Track Coaching Highlights
- Has coached 47 All-Americans in distance events (individual and relay)
- Five of Eyestone's distance runners have won national championships (Kenneth Rooks – 2023 steeplechase, Clayton Young – 2019 10,000m, Miles Batty – 2011 mile, Kyle Perry – 2009 steeplechase, Josh McAdams – 2006 steeplechase)
- Coached the distance medley relay national champions at the 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships
- 2012 Mountain Region Assistant Coach of the Year (Men's Track and Field)
- Coached former BYU track and field athlete Jared Ward to a sixth-place finish in the marathon at the 2016 Olympic Games at Rio de Janerio
- Was named head coach of Team USA at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Kampala, Uganda
- Coached alums Conner Mantz and Clayton Young to qualify for a spot on Team USA in the marathon for the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France
- Coached alum Christian Allen to place fourth for Team USA at the 2024 World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Coaching Highlights
- Coached the 2019 National Championship team to the first title in program history
- Named 2019 Coach of the Year after leading his team to an NCAA championship
- Has guided BYU to 17 conference titles, including eight in the Mountain West Conference (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) and nine in the West Coast Conference (2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
- Has coached 17 All-Americans who have earned 27 All-America honors
- Since taking over the program in 2000, has led BYU to a top 25 finish at the NCAA Championships in each season, including top-10 finishes in 2004 (fifth), 2008 (ninth), 2011 (fourth), 2012 (sixth), 2013 (fourth), 2016 (seventh), 2017 (third), 2018 (second) and 2019 (first)
- Has led BYU to 14 top-three finishes in the Mountain Region Championships, including titles in 2009 and 2011
- Coached two runners to three NCAA Individual National Championships in Josh Rohatinsky (2006) & Conner Mantz (2020, 2021)
- Seven-time WCC Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year (2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- Six-time MWC Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year (2002, 2004-08)
- 2009 Mountain Region Coach of the Year (Men's Cross Country)
- BYU Hall of Fame Inductee (1998)
Coaching Experience
- BYU Track Head Coach (2013-Present)
- BYU Head Cross Country Coach (2000-Present)
- BYU Men's Track Assistant Coach (2000-13)
- Weber State Assistant Coach (1996-98)
Collegiate Running Career (BYU)
- Individual NCAA Cross Country Champion, 1984 at Penn State
- 10,000 meter Champion NCAA Track and Field Championship 1984, 1985
- 5,000 meter Champion NCAA Track and Field Championship 1985
- One of only four runners in NCAA history to capture the "Triple Crown," which means an athlete wins the individual title in cross country, 5,000 meter and 10,000 meter races (1984-85 season)
- Western Athletic Conference Champion (1984-85)
- 10-time All-American in indoor and outdoor track and Cross Country
- BYU record-holder 10,000 meter, 5,000 meter, 3,000 meter, 2 miles
- GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American (3.69 GPA)
- NCAA Top Six Award Winner
Professional Running Career
- Two-time Olympian (1988, 1992)
- Five-time U.S. Road Racer of the Year as a professional runner
- An eight-time member of the U.S. Cross Country Team that competed in the World Cross Country Championships
Education
- BYU (1985, B.A.)
- BYU (M.S.)
Mission
- Barcelona, Spain
Personal/Family
- Professional distance runner for 15 years
- Married to Lynn Eyestone
- Ed and Lynn are the parents of six daughters
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