asics Greenville Track Club-ELITE - a post-collegiate, Olympic development program
 The Niemiecs with Coach Laura Caldwell during their visit to beautiful Greenville.  ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE is happy to announce that Joe Niemiec will be joining the post-collegiate, Olympic development program based in Greenville, SC in the near future. Joe is a 2014 graduate of Cedarville University in Ohio, where he majored in Electrical Engineering. He has continued to pursue his running dreams post college and has been coached by his wife, Jasmin. He recently placed 13th at the USATF 25K Championships and also ran 1:06:49 for the Half Marathon in April.
"We look forward to having Joe join our training group," stated Mike Caldwell, the program Director and one of the coaches. "He has definitely progressed the past few years under Jasmin's guidance. However, the opportunity to train with our group should accelerate that progression. While our focus is for him to qualify for the 2020 USATF Olympic Team Marathon Trials in Atlanta, we'll incorporate competition at shorter distances to accomplish such. Our first priority is for him to be healthy so we can establish a consistent training program." "I am so excited to join ASICS GTC-Elite and pursue my goal of qualifying for the USA Olympic Team Marathon Trials, explains Joe. "I am confident that being around like-minded runners pursuing similar goals and having a coach that is passionate about the sport will allow me to run faster then I ever could on my own. I want to thank both my family and ASICS GTC-ELITE for supporting me in this decision." Joe and Jasmin have two young children, Elle and Henry, and plan on relocating to Greenville from their current home in Jackson, Michigan. Joe is currently rehabbing from an upper hamstring injury and looks forward to a quick adaptation to the new training environment. GTC-ELITE was established in 2012 and produced four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles. The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 46-year-old Greenville Track Club, ScanSource, Joy Real Estate, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products and Synergy Performance (mental performance). The club is a proud member of both the Road Runners Club of America and the USATF.
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 Ryan Bugler winning NCAA DIII Championship ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE will add Ryan Bugler to the post-collegiate, Olympic development program this month. Bugler is a 2017 graduate of St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, where he was a two-time NCAA Division III All American in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase. He was the DIII national champion in 2016 and placed 4th in 2017.
Born in San Diego, CA, Bugler graduated from high school in Okinawa, Japan before matriculating at St. John's University where he majored in Sociology and Computer Science. "Ryan first contacted us about a year ago," explained Director/Coach Mike Caldwell. "But he had employment in New Mexico at the time and decided to continue that while also pursuing his running goals. He managed to improve his steeple time to 8:57.7, but believes he has a lot more potential. We feel that with the opportunity to train with Austin Steagall, who was the Division II runner-up in 2016 and has run 8:50, Ryan will definitely be able to progress in that event. Victor Pataky, who was a DIII championship qualifier in the event, is also a very recent addition to our program. We believe the "power is in the group" and these athletes have the opportunity to develop and utilize that power in both training and competition." GTC-ELITE was established in 2012 and produced four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles. The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 46-year-old Greenville Track Club, ScanSource, Joy Real Estate, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products and Synergy Performance (mental performance). The club is a proud member of both the Road Runners Club of America and the USATF.  Austin Steagall ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Austin Steagall is the current leader in the South Carolina Road Race Rankings that were announced today. Steagall recently won the SC Peach Festival 5K for the sixth consecutive year.
ASICS GTC-ELITE alumni Ricky Flynn, who is now focusing on triathlon, is ranked second. GTC-ELITE was established in 2012 and produced four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles. The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 46-year-old Greenville Track Club, ScanSource, Joy Real Estate, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products and Synergy Performance (mental performance). The club is a proud member of both the Road Runners Club of America and the USATF.   Gaffney's famous Peach landmark. ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Austin Steagall returned to his hometown of Gaffney, SC and won the SC Peach Festival 5K for the sixth consecutive year. His time of 14:37 was only one second shy of his 2014 course record of 14:36 and was quite a bit faster than his wining time of 15:00 in 2017. He earned $100 for his victory.
GTC-ELITE was established in 2012 and produced four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles. The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 46-year-old Greenville Track Club, ScanSource, Joy Real Estate, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products and Synergy Performance (mental performance). The club is a proud member of both the Road Runners Club of America and the USATF.  Victor Pataky with Coach Mike Caldwell during his recent visit to Greenville, SC. ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE is excited to announce that Victor Pataky will be joining the Greenville, SC based post-collegiate, Olympic development program. Pataky recently finished 26th overall in the USATF 10K Road Championships during the Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, GA. Pataky had previously placed 24th in the 2017 USATF 10K Road Championships, also in Atlanta. Victor is a 2016 graduate of Centre College in Kentucky, where he majored in Behavioral Neuroscience. Following graduation he has been working and coaching in St. Louis, MO. During that time he continued to train and race with some very successful performances, including winning the 2018 GO St. Louis Marathon. In that debut marathon, Victor ran an impressive 2:22:17. "We are excited to have Victor join our program," stated Director/Coach Mike Caldwell. "He will fit in well with our current training group. He has competitive interests in both the 3000-meter steeplechase and the marathon, so he'll have training partners in either event that we decide to focus on, or both." "I am extremely excited to be joining GTC-Elite. The coaches, team, and setup in Greenville makes for ideal conditions to continue chasing my dreams. I am elated to have the opportunity to work with a driven group in a wonderful, up-and-coming community," remarked Pataky.  GTC-ELITE was established in 2012 and produced four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles. The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 46-year-old Greenville Track Club, ScanSource, Joy Real Estate, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products and Synergy Performance (mental performance). The club is a proud member of both the Road Runners Club of America and the USATF.
