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.
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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. 

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. 

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. 

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.

Highlights from Sunrise Run...
​After falling slightly last year, total registration this year was up 16% to , and 9.3% more runners actually got up early and finished the race!  More importantly, 18.4% more GTC members finished this year, so Running Series competition continues to get tougher.  Most notably, the Female 35-39 group had 9 finishers (↗200%) and the Male 40-44 age group had 10 finishers (↗233%).   Average finishing times (GTC Males  @45:07, GTC Females @53:52) were about a minute slower this year, but there were some substantial improvements:

• Jim Day (M55-59) ran 3:14 minutes faster (7.7%, 0:39/mi) this year, finishing in 38:33
• Beth Harden (F55-59) ran 4:50 minutes faster (7.9%, 0:58/mi) this year, finishing in 56:40
• John Johnson (M75-79) ran 5:22 minutes faster (8.2%, 1:05/mi) this year, finishing in 1:00:04
• And... Sean Flynn (M35-39) ran 4:27 minutes faster (11.7%, 0:54/mi) this year, finishing in a ridiculously fast 33:27.  Sean, please tell us what you're eating!!!

Also of culinary interest: Dawn Ferguson (F55-59) and Josh Ferguson (M25-29) became the first to join the 250pt Club after just five races.

Important Upcoming Dates

    07/04 - GTC Red, White & Blue Shoes (Running Series, Corporate Shield)

    08/17 - Michelin Edouard Michelin Memorial (Running Series, Corporate Shield)
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Highlights from Memorial Day Mile...


EVERYONE finished this year's Memorial Day race substantially faster than last year's Memorial Day race, many were more than twice as fast!😉.  There was a lot of sleeper points available with only 77 club members competing (↓2).  In fact, there were 11 divisions where all you had to do was show up and move a mile to get 50 points.  Be sure to get up early This Saturday for the GTC Sunrise Run!

Meanwhile, competition for the Enduro Award (for accumulating the most running series miles possible) is now down to 6 runners (20.3Mi so far this season).

The fastest club member (non-Pro) times were Ashley Lavelle (F35-39) finished in 6:38, and David Cowan (M40-44) in 5:24.

And the point group highlights...

