baseball star for MSU and the Phillies
• Carlos Carson, a star receiver of the Chiefs' 1980s teams
• Jeff Suppan, who helped pitch the Cardinals to two World Series after pitching for the Royals
• Chase Coffman, the most prolific pass-catching tight end in Mizzou history
• Alan Cockrell, a Joplin native who QB'd the Tennessee Volunteers and was a big-league player and coach
• The Drury Family, a champion of outdoors who host and produce multiple television programs
• Dr. Cris Barnthouse, a former Head Team Physician of the Kansas City Chiefs
• The Sandbothe Family of Washington features 7 siblings who attended college on athletic scholarships
• Dr. Troy Major, a nationally recognized shotgun sports champion
• Rod Smith, the longtime Sports Director of KCRG-TV 13 in Jefferson City
• Mark Fisher, a longtime basketball coach and sports administrator
• Joyce Mahoney, a standout in the sport of golf and a women's sports advocate
• Kip Janvrin, a co-head coach of the University of Central Missouri Track & Field teams and an Olympian
• Kirk Pedersen, a co-head coach of the UCM Track & Field teams and coach of UCM cross country teams
• Kelly Donohoe, the football coach of Blue Springs High School
• Steve Hunter, a longtime high school basketball coach at Ozark High School
• Ray Wageman, a record-setting triathlete from age 50 to age 83 who will be inducted posthumously
• Berkeley/McCluer South Berkeley High School Boys and Girls Track & Field Programs
• West Plains High School Boys and Girls Cross Country Programs
• Heart of America Beverage Company – the John Q. Hammons Founder's Award
• Bryan Magers – President's Award