On Athletics Club

Distance running training group

On Athletics ClubShort name| OAC

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Sport| Athletics
Founded| 2020
Location| Boulder, Colorado
Head coach| Dathan Ritzenhein
Main sponsor| On

On Athletics Club (OAC) is a training group of professional distance runners sponsored by On. The team is coached by Dathan Ritzenhein[1] and was founded in August 2020 with eight original members. OAC trains primarily out of Boulder, Colorado.[2] On also sponsors sister clubs "OAC Europe" coached by Thomas Dreissigacker and "OAC Oceania" coached by Craig Mottram.[3][4][5][6] In July 2023, Kelsey Quinn was announced as assistant coach for the team.[7]

## Non-championship accomplishments

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Colorado's First Sub-Four Minute Mile

On August 3, 2020, Joe Klecker and Olli Hoare became the first people to ever break 4 minutes in the mile on Colorado soil. The long streak of no sub-4-minute miles is attributed to the elevation of the state.[8]

Obiri winning the 2024 Boston Marathon.

Hellen Obiri Marathon Success

In the 2023 Boston Marathon, Obiri won the race in a time of 2:21:38.[9] She then won the 2023 New York City Marathon in 2:27:23, becoming the first woman since 1989 to win both races in the same year.[10]

At the 2024 Boston Marathon, Obiri won her second straight Boston marathon beating second place finisher, Sharon Lokedi, by eight seconds in a time of 2:22:37.[11]

## Roster

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### Men

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* Geordie Beamish (August 2020)[2]
* Olli Hoare (August 2020)[2]
* Joe Klecker (August 2020)[2]
* Morgan McDonald (June 2021)[12]
* Mario García (June 2022)[13]
* Yared Nuguse (June 2022)[14]
* Ky Robinson (June 2024)[15]
* Robert Farken (November 2024)[16]
* Dylan Jacobs (November 2024)[17]

### Women

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* Sage Hurta-Klecker (June 2021)[18]
* Alicia Monson (August 2020)[19]
* Josette Andrews (January 2023)[20]
* Hellen Obiri (January 2022)[21][22]
* Sintayehu Vissa (August 2022)[23]
* Maia Ramsden (June 2024)[24]
* Olivia Markezich (June 2024)[25]

### Former members

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* Alicja Konieczek (August 2020 - October 2022)[26]
* Emily Oren (August 2020 - November 2021)[27]
* Carlos Villarreal (August 2020 - May 2022)[28]
* Leah Falland (August 2020 - October 2022)[29]
* Carmela Cardama Báez (June 2021 - March 2024)[30][31]
* Jonas Raess (June 2022 - November 2024)[32][33]

## Records set by OAC athletes

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Date  | Venue  | Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Record

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February 13, 2021  | Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex  | Morgan McDonald  | Indoor 2 miles  | 8:14.92  | AR (former)
Olli Hoare  | Indoor 1500 m  | 3:32.35  | AR
December 4, 2021  | Boston University | Indoor 5000 m  | 13:09.96  | AR
Geordie Beamish  | Indoor 3000 m  | 7:39.50  | NR (former)
January 29, 2022  | The Armory | Indoor 5000 m  | 13:12.53  | NR (former)
Olli Hoare  | Indoor Mile  | 3:50.83  | AR
April 16, 2022  | Boston, MA | Geordie Beamish  | 5 km  | 13:36  | NR
June 16, 2022  | Bislett Stadion | Olli Hoare  | One mile  | 3:47.48  | AR
January 27, 2023  | Boston University | Yared Nuguse  | Indoor 3000 m[34] | 7:28.24  | AR
February 11, 2023[35] | The Armory | Indoor Mile  | 3:47.38  | AR
Mario Garcia  | 3:51.79  | NR
Sintayehu Vissa  | 4:24.54  | NR
Alicia Monson  | Indoor 3000 m  | 8:25.05  | AR
Jonas Raess  | 7:35.24  | NR
Geordie Beamish  | 7:36.22  | NR
March 4, 2023  | San Juan Capistrano, CA | Alicia Monson  | 10,000m  | 30:03.82  | AR
June 15, 2023  | Bislett Stadion | Yared Nuguse  | 1500 m  | 3:29.02  | AR
Olli Hoare  | 3:29.02  | AR
July 21, 2023  | Stade Louis II | Geordie Beamish  | Steeplechase  | 8:13.26  | AR

