Greenville Track Club-ELITE - a post-collegiate, Olympic-development program
established 2012
13 USA Olympic Trials Qualifiers
One Paris 2024 Olympian
established 2012
13 USA Olympic Trials Qualifiers
One Paris 2024 Olympian
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Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Jason Weitzel and Jack Mastandrea both ran huge personal bests on Sunday morning in the California International Marathon in Sacramento, CA to qualify for the 2028 USA Olympic Team Marathon Trials. Weitzel ran much of the race with a pack of approximately ten, all in their quest of a top finish in this 2025 USATF Marathon Championship. He passed halfway in a quick 1:05:13 and 30K at 1:32:42 (4:58 per mile pace). Although slowing slightly over the final 5K Jason cut a whopping 2 minutes and 44 seconds from his previous best (2025 Grandma's Marathon). His finishing time of 2:11:44 (5:02 pace) is also the world best for a marathon by a Type I Diabetic. He also earned $750 for his ninth place and another bonus for qualifying for the Olympic Trials.  Top Ten Finishers in USATF Championships. Jason Weitzel (9th place) second from left. Jack's assignment was to safely qualify for the OTs which would require a sub-2:16:00, so he ran with a huge pack of aspiring qualifiers and passed halfway in 1:07:32 (2:15:04 marathon pace). After clocking 1:51:47 at 35K, he was able to increase his pace over the final 7.2K to cut 1:56 from his previous PB and finish in 2:14:01. He moved up in the placings considerably over that final stretch to place 19th overall--the same position as last year, when he ran his previous best of 2:15:57.
 Now 2X USA Olympic Marathon Trials Qualifiers Jack and Jason post race. Greenville Track Club-ELITE was established in 2012 and is well into its second decade as a post-collegiate, Olympic-development program. The program developed and produced one participant for the 2024 Olympic Games marathon in Paris; four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles; one qualifier/participant for the 2019 Pam American Games Marathon in Lima, Peru; three qualifiers/two participants for the 2020 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Atlanta, GA; one qualifier and participant in the 2021 USATF Olympic Track & Field Trials in the 3000m Steeplechase in Eugene, OR; three qualifiers for the 2024 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Orlando, FL and currently two for the 2028 Olympic Trials Marathon. The program's runners set four South Carolina State road race records in 2020 (5K, 15K and Half Marathon--twice) and three (15K, 10-Mile and 20K) in 2021. GTC-ELITE produced the South Carolina Men's 2020 Long Distance Runner of the Year and recently had the top two ranked South Carolina road racers for 2024.
The program is sponsored and supported by the 53-year-old Greenville Track Club, ASICS, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility) and LEVER Movement (treadmill body weight support). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.
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Egbula Wins 1000m at Clemson Indoor Opener and Lyell Places 2nd in Grand Valley State Mile12/5/2025  Camille Egbula (red & blue stripes) won the 1000m. Camille Egbula, running her first race as a Greenville Track Club-ELITE athlete, easily won the women's 1000-meter event at the Clemson Indoor Opener on Friday afternoon. The 2025 Howard University graduate took the lead midway and cruised to a final time of 2:49.06. TOP 5 at Clemson Indoor Opener Women's 1000-meter Meanwhile in Allendale, Michigan GTC-ELITE's Patrick Lyell returned to his alma mater at Grand Valley State Univeristy and placed second in Mile INVITE with a time of 4:06.01. It was also his first competition since joining the post-collegiate, Olympic-development program in September. Top 5 at Grand Valley State University Mens' MILE INVITE |
 Patrick Lyell |  |
Greenville Track Club-ELITE was established in 2012 and is well into its second decade as a post-collegiate, Olympic-development program. The program developed and produced one participant for the 2024 Olympic Games marathon in Paris; four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles; one qualifier/participant for the 2019 Pam American Games Marathon in Lima, Peru; three qualifiers/two participants for the 2020 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Atlanta, GA; one qualifier and participant in the 2021 USATF Olympic Track & Field Trials in the 3000m Steeplechase in Eugene, OR; and three qualifiers for the 2024 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Orlando, FL. The program's runners set four South Carolina State road race records in 2020 (5K, 15K and Half Marathon--twice) and three (15K, 10-Mile and 20K) in 2021. GTC-ELITE produced the South Carolina Men's 2020 Long Distance Runner of the Year and recently had the top two ranked South Carolina road racers for 2024.
The program is sponsored and supported by the 53-year-old Greenville Track Club, ASICS, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility) and LEVER Movement (treadmill body weight support). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.
