Events
Doug Williams Memorial Run
Description
The Essex Running Club and Fleet Feet Montclair would like to invite you to this special event in memory of Doug Williams. Doug was a former Montclair resident and beloved member of the Essex Running Club who was killed by a hit and run driver on Upper Mountain Avenue in October 2011. Doug would have turned 62 years old on May 22 this year.
Join us for an in person fun run at Fleet Feet Montclair on Sun, May 26 or you can complete the event virtually. There is a special 8 mile memorial route passing by several landmarks in remembrance of Doug or two shorter routes (5K and 10K). The cost is only $10 per person or you can make a donation to support the scholarship if you are unable to run. Everyone who registers or makes a donation will be entered in a raffle for a $50 Fleet Feet gift card.
Click on the links below to view the suggested routes. Maps and directions will be available on the day of the event. The 8 mile route will also be marked with flags at every turn. Water and Gatorade will be available on the 8 mile and 10K routes at the corner of Park St and Mt Hebron Rd. There will be some light refreshments back at Fleet Feet after the run.
All of the proceeds from the event will go towards the memorial scholarships awarded every year in Doug’s honor to recognize two deserving college bound seniors at Montclair High School who have been outstanding in track and cross country while demonstrating academic excellence, leadership and community service. This will be the 13th year we have awarded this scholarship!
Place
603 Bloomfield Ave
Montclair, NJ US 07042
Suggested Routes
8 Miles: Special memorial route through Montclair passing by several landmarks in remembrance of Doug (Montclair High School, Doug's former home on Stanford Place, Doug's memorial bench in Brookdale Park, Immaculate Conception Cemetery where Doug is buried and Tierney's Tavern).
10K: Out and back route down Midland Ave and Park St to Immaculate Conception Cemetery where Doug is buried.
5K: Out and back route down Midland Ave with a loop around Edgemont Park.
Note: Maps and directions will be available on the day of the event. The 8 mile route will also be marked with flags at every turn. Water and Gatorade will be available on the 8 mile and 10K routes at the corner of Park St and Mt Hebron Rd.
Doug Williams Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is presented every 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.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Recipients of the scholarship are selected from the graduating class at Montclair High School each year based on the following criteria:
- One male and one female award
- College bound seniors from the graduating class
- Outstanding participation in track and cross country
- Academic excellence
- Leadership and community service
- Expected participation in track and cross country at college
PAST WINNERS
This will be the 13th year we have awarded these scholarships and these are all the past winners with the college they attended.
- 2023 - Ava Butler (Ithaca College) and Richard Fortune (New Haven University)
- 2022 - Kiya Lawson (Howard University) and Reuven Frye (Bates College)
- 2021 - Stephanie Webb (Lehigh University) and Jessie Legister (Northeastern University)
- 2020 - Evelyn Battleson-Gunkel (University of Chicago) and Aidan Ward (Wesleyan University)
- 2019 - Matilda Ferguson (Swarthmore College), Eleanor Keating (Haverford College) and Stefan Urquidi (Jefferson University)
- 2018 - Elizabeth Cummings (Towson University) and Dale Ross (Wesleyan University)
- 2017 - Amelia Lufrano (Dickinson College) and Benjamin Cahill (Wesleyan University)
- 2016 - Lia Schattner (Washington University) and Grant Van Inwegen (Wesleyan)
- 2015 – Stephani Hayes (Lehigh University) and Connor O’Brien (Rutgers University)
- 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
Race Contact Info
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