11 most famous track and field training groups in the world

11 most famous track and field training groups in the world

Funmilayo Fameso 18:04 - 21.10.2023

A detailed compilation of the most famous track and field training groups in the world.

The world's best athletes train with world-class coaches in the best groups to help boost their performance to the highest level.

Who an athlete chooses to be coached by and train with can make or break their progress and development. And some training groups across the world are fully loaded with stars.

Here are the most famous track and field training groups in the world.

Team: Star Athletics 

Coach: Dennis Mitchell 

Base: Florida 

  • Sha’carri Richardson (100m/200m) 
  • TeeTee Terry (100m) 
  • Kenny Bednarek (200m) 
  • Marvin Bracy-Williams (100m) 
  • Aaron Brown (100m/200m) 
  • Jerome Blake (100m/200m) 
  • Kyree King (100m/200m)
Some members of Star Athletics training group

Team: Pure Athletics 

Coach: Lance Brauman 

Base: Clermont, Florida

  • Noah Lyles (100m/200m) 
  • Wayde van Niekerk (400m) 
  • Jereem Richards (400m) 
  • Shaunae Miller-Uibo (400m) 
  • Gina Luckenkemper (100m) 
  • Jazmine Sawyers (Long Jump) 
  • Murielle Ahoure-Demps (100m)
Members of the Pure Athletics Track Club

Team: MVP International 

Coach: Stephen Francis 

Base: Kingston, Jamaica 

  • Shericka Jackson (100m/200m) 
  • Kishane Thompson (100m) 
  • Sada Williams (400m) 
  • Anthonique Strachan (100m/200m) 
  • Janieve Russell (400mH) 
  • Natasha Morrison (100m) 
  • Tia & Tina Clayton (100m/200m)
Some athletes of the MVP Track Club

Team: Tumbleweed Track Club 

Coach: Rana Reider 

Base: Florida

  • Lamont Marcell Jacobs (100m) 
  • Trayvon Bromell (100m) 
  • Hakim Sani Brown (100m) 
  • Xie Zhenye (100m)
Hakim Sani Brown (middle), Travon Bromell (right)

Team: Formula Kersee 

Coach: Bobby Kersee 

Base: Los Angeles, California 

  • Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (400m/400mH) 
  • Keni Harrison (100mH) 
  • Athing Mu (800m) 
  • Jenna Prandini (200m)
  • Morolake Akinosun (100m)
Members of the Formular Kersee Track Club

Team: Hurdle Mechanics 

Coach: Lawrence “Boogie” Johnson 

Base: Texas 

  • Anna Cockrell (400mH) 
  • Daliah Muhammad (400mH) 
  • Daniel Roberts (110mH) 
  • Alexis Holmes (400m) 
  • Brittany Brown (100/200m) 
  • Nicole Yeargin (400m)
Members of the Hurdle Mechanics Club

Team: Gainesville Elite 

Coach: Mike Holloway 

Base: Gainesville, Florida 

  • Grant Holloway (110mH) 
  • Erriyon Knighton (200m) 
  • Anna Hall (Heptathlon) 
  • Quincy Hall (400m) 
  • Champion Allison (400m) 
  • Joseph Fahnbulleh (200m)
Some members of the Gainsville Elite during practice

Team: Racers Track Club 

Coach: Glen Mills 

Base: Kingston, Jamaica 

  • Zharnel Hughes (100m/200m) 
  • Oblique Seville (100m) 
  • Antonio Watson (400m) 
  • Orlando Bennett (110mH)

Team: Elite Performance Track Club 

Coach: Reynaldo Walcott 

Base: Kingston, Jamaica 

  • Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce (100m/200m) 
  • Rushell Clayton (400mH) 
  • Megan Tapper (100mH) 
  • Rasheed Broadbell (110mH)
The Elite Performance Track Club

Team: Trackwired 

Coach: Travis Geopfert 

Base: Fayetteville, Arkansas 

  • Tara Davis-Woodhall (Long Jump) 
  • Jaydon Hibbert (Triple Jump) 
  • Carey McLeod (Long Jump) 
  • Wayne Pinnock (Long Jump) 
  • Jarrion Lawson (Long Jump)
Some members of the Trackwired training group

Team: Empire Athletics 

Coach: Gary Evans 

Base: Orlando, Florida 

  • Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (100mH) 
  • Tamari Davis (100m) 
  • Steven Gardiner (400m) 
  • Kyron McMaster (400mH) 
  • Matthew Hudson-Smith (400m) 
  • Ryiem Forde (100m) 
  • Andrew Hudson (100m/200m) 
  • Natalliah Whyte (200m)


 

Empire Athletics training group
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