Garcia Places 9th at NY's Great Cow Harbor 10K

Top 10 Overall at the Great Cow Harbor 10K. Eddie Garcia (9th) is at the far right on the second row.

ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Eddie Garcia finished strong over the final stretch to place ninth in the 41st running of the Great Cow Harbor 10K road race in Northport, NY. The 2015 SEC 10,000-meter champion, while at the University of Florida, covered the very hilly and challenging route on Long Island in 30:16. Prize money was awarded to the top ten. 
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Garcia's new teammate, Victor Pataky, placed 15th with a time of 31:27 in his second race since joining the post-collegiate program in August. The race was won by two-time USA Olympian and the race's defending champion Don Cabral, who ran 29:30. He earned $3000. for the victory. Once again, the scenic event had over 5,500 participants.

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 and Synergy Performance (mental performance).  The club is a proud member of both the Road Runners Club of America and the USATF. ​