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 Davonte Jett-Reynolds ran a new personal best (PB) of 13:56.82 in the Men's 5,000-meter High Performance event at the Portland Track Festival on Sunday night. Following a slowish first 200 meters he ran the next three laps in the 65-66 second range before slowing to 68s for the next five circuits. He slightly quickened his pace over the next two laps and finished with a much faster 59.25 final 400 meters. That was the second fastest final lap of the two High Performance heats and placed him 14th overall. His time bested his previous PB of 13:57.94, run at the 2024 Raleigh Relays. 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 had a memorable Saturday morning as he ran 23:54 to break the year-old course record by 12 seconds in the 46th edition of the GTC Sunrise Run 8K in Simpsonville, SC. This was the third consecutive year that a GTC-ELITE athlete won by setting a new course record. Eduardo Garcia ran 24:07 in 2023 and Karl Thiessen bested that with a 24:06 in 2024. The rolling 8-kilometer course didn't pose a problem for Drew, who almost missed the race as his car ran out of gas on the freeway before 5:00 am on his way to Simpsonville. However, he overcame that situation and was on the starting line for the 6:16 am sunrise start. After an opening 4:44 mile, his final time averaged 4:48 or 2:59 per kilometer.
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. In the South Carolina Road Race Rankings, published on June 11 by USATF SC Record Keeper Bill Marable, the top nine runners remained the same as the previous month. Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Jack Mastandrea is ranked second, while his teammates Jason Weitzel, Davonte Jett-Reynolds and Ryan Drew are ranked fourth, sixth and eighth, respectively. Former GTC-ELITE members Ricky Flynn and Roland Hakes are ranked third and ninth. James Quattlebaum of Greenville is ranked first for the fourth consecutive month, a spot he has occupied many times previously. The top four, and eight of the top ten, men are from Greenville while the other two reside in 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. Solomon Kagimbi (37, Columbia) 6. Davonte Jett-Reynolds (27, Greenville) 7. Coen Roberts (22, Greenville) 8. Ryan Drew (27, Greenville) 9. Roland Hakes (32, Irmo) 10. Sergio Cuartaz (22, Greenville) * GTC-ELITE ** former GTC-ELITE *** trains with GTC-ELITE |
Greenville Track Club-ELITE was established in 2012 and is in 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 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 also produced the South Carolina Men's 2020 Long Distance Runner of the Year. The program is sponsored and supported by the 52-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. |
1. James Quattlebaum, (29, Greenville) 2. Jack Mastandrea (27, Greenville) 3. Ricky Flynn (37, Greenville) 4. Jason Weitzel (28, Greenville) 5. Solomon Kagimbi (37, Columbia) 6. Davonte Jett-Reynolds (27, Greenville) 7. Coen Roberts (22, Greenville) 8. Ryan Drew (27, Greenville) 9. Roland Hakes (32, Irmo) 10. Hunter Jarvis (27, Columbia) * GTC-ELITE ** former GTC-ELITE |