Mastandrea Wins Edouard Michelin Memorial 5K with Course Record

Just after the start: Jack Mastandrea (2412), Jason Weitzel (104), Davonte Jett-Reynolds (1591), Sergio Cuartas (1590) and Ryan Drew (2414)

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Jack Mastandrea ran a new course record of 14:13 to lead a Greenville Track Club-ELITE sweep of the top four places in the Edouard Michelin Memorial 5K at the Michelin complex near Greenville, SC. Mastandrea bested Weitzel's year-old course record by two seconds as the top five finishers all recorded times in the top 20 All Time performances in this event (see below). Weitzel, who had won this race the past two years, clocked 14:27 which is the fourth fastest in race history.

Their teammates, Davonte Jett-Reynolds and Ryan Drew placed third and fourth with respective times of 14:58 and 15:00. They were followed by Sergio Cuartas (15:21) who frequently trains with the group. It was the tenth occurrence of the race winner being from GTC-ELITE. 

Jack Mastandrea

Jason Weitzel

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All Time Top Men's Performances at Michelin Memorial 5K

 1. Jack Mastandrea, GTC-ELITE - 14:13 (2024), 1st
 2 Jason Weitzel, GTC-ELITE - 14:15 (2023), 1st
 3. Eduardo Garcia, GTC-ELITE - 14:20 (2023), 2nd
 4. Jason Weitzel, GTC-ELITE - 14:27 (2024), 2nd
 5. Austin Steagall, GTC-ELITE - 14:42 (2016), 1st
 6. Adam Freudenthal, GTC-ELITE - 14:43 (2014), 1st
 7. Jason Weitzel, GTC-ELITE - 14:44 (2022), 1st
 8. Austin Steagall, GTC-ELITE -14:44 (2018), 1st
 9. Eduardo Garcia, GTC-ELITE - 14:48 (2018), 2nd
10. Mark Leininger, GTC-ELITE -14:54 (2015), 1st
11. Ryan Bugler, GTC-ELITE - 14:57 (2019), 1st

12. Davonte Jett-Reynolds - 14:58 (2024), 3rd
13. Joe Niemiec, GTC-ELITE - 14:59 (2019), 2nd
14. Ryan Drew, GTC-ELITE, 15:00 (2024), 4th
15. Adam Freudenthal, GTC-ELITE - 15:01 (2013), T-1st
15. Chass Armstrong, GTC-ELITE - 15:01 (2013), T-1st
17. Austin Steagall, GTC-ELITE - 15:03 (2017), 1st
18. Victor Pataky, GTC-ELITE - 15:06 (2018), 2nd
19. Victor Pataky, GTC-ELITE - 15:07 (2019), 3rd
20. Sergio Cuartaz - 15:21 (2024), 5th
21. Tyler Morse, GTC-ELITE - 15:22 (2017), 2nd
22. Avery Martin, GTC-ELITE - 15:25 (2019), 4th

Mastandrea (1st), Weitzel (2nd), Cuartas (5th), Jett-Reynolds (3rd) and Drew (4th)

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photo credit: Maricar Hudson

Greenville Track Club-ELITE was established in 2012 and is in 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 and three qualifiers for the 2024 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Orlando, FL. 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 52-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.​