On Athletics Club
Distance running training group
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On Athletics Club (OAC) is a training group of professional distance runners sponsored by On. The team is coached by Dathan Ritzenhein,[1] Kelsey Quinn, Jason Ross, and Laura Thweatt.[2] It was founded in August 2020 with eight original members. The OAC Global team trains primarily out of Boulder, Colorado.[3] OAC Europe is coached by Vincent Guyot and Thomas Dreissigacker and OAC Oceania is coached by Craig Mottram and Ben Green.[4][5][6][7] On also sponsors a number of runners who are not OAC team members.[8]
| Short name | OAC |
|---|---|
Sport | Athletics |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Location | Boulder, Colorado |
Head coach | Dathan Ritzenhein |
| Main sponsor | On |
Non-championship accomplishments
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.[9]
In the 2023 Boston Marathon, Hellen Obiri won the race in a time of 2:21:38.[10] 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.[11]
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.[12] Obiri place second at the 2025 Boston Marathon.
Roster
Men
Global Team
- Geordie Beamish
(August 2020)[3] - Olli Hoare
(August 2020)[3] - Joe Klecker
(August 2020)[3] - Mario García
(June 2022)[13] - Yared Nuguse (June 2022)[14]
- Ky Robinson (June 2024)[15]
- Robert Farken
(November 2024)[16] - Dylan Jacobs (November 2024)[16]
- Ryan Ford (October 2025)[17]
- Patrick Kiprop
(October 2025)[18]
Europe Team[19]
- Corentin Le Clezio
- Federico Riva
- Mohamed Attaoui
- Luke McCann
- Sebastian Frey
- Noah Baltus
- Jonas Raess
- George Mills
Oceania Team[20]
- Peyton Craig
- Jesse Hunt
- Ed Trippas
- Ben Buckingham
Women
Global Team
- Sage Hurta-Klecker (June 2021)[21]
- Alicia Monson (August 2020)[22]
- Josette Andrews (January 2023)[23]
- Hellen Obiri (January 2022)[24][25]
- Sintayehu Vissa (August 2022)[26]
- Olivia Markezich (June 2024)[27]
Europe Team[19]
- Nathalie Blomqvist
- Ludovica Cavalli
- Revée Walcott-Nolan
- Jolanda Kallabis
- Aimee Pratt
- Marta Garcia Alonso
Oceania Team[20]
Former members
Former members include Alicja Konieczek[28], Carlos Villarreal[29], Leah Falland[30], Carmela Cardama Báez[31], Morgan McDonald, Tsigie Gebreselama, Maia Ramsden, and Cari Hughes. As of January 2026, Konieczek, McDonald, Gebreselama, and Ramsden remain sponsored by On.[32]
Records set by OAC athletes
| Date | Venue | Athlete | Event | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[8] | 7:28.24 | AR |
| February 11, 2023[33] | 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 (former) |
| 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 |
| July 27. 2025 | Olympiastadion | Robert Farken |
Mile | 3:48.83 | NR |
Championship results by OAC athletes
| Year | Meet | Venue | Athlete | Event | Place | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Australian Championships | WA Athletics Stadium | Olli Hoare | 1500m | 3rd | 3:34.61 | |
| USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Hayward Field | Yared Nuguse | 1500m | 5th | 3:31.34 | |
| Dylan Jacobs | 5000m | 9th | 13:29.99 | |||
| Sage Hurta-Klecker | 800m | 3rd | 1:59.48 | |||
| Josette Andrews | 5000m | 3rd | 15:15.01 | |||
| Alicia Monson | 5000m | 15th | 15:30.40 | |||
| Olivia Markezich | Steeplechase | 5th | 9:14.26 | |||
| German Athletics Championships | Heinz-Steyer-Stadion | Robert Farken | 1500m | 1st | 3:46.96 | |
| World Athletics Championships | Japan National Stadium | Geordie Beamish | Steeplechase | 1st | 8:33.88 |