The program is sponsored and supported by the 53-year-old Greenville Track Club, ASICS, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility) and LEVER Movement (treadmill body weight support). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.
We have a lot to be thankful for:
- Our current athletes - Eduardo Garcia, Jason Weitzel, Ryan Drew, Jack Mastandrea, Noah Fisher, Camille Egbula and Patrick Lyell.
- All of our alum and former athletes, as they set the stage for our current group.
- Our Board of Directors --past and current.
- Our parent organization -- the 53-year-old Greenville Track Club.
- Furman University (one of our great training locations)
- Beautiful Greenville, SC
- the Road Runners Club of America
- Our great partners - ASICS, Final Surge, Joy Real Estate, Performance Therapy of Greenville, ElliptiGO, Roll Recovery, Lever Movement, MOBO mobility boards, DorsiFlex mobility and OMIUS cooling headbands
- Fleet Feet Greenville -- for employing many of our athletes
- All who have supported and cheered for us over the past 13 years.
- And of course our very generous donors -- who made all of this possible!
THANK YOU
Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Noah Fisher ran a course record of 15:15 to win the annual Zoom Through the Zoo 5K at Greenville's Zoo in Cleveland Park. Noah was representing his employer Joy Real Estate, which is an Adopt an Athlete partner with GTC-ELITE in the Corporate Shield Series Event. He was coming off his fourth place finish at last Sunday's Hardeeville Half Marathon, where he debuted at that distance with a time of 1:04:21.
Greenville Track Club-ELITE was established in 2012 and is well into its second decade as a post-collegiate, Olympic-development program. The program developed and produced one participant for the 2024 Olympic Games marathon in Paris; four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles; one qualifier/participant for the 2019 Pam American Games Marathon in Lima, Peru; three qualifiers/two participants for the 2020 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Atlanta, GA; one qualifier and participant in the 2021 USATF Olympic Track & Field Trials in the 3000m Steeplechase in Eugene, OR; and three qualifiers for the 2024 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Orlando, FL. The program's runners set four South Carolina State road race records in 2020 (5K, 15K and Half Marathon--twice) and three (15K, 10-Mile and 20K) in 2021. GTC-ELITE produced the South Carolina Men's 2020 Long Distance Runner of the Year and recently had the top two ranked South Carolina road racers for 2024.
The program is sponsored and supported by the 53-year-old Greenville Track Club, ASICS, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility) and LEVER Movement (treadmill body weight support). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.
The program is sponsored and supported by the 53-year-old Greenville Track Club, ASICS, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility) and LEVER Movement (treadmill body weight support). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.
 Jason Weitzel |  Noah Fisher |
Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Jason Weitzel and Noah Fisher placed 3rd and 4th overall in the 2025 Hardeeville Half Marathon on Sunday morning in Hardeeville, SC. Running on the same course as the 2021 USATF Half Marathon Championships, Weitzel ran faster than the previous South Carolina Half Marathon record of 1:04:14 ( held by Greenville's James Quattlebaum) by running 1:03:59. However, today Quattlebaum finished first in the race and set a new SCSR of 1:03:36. Flagstaff, Arizona's Jacob Thompson was second with a time of 1:03:50.
Fisher, running his first professional half marathon, ran much of the race solo but closed well over the final kilometers to place fourth with a time of 1:04:21 (4:54 per mile pace). Weitzel earned $1250 and Fisher $900 for their placings on a warm morning of 65 degrees with 94% humidity. Those atypical conditions for November contributed to somewhat slower times for the sweat-drenched runners.
JP Trojan of Minnesota Distance Elite was 5th in 1:04:56 and ZAP Endurance's Dan Schaffer 6th in 1:05:35.
Fisher, running his first professional half marathon, ran much of the race solo but closed well over the final kilometers to place fourth with a time of 1:04:21 (4:54 per mile pace). Weitzel earned $1250 and Fisher $900 for their placings on a warm morning of 65 degrees with 94% humidity. Those atypical conditions for November contributed to somewhat slower times for the sweat-drenched runners.
JP Trojan of Minnesota Distance Elite was 5th in 1:04:56 and ZAP Endurance's Dan Schaffer 6th in 1:05:35.
2025 Hardeeville Half Marathon Top Male Finishers
Per USATF rules, road racing times are rounded up to the next integral second.