 Zach Mains, Austin Steagall and Eddie Garcia  Eddie Garcia led a trio of ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE athletes at the 49th annual Peachtree Road Race 10K in Atlanta, GA on July 4th. Garcia placed 25th overall in the event which was also the 2018 USATF 10K Road Championships. His time was 31:03 on the challenging route from Lenox Mall in Buckhead to Piedmont Park in downtown Atlanta, with temperatures in the mid-70s and high humidity. He was followed by Austin Steagall, who placed 28th with a time of 31:13. Zach Mains was the third member of the team to finish and placed 39th with a time of 32:14.
The Peachtree Road Race is the world's largest timed 10K event and has approximately 60,000 finishers. It was first conducted by the Atlanta Track Club in 1970 and quickly became an Atlanta and regional tradition. GTC-ELITE was established in 2012 and produced four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles. The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 46-year-old Greenville Track Club, ScanSource, Joy Real Estate, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products and Synergy Performance (mental performance).  Austin Steagall ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Austin Steagall closed well to place fourth in the 5,000 meters at the Stumptown Twilight meet conducted in the Portland, OR suburb of Lake Oswego. He covered the final 800 meters in 2:10, including a 62.6 last lap.
Running conservatively due to a lower chest injury that forced him to stop during the 3,000-meter Steeplechase the previous Sunday at the Portland Track Festival on the same Lewis & Clark College track, Steagall ran in the chase pack for most of the race before beginning to move up after 3500 meters. Although he experienced some discomfort in the injured area after 2500 meters, he was able to maintain his effort before his faster last kilometer. ASICS's Diego Estrada, out of Flagstaff, AZ, won the event with a time of 13:33. GTC-ELITE was established in 2012 and produced four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles. The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 45-year-old Greenville Track Club, Greenville Health System, ScanSource, Joy Real Estate, the Bare Minimum Track Club, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products and Synergy Performance (mental performance).
ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Eddie Garcia and Zach Mains placed first and second in their first competition since joining the post-collegiate program. Garcia's time winning time was 25:01 and Mains finished only a few seconds back of his teammate at 25:04. The Sunrise 8K is one of oldest running events in the South Carolina Upstate and is conducted in Simpsonville. This was the 39th running of the event. As its name implies the event starts exactly at sunrise, which was 6:16 am this year, and is produced by the 46-year-old Greenville Track Club.
Garcia is a graduate of the University of Florida and was the SEC 10K champion in 2015. Mains graduated from Pennsylvania's Lock Haven University in 2016. Both athletes recently relocated to Greenville to pursue their running goals. GTC-ELITE was established in 2012 and produced four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles. The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 45-year-old Greenville Track Club, Greenville Health System, ScanSource, Joy Real Estate, the Bare Minimum Track Club, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products and Synergy Performance (mental performance). ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Austin Steagall returned to Columbia, SC for the second running of the Governor's Cup Main Street Mile on Friday evening. He had placed second by only a second in the 2017 event that is conducted over an out-and-back route along the South Carolina capital city's Main Street.
After the 180-degree turnaround halfway through the race, Steagall took the lead over a group of mostly Kenyan-born athletes and the defending champion James Dwyer of the Atlanta Track Club. Despite the unusual windy conditions, he maintained his lead and won with a time of 4:15. He was closely followed by Cyrus Korir in 4:16. Kimutai Cheruiyot was third and Peter Koskey placed fourth. Dwyer finished in fifth position. Steagall was awarded the first place prize of $500. He also won the Road Runners Club of America Regional Championship. GTC-ELITE was established in 2012 and produced four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles. The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 45-year-old Greenville Track Club, Greenville Health System, ScanSource, Joy Real Estate, the Bare Minimum Track Club, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products and Synergy Performance (mental performance).  Steagall finishing TD Bank Reedy River Run 10K. pc: Greenville News ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Austin Steagall ran to a second place finish in the 41st TD Bank Reedy River Run 10K. Under almost perfect running conditions, Steagall attempted to defend his title from 2017 over the undulating route through beautiful downtown Greenville. However, 2016 Olympian from Zimbabwe Pardon Ndhlovu pulled away from Steagall and Greenville's Ricky Flynn to take the victory in a time of 30:43.
Steagall's time of 30:51 earned him $1000 as the first USA citizen and another $200 as first South Carolinian. Flynn, who relocated to Greenville to run for ASICS GTC-ELITE in 2013 and is now focusing on triathlon, earned $700 as second USA citizen and another $100 as second male from South Carolina with his time of 30:53. GTC-ELITE was established in 2012 and produced four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles. The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 45-year-old Greenville Track Club, Greenville Health System, ScanSource, Joy Real Estate, the Bare Minimum Track Club, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products and Synergy Performance (mental performance). |
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