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Ryan Waite

Ryan Waite

TitleAssistant Coach/Men's Distance
OfficeSFH 54

BYU Coaching Highlights

Has coached BYU athletes to:

  • Primary Event Coach - 2026 NCAA Indoor Mile Champion, Carter Cutting
  • Assistant Coach - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Steeplechase Champion, James Corrigan
  • Primary Event Coach - 2025 Big 12 Men's Indoor Freshman of the Year, Tyler Mathews
  • Assistant Coach - 2024 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship Team
  • Assistant Coach - 2024 Big 12 Men's Cross Country Championship Team
  • Assistant Coach - 2023 NCAA Men's Cross Country 3rd Place Team
  • Assistant Coach - 2022/23 USTFCCCA Program of the Year Award
  • Assistant Coach - 2023 NCAA Outdoor Steeplechase Champion, Kenneth Rooks
  • Assistant Coach - 2022 NCAA Men's Cross Country 3rd place Team
  • Assistant Coach - 2022 WCC Men's Cross Country Championship Team

Delaware Coaching Highlights

  • Served as interim head coach of the Delaware track and field program in 2021-22, leading the team to a runner-up finish at the 2022 CAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
  • Assisted in Delaware's 2019 CAA Outdoor Track & Field championship and coached the cross country team to a second-place finish at the 2019 CAA Championship, both of which were best team finishes in school history for the respective sports
  • At Delaware, athletes broke school records in every indoor and outdoor middle-distance and distance event
  • Coached Delaware Alum Holly Manning to 2022 New Zealand National Title and Oceana Games Bronze Medal in the 800-meters 
  • Coached Michaela Meyer to the NCAA Indoor Championships, the first athlete in Delaware school history to qualify for the meet

Coaching Experience

  • BYU (2022-present)
    • Assistant Coach / Men's Distance (2022-Present)
  • Delaware (2016-2022)
    • Head Cross Country Coach/Head Track & Field Coach (2022)
    • Head Cross Country Coach/Interim Head Track & Field Coach (2021-22)
    • Head Cross Country Coach/Associate Head Track & Field Coach (2020-21)
    • Head Cross Country Coach/Assistant Track & Field Coach (2018-20)
    • Assistant Cross Country Coach/Assistant Track & Field Coach (2016-18)
  • BYU (2013-2016)
    • Director of Operations - Cross Country/Track & Field (2014-16)
    • Student Assistant Coach - Cross Country/Track & Field (2013-14)

Collegiate Running Career (BYU)

  • Five-time All-American
  • Three-time Conference Champion
  • No. 4 all-time at BYU in the indoor 800m running 1:48.49 in 2013
  • No. 6 all-time at BYU in the outdoor 800m running 1:46.83 in 2010

Education

  • BYU (2014, B.A.)
  • Delaware (2020, MPA)

Personal

  • Wife: Ashlynn
  • Children: Has four children, Bria, Jackson, Grant and Dani. Jackson's middle name (Edward) is in honor of BYU coach Ed Eyestone.