Announcement: Results from races that are conducted on the 2020 Race Schedule this year including virtual events will count toward 2020 Grand Prix scoring.
So be sure to sign up for the races! You can start with the Ashtabula Greenway Trail 10K & 2 Mile Virtual Races event that starts tomorrow June 13 and concludes Sunday June 21. This is an ADR Club Event.
Discount code for 2020 ADR Members only is on the private club members only page or for 2020 club members not on Facebook please send an email to request the code to ashtabuladistancerunners@gmail.com
Reminder: children ages 14 and younger are just $5 (no further discount) for this event as long as a parent signs up for the 10K or 2 Mile.
If you’re unfamiliar with virtual races, simply sign up and pay for the race like you would any other race, then on your own time go run that distance at some point during the days the event is being conducted, and enter your time at the race website where you registered. That’s it!
The Ashtabula Distance Runners Club (ADR) is pleased to announce the awarding of two $500 college scholarships to Ashtabula County high school seniors who participated in cross country during the 2019-2020 school year.
The ADR Board of Directors selected Geneva
High Scholl graduate Elizabeth N. Joy as the 2020 female recipient and
Jefferson High School graduate Nicholas Diehl as the 2020 male recipient.
Diehl completed his high school career with a
3.959 grade point average and plans to attend Ohio State University this fall. Joy
finished with a 3.882 grade point average and will attend the University of North
Carolina Wilmington.
During the 2019 Cross Country season, Joy finished
first at several meets, including the McDonough Invitational, the Grand Valley Invitational
and the Ashtabula All County Meet.
She finished second at the Chagrin Valley Conference
meet and at districts with a personal record of 19:31.32, qualifying her for
regionals in Boardman. At Boardman, she finished 12th qualifying her for the state
meet, where she finished 42nd.
“Although extremely competitive while running she is the first to check on her teammates after a race,” said Geneva coach Emily Long. “She talks with competitors from other teams helping to enhance our local running community.”
Diehl was a four-year letterman for Jefferson and
a two-time finisher in the regional meet.
“As a member of the cross country and track team he has demonstrated great leadership skills and has been a role model to our younger athletes on and off the field,” said Jefferson coach Terry Furman. “He has gone out of his way to stay after and work with junior high athletes in track and cross country. He has represented our school with class, honor, and respect throughout his years here. He has shown great character and respect to all coaches, officials, and opposing players.”
The ADR Board of Directors received
applications from eight students who were seniors during the 2019-2020 cross
country season.
Scholarships winners are chosen based on several
factors involving a student’s academic and athletic accomplishments along with
service within their school and community.
“We were happy to receive a number of great
candidates to consider for a scholarship and our board did a great job
deliberating the merits of each candidate’s application,” said John Hutchison,
ADR Board President. “These awards will help Elizabeth and Nicholas pursue
their academic dreams. We look forward to each winner further contributing to
the community.”
Traditionally, ADR also awards two $500 scholarships to track and field athletes. However, due to COVID-19 canceling spring sports, ADR did not make any scholarship awards to track and field athletes for the 2019-2020 school year.
