Our Story
Track and Field has a long history of uniting athletes and spectators from across the world. In 2021, the Union Athletics Club was born to uphold and uplift this legacy.
THE ATHLETES
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SUGURU OSAKO
🇯🇵Considered one of the greatest Japanese distance athletes of all time. 3 x Olympian (2016, 2021, 2024). National Record Holder in the Marathon, 5000M and 3000M.
SPONSOR: LI NING, COROS, SGC
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KOKO KLOSTERHALFEN
🇩🇪World Championship medalist. European Champion. Multiple national records. Specializing in events from 1500M to the Half Marathon.
SPONSOR: PUMA, RED BULL
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EMILY MACKAY
🇺🇸 2026 World Indoor Silver Medalist in 3000M. 2025 World Championships USA Team Member. 2024 Olympian. 2024 World Indoor Bronze Medalist in 1500M.
SPONSOR: NEW BALANCE
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BAILEY HERTENSTEIN
🇺🇸5th Place, 2025 USA Outdoor 5000M. Third at 2024 NCAA Outdoor 5000M. Second at 2025 USA 5K Road Championship.
SPONSOR: NIKE
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SAM ATKIN
🇬🇧 2024 Olympian. British 5K Road record holder. 5000M and 10000M specialist.
SPONSOR: PUMA
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ELLA BARAN
🇨🇦 University of Colorado All-American. Bronze medalist, 2024 Candadian Outdoor Championships in 5000M.
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EMILY COLE
🇺🇸 STEEPLECHASE SPECIALIST. NCAA ALL-AMERICAN.
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ELEONORA CURTABBI
🇮🇹 Two-time Italian National Champion in the Steeplechase.
SPONSOR: ON
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EILISH FLANAGAN
🇮🇪 2020 Olympian. Competed in the 2022 Commonwealth Games and 2022 European Championships.
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ROISIN FLANAGAN
🇮🇪 2025 Irish 3000M Indoor Champion. Competed in the 2024 World Indoor Championships at 3000M.
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ACER IVERSON
🇺🇸 FIVE-TIME IVY LEAGUE CHAMPION (HARVARD) AND MULTIPLE NCAA ALL-AMERICAN.
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NOAH KIBET
🇰🇪World Indoor medalist. Millrose Games winner. 800M specialist.
SPONSOR: NIKE
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CHRIS MAXON
🇺🇸 Marathon Specialist. 5th at the 2025 USA Marathon Championships.
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ABBY NICHOLS
🇺🇸 NCAA All-American at the University of Colorado. 2024 Olympic Trials 5000M Finalist (10th).
SPONSOR: HOKA
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YASIN SADO
🇺🇸 First-year pro. Fifth at the 2024 USA Olympic Trials. Steeplechase specialist.
SPONSOR: ASICS
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SAVANNAH SHAW
🇺🇸 2025 USA Outdoor Championship qualifier. 5000M and 10000M specialist.
Our Coach
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Pete Julian
Director & Head Coach
With over 25 years of coaching experience across high school, collegiate, and professional levels, he has had the privilege of guiding athletes to success at every stage of the sport. His coaching career includes work with All-Americans, collegiate champions, World Championship medalists, and Olympic medalists.
Under Pete’s guidance, athletes have set over 15 national records and earned numerous national titles — a testament to his dedication to helping athletes reach their full potential.
Coach Pete can be contacted at pete@unionathleticsclub.com.