Ed Eyestone

TitleDirector of Track and Field/Head Men's Cross Country Coach

Has coached 46 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 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)

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

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

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