 Jason and Noah pre-race (above photo) and then post-race with their award checks (photo on right). |  |
All Time GTC-ELITE Top 20 Half Marathon Performances
Greenville Track Club-ELITE was established in 2012 and is well into its second decade as a post-collegiate, Olympic-development program. The program developed and produced one participant for the 2024 Olympic Games marathon in Paris; four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles; one qualifier/participant for the 2019 Pam American Games Marathon in Lima, Peru; three qualifiers/two participants for the 2020 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Atlanta, GA; one qualifier and participant in the 2021 USATF Olympic Track & Field Trials in the 3000m Steeplechase in Eugene, OR; and three qualifiers for the 2024 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Orlando, FL. The program's runners set four South Carolina State road race records in 2020 (5K, 15K and Half Marathon--twice) and three (15K, 10-Mile and 20K) in 2021. GTC-ELITE produced the South Carolina Men's 2020 Long Distance Runner of the Year and recently had the top two ranked South Carolina road racers for 2024.
The program is sponsored and supported by the 53-year-old Greenville Track Club, ASICS, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility) and LEVER Movement (treadmill body weight support). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.
The program is sponsored and supported by the 53-year-old Greenville Track Club, ASICS, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility) and LEVER Movement (treadmill body weight support). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.
Ryan Drew is the number one ranked road racer in the Palmetto State per the November South Carolina Road Race Rankings, published by USATF SC Record Keeper Bill Marable on November 6. Ryan leads a group of four Greenville Track Club-ELITE athletes in the top six rankings.
He is followed by teammates Jason Weitzel (2nd), Noah Fisher (5th) and Jack Mastandrea (6th). GTC-ELITE alum Ricky Flynn is third and another alum, Roland Hakes is tenth. The top six runners reside and train in the Greenville area.
This is the first month that Greenville's James Quattlebaum has not been ranked first after eight consecutive months at the head of the listing.
He is followed by teammates Jason Weitzel (2nd), Noah Fisher (5th) and Jack Mastandrea (6th). GTC-ELITE alum Ricky Flynn is third and another alum, Roland Hakes is tenth. The top six runners reside and train in the Greenville area.
This is the first month that Greenville's James Quattlebaum has not been ranked first after eight consecutive months at the head of the listing.
South Carolina Road Race Rankings
as of November 4, 2025
 | 1. Ryan Drew (27, Greenville) 2. Jason Weitzel (28, Greenville) 3. Ricky Flynn (38, Greenville) ** 4. James Quattlebaum, (29, Greenville) 5. Noah Fisher (23, Greenville) 6. Jack Mastandrea (27, Greenville) 7. Hunter Jarvis (27, Columbia) 8. Caleb Christiansen (24, Cayce) 9. David Williams (22, Irmo) 10. Roland Hakes (32, Irmo) * GTC-ELITE athlete ** GTC-ELITE alum (previous member) |
Greenville Track Club-ELITE was established in 2012 and is well into its second decade as a post-collegiate, Olympic-development program. The program developed and produced one participant for the 2024 Olympic Games marathon in Paris; four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles; one qualifier/participant for the 2019 Pam American Games Marathon in Lima, Peru; three qualifiers/two participants for the 2020 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Atlanta, GA; one qualifier and participant in the 2021 USATF Olympic Track & Field Trials in the 3000m Steeplechase in Eugene, OR; and three qualifiers for the 2024 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Orlando, FL. The program's runners set four South Carolina State road race records in 2020 (5K, 15K and Half Marathon--twice) and three (15K, 10-Mile and 20K) in 2021. GTC-ELITE produced the South Carolina Men's 2020 Long Distance Runner of the Year and recently had the top two ranked South Carolina road racers for 2024.
The program is sponsored and supported by the 53-year-old Greenville Track Club, ASICS, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility) and LEVER Movement (treadmill body weight support). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.
The program is sponsored and supported by the 53-year-old Greenville Track Club, ASICS, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility) and LEVER Movement (treadmill body weight support). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.
Ryan Drew (3547), Jack Mastandrea (3548), Noah Fisher (3545) and Jason Weitzel (3546)
Ryan Drew leads a group of four Greenville Track Club-ELITE athletes ranked in the top six men in the South Carolina Road Race Rankings published by USATF SC Record Keeper Bill Marable on October 9. Drew is currently ranked second behind Greenville's James Quattlebaum. Drew is followed by GTC-ELITE teammates Jason Weitzel (3rd), Noah Fisher (4th) and Jack Mastandrea (6th). GTC-ELITE alum Ricky Flynn is fifth. The top seven runners reside and train in the Greenville area.
Quattlebaum is ranked first for the eighth consecutive month, a spot he has occupied many times previously.