(former)

July 23, 2023  | London Stadium | Alicia Monson  | 5000m  | 14:19.45  | AR
September 8, 2023  | King Baudouin Stadium | Mario Garcia  | 2000m  | 4:49.85  | NR
September 10, 2023  | Zagreb, Croatia | Jonas Raess  | 3000m  | 7:35.12  | NR
September 17, 2023  | Hayward Field | Yared Nuguse  | Mile  | 3:43.97  | AR
Mario Garcia  | 3:47.69  | NR
January 26, 2024  | Boston University | Geordie Beamish  | Indoor 5000 m  | 13:04.33  | NR
February 11, 2024  | The Armory | Alicia Monson  | Indoor 2 mile  | 9:09.70  | AR
Geordie Beamish  | 8:05.73  | AR
Morgan McDonald  | 8:12.01  | NR
July 7, 2024  | Stade Sébastien Charléty | Geordie Beamish  | Steeplechase  | 8:09.64  | AR
August 8, 2024  | Stade de France | Sintayehu Vissa  | 1500m  | 3:58.11  | NR
Maia Ramsden  | 4:02.20  | NR
August 21, 2024  | Ryavallen | Maia Ramsden  | Mile  | 4:24.79  | NR
February 2, 2025  | Boston University | Robert Farken  | Indoor Mile  | 3:49.45  | NR
February 8, 2025  | The Armory | Yared Nuguse  | Indoor Mile  | 3:46.63  | WR
Kai Robinson  | Indoor 3000 m  | 7:30.38  | NR
March 2, 2025  | Boston University | Maia Ramsden  | Indoor Mile  | 4:21.51  | NR
Sintayehu Vissa  | 4:21.56  | NR
June 6, 2025  | Stadio Olimpico | Robert Farken  | 1500 m  | 3:30.80  | NR
June 12, 2025  | Bislett Stadium | Robert Farken  | Mile  | 3:49.12  | NR

## Championship results by OAC athletes

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Year  | Meet  | Venue  | Athlete  | Event  | Place  | Time

