Doug Williams Memorial Scholarship

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Doug Williams Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship is presented each year in memory of Doug Williams who was a graduate of Montclair High School and a beloved member of the Essex Running Club when he was killed by a hit and run driver on Upper Mountain Ave in October 2011.

Recipients are selected from the graduating class at Montclair High School based on the following criteria: 

  • Outstanding participation in track and field / cross country

  • Academic excellence

  • Leadership and community service

  • Expected participation in track and field / cross country at college

PAST WINNERS

These are all the past winners and the colleges they attended.

  • 2019 - Matilda Ferguson (Swarthmore College), Eleanor Keating (Haverford College) and Stefan Urquidi (Jefferson University)

  • 2018 - Elizabeth Cummings (Towson University) and Dale Ross (Wesleyan)

  • 2017 - Amelia Lufrano (Dickinson College) and Benjamin Cahill (Wesleyan)

  • 2016 - Lia Schattner (Washington University) and Grant Van Inwegen (Wesleyan)

  • 2015 - Stephani Hayes (Lehigh University) and Connor O’Brien (Rutgers)

  • 2014 - Eliana Tyler (Vassar College) and Henry Whipple (Hamilton College)

  • 2013 - India Hill (Widner University) and Jackson Brietzke (West Point)

  • 2012 - Carole Johnson and Henzley Meghie

Virtual 5K, 10K & 8 Mile Memorial Run

The Essex Running Club and Fleet Feet Montclair invite you to join us for this very special virtual event on Memorial Day Weekend in memory of Doug who would have been 58 on May 22 this year. All of the proceeds from the event will go towards the memorial scholarships awarded every year in Doug’s honor.

You can complete the virtual run any time during Memorial Day Weekend (May 23 - 25). There’s a 5K, 10K or 8 Mile Memorial Run and you can pick your own route or run one of the suggested routes. The cost is only $10 per person or you can make a donation to support the scholarship if you are unable to run. All participants will be entered in a raffle for a $50 Fleet Feet gift card.

Register for the virtual event now at https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Montclair/DougWilliamsMemorial

This is how the virtual event works:

  • Sign up for the event any time between now and May 25.

  • Print out the custom bib to wear when you run the event.

  • Pick your own route or one of the suggested routes to run.

  • Complete the event on Memorial Day Weekend any time between 6:00 am on Sat, May 23 and 8:00 pm on Mon, May 25.

  • Submit your finishing time to the results page on runsignup.com.

  • Post your photos and race reports to the Facebook page for the event.

You can pick your own route or run one of the suggested routes.

Virtual 5K: The suggested route for the Virtual 5K is the original course for the Doug Williams Memorial 5,000 Meter Run that starts and finishes on South Mountain Ave at the Montclair Art Museum.

Doug Williams Memorial 5,000 Meter: https://certifiedroadraces.com/certificate/?type=l&id=NJ12546JHP

Virtual 10K: The suggested route for the 10K is the course for the Montclair YMCA 10K that starts and finishes on Park St in front of the YMCA.

Montclair YMCA 10K: https://certifiedroadraces.com/certificate/?type=l&id=NJ17504JHP

Virtual 8 Mile Memorial Run: The suggested route for the 8 Mile Memorial Run starts and finises at Fleet Feet Montclair and passes by several significant landmarks in remembrance of Doug.

Virtual 8 Mile Memorial Run: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/1114335?units=miles