The Story
Team Velocity started as a vision in spring of 2006 for team captain and founder William Mikolajczak. William then pitched his ideas to his brother, Frank Mikolajczak and his best friend Ryan Shea, who then became co-founders of Team Velocity during a golf game at Sterling Country Club. During their 36 hole extravaganza the three men jotted down all of their ideas on their score cards; filling them beyond belief. At the close of the 36 the three men developed a name, TEAM VELOCITY, as well as a color scheme consisting of maroon, black, silver, and white.
In the summer of 2006 Team Velocity competed in their first race, The Montclair Olympic Distance Triathlon which set Velocity off. In the fall of 2007 the logo was established and created by William Mikolajczak who spent a seemingly endless amount of time editing the gazelle to bring it into its final form.
The first jerseys and t-shirts were created under the guidelines and design of William Mikolajczak. These jerseys and t-shirts were made in limited numbers. During the summer of 2007 the team added several new additions to their team. Over the summer Team Velocity hit the local racing scene in the Virginia / Maryland / Washington D.C. area, where they competed in several local races. The highlight of the summer took place on Quantico Marine Base where a record amount of team members competed in the Semper Fit 15k and brought home numerous awards. In the spring of 2008 the logo was created digitally by Will and the team’s website was built. Both of these advances were put in place just in time for the summer racing season. To date, Team Velocity is still actively searching for athletes to join the team.
The Founders
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William MikolajczakWilliam was born on February 6, 1986 in Okinawa, Japan. He has had a strong interest in running since he was a child. He was brought up in a running organization called the Hash House Harriers. Will competed in his first Marathon as a sophomore in high school. After that he went on to join the Forest Park High School cross country and track teams where he competed his junior and senior years of high school. From there William went to Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, North Carolina where he competed for their cycling, cross country, and track teams where he was a Co Captain. William currently holds four indoor and two outdoor track and field records at Mars Hill College. William Graduated Mars hill in December 2008 and is currently running for Velocity. |
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Ryan SheaRyan was born on May 10, 1988 in Bethesda, Maryland. As a young kid Ryan was involved in many sports. While living in Japan, Ryan joined his middle school track team and fell in love with running. In high school he was captain of his cross country and track teams his junior and senior year. He was a member of the Virginia 3A indoor and outdoor state champion 4x800 meter relay team. Currently, Ryan is a redshirt-freshmen at Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, North Carolina on their cross country and track teams. |
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Frank MikolajczakFrank was born on July 22, 1983 in Camp Pendleton, CA. Being the older of the Mikolajczak boys frank has had many of the same experiences and interests as his younger brother William. Being brought up hashing with the Hash House Harriers Frank has always been active and athletic. Playing baseball for the majority of his life, Frank never really pursued running until William began getting into it. Frank was a member of the Potomac Senior High School baseball team as well as lettering in Varsity Golf and Varsity Soccer. Frank graduated from Radford University in May of 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in Media Studies/Advertising. While attending Radford Frank was a member of the Radford University Men’s Club Soccer team as well as assistant coach for the Women’s Club Soccer team. Frank was also an Executive member in Sigma Chi Fraternity as well as a Radford Intramural Champion. |
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