ERC SCHOLARSHIP RUN/WALK IN MEMORY OF Doug Williams

 

ERC SCHOLARSHIP RUN/WALK IN MEMORY OF Doug Williams

FLEET FEET MONTCLAIR (603 BLOOMFIELD AVE, MONTCLAIR)

SUNDAY, May 3 2026 at 7:30 Am

Join us for the 15th anniversary of this special event 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. Doug would have been 64 years old on May 22 2026.

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 field / cross country while demonstrating academic excellence, leadership and community service.

Enjoy an easy run / walk at one of three distances (5K, 10K, 8 miles). Everyone is welcome - runners/walkers, young/old, fast/slow. This is just a fun run, not a timed event, and the roads will be open to traffic. The 8 mile route is a special memorial route passing by several landmarks in remembrance of Doug.

Registration 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. There will be some light refreshments back at Fleet Feet after the run.

Click on the link below for more information, to register for the event or to make a donation:

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. He would have been 64 on May 22 this year.

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

  • College bound seniors from the graduating class

  • Outstanding participation in track and field / cross country

  • Academic excellence

  • Leadership and community service

  • Expected participation in track and cross country at college

PAST WINNERS

This will be the 15th year we have awarded the scholarship and these are all the past winners with the colleges they attended.

  • 2025 - Darriel Whiting (Lincoln University) and Corinne Stewart (Tufts University)

  • 2024 - Avery McAdams (Emory University) and Sean Overton (McGill University)

  • 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