RUNNING USA – Monterey Bay Running Club Distributes Scholarships

MONTEREY, Calif. – For over ten years, the Monterey Bay Wednesday Night Laundry Runners (WNLRs) have provided scholarships to outstanding high school seniors throughout Monterey County.  This year, a total of $11,000 in scholarship awards, ranging from $300 to $2000, were given to students who were nominated by their coaches and met the WNLRs running and educational criteria. 

"Our running club is dedicated to distance running, health, and fitness and we want to encourage and recognize our local senior runners. We're proud that one of our 2008 scholarship winners, Diego Estrada, ran in the Olympics in 2012, but we're just as proud of Francisco Cornejo, one of our 2007 winners, who after earning a Master's degree in Education is back in our community teaching and coaching cross country and track," said Mike Dove, who created the WNLR Scholarship Program in 2001. 

The scholarships are derived from donations of the WNLR club members including a grant from the Big Sur International Marathon, a Running USA member race.

The following students have been awarded WNLR Scholarships for 2013:

 Alisal HS – Emmanuel Gomez

 Carmel HS – Justin DePalatis

 Greenfield HS – Randy Sosa

 Monterey HS – Jake Greenshields and Annalise Mariottini

 No. Monterey County HS – Fernando Corona

 North Salinas HS – Ivan Pina

 Santa Catalina HS – Lucy Scattini

 York HS – Roland Centeno and Kobi Lee

For more information, visit https://wnlr.org

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