asics Greenville Track Club-ELITE - a post-collegiate, Olympic development program
 Austin Steagall running to a Personal Best in Richmond, VA. As the saying goes, "winning isn't everything." ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Austin Steagall dropped from first to second in the newly released South Carolina Road Race Rankings (as of December 1, 2018) despite not having lost to another South Carolina runner in over two years on the roads. Charleston's Michael Banks is now ranked first.
Runners from Greenville dominated the top ten with eight of those ten positions. Cole Atkins is ranked third, while James Quattlebaum is fourth. Frank Devar is 5th and 2017 SC Runner of the Year Ricky Flynn 6th. ASICS GTC-ELITE's Eddie Garcia and Zach Mains are 7th and 8th. Two-time SC Runner of the Year Brett Morley is 9th. Steagall recently lowered his Personal Best by a whopping 35 seconds as he placed second with a time of 22:59 in the VCU Health 8K in Richmond, VA. That race obviously does not play into the SC Road Race Rankings due to being out of state. Due to race commitments at the national level, Steagall will probably not compete in South Carolina again in 2018.
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Austin Steagall ran to a new personal best for 8K with a time of 22:59 to lead his ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE teammates to excellent performances in Richmond, VA. On a chilly, breezy morning in the state's capitol, Steagall improved on his PB of 23:34 by 35 seconds. His performance was good for second place in the VCU Health 8K and was worth $500 in prize money. Defending champion Craig Nowak of Furman Elite, covered the course in 22:54 to best Steagall by 5 seconds. Aaron Nelson of Reebok ZAP Elite was third in 23:02, while former Furman University All American Troy Reeder (now Furman Elite) took fourth with a time of 23:08. Runners from Greenville, SC placed three among the first four and six within the top eleven in the race that had over 3,500 participants. Steagall's teammate Ryan Bugler, running his first race since joining the program in September, finished 11th with a personal best of 24:20. Their teammate, Victor Pataky, placed 15th with a time of 24:41, which was only one second off his personal best. In the Markel Richmond Half Marathon, ASICS GTC-ELITE's Eddie Garcia placed fourth with a time of 1:05:37. The 2015 Southeastern Conference (SEC) 10,000-meter champion while at the University of Florida, Garcia earned $150 prize money for his efforts in Richmond. It was an improvement of his personal best by 40 seconds. His teammate, Zach Mains also ran a personal best with a time of 1:08:45 to place 12th.
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.
 Zach Mains, Austin Steagall & Eddie Garcia ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Austin Steagall continues to lead the South Carolina Road Race Rankings as of November 3, 2018. He has been the first South Carolinian finisher in all six of the 2018 road races in which he has competed within the state. He won five of those outright and was second overall at the TD Bank Reedy River Run 10K. His victories include: the Greenville News Run Downtown 5K, the Peach Festival 5K, the Michelin Memorial 5K and the Governor's Cup Main Street Mile in Columbia. His most recent victory was at the Lake Murray Dam Run 10K on September 25, where he ran to a personal best of 30:08.
Fifth and sixth in the current ranking are ASICS GTC-ELITE athletes Eddie Garcia and Zach Mains. Both runners joined the post-collegiate, Olympic development program this past spring. The top seven ranked performers are all currently residing in Greenville. Steagall's next competition will be the VCU Health 8K in Richmond, VA on November 10, which will not affect the standings since it is not within South Carolina. Garcia and Mains are scheduled to compete in the Markel Richmond Half Marathon on the same day. 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.  ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Austin Steagall continues to lead the South Carolina Road Race Rankings as of October 6, 2018. He has been the first South Carolinian finisher in all six of the 2018 road races in which he has competed within the state. He won five of those outright and was second overall at the TD Bank Reedy River Run 10K. His win's include: the Greenville News Run Downtown 5K, the Peach Festival 5K, the Michelin Memorial 5K and the Governor's Cup Main Street Mile in Columbia. His most recent victory was at the Lake Murray Dam Run 10K on September 25, where he ran to a personal best of 30:08.
Second in the current ranking is former ASICS GTC-ELITE athlete Ricky Flynn, who is now dividing his focus between Triathlon and road racing. Steagall's teammates, Eddie Garcia and Zach Mains are ranked 7th and 8th overall despite only relocating to the state in late spring. The top eight ranked performers are all currently residing in Greenville. 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.  Austin Steagall ASICS Greenville Track Club ELITE's Austin Steagall ran a personal best for a 10K on the roads as he won the Lake Murray Dam Run, in Irmo, SC. The current leader in the South Carolina Road Race Rankings ran 30:08 (4:51 per mile) as he won his fourth consecutive competition. It was also the sixth in-state race in 2018 that he was the first South Carolinian. He earned $200 and a crystal award for first place.
