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Nomination and Voting Schedule
November 18 – December 21: Nominations accepted
January 8: Board Officers (President, VP, Secretary, Treasurer) & Annual Party Lead Review Nominations to Ensure Fairness, Kindness, and Avoid “Popularity Contest” Mentality – then Finalize Selectees
January 31: ORRRC Winter Party
Award Eligibility
Club members may nominate one person for multiple awards, but may only make one nomination in each category.
A club member may only receive the following awards once: Ambassador, Volunteer of the Year, and Rookie of the Year. Please check our awards listing below before you nominate.
We may change the category of a nomination or even disallow a nomination. We may cancel categories that do not receive sufficient nominations. Any change in a nomination must be approved by the ORRRC President, and the appropriate nominator will be notified.
Awards & Previous Winners
Runner of the Year
Recognizes two runners — one male and one female member of the ORRRC — who have demonstrated consistently outstanding performances in organized races during the past year. Nominees for this award may be considered not only for their speed but also for their versatility and consistency as well as their support and representation of the club while performing at this high level over the year.
Male Winners
2023 - Tom Helfinstine
2024 - El Eder
2025 - Karl Gangloff
Female Winners
2023 - Kim Johnston
2024 - Christina Johnston & Sara Beth Adducchio
2025 - Nancy Costa
Performance of the Year
Recognizes one male and one female member of the ORRRC for the most outstanding performance of the year in a race, road or trail. “Outstanding” is considered in terms of course difficulty and weather conditions as well as the age, gender, and ability of the runner. In other words, this is a relative, not an absolute, test.
Male Winners
2023 - Chris Thieke
2024 - Steven Wirick
2025 - Seth Moore
Female Winners
2023 - Molly Kash
2024 - J. Patrick Whitecar
2025 - Ruth Kohstall
Most Improved
Recognizes one male and one female member of the ORRRC whose performances in running in the past year have significantly improved. This is calculated using data from races and is not voted-upon by the membership.
Male Winners
2023 - Robert Saul
2024 - Karl Gangloff
2025 - Kenn Daily
2025 - Ryan Kickey (Youth)
Female Winners
2023 - Elizabeth Wells
2024 - Hannah Ross and Michele Nichols
2025 - Heather Bakker
2025 - Ashley Mitchell (Youth)
Ambassador
Whereas many of our awards acknowledge service within the ORRRC, the Ambassador Award recognizes the single individual who favorably represents the Club to the greater running community. Criteria for this award may include noteworthy performances at national and international races, improving trail conditions through volunteerism, serving as an advocate for running in civic and government arenas, and volunteering at ORRRC and non-club running events. In short, the Ambassador Award is given to the one person who somehow manages to make us look good. A person can only win this award once.
Winners
2023 - Jennifer Summers
2024 - Margaret Hurley and Greg Bell
2025 - Peter Qumsiyeh
Volunteer of the Year
The Volunteer Award is for a person who graciously gives of his or her time to help at club events. The recipient of this award does not have to be a runner, but may be. This award is for the person who volunteers in many different ways: at aid stations, helping organize events, pacing, crewing, or otherwise helping the runners of the ORRRC. A person can only win this award once. This award should not be given to a current Board of Trustees Member, as it is intended to recognize at-large volunteers.
Winners
2023 - Lawrence Chow
2024 - Julian Whitecar
2025 - Kevin Thieke
Terry Murray Award
The Terry Murray award is all about participation in ORRRC events as a runner and a volunteer. This award recognizes two runners, one male and one female member of the ORRRC, who showed up at just about every club run and participated by running to the best of his or her ability and volunteered at multiple events. This person is persistent, engaged, and always there at club events, running, volunteering, and representing the club and who we are. This award is performance-based in the sense that the recipients run most of our club events. The recipients are also active volunteers, helping out at club events throughout the year. This is the award for the person who is really engaged in the ORRRC and supports the club by running well and volunteering in many of our runs and events. A person can only win this award once.
Winners
2023 - Jim Bulach and Karen Gildow
2024 - Eddie Weaver and Margaret Hurley
2025 - Greg Bell and Jen Yoak
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