Bowerman Track Club

Bowerman Track Club
AbbreviationBTC
Formation2003; 21 years ago (2003) [1]
FounderNike, Inc.
TypeDistance runners training group
Location
Region served
US
Websitebowermantc.com

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.[4] 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]

  1. ^ "Men's Professional Roster - BowermanTC". Archived from the original on 2018-05-19. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  2. ^ "Pro". BowermanTC. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  3. ^ "Elite". BowermanTC. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  4. ^ a b "Schumacher named USATF Nike Coach of the Year".
  5. ^ Harrison, Doug (2023-11-10). "Entering Olympic year, Canada's Ahmed, Knight won't follow exodus of Bowerman track athletes". CBC. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  6. ^ Gault, Jonathan. "Gabriela DeBues-Stafford Explains Why She Left the Bowerman Track Club". LetsRun.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  7. ^ "Statement From Coach Jerry Schumacher". BowermanTC. Retrieved 2024-06-24.