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2021  | Polish Championships | Golęcin Stadion  | Alicja Konieczek  | Steeplechase  | 1st  | 9:35.63
European Team Championships | Stadion Śląski | Alicja Konieczek  | Steeplechase  | 2nd  | 9:27.79
United States Olympic Trials | Hayward Field | Joe Klecker  | 10,000 m  | 3rd  | 27:54.90
Alicia Monson  | 31:18.55
Emily Oren  | Steeplechase  | H2 12th  | 9:59.34
Leah Falland  | 9th  | 9:27.06
Sage Hurta-Klecker  | 800 m  | SF1  | DNF
Olympic Games | National Stadium | Joe Klecker  | 10,000 m  | 16th  | 28:14.18
Morgan McDonald  | 5000 m  | H2 11th  | 13:37.36
Olli Hoare  | 1500 m  | 11th  | 3:35.79
Alicja Konieczek  | Steeplechase  | H3 8th  | 9:31.79
Alicia Monson  | 10,000 m  | 13th  | 31:21.36
European Cross Country Championships | National Sports Campus Dublin, Ireland | Carmela Cardama Báez  | 8 km XC  | 8th  | 27:41
2022  | USATF Indoor Championships | The Podium | Alicia Monson  | 3000 m  | 2nd  | 8:43.86
World Indoor Championships | Štark Arena | Olli Hoare  | 1500 m  | 5th  | 3:34.36
Geordie Beamish  | 3000 m  | 10th  | 7:46.91
Alicia Monson  | 3000 m  | 7th  | 8:46.39
USATF 10,000m Championships | Hayward Field | Joe Klecker  | 10,000 m  | 1st  | 28:28.71
Alicia Monson  | 2nd  | 30:51.09
USATF Championship | Yared Nuguse  | 1500 m  | 11th  | 3:47.46
Sage Hurta-Klecker  | 800 m  | 7th  | 1:59.43
Kenyan Trials | Moi International Sports Centre | Hellen Obiri  | 10,000 m  | 1st  | 31:49.88
Australian Championships | Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre | Olli Hoare  | 1500 m  | 1st  | 3:40.79
Spanish Championships | Estadio Enrique Lopez Cuenca  | Mario Garcia  | 1500 m  | 1st  | 3:35.52
Carmela Cardama Báez  | 5000 m  | 4th  | 16:14.37
World Championships | Hayward Field | Joe Klecker  | 10,000 m  | 9th  | 27:38.73
Geordie Beamish  | 5000 m  | H1 12th  | 13:36.86
Mario Garcia  | 1500 m  | 4th  | 3:30.20
Olli Hoare  | SF1 10th  | 3:38.36
Alicia Monson  | 10,000 m  | 13th  | 30:59.85
Hellen Obiri  | 2nd  | 30:10.02
Commonwealth Games | Alexander Stadium | Olli Hoare  | 1500 m  | 1st  | 3:30.12
Geordie Beamish  | 5000 m  | 6th  | 13:21.71
European Championships | Olympiastadion | Jonas Raess  | 5000 m  | 15th  | 13:36.18
Alicja Konieczek  | Steeplechase  | 4th  | 9:25.15
USA Cross Country Championships | Mission Bay Park | Alicia Monson  | 10 km XC  | 1st  | 34:01
2023  | USATF Indoor Championship | Albuquerque Convention Center | Sage Hurta-Klecker  | 1500 m  | 2nd  | 4:17.26
Italian Indoor Championships | Palaindoor di Ancona | Sintayehu Vissa  | 2nd  | 4:08.20
European Indoor Championships | Ataköy Arena | 9th  | 4:10.05
USATF Championships | Hayward Field | Alicia Monson  | 10,000m  | 2nd  | 32:17.51
5000m  | 2nd  | 14:55.10
Joe Klecker  | 10,000m  | 2nd  | 28:24.50
5000m  | 4th  | 13:26.94
Yared Nuguse  | 1500m  | 1st  | 3:34.90
Sage Hurta-Klecker  | 800m  | 4th  | 2:01.19
Josette Andrews  | 5000m  | 4th  | 15:01.80
Spanish Championships | Torrent, Spain | Mario García  | 1500m  | 3rd  | 3:34.77
Swiss Athletics Championships | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona | Jonas Raess  | 5000m  | 1st  | 13:44.00
Italian Athletics Championships | Molfetta, Italy | Sintayehu Vissa  | 1500m  | 1st  | 4:06.85
World Championships | National Athletics Centre | Sintayehu Vissa  | 1500m  | H3 7th  | 4:01.66
Alicia Monson  | 10,000m  | 5th  | 31:32.29
Joe Klecker  | 10,000m  | 20th  | 29:03.41
Yared Nuguse  | 1500m  | 5th  | 3:30.25
Mario García  | 6th  | 3:30.26
