ANNUAL AWARDS 2025
Every year we hold an Annual Awards Dinner to honor some of the amazing people in our club. For 2026 the dinner was held again at Mamma Vittoria in Nutley on Tuesday, April 14. Congratulations to all our 2025 award winners as listed below.
2025 AWARD WINNERS
Larry Hollander Service Award: Jackson Bangs, Samantha Spitaletta
Vince Carnevale Spirit Award: Froi Mogol
Spirit of ERC Award: Liz Castillo
Cheerleader Award: Karen Brownson, Ellen Pulsinelle
Rachael Ray Award (Hosting): Profunctional Running
Sally Sammon Award: Elizabethann Tomasi
Purple Heart Award: Ally Boyle, Rebecca Harris-Lee, Ellen Pulsinelle, George Swiatek, Mike Vitulano
Comeback of the Year Award: Fleet Feet Montclair
Doug Williams Most Consistent Runner Award: Dan Garcia, Ed Trieste
Off Road/Ultra Award: Fabian Castillo
Multisport / Triathlon Award: Stacey Slaughter
Marco Polo Travel Award: Nancy Gitin, Dalva Santos
Most Improved Runner Award: Ailis Groves, John Hagen
Rookie of the Year Award: Nancy Halper, Edgar Rozo
Major World Marathons Award (Six Stars): Nancy Gitin, Robbin Jordan
Extraordinary Achievement Award (Half Marathon in 50 States): Beth Candela
Carl Sturcke Lifetime Service Award: Mick Close
Volunteer of the Year: Ally Boyle
Running for Two Award: Ashlie Bangs, Elizabeth McClachrie
Stroller Champions Award: Ashlie and Jackson Bangs, Elizabeth McClachrie and Jude Cecilio
Journalism Award: Mick Close, Rocco Spoon
Supporting Coach Award: Paul Kartanowicz
Achilles Athlete Award: Jeffrey Gaton
Youth Runner Award: Killian Signer
Team Champion Award: Hugo Del Bove
Social Media Influencer Award: Froi Mogol
Distance Awards (Male):
1 Mile: Glen Freyer
5K: Jason Lakritz
4 Mile, 20K/Half Marathon, Marathon: David Collins
8K/5 Mile: Paul Giuliano
10K, 15K/10 Mile: Charlie Slaughter
Distance Awards (Female):
1 Mile, 20K/Half Marathon: Nancy Halper
5K, 8K/5 Mile, 10K, 15K/10 Mile, Marathon: Candace Stanton
4 Mile: Dalva Santos
Runner of the Year (Male): Charlie Slaughter
Runner of the Year (Female): Candace Stanton