Greenville Track Club-ELITE - a post-collegiate, Olympic-development program
11 USA Olympic Trials Qualifiers
established 2012
11 USA Olympic Trials Qualifiers
established 2012
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Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Jason Weitzel and Eddie Garcia are ranked second and third in the most recent South Carolina Road Race Rankings published by USATF State Record Keeper Bill Marable. Weitzel regained the number two ranking over his teammate Garcia by winning the Michelin Memorial 5K in August. Both Jason and Eddie crushed the previous course record of 14:42 (GTC-ELITE's Austin Steagall in 2016), with times of 14:15 and 14:20, respectively. Eddie had victories this summer at the Sunrise 8K and the Red, White and Blue Shoes 5K and was ranked second in the previous rankings (August). Weitzel had been ranked second for 20 consecutive months before the August rankings, while Garcia had been ranked third for the previous six months. Both athletes are ranked behind 2022's South Carolina Long Distance Runner of the Year James Quattlebaum. Quattlebaum, who represents Run In, previously won the SCLDROY honors in 2019 and 2021. Garcia, was the 2020 SCLD Runner of the Year in 2020. GTC-ELITE alums Ricky Flynn (Greenville) and Roland Hakes (now residing in Columbia) are ranked fourth and fifth, respectively. South Carolina Road Race Rankings |
1. Jason Weitzel - 14:15 (2023), 1st 2. Eduardo Garcia - 14:20 (2023). 2nd 3. Austin Steagall - 14:42 (2016), 1st 4. Adam Freudenthal - 14:43 (2014, 1st 5. Jason Weitzel - 14:44 (2022), 1st 5. Austin Steagall - 14:44 (2018), 1st 7. Eduardo Garcia - 14:48 (2018), 2nd 8. Mark Leininger - 14:54 (2015), 1st | 9. Ryan Bugler - 14:57 (2019), 1st 10. Joe Niemiec - 14:59 (2019), 2nd 11. Adam Freudenthal - 15:01 (2013), T-1st 11. Chass Armstrong - 15:01 (2013), T-1st 13. Victor Pataky - 15:06 (2018), 2nd 14. Victor Pataky - 15:07 (2019), 3rd 15. Tyler Morse - 15:22 (2017), 2nd 16. Avery Martin - 15:25 (2019), 4th |