asics Greenville Track Club-ELITE - a post-collegiate, Olympic-development program
8 USA Olympic Trials Qualifiers
established 2012
8 USA Olympic Trials Qualifiers
established 2012
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ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Jason Weitzel ran a solo 14:37 on a cold and windy Saturday morning over the streets of downtown Greenville, SC to win The Greenville News Run Downtown 5K. It was the second fastest time for the historic event, only behind former ASICS GTC-ELITE's Austin Steagall's course record of 14:14 set in 2017. It was also Jason's second victory since joining the post-collegiate, Olympic-development program last August. He previously won the Allianz Partners 8K in Richmond, VA (23:06) last November. He is currently ranked second among South Carolina runners in the SC Road Race Rankings, due his runner-up finish in Greenville's United Community Bank 43rd Reedy River Run and as the first SC finisher in December's Mortgage Network Half Marathon in Hardeeville, SC. In that race, which was the 2021 USATF National Championship Half Marathon, Jason placed 21st overall and set three state-resident records en route (15K, 10-Mile and 20K) to his 1:04:45 performance. Also of note, it was the 11th time an ASICS GTC-ELITE athlete has placed first in this event. Jason joins Kimberly Ruck (3x), Austin Steagall (2x), Adam Freudenthal (2x), Joe Niemiec, Annie Rodenfels and Chelsi Woodruff as event winners. ASICS GTC-ELITE alum Frank DeVar finished second with a time of 15:37. It was the fourth time Frank has placed among the top four in this race.  Runner-up Frank DeVar, 3rd place Trey Sullivan and winner Jason Weitzel. ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE was established in 2012. The program produced 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 and one qualifier for and participant in the 2021 USATF Olympic Track & Field Trials in the 3000m Steeplechase. 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. ASICS GTC-ELITE also produced the South Carolina Men's 2020 Long Distance Runner of the Year.
The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 50-year-old Greenville Track Club, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), The Borch Foundation, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products, Stryd Running, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility), On Pace Wellness (nutrition coaching) 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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 ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Jason Weitzel is ranked second in the South Carolina Road Race Rankings for the second consecutive month. The rankings were published this week by South Carolina's USATF record keeper Bill Marable. In December Weitzel was ranked for the first time since joining the post-collegiate, Olympic-development program. The top ranked SC road racer is Greenville's James Quattlebaum, who was the 2019 South Carolina Long Distance Runner of the year and has led the recent SC rankings. Weitzel's ranking comes from his runner-up (to Quattlebaum) placing at September's United Community Bank Reedy River Run in Greenville and his recent (December) 1:04:45 performance at the 2021 USATF Half Marathon Championships in Hardeeville, SC. He was the first South Carolina finisher in the latter event and also set new State resident records at 15K, 10-Miles and 20K in route.  Also in the men's rankings, former ASICS GTC-ELITE runners Ricky Flynn is ranked third and Roland Hakes ninth. ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE was established in 2012. The program produced 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 and one qualifier for and participant in the 2021 USATF Olympic Track & Field Trials in the 3000m Steeplechase. 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. ASICS GTC-ELITE also produced the South Carolina Men's 2020 Long Distance Runner of the Year.
The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 50-year-old Greenville Track Club, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), The Borch Foundation, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products, Stryd Running, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility), On Pace Wellness (nutrition coaching) 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.
Two ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE athletes are ranked in the South Carolina Road Race Rankings published today by South Carolina's USATF record keeper Bill Marable. Jason Weitzel is ranked for the first time since joining the post-collegiate, Olympic-development program with a current ranking of "second", only behind Greenville's James Quattlebaum. Quattlebaum was the 2019 South Carolina Long Distance Runner of the year and has led the recent SC rankings. Weitzel's ranking comes from his runner-up (to Quattlebaum) placing at September's United Community Bank Reedy River Run in Greenville and his recent 1:04:45 performance at the 2021 USATF Half Marathon Championships in Hardeeville, SC. He was the first South Carolina finisher in the latter event and also set new State resident records at 15K, 10-Miles and 20K in route. Among the women, Mackenzie Lowe is ranked sixth. Although not racing in South Carolina and not counting toward the rankings, she recently ran a personal best of 2:48:50 in the Philadelphia Marathon in November. Also in the rankings, former ASICS GTC-ELITE runners Ricky Flynn is ranked third and Roland Hakes tenth.
GTC-ELITE was established in 2012. The program produced 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 and one qualifier for and participant in the 2021 USATF Olympic Track & Field Trials in the 3000m Steeplechase. Also, the group set four South Carolina State road race records in 2020 (5K, 15K and Half Marathon). The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 49-year-old Greenville Track Club, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), The Borch Foundation, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products, Stryd Running, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility), On Pace Wellness (nutrition coaching) 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.