Quattlebaum is ranked first for the eighth consecutive month, a spot he has occupied many times previously.
South Carolina Road Race Rankings
as of October 5, 2025
| 1. James Quattlebaum, (29, Greenville) 2. Ryan Drew (27, Greenville) 3. Jason Weitzel (28, Greenville) 4. Noah Fisher (23, Greenville) 5. Ricky Flynn (38, Greenville) ** 6. Jack Mastandrea (27, Greenville) 7. Coen Roberts (23, Greenville) 8. Hunter Jarvis (27, Columbia) 9. Sergio Cuartas (22, Greenville) *** 10. Caleb Christiansen (24, Cayce) * GTC-ELITE ** GTC-ELITE alum (previous member) *** Training parter with GTC-ELITE | |
First mile: Jack (bib 10) and Noah (bib 15)
Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Jack Mastandrea and Noah Fisher ran 29:39 and 29:40, respectively, to place 10th and 11th in the 48th running of the Great Cow Harbor 10K in Northport, NY. It was a cooler (63-degrees) and breezy Saturday morning as the 5,000 participants ran the hilly and challenging route through the village of Northport as part of the annual Cow Harbor Day festival.
Mastandrea duplicated his 10th place finish from last year, while Fisher was debuting at the 10K road distance. Their finishing times now rank 2nd and equal 3rd historically for GTC-ELITE athletes at Cow Harbor.
Mastandrea duplicated his 10th place finish from last year, while Fisher was debuting at the 10K road distance. Their finishing times now rank 2nd and equal 3rd historically for GTC-ELITE athletes at Cow Harbor.
Top Ten Finishers: Jack Mastandrea second row far right.
 Jack Mastandrea and Noah Fisher |  Noah & Jack |
Historical GTC-ELITE Men's Top Performances at the Great Cow Harbor 10K
| 1. Jack Mastandrea, 29:21 - 10th (2024)* 2. Jack Mastandrea, 29:39 - 10th (2025) 3. Noah Fisher, 29:40 - 11th (2025) 3. Jason Weitzel, 29:40 - 12th (2022)* 5. Karl Thiessen, 29:42 -11th (2023)* 6. Jason Weitzel, 29:43 - 12th (2024)* 7. Jason Weitzel, 29:46 - 12th (2023)* 8. Adam Freudenthal, 29:49 - 6th (2014) 9. Eduardo Garcia, 29:57 - 15th (2023)* 10. Mark Leininger, 30:16 - 6th (2016) * USATF 10K Championships | 11. Eduardo Garcia, 30:16 - 9th (2018) 12. Mark Leininger, 30:47 - 6th (2015) 13. Victor Pataky, 30:52 - 11th (2019) 14. Adam Freudenthal, 31:02 - 9th (2013) 15. Tyler Morse, 31:15 - 13th (2017) 16. Austin Steagall, 31:16 - 9th (2016) 17. Victor Pataky, 31:27 - 15th (2018) 18. Chass Armstrong, 32:14 -13th (2013) 19. Austin Steagall, 32:46 - 20th (2017) |
The Great Cow Harbor 10K Course Profile
Greenville Track Club-ELITE was established in 2012 and is well into its second decade as a post-collegiate, Olympic-development program. The program developed and produced one participant for the 2024 Olympic Games marathon in Paris; four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles; one qualifier/participant for the 2019 Pam American Games Marathon in Lima, Peru; three qualifiers/two participants for the 2020 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Atlanta, GA; one qualifier and participant in the 2021 USATF Olympic Track & Field Trials in the 3000m Steeplechase in Eugene, OR; and three qualifiers for the 2024 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Orlando, FL. The program's runners set four South Carolina State road race records in 2020 (5K, 15K and Half Marathon--twice) and three (15K, 10-Mile and 20K) in 2021. GTC-ELITE produced the South Carolina Men's 2020 Long Distance Runner of the Year and recently had the top two ranked South Carolina road racers for 2024.
The program is sponsored and supported by the 53-year-old Greenville Track Club, ASICS, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility) and LEVER Movement (treadmill body weight support). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.
The program is sponsored and supported by the 53-year-old Greenville Track Club, ASICS, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility) and LEVER Movement (treadmill body weight support). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.
