Greenville Track Club, Greenville, SC
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 We are proud to announce our 2025 Greenville Track Club Officers and Board of Directors, effective as of January 1, 2025. We also wish to express our sincere appreciation to our current (2024) and past Officers and Board of Directors. The Greenville Track Club is a volunteer organization and relies on volunteers to continue its mission of producing and promoting an annual schedule of events for running and fitness enthusiasts. Co-Presidents Bill Keesling & Michael Burchett [email protected]
Treasurer Jim Fortner, [email protected] Secretary Joy Bailey, [email protected] Past President Jim Roberts, 864-238-6850, Strategic Planning Mike Caldwell, 503-329-6453 Founder & Community Development Director Bill Keesling, [email protected] Webmaster Mike Caldwell, [email protected] Equipment Coordinator Mark Sejman, [email protected] Membership Mark Sejman [email protected] Running Series Director Bobby Richmond, [email protected] Youth Running Program Ashley Lavelle [email protected] Volunteer Coordinator (open) At Large Director 1 Ashley Lavelle, [email protected] At Large Director 2 Ed Boehmke, [email protected] At Large Director 3 Ellen Abarotin, [email protected] At Large Director 4 Robert Morse, [email protected] At Large Director 5 Joe Hammond, [email protected] At Large Director 6 Bill Blask, [email protected] At Large Director 7 Sandi Hardaway, [email protected] At Large Director 8 Ruth Albright [email protected] At Large Director Emeritus Lola Amcher, [email protected] All Comers Track Meet Director(s) June (Ian Whatley & Susan Heiser-Whatley) July (Jim Roberts, Gabe Unger and Michael Burchett) Corporate Shield Director Cherie McCain , [email protected] Run Downtown Race Director John Hart, [email protected] Greenville Running Company Green Valley Road Race Director Michael Caputo, [email protected] Paris Mountain Road Race Director Matt Thomas [email protected] Paris Mountain Trail Run Race Director Mike Burchett, [email protected] Red,White & Blue Shoes 5k Director Mickey McCauley, [email protected] United Community Reedy River Run Director Mike Caldwell 503-329-6453, [email protected] SC Open & Masters Director Jim Roberts, 864-238-6850, [email protected] Memorial Day Mile Director John Hart, [email protected] Spinx Run Fest Race Director Mike Schmitz, [email protected] Sunrise Run Race Director Tim Stewart, [email protected] Santa Run Race Directors (volunteer needed) [email protected] USA Track & Field Representative Mickey McCauley, [email protected]  Our November Greenville Track Club Newsletter is available to download here. 
 The Greenville Track Club Nominating Committee is proud to present the proposed slate of Officers and Board of Directors for 2025. All current GTC members are encouraged to vote "yes" or "no" via the menu below. If voting "no" please add your comments as to why, so that the Nominating Committee can address the issue. We do request each voter's name so that we can ensure that only current GTC members votes are counted. Voting will be open until end of day, November 25, 2024. Thank you.   The Greenville Track Club is opening up the period for accepting nominations for a Club Officer or At Large Board Member for the 2025 calendar year. The period for submitting nominations is from September 11 through end of day October 1, 2024.. Officer positions include: President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary and four of the eight At Large Board of Directors positions may be available to be filled. NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICERS AND AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBERS OFFICERS - President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer (2 year terms) Ideally, nominees will have been GTC members for a minimum of two (2) continuous years and have substantially volunteered for at least three (3) GTC events within the two (2) years prior. In special cases, the Nominating Committee may waive the above requirements. AT-LARGE BOARD of DIRECTORS (2 years) Ideally, it is desirable that nominees will have been GTC members for a minimum of one (1) continuous year and have volunteered for at least two (2) GTC events within the last year. In special cases, the Nominating Committee may waive the above requirements. Currently the four (4) at-large board positions open for nomination are At-Large positions 5-8. General Info & Requirements If nominated, please be prepared to provide a summary of your volunteer involvement with the club. Confirmation may be required from fellow GTC race or event directors. Except for emergencies or other unforeseen circumstances, board members should commit to attending at least 7 out of 11 GTC monthly board meetings and monthly club meetings, whenever possible. Nominees should be willing to demonstrate their club commitment by wearing GTC apparel at club races and other events except when representing their organizations at GTC Corporate Shield races. For At-Large Positions, please identify which of the following age groups you'll be in as of 1/1/2025 as the intent is to balance the membership on the board: Under 30, 31-45, 46-60 and 60 +. This can be done in the Additional Information section below. Please complete and submit the form below if you have a nominee and indicate the position for that nominee. * Indicates required field Current 2024 Board of Directors