Greenville area runners took the first four places as James Quattlebaum (30:36) and Frank DeVar (31:21) placed second and third. Steagall's training partner and teammate, Zach Mains, finished fourth with a time of 31:28. 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.  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.
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.  Steagall during a recovery session using NormaTec recovery boots. ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Austin Steagall leads the South Carolina Road Race Rankings as of September 3, 2018. He has been the first South Carolinian finisher in all five of the the 2018 road races in which he has competed within the state. He won four of those outright and was second overall at the TD Bank Reedy River Run 10K. His win's included: the Greenville News Run Downtown 5K, the Peach Festival 5K, the Michelin Memorial 5K and the Governor's Cup Main Street Mile in Columbia.
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.  Austin Steagall, Zach Mains, Victory Pataky and Eddie Garcia On an atypical cooler late August morning for Greenville, SC, Austin Steagall led three of his teammates to a sweep of the first four places at the 11th Annual Edouard Michelin Memorial 5K. Steagall raced over the rolling hills with his teammates before sprinting to the lead just after the 3-mile mark of the 3.1-mile (5K) certified course. His finishing time of 14:44 was only two seconds shy of his "event" record, run on a slightly different route (that included the same hills). It was Steagall's third consecutive victory in this event and the fifth consecutive year an ASICS GTC-ELITE athlete has been the overall winner. Steagall was closely followed by Eddie Garcia, the former SEC 10,000-meter champion, who was leading at 3 miles. The former Florida Gator ran 14:48 for second. In third place was their new teammate, Victor Pataky, with a time of 15:06 in his first race since relocating to Greenville this month. Zach Mains completed the 1-4 sweep with a time of 15:37.  Garcia & Steagall at 3-mile mark. 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.
 The Niemiecs with Coach Laura Caldwell during their visit to beautiful Greenville.  ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE is happy to announce that Joe Niemiec will be joining the post-collegiate, Olympic development program based in Greenville, SC in the near future. Joe is a 2014 graduate of Cedarville University in Ohio, where he majored in Electrical Engineering. He has continued to pursue his running dreams post college and has been coached by his wife, Jasmin. He recently placed 13th at the USATF 25K Championships and also ran 1:06:49 for the Half Marathon in April.
"We look forward to having Joe join our training group," stated Mike Caldwell, the program Director and one of the coaches. "He has definitely progressed the past few years under Jasmin's guidance. However, the opportunity to train with our group should accelerate that progression. While our focus is for him to qualify for the 2020 USATF Olympic Team Marathon Trials in Atlanta, we'll incorporate competition at shorter distances to accomplish such. Our first priority is for him to be healthy so we can establish a consistent training program." "I am so excited to join ASICS GTC-Elite and pursue my goal of qualifying for the USA Olympic Team Marathon Trials, explains Joe. "I am confident that being around like-minded runners pursuing similar goals and having a coach that is passionate about the sport will allow me to run faster then I ever could on my own. I want to thank both my family and ASICS GTC-ELITE for supporting me in this decision." Joe and Jasmin have two young children, Elle and Henry, and plan on relocating to Greenville from their current home in Jackson, Michigan. Joe is currently rehabbing from an upper hamstring injury and looks forward to a quick adaptation to the new training environment. 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.  Ryan Bugler winning NCAA DIII Championship ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE will add Ryan Bugler to the post-collegiate, Olympic development program this month. Bugler is a 2017 graduate of St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, where he was a two-time NCAA Division III All American in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase. He was the DIII national champion in 2016 and placed 4th in 2017.
Born in San Diego, CA, Bugler graduated from high school in Okinawa, Japan before matriculating at St. John's University where he majored in Sociology and Computer Science. "Ryan first contacted us about a year ago," explained Director/Coach Mike Caldwell. "But he had employment in New Mexico at the time and decided to continue that while also pursuing his running goals. He managed to improve his steeple time to 8:57.7, but believes he has a lot more potential. We feel that with the opportunity to train with Austin Steagall, who was the Division II runner-up in 2016 and has run 8:50, Ryan will definitely be able to progress in that event. Victor Pataky, who was a DIII championship qualifier in the event, is also a very recent addition to our program. We believe the "power is in the group" and these athletes have the opportunity to develop and utilize that power in both training and competition." 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. |
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