Jared Ward

Jared Ward
	Ward at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born	September 9, 1988 (age 36); Layton, Utah, US
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	135 lb (61 kg)
Sport
Event(s)	Mile, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters, marathon
College team	BYU
Turned pro	2014
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	5000 meters: 13:34.74 ; 10,000 meters: 28:36.15 ; Half marathon: 1:01:42 ; Marathon: 2:09:25

Jared Ward (born September 9, 1988) is an American long distance runner. He qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics when he placed third in the marathon at the 2016 US Olympic Trials.^[3] He finished sixth at the 2016 Olympics.

Early life, family and education

Jared Ward was born in Layton, Utah^[1] and attended Davis High School.^[4] His sister Anna and her husband are also competitive runners.^[1]

Ward has a master's degree in statistics from Brigham Young University.

Career

In addition to his athletic career, Ward teaches statistics at BYU as a member of the adjunct faculty.^[5]

Running career

Collegiate

While in college, Ward ran for the BYU Cougars. While at BYU, Ward ran in the NCAA Cross Country Nationals in each of his four seasons. Ward's peak came during his junior season when he finished 8th at Pre-Nationals, 1st at the West Coast Conference Championships, 3rd at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships, and 14th at the 2012 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. Following his BYU career, Ward signed with Saucony.^[6]

Professional

Ward was the runner-up at the 2014 U.S. Marathon championships.^[7] At the 2015 USATF 25 km Championships Ward finished 1st defeating Matt Llano, Christo Landry, Abdi Abdirahman, Augustus Maiyo, and Brett Gotcher.^[8] At the 2015 USATF 20 km Championships Ward finished 1st defeating Dathan Ritzenhein, Luke Puskedra, Tyler Pennel, Abdi Abdirahman, and Fernando Cabada.^[9] Ward is also the 2015 U.S. Marathon champion.^[10] These three victories helped him secure the USATF Running Circuit title for 2015.^[11]

On February 13, 2016 Ward finished third, behind Galen Rupp and Meb Keflezighi at the US Olympic Marathon Trials in Los Angeles, California, to secure a place on the 2016 US Olympic Team, finishing in 2:13:00 on a warm day.^[3] On August 21, 2016 Ward finished 6th, with Galen Rupp in 3rd and Meb Keflezighi in 33rd, at the Olympic Marathon in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, running a personal best time of 2:11:30 with the temperature in the 70s on a drizzly, humid morning.^[12]

Personal life

Ward and his wife Erica have six children.^[13] They reside in Provo, Utah.^[1]

Ward is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served a two-year mission to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the United States
2013	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, Illinois	19th	Marathon	2:16:17^[14]
2014	Twin Cities Marathon	Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota	2nd	Marathon	2:14:00^[15]
2015	USA Marathon Championships Los Angeles Marathon	Los Angeles, California	3rd	Marathon	2:12:56^[16]
2016	US Olympic Trials	Los Angeles, California	3rd	Marathon	2:13:00
	IAAF World Half Marathon Championships	Cardiff, Wales	26th	Half-Marathon	64:05^[17]
	Olympic Marathon	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th	Marathon	2:11:30
2017	New York City Half Marathon	New York City, New York	14th	Half-Marathon	1:03:14 ^[18]
	Boston Marathon	Boston, Massachusetts	10th	Marathon	2:15:28 ^[19]
	Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	5th	Half-Marathon	1:04:43^[20]
	New York City Marathon	New York City, New York	12th	Marathon	2:18:39
2018	Houston Half-Marathon	Houston, Texas	16th	Half-Marathon	1:02:10
	2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships	Valencia, Spain	83rd	Half-Marathon	1:04:49 ^[21]
	New York City Marathon	New York City, New York	6th	Marathon	2:12:24
2019	Boston Marathon	Boston, Massachusetts	8th	Marathon	2:09:25 ^[22]
2019	New York City Marathon	New York City, New York	6th	Marathon	2:10:45
2020	Houston Half-Marathon	Houston, Texas	11th	Half-Marathon	1:01:36
	US Olympic Trials	Atlanta, Georgia	27th	Marathon	2:15:55
	London Marathon	London, England	17th	Marathon	2:12:38
2021	New York City Marathon	New York City, New York	10th	Marathon	2:14:06
2022	Boston Marathon	Boston, Massachusetts	26th	Marathon	2:15:24

