The Bowerman Track Club (BTC) is an American training group sponsored by

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for professional distance runners as well as a separate recreational club for casual runners. The professional team is supported by head coach

Jerry Schumacher Jerry Schumacher is an American coach for the University of Oregon track and field and cross country program, specializing in distance running. He has coached Olympic silver medalist and the former American women's 10k record holder Shalane Flanaga ...

and assistant Pascal Dobert. The club maintains a rivalry with the competing

Oregon Track Club The Oregon Track Club (OTC) is an American running organization based in Eugene, Oregon. History Emerald Empire Athletic Association Formed by Bill Bowerman, the Emerald Empire Athletic Association (EEAA) was the predecessor to the Oregon Track C ...

, also sponsored by

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. BTC athletes won three medals at the 2017 World Athletics Championships. The club is named after Nike co-founder

Bill Bowerman William Jay Bowerman (February 19, 1911 – December 24, 1999) was an American track and field coach and co-founder of Nike, Inc. Over his career, he trained 31 Olympic athletes, 51 All-Americans, 12 American record-holders, 22 NCAA champi ...

Purpose

As the organization states itself:

Roster

The Bowerman Track Club hosts the following athletes:

Men

* Mo Ahmed * Amos Bartelsmeyer *

Matthew Centrowitz Jr. Matthew Centrowitz Jr. (born October 18, 1989) is an American middle-distance runner who is the 2016 Olympic Games, Olympic champion in the 1500 meters. He became a prominent figure in U.S. running when he won a bronze medal at the 2011 World C ...

Chris Derrick Chris Derrick (born October 17, 1990) is an American distance runner who won 3 consecutive US Cross Country Championships in 2013–15. He attended Stanford University, where he earned 14 All-American honors and holds an American junior recor ...

* Grant Fisher *

Evan Jager Evan Reese Jager (born March 8, 1989) is an American distance runner. He won the silver medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2016 Rio Olympics and a bronze at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. Jager is the current NACAC area ...

Woody Kincaid William "Woody" Kincaid (born September 21, 1992) is an American long-distance runner. He won the gold medal for the 5000 meters at the 2022 NACAC Championships. Kincaid is the North American indoor record holder in that event. High school Wo ...

Lopez Lomong Lopez Lomong (born January 5, 1985) is a South Sudanese-born American track and field athlete. Lomong, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, came to the United States at the age of 16 and became a U.S. citizen in 2007. Lomong qualified for the 2008 Su ...

Sean McGorty Sean McGorty (born March 8, 1995) is an American runner who specializes in middle-distance and long-distance events. He ran for the United States at the 2014 NACAC Cross Country Championships, where he won the junior men's race. He competed in ...

Marc Scott Marc Scott (born 21 December 1993) is a British long-distance runner. He took his first global medal with bronze in the 3000 metres at the 2022 World Indoor Championships. He is the current European record holder in the indoor 5000 metres and ...

* Josh Thompson *

Kieran Tuntivate Kieran Tuntivate () is a Thai-American distance runner, who specializes in the 10,000 metres. After running collegiately with Harvard University, Tuntivate turned professional with the Bowerman Track Club. Career Tuntivate was born in the Washing ...

Women

* Shelby Houlihan * Courtney Frerichs * Vanessa Fraser *

Karissa Schweizer Karissa Schweizer (born May 4, 1996) is an American middle- and long-distance runner, Olympian and World Record holder in the women's 4x1500 meters relay. She competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 5000 meters and 10,000 meters events finis ...

* Elise Cranny

Former members

Some members have left the club, either due to

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or change of training plans.

Men

* Chris Solinsky *

Matt Tegenkamp Matthew "Teg" Tegenkamp (born January 19, 1982) is a retired professional runner from Lee's Summit, Missouri who specialized in various long-distance events. Tegenkamp represented the United States at two Summer Olympics, in 2008 and 2012. He tra ...

* Simon Bairu * Tim Nelson * Jonathan Reilly *

Elliott Heath Elliott Heath (born February 4, 1989) is a runner who specialized in middle and long-distance disciplines. He competed at the 2012 US Olympic track trials for the 5000-meter race. He is the younger brother of Garrett Heath. Running career Heat ...

* Dan Huling * Matt Hughes *

Andrew Bumbalough Andrew Bumbalough (born March 14, 1987) is a runner who specialized in various middle and long distances in track. He represented the United States at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and at the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup. After ...

Ryan Hill Ryan Hill (born January 31, 1990) is an American long-distance runner. Hill was a silver medalist at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships after finishing second in the 3,000 meters. He represented the United States at the 2009 IAAF World Cros ...

Women

Betsy Saina Betsy Saina (born 30 June 1988) is a Kenyan athlete in long distance running. Early life Saina was born in Kenya on 30 June 1988. She began running as a teenager in Eldoret, Kenya with hopes to pursue education at Itigo Girls High School. Her ...

* Sammy Silva * Colleen Quigley * Kate Grace *

Amy Cragg Amy Cragg (née Hastings; born January 21, 1984) is an American track and field athlete, specializing in long distance running events. She is the 2015 American champion in the Marathon, the 2012 American champion in the 10,000 meters, and a qu ...

Gwen Jorgensen Gwen Rosemary Jorgensen (born April 25, 1986, in Waukesha, Wisconsin) is an American distance runner and former professional triathlete. She is the 2014 and 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series Champion. She has been named USA Triathlon's 2013 and 2 ...

Marielle Hall Marielle Hall (born January 28, 1992) is a Long-distance running, long-distance runner from the United States. She competed in the 2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres, Women's 5000 meters event at the 2015 World Champio ...

Sinclaire Johnson Sinclaire Johnson (born April 13, 1998) is an American middle-distance runner. She is the 2022 US champion over 1500 metres, 1500 m and has represented her country at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, 2022 and 2023 World Athletics Championsh ...

* Emily Infeld

Notes

References

External links

* {{Nike, Inc. Track and field clubs in the United States Running clubs in the United States Nike, Inc. Sports in Portland, Oregon 2003 establishments in Oregon