Bugler Places Third at Clemson Indoor

Bugler during a recent workout.

ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Ryan Bugler placed third in the 3,000 meters event in the Orange & Purple Elite meet at the Clemson Indoor Track facility on Friday afternoon. The 2016 NCAA DIII champion in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase, while a student at St. John's University in Minnesota, cut almost six seconds from his previous personal best. After covering the first kilometer  in fifth place at 2:47.70, Bugler ran very consistent laps on the 200-meter banked oval and passed two-kilometers at 5:33.5 before finishing with a time of 8:19.21. 

Bugler's teammate, Austin Steagall placed 8th with a time of 8:38.43. Steagall's personal best was set on the same track in 2017 when he set the then facility record of 8:04.51. Austin ran in the top four for the first half of this race before fading over the final 800 meters. 

Florida State's Michael Hall, who was first or second for the majority of the race,  won with a time of 8:13.2 after a closing 400 meters in 1:02.1.

GTC-ELITE was established in 2012 and produced four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles. The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 46-year-old Greenville Track Club, ScanSource, Joy Real Estate,   generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Boston Bill Sunglasses, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), The ATI Running Academy, ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products, Stryd Running, DorsiFlex and Synergy Performance (mental performance).  The club is a proud member of both the Road Runners Club of America and the USATF. ​

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