Ryan Drew (3547), Jack Mastandrea (3548), Noah Fisher (3545) and Jason Weitzel (3546)
Ryan Drew heads a group of four Greenville Track Club-ELITE athletes ranked in the top six men in the South Carolina Road Race Rankings published by USATF SC Record Keeper Bill Marable on September 9. Drew is currently ranked second behind Greenville's James Quattlebaum. Former GTC-ELITE Ricky Flynn is third and followed by GTC-ELITE's Jason Weitzel (4th), Noah Fisher (5th) and Jack Mastandrea (6th). The top six runners reside and train in the Greenville area.
Quattlebaum is ranked first for the seventh consecutive month, a spot he has occupied many times previously.
Quattlebaum is ranked first for the seventh consecutive month, a spot he has occupied many times previously.
South Carolina Road Race Rankings
as of September 7, 2025
| 1. James Quattlebaum, (29, Greenville) 2. Ryan Drew (27, Greenville) 3. Ricky Flynn (38, Greenville) 4. Jason Weitzel (28, Greenville) 5. Noah Fisher (23, Greenville) 6. Jack Mastandrea (27, Greenville) 7. Solomon Kagimbi (38, Columbia) 8. Coen Roberts (23, Greenville) 9. Hunter Jarvis (27, Columbia) 10. Roland Hakes (32, Irmo) * GTC-ELITE ** GTC-ELITE alum (previous member) |  |
Greenville Track Club-ELITE was established in 2012 and is well into its second decade as a post-collegiate, Olympic-development program. The program developed and produced one participant for the 2024 Olympic Games marathon in Paris; four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles; one qualifier/participant for the 2019 Pam American Games Marathon in Lima, Peru; three qualifiers/two participants for the 2020 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Atlanta, GA; one qualifier and participant in the 2021 USATF Olympic Track & Field Trials in the 3000m Steeplechase in Eugene, OR; and three qualifiers for the 2024 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Orlando, FL. The program's runners set four South Carolina State road race records in 2020 (5K, 15K and Half Marathon--twice) and three (15K, 10-Mile and 20K) in 2021. GTC-ELITE produced the South Carolina Men's 2020 Long Distance Runner of the Year and recently had the top two ranked South Carolina road racers for 2024.
The program is sponsored and supported by the 53-year-old Greenville Track Club, ASICS, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility) and LEVER Movement (treadmill body weight support). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.
The program is sponsored and supported by the 53-year-old Greenville Track Club, ASICS, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility) and LEVER Movement (treadmill body weight support). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.
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Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Jack Mastandrea ran a personal best of 59:59 (59:56 chip time) to place 18th in the USATF 20K Championships at the Faxon Law New Haven Road Race on Labor Day morning. His teammate, Jason Weitzel, placed 22nd with a time of 1:00:36 (1:00:33 chip time). Mastandrea improved by 61 seconds from his time of 1:01:00 in 2024, while Weitzel cut over two minutes from his time here in 2023.
The men's field was one of the deepest in history as the top 25 finished with an average-mile time of sub-5:00 minutes. The top ten averaged under 4:44 per mile with Olympian Conner Mantz winning in a new American record of 56:16 (4:32/mile pace).
The men's field was one of the deepest in history as the top 25 finished with an average-mile time of sub-5:00 minutes. The top ten averaged under 4:44 per mile with Olympian Conner Mantz winning in a new American record of 56:16 (4:32/mile pace).
 Jack Mastandrea |  Jason Weitzel |
Jack Mastandrea with Galen Rupp--four-time Olympian and two-time medalist, with a silver in the 10,000m in London (2012) and a bronze in the marathon in Rio (2016).
Top GTC-ELITE 20K Performances
Greenville Track Club-ELITE was established in 2012 and is well into its second decade as a post-collegiate, Olympic-development program. The program developed and produced one participant for the 2024 Olympic Games marathon in Paris; four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles; one qualifier/participant for the 2019 Pam American Games Marathon in Lima, Peru; three qualifiers/two participants for the 2020 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Atlanta, GA; one qualifier and participant in the 2021 USATF Olympic Track & Field Trials in the 3000m Steeplechase in Eugene, OR; and three qualifiers for the 2024 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Orlando, FL. The program's runners set four South Carolina State road race records in 2020 (5K, 15K and Half Marathon--twice) and three (15K, 10-Mile and 20K) in 2021. GTC-ELITE produced the South Carolina Men's 2020 Long Distance Runner of the Year and recently had the top two ranked South Carolina road racers for 2024.
The program is sponsored and supported by the 53-year-old Greenville Track Club, ASICS, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility) and LEVER Movement (treadmill body weight support). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.
The program is sponsored and supported by the 53-year-old Greenville Track Club, ASICS, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility) and LEVER Movement (treadmill body weight support). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.
