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Greenville Track Club-ELITE - a post-collegiate, Olympic-development program
​established 2012​
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Greenville Track Club-ELITE Athletes in South Carolina Road Race Rankings

8/8/2023

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Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Eddie Garcia and Jason Weitzel are ranked second and third in the most recent South Carolina Road Race Rankings published by USATF State Record Keeper Bill Marable. Garcia, coming off his recent victories at the Sunrise 8K and the Red, White and Blue Shoes 5K, moved into second place in the new rankings. Weitzel had been ranked second for 20 consecutive months before the August rankings. Garcia had been ranked third for the previous six months.  

Both athletes are ranked behind 2022's South Carolina Long Distance Runner of the Year James Quattlebaum. Quattlebaum, who represents Run In, previously won the SCLDROY honors in 2019 and 2021. Garcia, was the 2020 SCLD Runner of the Year in 2020. GTC-ELITE alums Ricky Flynn (Greenville) and Roland Hakes (now residing in Columbia) are ranked fifth and sixth, respectively.

South Carolina Road Race Rankings
as of August 5, 2023

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Greenville Track Club-ELITE was established in 2012 and is in its second decade as a post-collegiate, Olympic development program. 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, three qualifiers/two participants for the 2020 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Atlanta, GA and one qualifier and participant in the 2021 USATF Olympic Track & Field Trials in the 3000m Steeplechase. 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 51-year-old Greenville Track Club, ASICS, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products, UCAN energy products, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility), On Pace Wellness (nutrition coaching) 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.​
3 Comments
Yvonne Moore link
9/15/2023 02:57:56 pm

Usually I never comment on blogs but your article is so convincing that I never stop myself to say something about it. You’re doing a great job Man,Keep it up.

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James Vallee link
9/15/2023 02:58:24 pm

Enjoyed reading the article above , really explains everything in detail,the article is very interesting and effective.Thank you and good luck for the upcoming articles

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David Moore link
9/15/2023 05:19:52 pm

The latest South Carolina Street Race Rankings distributed by Usatf State Record Guardian Bill Marable. Garcia, falling off his new triumphs at the Dawn Eight K and the Red, Thank you for making this such an awesome post!

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