ASICS GTC-ELITE Athletes at Top of South Carolina Road Rankings

Rodenfels leading the Low Country Elite Invitational

Annie Rodenfels of ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE continues to lead the South Carolina Road Rankings that were published on February 11th. Rodenfels set a SC state record for the road 5K of 16:09 back in September at the Mortgage Network Low Country Elite Invitational, which earned her the Top Woman's Performance of 2020 for South Carolina road racing.  She followed that up with an outstanding 15:35 for 5,000 meters on the track at the Five & Dime Athletics Meet in Columbia, SC in mid-December. ​​

Garcia

Eddie Garcia remains second in the rankings. His South Carolina state record of 104:32 at the Mortgage Network Half Marathon in December was named the SC Top Performance for 2020. That was his second state record at that distance in 2020 as he had previously set it in the Governors Cup Half Marathon in Columbia. He was also voted South Carolina Long Distance Runner of the Year.  Fellow Greenville resident James Quattlebaum remains first in the newest rankings. ​

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 and three qualifiers/two participants for the 2020 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Atlanta, GA.  The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 48-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.​