USA National Championships

Road

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2015	USA Half Marathon Championships	Houston, Texas	2nd	Half marathon	1:01:42
	USA Marathon Championships Los Angeles Marathon	Los Angeles, California	1st	Marathon	2:12:56^[16]
	USA 25 km Championships	Grand Rapids, Michigan	1st	25 km	1:14:56^[23]
	USA 20 km Championships	New Haven, Connecticut	1st	20 km	59:24^[24]
2016	US Olympic Trials	Los Angeles, California	3rd	Marathon	2:13:00^[25]
2016	USA 25 km Championships	Grand Rapids, Michigan	2nd	25 km	1:15:44^[26]
2018	USA 15 km Championships Gate River Run	Jacksonville, Florida	13th	15 km	46:18
2018	USA 10 km Championships Peachtree Road Race	Atlanta Georgia	18th	10 km	30:07
2021	USA 20 km Championships	New Haven, Connecticut	16th	20 km	1:01:21^[27]

NCAA championships

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing BYU
2010	NCAA Cross Country Championships	Terre Haute, Indiana	151st	31:35.5^[28]
2011	NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Drake University	49th 10 km	29:56.95
2011	NCAA Cross Country Championships	Terre Haute, Indiana	58th	30:27.8^[29]
2012	NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Drake University	5th 10 km	28:59.74
2012	NCAA Cross Country Championships	Louisville, Kentucky	14th	29:33.4^[30]
2013	2013 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships	University of Arkansas	9th 5 km	13:54.04
	IC4A / Eastern College Athletic Conference	Princeton University	1st 5 km	13:59.56
	NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships	University of Oregon	8th 10 km	29:51.59
	NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships	University of Oregon	33rd 5 km	14:15.35
	NCAA Cross Country Championships	Terre Haute, Indiana	36th	30:43.6^[31]
2014	2014 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships	University of New Mexico	4th 5 km	13:54.04
	2014 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships	University of New Mexico	4th 3 km	8:13.73
	2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships	University of Oregon	10 km	DNF

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References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Jared Ward". nbcolympics.com. NBC. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Profile of Jared WARD". All-Athletics.com.
^ ^a ^b "2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon/Results". usatf.org. USA Track & Field.
^ Donaldson, Amy (February 14, 2016). "Former BYU, Davis High runner Jared Ward earns spot on U.S. Olympic Team". Deseret News. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
^ "Ward, Jared | Department Of Statistics". statistics.byu.edu. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
^ "Former BYU track star Jared Ward signs with Saucony | More". Sporting News. January 14, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
^ "LA Marathon notebook: Kenyans sweep; Ward wins U.S. title; Hall drops out – Endurance Blog – ESPN". Espn.go.com. March 15, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
^ "2015 USATF 25 km Championships – Official Website – info/results – 05/09/15". runnerspace.com. May 9, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
^ "Jared Ward Times It Right For Close Win In New Haven Road Race". Hartford Courant. September 7, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
^ Doug Robinson (March 15, 2015). "BYU's Jared Ward wins U.S. marathon championship". Deseret News. Archived from the original on April 11, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
^ "USA Track & Field – Huddle Dominates, Chelanga Wins Narrowly at .US National 12K". usatf.org. USA Track & Field. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
^ Longman, Jere. "Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya Wins Marathon; Galen Rupp Takes Bronze". The New York Times. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
^ "In Paris's 'Marathon for All,' you didn't have to be an Olympian". washingtonpost.com. August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
^ "Jared Ward Takes Winding Road to U.S. Olympic Trials". running.competitor.com. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
^ "2014 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon - results for Jared Ward". mtecresults.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "2015 USA National Championships – marathon results". usatf.org. USA Track & Field. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
^ "2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships". iaaf.org. World Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
^ "2017 New York City Half Marathon results". runnerspace.com. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
^ "Jared Ward Athlete profile Association of Road Racing Statisticians". arrs.run. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
^ "2017 Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon Jared Ward results". runrocknroll.com. Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
^ "Team USATF competes at 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships". usatf.org. USA Track & Field. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
^ "Results 2019". mikatiming.net.
^ "2015 USA 25 km Championships results". usatf.org. USA Track & Field. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
^ "USA 20 km Championships results". RunnerSpace.com. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
^ "2016 US Olympic Trials – marathon results" (PDF). usatf.org. USA Track & Field. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
^ "2016 USATF 25 km Championships results". runnerspace.com. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
^ "2021 USA 20 km Championships results". usatf.org. USA Track & Field. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
^ 2010 NCAA Cross Country Championships. Track and Field News (November 22, 2010). Retrieved on March 3, 2016
^ 2011 NCAA Cross Country Championships. Track and Field News (November 21, 2011). Retrieved on March 3, 2016
^ 2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships. Track and Field News (November 17, 2012). Retrieved on March 3, 2016
^ 2013 NCAA Cross Country Championships. Track and Field News (November 23, 2013). Retrieved on March 3, 2016
^ 2010-2014 Jared Ward Brigham Young University results TFRRS. Retrieved on October 29, 2017

External links

Jared Ward at Olympics.com
Jared Ward at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

[bio-1] "Jared Ward". nbcolympics.com. NBC. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016.

