Bowerman Track Club Explained

Bowerman Track Club
Abbreviation:	BTC
Formation:	^[1]
Founder:	Nike, Inc.
Type:	Distance runners training group
Location City:	Eugene, Oregon
Location Country:	US
Region Served:	US

The Bowerman Track Club (BTC) is an American training group sponsored by Nike, Inc. for professional distance runners as well as a separate recreational club for casual runners. The professional team is supported by head coach Jerry Schumacher and assistants Shalane Flanagan, Chris Solinsky, and Alex Ostberg.^[2] The non-professional elite team is coached by Elliott Heath.^[3] The club maintains a rivalry with the competing Oregon Track Club, also sponsored by Nike, Inc.^[4]

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

The team moved from Portland to Eugene in 2022.^[5] Gabriela DeBues-Stafford left the club in 2022, citing lack of clarity around Shelby Houlihan's continued relationship with the team following Houlihan's doping ban and Schumacher's opposition to AIU and WADA.^{[6] [7]}

Mission

As the organization states itself:

Roster

Roster from the Bowerman Track Club website.

Men

• Mo Ahmed
• Charles Hicks
• Evan Jager
• Justyn Knight
• Sean McGorty
• Thomas Ratcliffe
• Kieran Tunivate
• Duncan Hamilton

Women

• Christina Aragon
• Kaylee Mitchell
• Karissa Schweizer

Former members

Some members have left the club, either due to retirement or change of training plans.^{[8] [9] [10]}

Men

• Simon Bairu
• Amos Bartelsmeyer
• Andrew Bumbalough
• Matthew Centrowitz Jr
• Chris Derrick
• Grant Fisher
• Elliott Heath
• Ryan Hill
• Dan Huling
• Matt Hughes
• Woody Kincaid
• Lopez Lomong
• Tim Nelson
• Jonathan Reilly
• Marc Scott
• Chris Solinsky
• Cooper Teare
• Matt Tegenkamp
• Josh Thompson

Women

• Amy Cragg
• Elise Cranny^[11]
• Gabriela DeBues-Stafford
• Vanessa Fraser^[12]
• Courtney Frerichs^[13]
• Kate Grace
• Marielle Hall^[14]
• Shelby Houlihan
• Emily Infeld^[15]
• Sinclaire Johnson^[16]
• Gwen Jorgensen
• Colleen Quigley^{[17] [18]}
• Betsy Saina^[19]
• Andrea Seccafien
• Sammy Silva
• Lucia Stafford

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's Professional Roster - BowermanTC. https://web.archive.org/web/20180519065402/https://www.bowermantc.com/roster-template/. 2018-05-19. dead. 2018-05-19.
2. Web site: Pro . 2024-06-24 . BowermanTC . en-US.
3. Web site: Elite . 2024-06-24 . BowermanTC . en-US.
4. Web site: Schumacher named USATF Nike Coach of the Year.
5. Web site: Harrison . Doug . 2023-11-10 . Entering Olympic year, Canada's Ahmed, Knight won't follow exodus of Bowerman track athletes . 2024-06-23 . CBC.
6. Web site: Gault . Jonathan . Gabriela DeBues-Stafford Explains Why She Left the Bowerman Track Club . 2024-06-24 . LetsRun.com . en.
7. Web site: Statement From Coach Jerry Schumacher . 2024-06-24 . BowermanTC . en-US.
8. Web site: Episode 119: Evan Jager.
9. Web site: Chris Solinsky Departs Bowerman Track Club for Coaching Job.
10. Web site: Two-Time Olympian Matt Tegenkamp Retires.
11. Web site: Elise Cranny Leaves Bowerman Track Club After Five Years With Coach Jerry Schumacher . 2024-01-02 . CITIUS MAG . en.
12. Web site: Instagram . 2024-01-02 . www.instagram.com.
13. Web site: Courtney Frerichs Leaves Bowerman Track Club After 7 Years . 2024-01-02 . CITIUS MAG . en.
14. Web site: After Leaving the Bowerman Track Club, Marielle Hall Will Train in Providence, Rhode Island .
15. Web site: Butler . Sarah Lorge . 2022-01-05 . New Year Brings Change for 2016 Olympian Emily Infeld . 2022-01-17 . Runner's World . en-US.
16. Web site: Login • Instagram . 2022-01-17 . www.instagram.com.
17. Web site: Shelby and Colleen Seek World Dominance .
18. Web site: Colleen Quigley Announces Departure From Bowerman Track Club .
19. Web site: Jock, Puskedra Among Roster Changes for 2018 .