Mastandrea Runs PB of 28:55 to Place 11th at Cooper River Bridge Run 10K

Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Jack Mastandrea ran a personal best of 28:55 to place 11th overall in the 49th running of the Cooper River Bridge Run 10K in Charleston, SC. After passing 5K in 14:34, he ran the final 5K in 14:21. It was also a GTC-ELITE road 10K record, besting Jack's 29:03 here in 2024.  He also won the Cedric Jaggers Award as the first South Carolinian finisher. 

Jack's teammates and training partners Noah Fisher and Eduardo Garcia finished in 13th and 18th positions in the event which had over 38,000 participants. Fisher also ran a personal best with his time of 29:10. Garcia, a 2024 Paris Olympian who has resumed racing following two different hip surgeries (in 2024 and 2025), ran 30:17. 

Jack with Cedric Jaggers award as 1st South Carolinian.

Jack, Eduardo and Noah post race.

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Historical GTC-ELITE Performances at Cooper River Bridge Run 10K

 1. Jack Mastandrea, 28:55 (10th), 2026
 2. Jack Mastandrea, 29:03 (12th), 2024
 3. Noah Fisher, 29:10 (12th), 2026
 4. Jason Weitzel, 29:22 (12th), 2022
 5. Jason Weitzel, 29:24 (14th), 2024
​ 6. Eduardo Garcia, 29:31 (15th), 2024
 7. Jack Mastandrea, 29:56 (12th), 2025
 8. Eduardo Garcia, 29:57 (10th), 2019
 9. Eduardo Garcia, 30:17 (17th) 2026
10. Ricky Flynn, 30:22, (12th), 2014
11.  Jason Weitzel, 30:46 (16th) 2025

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;  three qualifiers for the 2024 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Orlando, FL and currently two for the 2028 Olympic Trials Marathon. 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 54-year-old Greenville Track Club, ASICS, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Endurance Ally Physical 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), LEVER Movement (treadmill body weight support),Omius (Cooling Systems) and BAKLINE (custom competition kits). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.​​​