ANNUAL AWARDS
Every year we hold an Annual Awards Dinner to honor some of the amazing people in our club. For 2024 the dinner was held at Mamma Vittoria in Nutley on Tuesday, April 9. Congratulations to all our 2023 award winners as listed below.
2023 AWARD WINNERS
Larry Hollander Service Award: Christel Cogneau, Paul Maloney
Vince Carnevale Spirit Award: Jackson Bangs, Donny Santos, Samantha Spitaletta
Spirit of ERC: Rosemarie Flynn, George Swiatek
Cheerleader: Liz Castillo, Denise Rodak, Mary Spink
Rachael Ray Award: Liz & Fabian Castillo; Paula Fields & Kevin Skorupski; Daniel Garcia, Tammy Castro & Donny Santos
Sally Sammon Award: Beth Candela, Valerie Payor, Anthony Pulsinelle
Purple Heart Award: Ashlie Bangs, Martta Kelly, Karen Liu, Judy McIntyre, Charlie Slaughter
Comeback Runner: Dave Collins
Rookie of the Year: Karen Brownson, Mike Ciavarella, Leo Faulk, Kendra Kara, Sebastian Garrido Lecca, Julio Mercado, Ignacio Tortajada
Most Improved Runner: Wioletta Baluta, Alejandro Bernal, Gail Goldspiel, Froi Mogol
Doug Williams Most Consistent Runner: Phil Coffin, Hugo Del Bove, Nancy Gitin, Mike Vitulano
Multisport / Triathlon: Derrick Chell
Off Road / Ultra: Roselynn Bedoya, Chris Jaworski
Marco Polo Travel Award: Robbin Jordan
Volunteer of the Year: Sue Palermo
Running Couple of the Year: Roselynn Bedoya & Carlos Lopez
Running for Two: Megan Pontier
Stroller Champions: Laura & Paul Pierotti
Journalism: Ed Trieste
Supporting Business: Fleet Feet Montclair
Youth Runner: Meya Ranges
Longest Run: Mike Skara
Supporting Coach: Paul Kartanowitz
Outside the Box: Tracy Keller
Distance Awards:
Men / 1 Mile, 5K, 4 Mile, 12K, Marathon: Glen Freyer
Men / 8K, 10K, 15K: Paul Giuliano
Women / 1 Mile, Half Marathon: Dalva Santos
Women / 5K, 4 Mile, 8K, 10K, 12K, 15K, Marathon: Candace Stanton
Runner of the Year: Glen Freyer, Dalva Santos