UTICA, N.Y. (June 6, 2024) – The Boilermaker Road Race presented the Ted Petrillo Scholarships Thursday morning, June 6, at a breakfast and ceremony to four graduating high school runners. Scholarships were presented to one male and one female runner for Outstanding Achievement in Distance Running and one male and one female runner for Outstanding Commitment in Distance Running. Each student received a certificate, a scholarship for $1500, and a complementary entry into the Boilermaker 15K presented by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. This year’s recipients also received a free race registration for the 2024 Boilermaker 15K presented by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield.

The 2024 Outstanding Achievement in Distance Running recipients are Collin Stafford & Brynn Bernard, both of South Lewis Central School. Mallory Kraeger of South Lewis Central School and Alejandro Roberts of Adirondack Central School are being honored for Outstanding Commitment to Distance Running.

The scholarships are posthumously named for Ted Petrillo, a long-time Boilermaker volunteer and 2017 recipient of the Peter DeStefano Volunteer of the Year Award. The Boilermaker Scholarship Program is organized by long-time volunteer Phyllis Petrillo.

2024 Boilermaker Scholarship Recipients post for a photo. From left to right: Alejandro Roberts, Brynn Bernard, Mallory Kraeger, and Collin Stafford.