Greenville Track Club-ELITE - a post-collegiate, Olympic-development program
established 2012
11 USA Olympic Trials Qualifiers
One Paris 2024 Olympian
established 2012
11 USA Olympic Trials Qualifiers
One Paris 2024 Olympian
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 Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Jason Weitzel ran 29:48 to place second in the 47th edition of the United Community Reedy River Run in downtown Greenville, SC on Saturday morning. With the temperature at 59-degrees for the 7:15 am start, Jason followed now-five-time winner James Quattlebaum around the 10K course that crosses the Reedy River at six different places. Weitzel was just shy of his 29:44 winning time in 2024. It was also his fourth runner-up placing in this historic event. Since 2021 Jason has placed among the first two finishers on each occasion. His top three time performances are 29:44, 29:47 and 29:48. Jason earned $625 for his performance, including $400 for second place, $175 for breaking 29:50 and $50 as second South Carolina resident. Quattlebaum broke his own "event record" (course has varied over the years due to multiple construction projects in downtown Greenville) with an impressive 29:03. His previous best and event record in this race was 29:20. James earned a total of $1100 ($500 for winning, $500 for event record and $100 for first South Carolina resident).   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.
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Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Ryan Drew ran 4:09 to place second overall (by only one second) in this year's Governor's Cup Main Street Mile in downtown Columbia, SC on Friday evening. Ryan ran among the front pack as it made the 180-degree turnaround at halfway. Greenville's Coen Roberts led there in 1:57. As the leaders ran back up the slight incline to the finish and into a headwind, eventual winner Ali Abdilmana and Drew passed Roberts with less than 200 meters remaining. Drew then made an attempt to overtake Abdilmana, but the Ethiopian held him off to win in 4:08. The winner earned a $500 check, while Drew received $400 for his effort and Roberts $300. Abdimana, who was the 2024 winner of the prestigious Cooper River Bridge Run 10K and placed third in that race last weekend, currently trains in Chapel Hill, NC.   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.  Ryan Drew, Davonte Jett-Reynolds, Jack Mastandrea and Jason Weitzel Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Jack Mastandrea is currently ranked second in the most recent South Carolina Road Race Rankings published on April 10 by USATF SC Record Keeper Bill Marable. His teammates Jason Weitzel, Davonte Jett-Reynolds and Ryan Drew are ranked fourth, seventh and ninth, respectively. Former GTC-ELITE members Ricky Flynn and Roland Hakes are ranked third and fifth. James Quattlebaum of Greenville is ranked first for the second consecutive month, a spot he has occupied many times previously. Six of the top ten men are from Greenville and the Upstate while four are from the Midlands of the state. South Carolina Road Race Rankings |
| 1. James Quattlebaum (29, Greenville) 2. Jack Mastandrea (27, Greenville)* 3. Ricky Flynn (37, Greenville)** 4. Jason Weitzel (28, Greenville)* 5. Roland Hakes (32, Irmo)** 6. Solomon Kagimbi (37, Columbia) 7. Davonte Jett-Reynolds (27, Greenville)* 8. Hunter Jarvis (27, Columbia) 9. Ryan Drew (27, Greenville)* 10. Nicholas Deamer (24, Summerville) * GTC-ELITE ** former GTC-ELITE |
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.
Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Jack Mastandrea ran 29:56 to place 12th in the huge Cooper River Bridge Run 10K in Charleston, SC on Saturday morning. It was the same finish placing as in 2024 for Jack, although times were slower this year due to the warmer and very humid conditions. He finished sixth among USA runners in the international field.
Jack's teammate and training partner, Jason Weitzel, had an off-day as he slowed over the final kilometers and placed 16th with a time of 30:46. That was well off his personal best for this race of 29:22 in 2022.
This year's race, the 48th edition, attracted over 36,000 participants to the Holy City.
Jack's teammate and training partner, Jason Weitzel, had an off-day as he slowed over the final kilometers and placed 16th with a time of 30:46. That was well off his personal best for this race of 29:22 in 2022.
This year's race, the 48th edition, attracted over 36,000 participants to the Holy City.
Top Performances by |  Jason & Jack after a workout. |
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.
GTC Newsletter editor Bill Blask interviewed GTC-ELITE's Jason Weitzel for the club's quarterly newsletter. It is a good read and provides more insight regarding Jason and his running career. It is included in Athlete's Interviews page on this website (under the News Blob heading at the top of the page) or just CLICK HERE.
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Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Ryan Drew took an early lead and ran from the front to win the men's 1500-meters at the 49er Classic conducted at Charlotte University on Friday afternoon. He finished with a time of 3:47.09.
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.