Jonas Raess  | 5000m  | H2 12th  | 13:37.84
Morgan McDonald  | H2 16th  | 13:43.58
Alicia Monson  | 14th  | 15:04:08
World Athletics Road Racing Championships | Riga, Lativia | Morgan McDonald  | 5000m  | 7th  | 13:26
2024  | Spanish Indoor Championships | Ourense, Spain | Mario Garcia  | 1500m  | 3rd  | 3:44.56
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque Convention Center | Yared Nuguse  | 3000m  | 1st  | 7:55.76
Josette Andrews  | 3000m  | 2nd  | 9:03.10
World Athletics Indoor Championships | Commonwealth Arena | George Beamish  | 1500m  | 1st  | 3:36.54
Mario Garcia  | 11th  | 3:48.40
Yared Nuguse  | 3000m  | 2nd  | 7:43.59
Josette Andrews  | 3000m  | 11th  | 8:41.93
Australian Championships | SA Athletics Stadium | Olli Hoare  | 1500m  | 2nd  | 3:37.83
Morgan McDonald  | 5000m  | 2nd  | 13:39.66
European Championships | Stadio Olimpico | Jonas Raess  | 5000m  | 16th  | 13:31.43
Mario Garcia  | 1500m  | H1 7th  | 3:44.30
Sintayehu Vissa  | 1500m  | H1 10th  | 4:11.22
United States Olympic trials | Hayward Field | Yared Nuguse  | 1500m  | 2nd  | 3:30.86
Josette Andrews  | 5000m  | 11th  | 15:26.25
Sage Hurta-Klecker  | 800m  | 5th  | 2:00.38
1500m  | SF1 6th  | 4:08.07
Olivia Markezich  | Steeplechase  | 6th  | 9:14.87
Swiss Championships | Stadion Deutweg  | Jonas Raess  | 5000m  | 1st  | 13:46.45
Spanish Championships | Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano | Mario Garcia  | 1500m  | 3rd  | 3:36.31
Italian Athletics Championships | La Spezia | Sintayehu Vissa  | 1500m  | 2nd  | 4:05.29
Olympic Games | Stade de France | George Beamish  | Steeplechase  | H3 7th  | 8:25.86
Olli Hoare  | 1500m  | SF2 5th  | 3:34:00
Mario García  | H1 10th  | 3:37.90
Yared Nuguse  | 3rd  | 3:27.80
Sintayehu Vissa  | SF2 10th  | 3:58.11
Maia Ramsden  | SF1 8th  | 4:02.20
Morgan McDonald  | 5000m  | H2 9th  | 13:52.67
Jonas Raess  | H2 12th  | 13:55.04
Hellen Obiri  | Marathon  | 3rd  | 2:23:10
2025  | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex  | Dylan Jacobs  | 3000m  | 2nd  | 7:38.02
Olivia Markezich  | 3000m  | 7th  | 8:52.49
Sage Hurta-Klecker  | 800m  | 3rd  | 2:00.13
World Athletics Indoor Championships | Nanjing's Cube | Ky Robinson  | 3000m  | 3rd  | 7:47.09
Dylan Jacobs  | 5th  | 7:48.41
Sintayehu Vissa  | 1500m  | H1 5th  | 4:14.25
Maia Ramsden  | H2 6th  | 4:14.89
Olli Hoare  | 1500m  | H3 3rd  | 3:42.29

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On Athletics Club and sister clubs

Support|

* Dathan Ritzenhein
* Thomas Dreissigacker
* Craig Mottram

OAC Boulder|

| Men's|

* Geordie Beamish
* Olli Hoare
* Joe Klecker
* Morgan McDonald
* Yared Nuguse
* Jonas Raess
* Mario García Romo
* Ky Robinson

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Women's|

* Sage Hurta-Klecker
* Alicia Monson
* Josette Andrews
* Hellen Obiri
* Sintayehu Vissa
* Maia Ramsden
* Olivia Markezich

Former
members|

* Alicja Konieczek
* Emily Oren
* Carlos Villarreal
* Leah Falland
* Carmela Cardama Báez

OAC Europe|

| Men's|

* George Mills
* Tom Elmer
* Noah Baltus [de]

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Women's|

* Fabiane Meyer
* Cari Hughes
* Marta García

OAC Oceania|

| Men's|

* Ben Buckingham
* Zach Facioni
* Jesse Hunt
* Edward Trippas

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Women's|

* Imogen Barrett
* Claudia Hollingsworth
* Tess Kirsopp-Cole
* Bendere Oboya
* Maudie Skyring
* Carly Thomas

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