Wilmington Road Runners - WRRC Scholarship

Scholarship Program

The Wilmington Roadrunners provide annual scholarship awards to qualified high-school seniors in the Cape Fear Region.

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Every year, The Wilmington Road Runners Club (WRRC) award scholarships to high school seniors in the Cape Fear region.

Seniors, if you are a member of your XC or track team, and have positively impacted, led and inspired your team, we want to hear from you! If you are active in your community, and are committed to serving others, we want to hear from you!

Application

** The application deadline for the 2023 program was March 2nd 2023**

The 2024 Application will be available for download in October

Questions? email Scholarship chair Rob Ward at wrrcscholarship@gmail.com

Eligibility criteria

Senior or graduation eligible status at a high school located in Brunswick, Pender, or New Hanover Counties, North Carolina.
Member of cross country and/or track team.
Planning to continue running at any level, including recreational, after high school.
Athlete has not accepted, and/or plans to not accept, a full athletic or academic scholarship at a college or university.
A supporting letter of reference from the applicant’s track and field or XC coach.

Selection Criteria

Participation in any high school cross country or track and field event.
Involvement in extracurricular school activities
Has demonstrated leadership within their running program
Plans to continue running in the future
Coach’s letter of reference

(Note: The athlete's GPA or financial need is not part of the selection

Meet 2023's Award Winners

First place: ($2500 award)

Lauren Pagans (Topsail)

Bates Lancaster (Ashley)

Runners Up: ($1000 award)

Molly Parker (Hoggard)

Fraley Kelley (Cape Fear Academy)

Anders Jensen (Laney)

Henry Smith ( West Brunswick)

Learn more about these inspiring student athletes here!

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