OAC Oceania

OAC Oceania is a professional long-distance running training group sponsored by On Holding AG and part of the On Athletics Club (OAC) global network. Founded in 2023, the team is based at a full-time training facility in Melbourne, Australia, where athletes from across the Oceania region live and train together under the guidance of head coach Craig Mottram, a four-time Olympian. The group is presented on On's Australian website as "where potential meets guidance," with a roster of ambitious track and distance athletes aiming for record-breaking performances. The team operates as an elite, fully supported training environment rather than a conventional sports club. Athletes "eat, sleep and breathe all things track," according to On's official description, reflecting a residency-style model in which coaching, training facilities and performance support are provided year-round. Ben Green serves as assistant coach, and the roster has included Stewart McSweyn, Sarah Tait, Sam Tanner, Toby Gillen, Carley Thomas, Peyton Craig, Bendere Oboya, Ed Trippas, Jesse Hunt, Ben Buckingham, Maudie Skyring and Claudia Hollingsworth. OAC Oceania is one of several regional squads within the On Athletics Club network, which On has built to connect its performance running brand with elite athletes and to develop footwear and apparel tested at the highest level. The group's athletes appear in On's marketing, including "athlete-approved" shoe and apparel recommendations and "OFF" stories on the brand's site. Because it is a sponsored training group rather than a separately incorporated company, OAC Oceania sits within On Holding AG's broader brand and sponsorship ecosystem; On itself is a Swiss sportswear company founded by Olivier Bernhard, Caspar Coppetti and David Allemann, whose running shoes launched commercially after winning the ISPO BrandNew Award in March 2010. For the brand knowledge base, OAC Oceania is best understood as a sub-brand and athlete platform under On: it carries its own name, identity and roster, but its products, funding and public presence are those of On. Its relevance is concentrated in Australia and the wider Oceania running market, where it serves as On's flagship elite distance-running initiative.

OAC Oceania was founded in 2023 as the Oceania arm of the On Athletics Club, the professional running group network created by Swiss sportswear company On. On itself began when retired athlete Olivier Bernhard set out to build a running shoe with a completely new feel, experimenting with pieces of garden hose glued to a prototype outsole; Caspar Coppetti and David Allemann joined in 2010, and the revamped prototypes won the ISPO BrandNew Award in March 2010. From that base, On grew into a global performance running brand sold in more than 50 countries, and it later extended its identity into elite athletics through the On Athletics Club. OAC Oceania was established at a full-time training facility in Melbourne, Australia, giving the network a permanent base in the Oceania region. The squad was placed under the leadership of Craig Mottram, a four-time Olympian and one of Australia's best-known distance runners, with Ben Green as assistant coach. The team's stated purpose is to bring together top running talents from across Oceania so they can live and train together full time, pursuing peak performance and record-breaking results. The group's roster has included a mix of established international competitors and emerging Australian and New Zealand talents, among them Stewart McSweyn, Sarah Tait, Sam Tanner, Toby Gillen, Carley Thomas, Peyton Craig, Bendere Oboya, Ed Trippas, Jesse Hunt, Ben Buckingham, Maudie Skyring and Claudia Hollingsworth. On presents the team on its Australian website with the line "Oceania track stars bring the heat," describing OAC Oceania as a place "where potential meets guidance" under the "sun-kissed Australian sky." As part of the On Athletics Club global network, OAC Oceania functions less as a standalone sports organization than as a brand-owned high-performance platform. Its athletes feature in On's marketing, including curated "athletes' favourites" shoe and apparel selections and "OFF" storytelling content. The group therefore represents both a sporting project and a brand-building asset for On in the Australian and Oceania markets.

• 2023

  OAC Oceania is founded as part of the On Athletics Club global network, based at a full-time training facility in Melbourne.

• 2010

  On's revamped prototypes win the ISPO BrandNew Award in March, laying the foundation for the brand that later creates the On Athletics Club.

• Craig Mottram is named head coach, with Ben Green as assistant coach.

Elite, fully supported professional distance-running training group for the Oceania region, embedded in On's global athletics network.

• On performance running shoes

• On running apparel

• OAC Oceania athlete storytelling

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