Bowerman Track Club

{{Short description|American training group}}

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|abbreviation = BTC

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|formation = {{start date and age|2003}} {{cite web|url=https://www.bowermantc.com/roster-template/|title=Men's Professional Roster - BowermanTC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519065402/https://www.bowermantc.com/roster-template/|archive-date=2018-05-19|url-status=dead|access-date=2018-05-19}}

|founder = Nike, Inc.

|type = Distance runners training group

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|location_city = Eugene, Oregon

|location_country = US

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The Bowerman Track Club (BTC) is an American training group sponsored by Nike, Inc. It previously featured a professional team last coached by Jerry Schumacher and assistants Shalane Flanagan, Chris Solinsky, and Alex Ostberg.{{Cite web |title=Pro |url=https://www.bowermantc.com/pro-roster |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=BowermanTC |language=en-US}} The non-professional elite team is coached by Elliott Heath.{{Cite web |title=Elite |url=https://www.bowermantc.com/elite |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=BowermanTC |language=en-US}} The club is named after Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman.

The team moved from Portland to Eugene in 2022.{{Cite web |last=Harrison |first=Doug |date=2023-11-10 |title=Entering Olympic year, Canada's Ahmed, Knight won't follow exodus of Bowerman track athletes |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/trackandfield/ahmed-knight-bowerman-track-club-departures-jerry-schumacher-1.7023028 |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=CBC}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Gault |first=Jonathan |title=Gabriela DeBues-Stafford Explains Why She Left the Bowerman Track Club |url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2022/04/gabriela-debues-stafford-explains-why-she-left-the-bowerman-track-club/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=LetsRun.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Statement From Coach Jerry Schumacher |url=https://www.bowermantc.com/new-blog/2021/6/14/statement-from-coach-jerry-schumacher |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=BowermanTC |language=en-US}}

The professional team was disbanded in February 2025 after 12 years and reportedly producing 10 Olympic and World Championship medalists.{{Cite web |last=Dickinson |first=Marley |date=2025-02-10 |title=Nike shuts down Bowerman TC pro team |url=https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/nike-shuts-down-bowerman-tc-pro-team/ |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=Canadian Running Magazine |language=en-US}}

File:2019 US Track & Field Championship (48401346982).jpg, Rachel Schneider, Karissa Schweizer from Bowerman Track Club on 5000 m run (2019 USA Championships)]]