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.

You can attend the in person event at Fleet Feet Montclair or complete the event virtually.  All paces are welcome - runners/walkers, fast/slow, young/old. This is a fun run, not a timed event, and the roads will be open to traffic. The cost is only $10 per person to register or you can make a donation to support the scholarship.

There is a special 8 mile memorial route passing by several landmarks in remembrance of Doug or two shorter routes (5K and 10K). Maps and directions will be available on the day of the event. 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.

Click on the link below to register for the event or to make a donation. Everyone who registers or makes a donation will be entered in a drawing for a $50 Fleet Feet gift card. All of the proceeds from the event will go towards the scholarship.

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