2024 Capital Striders Scholarship Application

For 2024 Graduating Seniors ONLY


The Capital Striders award five scholarships to Polk County student-athletes within cross country and/or track and field as they enter the next phase of their lives. The scholarships are $1,200 each and are named after the following donors and pivotal members of the Des Moines running community: Dave Hurd, Chuck Jipp, Stan Smith, Kinetic Edge, and the Bobenhouse-Lavender Foundation. Additional information about the scholarship inspirations can be found at CapitalStriders.org. The selection committee uses the stories from these individuals and groups to select each scholarship winner to honor the memory and vision of the scholarship for which it is named after. The committee is led by Capital Striders Board of Directors members. The five scholarship winners will be publicly announced on Friday May 10th, 2024, with email notification in the week prior.

Applications are due April 4!

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