 Running in the 2021 USATF Half Marathon Championships on Sunday morning, ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Jason Weitzel had an outstanding debut at the distance as he placed 21st. The race was produced by the Mortgage Network Half Marathon in Hardeeville, South Carolina and attracted impressive fields from all over the United States for both the men's and women's races. Jason settled into the second pack after the first mile and the group passed 5K in 15:07, although well behind the leaders who split 14:30. He passed 10K in 30:16 and then set a program record for 15K as he split 45:34. He then equaled the program record of Mark Leininger for 10 miles with a time of 48:56 before passing 20K in 1:01:21, which broke Leininger's club record. Although Jason slowed slightly over the final four kilometers, he finished in an impressive 1:04:45. That is the third fastest time in ASICS GTC-ELITE program history and only 13 seconds off the South Carolina residents' state record of 1:04:32, which was sent by Eduardo Garcia here in 2020. Due to the event being the USA Championships, the 5K, 10K, 15K, 10-Mile and 20K distances were certified and produced official times. Therefore, Jason set three new SC residents' state records, at 15K, 10-Miles and 20K, as he ran faster the the current listings for those distances. The men's race was won by two-time NCAA Cross Country champion and brand new professional Conner Mantz, who out kicked former NCAA XC champ Sam Chelenga by four seconds over the final 300 meters to win in 1:00:55. The women's race was dominated by Richmond's (VA) Keira D'Amato with a time of 1:07:55. Both winners set course records on the flat and fast route.  Jason Weitzel (striped singlet) en route to his 1:04:45 half marathon. GTC-ELITE was established in 2012. The program produced 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 and one qualifier for and participant in the 2021 USATF Olympic Track & Field Trials in the 3000m Steeplechase. Also, the group set four South Carolina State road race records in 2020 (5K, 15K and Half Marathon). The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 49-year-old Greenville Track Club, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), The Borch Foundation, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products, Stryd Running, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility), On Pace Wellness (nutrition coaching) 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.
 ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Mackenzie Lowe ran a huge personal best at the 2021 Philadelphia Marathon on Sunday morning. After passing the halfway point (21.1K) in 1:23:18 and 30K at 1:59:07, she crossed the finish line in 2:48:50. That was almost six minutes better than her previous best of 2:54:42, which she ran in the 2019 Chicago Marathon. She placed 16th among the women and averaged 6:26 per mile pace.
GTC-ELITE was established in 2012. The program produced 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 and one qualifier for and participant in the 2021 USATF Olympic Track & Field Trials in the 3000m Steeplechase. Also, the group set four South Carolina State road race records in 2020 (5K, 15K and Half Marathon). The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 49-year-old Greenville Track Club, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products, Stryd Running, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility), On Pace Wellness (nutrition coaching) 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.
 Weitzel. wearing striped singlet, took the lead from the start. ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Jason Weitzel ran to an impressive victory in the Allianz Partners 8K road race in Richmond, VA on a sunny, cool and crisp Saturday morning. The former standout at West Virginia's Concord University took the lead from the starter's call and ran steady 4:40-mile pace through the first four miles before quickening his effort over the final kilometer. He was followed along the course and across the finish line by On ZAP Endurance's Matt McClintock, who finished second in 23:14. Jason's performance now ranks him second all-time over 8K among ASICS GTC-ELITE athletes, only behind Austin Steagall's 22:59 over the same Richmond course in 2018. The Allianz Partners 8K is part of the Richmond Marathon weekend which also includes a half marathon and marathon and had over 11,000 participants this year.
GTC-ELITE was established in 2012. The program produced 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 and one qualifier for and participant in the 2021 USATF Olympic Track & Field Trials in the 3000m Steeplechase. Also, the group set four South Carolina State road race records in 2020 (5K, 15K and Half Marathon). The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 49-year-old Greenville Track Club, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), the Borch Foundation, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products, Stryd Running, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility), On Pace Wellness (nutrition coaching) and LEVER Running (treadmill body weight support). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.
Two ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE athletes are ranked among the top five women in the South Carolina Road Race Rankings published today by South Carolina's USATF record keeper Bill Marable. Emily Forner is ranked fourth while her teammate Mackenzie Lowe is fifth. The women's rankings are topped by Mauldin's Victoria Hammersmith. Forner recently won the United Community Bank 43rd Reedy River Run 10K and also won the Sunrise Run 8K in June. Lowe placed third in the UCB Reedy River Run 10K and was the runner-up in June's Sunrise 8K. She also won the Red, White and Blue Shoes 5K on July 3. Former ASICS GTC-ELITE runners Ricky Flynn moved up to second in the Men's Division after his third place finish at the UCB Reedy River Run 10K and Roland Hakes is ranked sixth. South Carolina Road Race Rankings |
 |  Mackenzie Lowe & Emily Forner |
GTC-ELITE was established in 2012. The program produced 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 and one qualifier for and participant in the 2021 USATF Olympic Track & Field Trials in the 3000m Steeplechase. Also, the group set four South Carolina State road race records in 2020 (5K, 15K and Half Marathon). The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 49-year-old Greenville Track Club, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), the Borch Foundation, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products, Stryd Running, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility), On Pace Wellness (nutrition coaching) and LEVER Running (treadmill body weight support). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.
