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May 19, 2022

HOKA NAZ Elite Announces Alan Culpepper as New Head Coach; Ben Rosario to Stay on as Executive Director

The change is part of NAZ Elite's plan to more than double its size to 30 athletes and include more track-focused runners. Rosario will still write workouts for some of the group's veterans. *MB: HOKA NAZ Elite plans to more than double its team size to 30 and include track runners, Alan Culpepper hired as new coach
February 14, 2022

HOKA NAZ Elite's Ben Rosario - LetsRun.com Pro Coaches Tour 2022

HOKA NAZ Elite's Ben Rosario joined us to talk about the highs and lows since the Olympic Trials and what's on top in 2022. Plus, he's bullish on Alex Masai.
December 23, 2021

A Closer Look at the Shakeup at NAZ Elite

Four NAZ Elite men's athletes -- Scott FaubleScott SmithRory Linkletter, and Sid Vaughn -- left the team within the last week. We took a look at what's going on in Flagstaff. "I can see how from the outside, someone might think there’s some kind of fire sale going on with NAZ Elite, and that’s just simply not the case," Fauble says. *MB: Scott Fauble leaves NAZ *MB: NAZ Elite Imploding - Smith, Fauble, and Linkletter all leave within a day or two of each other
January 05, 2021

Ryan Hill Joins HOKA ONE ONE NAZ Elite

Jonathan Gault breaks the news that Hill, the 2015 US 5k champ, is leaving Bowerman TC and is headed to Flagstaff, where he'll chase his first Olympic berth.
October 21, 2020

HOKA NAZ Elite Wins Inaugural Michigan Pro Ekiden

In his first event in the HOKA NAZ Elite singlet, Tyler Day ran a 28:46 opening leg to give his team the lead and they never gave it back.
October 20, 2020

Michigan Pro Ekiden Preview: HOKA NAZ Elite Favored in Clash of US Pro Squads

Six of the country's top distance training groups will gather in Michigan on Friday for a six-person, mixed-gender ekiden. NAZ Elite's Tyler Day and Kellyn Taylor headline the entries.
February 04, 2020

HOKA NAZ Elite Coach Ben Rosario Talks 2020 Marathon Trials Expectations, Shoe Technology, Jim Walmsley, & Even Galen Rupp

While talking about the 2020 Trials, Rosario, who will be coaching 3 of the top 11 seeds in both races in Atlanta, also talks about shoe technology, Jim Walmsley, Galen Rupp's new coach and much more.
January 15, 2020

Olympic 5000m Hopeful Lauren Paquette Joins NAZ Elite

Paquette was 4th in the 5000m at 2018 USAs.