MCRRC uses cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website.

Runners of the Year

Justification
The Runner of the Year Award is presented annually to the club member who has demonstrated the greatest achievements in competitive running during the year.  This award is presented for the following categories:

  • Open Male (any age)
  • Open Female (any age)
  • Masters Male (age 40 plus as of January 1)
  • Masters Female (age 40 plus as of January 1)
  • Grandmasters Male (age 60 plus as of January 1)
  • Grandmasters Female (age 60 plus as of January 1)

Qualification: The Runner of the Year Committee decides eligibility of candidates based on the following minimum criteria:  Runner of the Year (ROY) candidates must have been club members for the entire year and be of the relevant age/sex category for the entire year.  Candidates must reside in Maryland, Virginia, or DC. Members who have won Runner of the Year are not eligible to win again in the same age/sex category but may be nominated and considered again in a new age/sex category.

Nominating Process: Any club member may nominate another member for Runner of the Year.  A short statement of support requesting nomination of a candidate may be sent to ROY@mcrrc.org.

Nominations due by January 2nd.

Additional Considerations: In selecting the ROY winners from among the finalists whose accomplishments for the year are judged to be approximately equivalent, the ROY Committee will take into consideration the extent of club participation either as a runner, volunteer in a race, or other contributions to club activities or committees.  Age grading is not used by the ROY Committee.

Selection: The ROY (Runner of the Year) Committee typically meets in December to review nominations that have been submitted and for the committee to submit its own nominations.  Once the committee decides upon a final list of nominees, candidates are invited to submit a running resume detailing their accomplishments throughout the year.  At a second meeting, the committee reviews the submitted resumes and selects winners via a secret ballot.  The ROY Committee is made up of past Runner of the Year recipients.

Past Award Winners

Open FemaleOpen MaleMasters FemaleMasters MaleGrand Masters FemaleGrand Masters Male
1981Joanne MalletJohn Sissala
1982Anna BerdahlJim Cooper
1983Marcy NaseLyman Jordan
1984Monica FriedmanSteve Smith
1985Carole RiveraBill Toth
1986Linda WackAndy Carr
1987Kathleen CreedonJames HillSharon DolanGordon Noel
1988Donna Elliot-MooreMike SilvermanMargaret NoelDick Durst
1989Sue CainAdam TrzeciakTammy VillanoSteve Solbeck
1990Louise MalletTed PoulosJanet NewburghRidge Kelley
1991Gretchen TriantosDominique DaLuzDee NelsonBernie Gallagher
1992Monika BachmannBill LeeElaine UntermanDon Vandrey
1993Susan KinnecomeMike LiederKay MorrisonBill Morrison
1994Paula RenziRob MaginChris StockdaleJames Moreland
1995Caroline CardulloMarty HoranRuth CriscioMilan Basta
1996Dierdre McCarthy GallagherJim WhitnahSetsu RosenJoe Mulhern
1997Fiona BrantonDave O’connellJan TrippKen Umbarger
1998Michele HarmonJoe AbernethyRenee CulbertsonBill Osburn
1999Karen A. WardMark HoonPriscila PrunellaDave Bollinger
2000Patty FultonDave MeadLinda MacDermidPeter Kirk
2001Susan RizzieriPhillipe KozubJane GodfreyDavid Lowe
2002Marjan HuizingSteve JaegerSarah BuckheitDan Lawson
2003Helen BevenDavid HaagaNancy WalshRichard MorganWarren Prunella
2004Meredith ValmonEric RodkinAlice FranksTim MorganBetty SmithRoger Kilgore
2005Cindy ConantJon WeissBeverly BlackPaul PetersonLou Shapiro
2006Anya OleynikPaul RadesJean BetzChristopher HamleyKaren KautzLeo Villano
2007Elizabeth FeldmanMatias PalavecinoJeanette LussiJim WrightChris CraunMichael Hazilla
2008Anna BosseJake KlimJane WikmanAlan PembertonNancy AvitabileJim Noone
2009Michelle MillerChristopher BainEllen CoooperJordan SnyderElizabeth GloverMichael Golash
2010Lisa ReichmannNeal DarmodySunny FitzgeraldPaul JacobsonAnne RosenthalJack McMahon
2011Chrissy GrahamKarl DusenLisa ChilcoteMark NeffAlice FranksTim Morgan
2012Allison LawrukSam LuffCindy ConantKevin YatesAnne ForshaKen Umbarger
2013Patricia SoumoffKeith FlandersKellie RedmondJean-Christophe ArcazGiovana TosatoAlan Pemberton
2014Kristin LemosNicholas CrouzierChrissy GrahamDave HaagaRona EisenRick Morgan
2015Trish StoneChris ShawLisa ReichmannDavid StorperEllen CooperBill Loomis
2016Robin WatkinsChris PruittTrish StoneChris ShawDee NelsonDan Lawson
2017Kristen Serafin & Sara Wassner FlynnNing RuiEmily PierceJeff DuynAngela CasonRobert Judson
2018Silvia BaageChris SloaneJulie SapperTom DiChiaraAudrey FincherStuart Gordon
2019Liz OzekiShlomo FishmanAnna FalconeRyan HadleyErica RubensteinTom Offenbacher
2020NO AWARDS   
2021Kristen GalliganAdrian SpencerMichelle MillerJim DahlemAmy SubarJeff Duyn