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. In spring of 2007 the team roster was established, which included Dustin Whitlow who was also brought on board as the web master and another co-founder.

Soon after Dustin joined the team 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 including the team’s first overall champion award which went to Dustin. In the spring of 2008 the logo was created digitally by Will and the team’s website was built by Dustin. 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

William Mikolajczak William was born on February 6, 1986 in Okinawa, Japan. William 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. Currently, William competes for Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, North Carolina on their cross country and track teams, where he is Co Captain with fellow Velocity teammate Dustin Whitlow. The highlights for William’s year include setting the records in the 600 meter run, Distance Medley Relay, 4x800 meter run and just missing the 300 record by a tenth of a second. In school he is an Art major with concentrations in both photography and graphic design and has a minor in History.

Ryan Shea Ryan 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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Dustin Whitlow Dustin was born on June 4, 1986 in Dundee, Scotland. Throughout his 21 years of existence, Dustin has traveled and lived in numerous countries and states. During 6th grade while he was enrolled at school in Arlington, Washington he was approached by his P.E. teacher, who asked him to try out for the cross country team. Without knowning what he was getting himself into, Dustin willingly agreed to join the team and soon toed the line at his first race pumped full of gatorade and ready to roll. Despite throwing up during the race from drinking too much gatorade, he still finished and was instantly hooked on the sport. Ever since then Dustin has enjoyed running and has taken it with him wherever he goes. Currently, Dustin competes for Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, North Carolina on their cross country and track teams. His higlights this year with running include placing 78th in the country at DII Cross Country Nationals in Joplin, MO, breaking his school record in the mile, breaking the Distance Medley Relay record, and lowering his 5k personal record by 31 seconds. In school he is a Computer Science major and Webmaster minor. He is set to graduate this May with a Bachelor of Science. After graduation he plans to run full time for Team Velocity and work for a software engineering company.