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 assistant Pascal Dobert. The club maintains a rivalry with the competing Oregon Track Club, also sponsored by Nike, Inc.
BTC athletes Evan Jager and Dan Huling at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials
Leading group of Shelby Houlihan, Rachel Schneider, Karissa Schweizer from Bowerman Track Club on 5000 m run (2019 USA Championships)
Matthew Centrowitz Jr. is an American middle-distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres. He won a gold medal in the event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He also achieved a bronze medal at the 2011 World Championships and a silver medal at the 2013 World Championships. Centrowitz is a five-time national champion in the 1500 m at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Centrowitz after winning bronze in the 1500 m at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.
Centrowitz (right) and Nick Willis (left) in the final stretch of the Wanamaker Mile in 2015.
Centrowitz (third from right) in a semi-final of the 1500 m at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.