Forner Wins Women's United Community Bank 43rd Reedy River Run 10K & Weitzel Takes Second Overall.
9/6/2021
Emily Forner. (photo: Stephen Moore)
On a cloudy and humid Labor Day morning with temperatures in the low 70s, ASICS Greenville Track Club ELITE's Emily Forner won the women's division of the United Community Bank 43rd Reedy River Run. Forner covered the hilly 10-kilometer course that starts and finishes on downtown Greenville's S. Main Street bridge in a time of 37:28. It was the first road 10K for the former NCAA DIII 3,000m champio while at Allegheny College. The victory also earned Forner the Road Runner's Club of America South Carolina State 10K championship. Emily's teammate, Mackenzie Lowe, placed third among women with a time of 37:55.
The overall winner was Olympic Trials Qualifier (both marathon and 3000m-Steeplechase) James Quattlebaum of Greenville, who just missed breaking 30 minutes with a time of 30:01. ASICS GTC-ELITE'S Jason Weitzel pulled away from Greenville's Ricky Flynn over the final kilometer to place second with a time of 30:22. It was Jason's first race as a member of the post-collegiate, Olympic-development program and he earned a total of $550 ($400 for 2nd + $100 time bonus + $50 for second SC runner). Flynn, a past member of ASICS GTC-ELITE whose focus is now in triathlon, ran 30:56 for third.
The overall winner was Olympic Trials Qualifier (both marathon and 3000m-Steeplechase) James Quattlebaum of Greenville, who just missed breaking 30 minutes with a time of 30:01. ASICS GTC-ELITE'S Jason Weitzel pulled away from Greenville's Ricky Flynn over the final kilometer to place second with a time of 30:22. It was Jason's first race as a member of the post-collegiate, Olympic-development program and he earned a total of $550 ($400 for 2nd + $100 time bonus + $50 for second SC runner). Flynn, a past member of ASICS GTC-ELITE whose focus is now in triathlon, ran 30:56 for third.
 Jason Weitzel |  Mackenzie Lowe |
GTC-ELITE was established in 2012. The program produced 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 and one qualifier for and participant in the 2021 USATF Olympic Track & Field Trials in the 3000m Steeplechase. Also, the group set four South Carolina State road race records in 2020 (5K, 15K and Half Marathon). The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 49-year-old Greenville Track Club, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), the Borch Foundation, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products, Stryd Running, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility), On Pace Wellness (nutrition coaching) and LEVER Running (treadmill body weight support). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.
Mackenzie Lowe, Emily Forner and Eddie Garcia at a recent Greenville Track Club meeting.
Three athletes representing ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE are ranked among the top five in the South Carolina Road Race Rankings published today by South Carolina's USATF record keeper Bill Marable. In the men's division, Eduardo Garcia remains second, only behind Greenville's James Quattlebaum. James and Eddie are the two most recent South Carolina Long Distance Road Runner of the Year award winners.
In the women's division, Emily Forner is ranked third while her teammate Mackenzie Lowe is fifth. The women's rankings are topped by Mauldin's Victoria Hammersmith. Forner won the Sunrise Run 8K in June and Lowe was the runner-up. Lowe most recently won the Red, White and Blue Shoes 5K on July 3.
Former ASICS GTC-ELITE runners Ricky Flynn (4th) and Roland Hakes (8th) are also currently ranked.
In the women's division, Emily Forner is ranked third while her teammate Mackenzie Lowe is fifth. The women's rankings are topped by Mauldin's Victoria Hammersmith. Forner won the Sunrise Run 8K in June and Lowe was the runner-up. Lowe most recently won the Red, White and Blue Shoes 5K on July 3.
Former ASICS GTC-ELITE runners Ricky Flynn (4th) and Roland Hakes (8th) are also currently ranked.
South Carolina Road Race Rankings
(as of August 7, 2021)
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GTC-ELITE was established in 2012. The program produced 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 and one qualifier for and participant in the 2021 USATF Olympic Track & Field Trials in the 3000m Steeplechase. Also, the group set four South Carolina State road race records in 2020 (5K, 15K and Half Marathon). The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 49-year-old Greenville Track Club, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), the Borch Foundation, generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products, Stryd Running, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility), On Pace Wellness (nutrition coaching) and LEVER Running (treadmill body weight support). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.
