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Welcome to University of Okoboji Winter Games 2010...

"It all started with a couple local guys and the organization of small broomball tournament. 30 years later, with the support of hundreds of community members, the small broomball tournament in 1981 has turned into an annual winter festival drawing thousands of people from throughout the Mid-West. The University of Okoboji Winter Games is now a weekend full of indoor and outdoor events for all ages. A special thank goes out to The Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce, local businesses, and the hard-working volunteers that have worked so hard to make this event a success!"

University of Okoboji Winter Games Results 2010

Road Race

Men’s 5k Overall- Jesse Sewell
Women’s 5k Overall- Samantha Ten Napel
Men’s 10k Overall- David Boelke
Women’s 10K Overall- Clare Eckard
See All Road Race Results

Cribbage Classic

1st Place- Scott McLeary
2nd Place- Ron Schol
3rd Place- Dave Winey

Bean Bag Toss (55 2-person teams)

1st- Team Nodland
2nd- Team Tom Bjornstad
3rd- Koeden/Michaelson

Build Your Own Bathing Suit Contest

1st Place- Lindsey Boone
2nd Place- Carrie Hendricks
3rd Place- Jenna Thurnhorst

Chocolate Classic

Best Business- The Inn at Okoboji
Best Nonprofit- Iowa Lakes Community College Culinary Arts

Re/Max Chili Cook-Off

Best Overall- Chili Docs (for the 2nd year in-a-row!)
Best Business- Northwest Bank
Best Nonprofit- Hope Haven
An estimated 2,460 people in attendance!!

Polar Plunge

189 participants

ArtsLIVE People Project

205 Participants

Dodgeball

1st Place- Team State Farm

Flag Football

1st Place- Three Peat Revolution
2nd Place- Flying Squirrels
3rd Place- Flag Throwers

Pinochle

1st Place- Bike Richter
2nd Place- Rita Sell
3rd Place- Joyce Bretzman

500

Women’s High- Janet Dys
Women’s Lo- Chelsea Swenson
Men’s High- Dale Kaufman
Men’s Lo- Clifford Durst
Declares- Janet Dys
Traveling- Sonya Bruns

Volleyball

1st Place- Marvelous Minnesotans
2nd Place- U of O
3rd Place- Bad Donkeys

Texas Hold Em

1st Place- Jack Hansen
2nd Place- Frank Lamer
3rd Place- Pat Butler

Tour of Homes Poker Run

40” HD Television- David Kitzinger
Laptop- Becky Sivertson
TomTom Navigation- Amy Walters

Mah Jongg

1st Place- Carol Swartz
2nd Place- Sharon Boles
3rd Place Eireen Notestine

KAPCO Golf Tournament

Championship Flight
1st- Todd Helmers & Mike Hamilton
2nd- Matt Weeks & Casey Early
3rd- Bill Voss Team
2nd Flight
1st- Tim Nissen & Craig Bussell
2nd- Eric Alderman Team
3rd- Ron Swartz & Merv Logan
3rd Flight
1st- Matt Rusche Team
2nd- Bart Hanen Team
3rd Dan Little & Kevin Goodwin

Broomball

1st Place- The Ball Hawgs
2nd Place- Pizza Ranch Spirit Lake
3rd Place- The Blue Balls

Follies

Division 1
1st Place- John Alexander of Arnolds, age 7
2nd Place- Riley Shryock of E’ville, age 7
3rd Place (Tie)- Selena Janzen of Spirit Lake age 10 & William Alexander age 5 of Arnolds Park
Division 2
1st Place- Hanna Gabbard of Estherville, age 15
2nd Place- Spencer Carlson of Spirit Lake, age 14
3rd Place- Liz Naviaux of Spirit Lake, age 14
*Dates and times for all meetings and events are subject to change

Do you have any pictures or fun facts from past winter games you would like to share? Contact Stacy- stacy@vacationokoboji.com