Rising Star Award: Past Honorees

The Running USA Rising Star award, first given out at the 2018 Industry Conference, recognizes a young professional in the sport who has demonstrated strong leadership, initiative, entrepreneurship and exceptional contributions early in their career.

The past honorees are:

2020: Brandon Hough, Air Force Marathon

2019: Pete Hess, San Diego Running Company

2018: Aaron Nemzer, DMSE Sports