Greenville Track Club ELITE's Ryan Drew placed second in the Oskar Blues Four Mile Road Race on Saturday morning. Drew, who placed third here in 2024, ran 18:58 to finish 2-seconds behind Eric Van Der Els of ZAP Endurance (18:56). Drew's teammate, Davonte Jett-Reynolds finished third with a time of 19:43.
The race was produced by Oskar Blues Brewery in Brevard, NC.
The race was produced by Oskar Blues Brewery in Brevard, NC.
Ryan Drew and Davonte Jett-Reynolds
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, Jack Mastandrea, Davonte Jett-Reynolds and Jason Weitzel
Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Davonte Jett-Reynolds is now ranked second in the South Carolina Road Race Rankings published on March 6 by USATF SC Record Keeper Bill Marable. Jett-Reynolds moved up from his previous sixth place ranking last month. His teammate Jack Mastandrea, who had been ranked first over the past six months, dropped to third. Their teammates Ryan Drew is ranked fifth, while Jason Weitzel dropped from the rankings after 39 months of being ranked among the top three. Weitzel has not raced in South Carolina since August as he has focused on national events in Indianapolis, Houston and Atlanta.
Former rankings leader James Quattlebaum, of Greenville, is currently ranked first, after winning the Greenville Half Marathon in late February. Sergio Cuartas, who is coached by GTC-ELITE, is ranked seventh. Five of the top ten are from Greenville (the Upstate), while three are from the Midlands (Columbia area) and two from the Low Country of South Carolina.
Former rankings leader James Quattlebaum, of Greenville, is currently ranked first, after winning the Greenville Half Marathon in late February. Sergio Cuartas, who is coached by GTC-ELITE, is ranked seventh. Five of the top ten are from Greenville (the Upstate), while three are from the Midlands (Columbia area) and two from the Low Country of South Carolina.
South Carolina Road Race Rankings
as of March 1, 2025
| 1. James Quattlebaum (29, Greenville) 2. Davonte Jett-Reynolds (27, Greenville) * 3. Jack Mastandrea (27, Greenville) * 4. Hunter Jarvis (27, Columbia) 5. Ryan Drew (27, Greenville) * 6. Roland Hakes (31, Irmo) ** 7. Sergo Cuartas (21, Greenville) *** 8. Caleb Christiansen (23, Cayce) 9. Michael Banks (38, Charleston) 10. Matthew DeMarco (30, North Charleston) * GTC-ELITE ** former GTC-ELITE *** trains with GTC-ELITE |
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 |  Jack Mastandrea |
Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Jason Weitzel and Jack Mastandrea competed in the 2025 USATF Half Marathon Championships on a cold (33 degrees) and very windy Sunday morning in Atlanta, GA. The elite race started at 7:17 am, just before the Publix Atlanta Half Marathon, and covered a challenging (hilly) route through Atlanta with the start and finish adjacent to Mercedes Benz Stadium and the Home Depot Backyard public area. The race was the selection event for September's 2025 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships to be conducted in San Diego, CA, with the top three male and female placers in Atlanta earning spots on the USA team.
Weitzel, coming off his January personal best of 1:02:28 at the Aramco Houston Half Marathon, ran impressive 5, 10 & 15K splits of 14:27, 29:18 and 44:20, respectively, on his way to an 18th place finish in 1:03:16. That was a 4:50 per mile pace on the undulating course. Mastandrea split 14:45, 30:01 and 45:38 en route to a 30th place finish in 1:05:07 (4:58 per mile). Jason's time is the number two All-Time Half Marathon clocking in GTC-ELITE history, only behind his Houston performance.
The Atlanta Track Club once again conducted an extremely well-organized and executed event, hosting almost 100 of the USA's top road racers in addition to conducting the annual Publix Atlanta Marathon Weekend (5K, Half Marathon and Marathon).
Weitzel, coming off his January personal best of 1:02:28 at the Aramco Houston Half Marathon, ran impressive 5, 10 & 15K splits of 14:27, 29:18 and 44:20, respectively, on his way to an 18th place finish in 1:03:16. That was a 4:50 per mile pace on the undulating course. Mastandrea split 14:45, 30:01 and 45:38 en route to a 30th place finish in 1:05:07 (4:58 per mile). Jason's time is the number two All-Time Half Marathon clocking in GTC-ELITE history, only behind his Houston performance.
The Atlanta Track Club once again conducted an extremely well-organized and executed event, hosting almost 100 of the USA's top road racers in addition to conducting the annual Publix Atlanta Marathon Weekend (5K, Half Marathon and Marathon).
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 |  Jack and Jason doing some pre-race fueling on Saturday morning |
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.