[All-Athletics-2] "Profile of Jared WARD". All-Athletics.com.

[2016q-3] "2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon/Results". usatf.org. USA Track & Field.

[deseret-4] Donaldson, Amy (February 14, 2016). "Former BYU, Davis High runner Jared Ward earns spot on U.S. Olympic Team". Deseret News. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

[5] "Ward, Jared | Department Of Statistics". statistics.byu.edu. Retrieved March 16, 2018.

[6] "Former BYU track star Jared Ward signs with Saucony | More". Sporting News. January 14, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

[7] "LA Marathon notebook: Kenyans sweep; Ward wins U.S. title; Hall drops out – Endurance Blog – ESPN". Espn.go.com. March 15, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

[8] "2015 USATF 25 km Championships – Official Website – info/results – 05/09/15". runnerspace.com. May 9, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

[9] "Jared Ward Times It Right For Close Win In New Haven Road Race". Hartford Courant. September 7, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

[10] Doug Robinson (March 15, 2015). "BYU's Jared Ward wins U.S. marathon championship". Deseret News. Archived from the original on April 11, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

[11] "USA Track & Field – Huddle Dominates, Chelanga Wins Narrowly at .US National 12K". usatf.org. USA Track & Field. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

[nyt-12] Longman, Jere. "Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya Wins Marathon; Galen Rupp Takes Bronze". The New York Times. Retrieved August 21, 2016.

[family-13] "In Paris's 'Marathon for All,' you didn't have to be an Olympian". washingtonpost.com. August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.

[14] "Jared Ward Takes Winding Road to U.S. Olympic Trials". running.competitor.com. Retrieved March 3, 2016.

[15] "2014 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon - results for Jared Ward". mtecresults.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.

[usatf.org-16] "2015 USA National Championships – marathon results". usatf.org. USA Track & Field. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.

[17] "2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships". iaaf.org. World Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

[18] "2017 New York City Half Marathon results". runnerspace.com. Retrieved October 27, 2017.

[19] "Jared Ward Athlete profile Association of Road Racing Statisticians". arrs.run. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved January 17, 2018.

[20] "2017 Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon Jared Ward results". runrocknroll.com. Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series. Retrieved October 27, 2017.

[21] "Team USATF competes at 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships". usatf.org. USA Track & Field. Retrieved August 17, 2018.

[22] "Results 2019". mikatiming.net.

[23] "2015 USA 25 km Championships results". usatf.org. USA Track & Field. Retrieved March 3, 2016.

[24] "USA 20 km Championships results". RunnerSpace.com. Retrieved March 3, 2016.

[25] "2016 US Olympic Trials – marathon results" (PDF). usatf.org. USA Track & Field. Retrieved March 3, 2016.

[26] "2016 USATF 25 km Championships results". runnerspace.com. Retrieved May 16, 2016.

[27] "2021 USA 20 km Championships results". usatf.org. USA Track & Field. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

[28] 2010 NCAA Cross Country Championships. Track and Field News (November 22, 2010). Retrieved on March 3, 2016

[29] 2011 NCAA Cross Country Championships. Track and Field News (November 21, 2011). Retrieved on March 3, 2016

[30] 2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships. Track and Field News (November 17, 2012). Retrieved on March 3, 2016

[31] 2013 NCAA Cross Country Championships. Track and Field News (November 23, 2013). Retrieved on March 3, 2016

[32] 2010-2014 Jared Ward Brigham Young University results TFRRS. Retrieved on October 29, 2017

