Wrestling legend twins Troy and Terry Steiner named recipients of Rough Rider Award

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The next recipients of North Dakota’s highest honor are twin wrestling legends from Bismarck.

Troy and Terry Steiner will be the 51st and 52nd recipient of North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong says the brothers have made immeasurable impacts on the sport as champion wrestlers and coaches at multiple levels.

In addition to the twins numerous state titles in the sport, Terry has led the U.S. Women’s National Wrestling Team as head coach since 2002.

Troy has held coaching roles at multiple Division I wrestling programs and is currently the head coach of the Gopher Wrestling Club in Minneapolis.

The award will be presented in the fall in Bismarck.

“Troy and I are humbled, honored, and proud to receive this award, and we want to thank Gov. Armstrong for selecting us,” Terry Steiner said. “The people in the community of Bismarck and the state of North Dakota have lifted us up from the very beginning, and we are forever grateful. Our North Dakota roots and the nurturing community that we grew up in allowed us to grow, flourish and succeed in our athletic, professional and personal lives. When you put ordinary people in an extra ordinary environment, they become extraordinary.”

“Receiving the North Dakota Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award is truly humbling, and we are incredibly grateful to Gov. Armstrong,” Troy Steiner said. “Growing up in North Dakota shaped who we are in every area of our lives. The values of hard work, humility, faith and community were not just taught – they were lived. The people of North Dakota set a standard of humility, toughness and integrity that challenged us to be our best, and that foundation continues to guide us today. Terry and I are honored beyond words to receive this recognition and proud to represent the state that built us.”