Steagall Wins Lake Murray Dam 10K

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. ​

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