From the Pikes Peak Road Runners

The scholarship program will award $500.00 each to a female college runner and to a male college runner.

• The Patricia Lockhart Scholarship will be awarded to a female cross country or track and field athlete
• The Bill Bennett/Bill Gallegos Scholarship will be awarded to a male cross country or track and field athlete

Criteria for the college athlete scholarships:

• Must currently be competing in college, or currently competing as a high school senior having formally accepted an invitation to compete at the college level for the upcoming school year.
• Must have a GPA above 3.0
• Must be involved in volunteer work in the community. This can be either in the Pikes Peak region or in the community in which their school is located
• Must be a member of PPRR or their family must be members of PPRR
• Must submit a resume
• Must submit an essay (minimum of 200 words) on the merits of volunteering in the community

The scholarships will be decided by the board at the April meeting and awarded at the May meeting. The resume and essay may be sent by mail or email and must be received by March 31 to be considered. Late arrivals will not be considered. If there are no suitable applicants, no awards will be made. The club will promote the scholarships in the PPRR newsletter, on the PPRR web site, as well as sending notices to college coaches and high school athletic directors within the Pikes Peak Region.

If there are no suitable applicants in any year, the scholarship will not be awarded. Please send your resume and essay to the following:

Pikes Peak Road Runners
Attn: Scholarship Committee
207 N. Nevada
Colorado Springs, CO 80903

or email to:

scholarship@pprrun.org