President Jim Roberts, 864-238-6850, [email protected] Vice-President Michael Caputo, [email protected] Treasurer Jim Fortner, [email protected] Secretary Joy Bailey, [email protected] Strategic Planning Mike Caldwell, 503-329-6453 Founder & Community Development Director Bill Keesling, [email protected] Webmaster Mike Caldwell, [email protected] Equipment Coordinator Mark Sejman, [email protected] Membership Mark Sejman [email protected] Running Series Director Bobby Richmond, [email protected] Youth Running Program Ashley Lavelle [email protected] Volunteer Coordinator (open) At Large Director 1 Ashley Lavelle, [email protected] At Large Director 2 Ed Boehmke, [email protected] At Large Director 3 Ellen Abarotin, [email protected] At Large Director 4 Robert Morse, [email protected] At Large Director 5 Harry Stathakis, [email protected] At Large Director 6 Bill Blask, [email protected] At Large Director 7 Sandi Hardaway, [email protected] At Large Director 8 Lydia Thomas [email protected] At Large Director Emeritus Lola Amcher, [email protected] All Comers Track Meet Director(s) June (Ian Whatley & Susan Heiser-Whatley) July (Jim Roberts, Gabe Unger and Michael Burchett) Corporate Shield Director Cherie McCain , [email protected] Run Downtown Race Director John Hart, [email protected] Green Valley Road Race Director Michael Caputo, [email protected] Paris Mountain Road Race Director [email protected] (volunteer needed) Paris Mountain Trail Run Race Director Mike Burchett, [email protected] Red,White & Blue Shoes 5k Director Mickey McCauley, [email protected] United Community Reedy River Run Director Mike Caldwell 503-329-6453, [email protected] SC Open & Masters Director Jim Roberts,864-238-6850, [email protected] Spinx Run Fest Race Director [email protected] Sunrise Run Race Director Tim Stewart, [email protected] Santa Run Race Directors Rich and Mary Lee Tierney, [email protected] USA Track & Field Representative Mickey McCauley, [email protected]  Greenville Track Club member Philippe Giguere competed in three events in the World Masters Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden and represented his native country of Canada. He ran the 5,000m, 800m and 1500m events. After placing 10th in the Men's 55-59 800-meter final last Saturday with a seasonal best of 2:11.48, he qualified for today's Men's 55=59 1500-meter final. He was one of the two automatic qualifiers from Heat 1 as he placed second with a seasonal best of 4:28.33. Previously on August 14, Philippe ran 16:48.4 to place fifth in the men's 55-59 Age Group over 5,000 meters. Including to prelim and the 800m prelim and final he will compete in five competitions at these championships. He placed 10th of the 16 finalists in today's Men's 55-59 Age Group 1500m Final. Philippe's post race comments: "Finished 10 of 16 in the 1500 final. in windy conditions. My race plan was to go for it and follow the favorite. I went for it but not by following the favorite. I ended up taking the lead. I had the runners to my right and left try to cut me off and I accelerated to get through and that burst put me ahead of everyone. I led for 750m and purposely slowed down the 2nd lap to have someone take the lead then, but no one took the bait. I could not find another gear when I started to get passed. I didn't slow down and was able to move from 11 to 10 in the final 100m. My splits were 68.8, 72.8, 72.6, 54.5.
The favorite won with a time of 4:17.45 and third place was 4:22.53. The top 3 were the same as for the 800 and in the same order. I was 2 sec from 5th place and 11 people were sub 4:30. Having the lead early in windy conditions took a toll."  Greenville Track Club member Philippe Giguere is competing in the World Masters Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden and is representing his native country of Canada. After placing 10th in the Men's 55-59 800-meter final last Saturday with a seasonal best of 2:11.48, he qualified for this Saturday's Men's 55=59 1500-meter final. He was one of the two automatic qualifiers from Heat 1 as he placed second with a seasonal best of 4:28.33. Previously on August 14, Philippe ran 16:48.4 to place fifth in the men's 55-59 Age Group over 5,000 meters. Including today's prelim and the 800m prelim and final he will compete in five competitions at these championships. Men's 1500m Preliminary: Heat 1 (Top 10)3 Heats with Top 2 in each heat automatically advancing to final (Q), plus next 10 fastest times (q)   Greenville Track Club member Philippe Giguere is competing in the World Masters Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden and is representing his native country of Canada. On Saturday he placed 10th in the Men's 55-59 800-meter final with a seasonal best of 2:11.48, with 400m splits 64.7. and 66.8. He had qualified for the final on Thursday with a 2:13.17 performance. .
 Greenville Track Club member Philippe Giguere is competing in the World Masters Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden and is representing his native country of Canada. On August 14, Philippe ran 16:48.4 to place fifth in the men's 55-59 Age Group over 5,000 meters. One day later, on August 15, he ran the 800m and placed 10th overall (2nd in his heat) among the six preliminary heats to qualify for Saturday's final with a time of 2:13.71. The top 12 qualifiers moved on to the final. Men's 55-59 5,000m Final Men's 55-59 800m Heat 1  Our August Greenville Track Club Newsletter is available to download here.
The GTC Hall of Fame committee is now accepting nominations for the induction of a new class. Nominations must be submitted no later than August 30, 2024. Submitted nominations must contain detailed justification for the nominee. Nominees must be identified as having at least one of the 5 categories of criteria for qualification. The 5 categories are – Athletic Performance, Club Leadership, Volunteerism for GTC, Community Relations for GTC, and Ambassadorship and/or Club Promotion. Please use the nomination form below and submit the form. Any and all nominations must be submitted no later than August 30, 2024. For a list of our past inductees please see: GTC Hall of Fame. |
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