• Female 01-18
  • Lily Nabinger (100pts) joined the 100pt Club and became award eligible with her 2nd 50pt finish this year.  She's a full 50 points head of 2nd
• Female 25-29
  • Rebecca Scamardo (160pts) joined the 150pt Club thanks to her 50pt finish
  • and Sally Hill (120pts) joined the 100pt Club thanks to her 40pt finish.  Sally is now 70pts ahead of 3rd place
• Female 35-39
  • Kayla Rector (90pts) became aware eligible and moved into 2nd by a narrow 10pts over Annelies Van Hecke thanks to Kayla's 40pt finish, and she's now just 20pts behind Beth Trenor
  • Ashley Lavelle (70pts) had the club's fastest Female chip time, finishing in just 6:38.  She now sits just 10pts behind 3rd place in the series
• Female 50-54
  • Carolyn Shanesy (120pts) has broken the tiebreak and secured a 50pt margin over 2nd thanks to her uncontested 50pt finish
• Female 55-59
  • Dawn Ferguson (200pts) joined the 200pt Club thanks to a 40pt finish.  She finished just 5th last year, but holds a 60pt lead over 2nd.  1 of 6 and the only female still eligible for the Enduro award!
  • Ellen Abarotin (140pts) strengthened her lead over 3rd to 50pts
  • Anne Green (60pts) became a concern this year by taking 50pt honors and moving into 4th. 
• Female 60-64
  • Gabriele Harris (100pts) jumped to 2nd by a narrow 20pts over Victoria Michal thanks to Gabriele's uncontested 50pt finish.  Gabriele became award eligible and joined the 100pt Club
• Female 65-69
  • Judy Walls (110pts) used her uncontested 50pt finish to join the 100pt Club and break a 3-way tie for 1st by Run Count.  Judy finished just 13th in the series last year
• Female 70-74
  • Debby Presnell (80pts) became award eligible with her 30pt finish, and strengthened her position for award eligibility by stretching the gap over 4th place to 40pts
  • But, Donna Smith (80pts) took 50pt honors to become award eligible in 3rd place, giving up 2nd place to Debby by tiebreak (Run Count)
• Female 80-99
  • Joyce Rasberry (110pts) reclaimed 1st and joined the 100pt Club with her uncontested 50pt finish
• Male 01-18
  • Henry Bacon (90pts) used his 50pt finish to takeover 1st by a narrow 10pts
  • William Hill (80pts) became award eligible with his 30pt finish, and strengthened his lead over 3rd by the same
• Male 25-29
  • Josh Ferguson (210pts) joins the 200pt Club and stretched his leader over 2nd to an astounding 160pts - the largest lead in the club this year!  He's also 1 of 6 still in the running for the Enduro award
  • Congrats to Artem Bykanov (40pts) for joining the Running Series with a 5th place debut thanks to a 40pt finish
• Male 30-34
  • Chris Klepper (100pts) took over 1st place, joined the 100pt Club and became award eligible with his 50pt finish
  • Jacob Courter (60pts) is now in 3rd and award eligible with a narrow 10pts separating him from both 2nd and 4th
  • Arunvel Karikolraj (50pts) is now in 4th by 3-way tiebreak (Run Count), and sits just 10pts outside of award eligibility thanks to his 30pt finish
• Male 35-39
  • Nolan Winters (150pts) stretched his lead over 2nd to 90pts and joined the 150pt Club
  • Evan Moats (60pts) jumped 4 spots into 2nd place by tiebreak (Run Count) and became award eligible with his 30pt finish
• Male 40-44
  • David Cowan (130pts) had the club's fastest Male chip time, finishing in just 5:24, and is now just 20pts short of 2nd
  • Johnathon Wheatley (70pts) became award eligible after picking up 30pts and moving into 3rd by a narrow 10pts
• Male 45-49
  • Series newcomer James Lafever (140pts) used his 50pt finish to take over 1st place and join the 100pt Club 
  • Chad Bacon (80pts) moved into 3rd place by tiebreak (Run Count) and became award eligible with his 40pt finish.  He sits just 20pts behind 2nd
• Male 50-54
  • Wolfgang Dieminger (80pts) is now just 10pts short of 3rd thanks to his 40pt finish
• Male 55-59
  Both Bernard and Markus are still eligible for the Enduro award!
  • Bernard Vermeersch (170pts) held on to 1st and joined the 150pt Club with a 40pt finish
  • But... Bob Seedlock (160pts) closed the gap to just 10pts with his 50pt finish
  • Markus Wimmer (110pts) strengthened his hold on 3rd place to 40pts and joined the 100pt Club with his 30pt finish
• Male 60-64
  • Tim Stewart (160pts) took over 1st by a narrow 10pts over Scott Murr thanks to Tim's 3rd 50pt finish this year
  • Scott Murr (150pts) joined the 150pt Club with his 30pt finish.  Scott is one of the 6 members still in the running for the Enduro award
  • Tapp Skinner (80pts) jumped 3 spots into 3rd and became award eligible with his 40pt finish
• Male 65-69
  • David Smith (160pts) stretched his hold on 1st to 70pts and joined the 150pt Club with a 50pt finish.  has joined the 150pt Club thanks to a 50pt finish in the 1 Mile
  • Meanwhile... John Gullick (80pts) moved into 3rd via 3-way tiebreak (Run Count) thanks to a 20pt finish and 10 volunteer points
  • And... John Hart (80pts) sits in 4th, just 10pts from 2nd place, after a strong 40pt finish
• Male 70-74
  • Jim Roberts (150pts) joined the 150pt Club and increased his lead over 2nd to 40pts thanks to a 30pt finish and 10 volunteer points.  Jim is still eligible for the Enduro award!
  • Vince Herran (110pts) has joined the 100pt Club with his 50pt finish
  • And... Mike Pedigo (80pts) held on to 3rd place by tiebreak (Run Count) after his 20pt finish
• Male 75-79
  • John Johnson (150pts) used a 40pt finish to join the 150pt Club and stretch his lead to 30pts
  • Lee Cook (120pts) took 50pt honors and joined the 100pt Club, moving him into 2nd on the season
• Male 80-99
  • Bill Blask (150pts) joined the 150pt Club and improved his hold on 1st with his uncontested 50pt finish
• Remember your Greenville Track Club Membership must be current the day of the race to accumulate points.  See the full list of rules at http://www.greenvilletrackclub.com/running-series.html

Running Series Standings through GTC Memorial Day Mile are updated here
incitecg.com/gtcrs/standings.html


Important Upcoming Dates

    06/08 - GTC Sunrise Run (Running Series, Corporate Shield)

    07/04 - GTC Red, White & Blue Shoes (Running Series, Corporate Shield)

    08/17 - Michelin Edouard Michelin Memorial (Running Series, Corporate Shield)

Here is the link to download the GTC May Newsletter. 
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