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v t e US National Championship winners in men's Marathon
1925-1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1925: Charles Mellor 1926–29: Clarence DeMar 1930: Karl Koski 1931: William Agee 1932: Clyde Martak 1933–34: Melvin Porter 1935: Pat Dengis 1936: Billy McMahon 1937: Melvin Porter 1938–39: Pat Dengis 1940: Lou Gregory 1941: Bernard Smith 1942–43: Frederick McGlone 1944–45: Charles Robbins, Jr. 1946: Johnny Kelley 1947: Ted Vogel 1948: Johnny Kelley 1949: Victor Dyrgall 1950: Johnny Kelley 1951: Jesse Van Zant 1952: Victor Dyrgall 1953: John Lafferty 1954: Ted Corbitt 1955: Nicholas Costes 1956–63: John J. Kelley 1964: Buddy Edelen 1965: Garnett Williams 1966: Norm Higgins 1967: Ron Daws 1968: George Young 1969: Tom Heinonen 1970: Robert Fitts 1971: Kenny Moore 1972: Edmund Norris 1973: Douglas Schmenk 1974: Ronald Wayne 1975–76: Gary Tuttle 1977: Edward Schelegle 1978: Carl Hatfield 1979: Tom Antczak
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Frank Richardson 1981: Robert Johnson 1982: Joel Menges 1983: Pete Pfitzinger 1984–85: Ken Martin 1986: Bill Donakowski 1987: Ric Sayre 1988: Mark Conover 1989: Bill Reifsnyder 1990: Steve Spence 1991: Bill Reifsnyder
1993–present USA Track & Field	1992: Steve Spence 1993: Ed Eyestone 1994: Paul Pilkington 1995: Keith Brantly 1996: Bob Kempainen 1997: Dave Scudamore 1998: Keith Brantly 1999: Alfredo Vigueras 2000: Rod DeHaven 2001: Scott Larson 2002: Dan Browne 2003: Ryan Shay 2004: Alan Culpepper 2005–06: Mbarak Hussein 2007: Ryan Hall 2008: Fernando Cabada 2009: Meb Keflezighi 2010: Sergio Reyes 2011: Not held 2012: Meb Keflezighi 2013: Nicholas Arciniaga 2014: Tyler Pennel 2015: Jared Ward 2016: Galen Rupp 2017: Tim Ritchie 2018: Brogan Austin 2019: Not held 2020: Galen Rupp 2022: Futsum Zienasellassie

v t e 2016 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification	2016 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
Men's track and road athletes	Devon Allen Robby Andrews Ronnie Ash Boris Berian Ben Blankenship Hillary Bor Marvin Bracy Trayvon Bromell Donn Cabral Matthew Centrowitz Jr. Paul Chelimo Kerron Clement Kyle Clemons (r) Christian Coleman (r) Justin Gatlin Tyson Gay (r) Arman Hall (r) Evan Jager Charles Jock Meb Keflezighi Shadrack Kipchirchir Leonard Korir Bernard Lagat Tony McQuay (r) Hassan Mead LaShawn Merritt Clayton Murphy John Nunn Jeff Porter Gil Roberts Byron Robinson Mike Rodgers (r) Galen Rupp Michael Tinsley David Verburg Jared Ward Ameer Webb
Men's field athletes	Bradley Adkins Tavis Bailey Chris Benard Will Claye Ryan Crouser Sam Crouser Logan Cunningham Marquis Dendy Ashton Eaton Andrew Evans Mason Finley Sean Furey Michael Hartfield Jeff Henderson Darrell Hill Cyrus Hostetler Kibwé Johnson Sam Kendricks Joe Kovacs Erik Kynard Jarrion Lawson Conor McCullough Ricky Robertson Cale Simmons Jeremy Taiwo Christian Taylor Rudy Winkler Zach Ziemek
Women's track and road athletes	Morolake Akinosun (r) Nia Ali Tianna Bartoletta Tori Bowie Kristi Castlin Emma Coburn Kim Conley Amy Cragg Abbey Cooper Taylor Ellis-Watson (r) Allyson Felix Shalane Flanagan Phyllis Francis Courtney Frerichs English Gardner Kate Grace Marielle Hall Natasha Hastings Shelby Houlihan Molly Huddle Emily Infeld Desiree Linden Brenda Martinez Francena McCorory (r) Sydney McLaughlin Miranda Melville Maria Michta Dalilah Muhammad Courtney Okolo (r) Jenna Prandini Colleen Quigley Brianna Rollins Shannon Rowbury Jenny Simpson Ashley Spencer Deajah Stevens Ariana Washington (r) Chrishuna Williams Ajeé Wilson
Women's field athletes	Whitney Ashley Tianna Bartoletta Gwen Berry Brittany Borman Amber Campbell Kelsey Card Michelle Carter Vashti Cunningham Janay DeLoach Christina Epps Andrea Geubelle Felisha Johnson Chaunté Lowe Maggie Malone Inika McPherson Heather Miller-Koch Sandi Morris Barbara Nwaba Keturah Orji DeAnna Price Brittney Reese Raven Saunders Amanda Smock Jennifer Suhr Shelbi Vaughan Alexis Weeks Kendell Williams Kara Winger
Coaches	Bonnie Edmondson (women's assistant coach) Troy Engle (men's assistant coach) Curtis Frye (men's assistant coach) Robyne Johnson (women's assistant coach) Vin Lananna (men's head coach) Rose Monday (women's assistant coach) Connie Price-Smith (women's head coach) Cliff Rovelto (men's assistant coach) Mario Sategna (men's assistant coach) LaTanya Sheffield (women's assistant coach)