Jared Ward

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Jared Ward
Jared Ward Rio 2016.jpg
Ward at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1988-09-09) September 9, 1988 (age 36)
Layton, Utah, US [1]
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight135 lb (61 kg)
Sport
Event(s) Mile, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters, marathon
College team BYU
Turned pro2014
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 5000 meters : 13:34.74 [2]
10,000 meters : 28:36.15 [2]
Half marathon : 1:01:42 [2]
Marathon : 2:09:25 [2]

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.

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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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
2013 Chicago Marathon Chicago, Illinois 19th Marathon 2:16:17 [14]
2014 Twin Cities Marathon Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota 2ndMarathon2:14:00 [15]
2015USA Marathon Championships
Los Angeles Marathon 		Los Angeles, California 3rdMarathon2:12:56 [16]
2016 US Olympic Trials Los Angeles, California3rdMarathon2:13:00
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Cardiff, Wales 26thHalf-Marathon64:05 [17]
Olympic Marathon Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6thMarathon2:11:30
2017 New York City Half Marathon New York City, New York 14thHalf-Marathon1:03:14 [18]
Boston Marathon Boston, Massachusetts 10thMarathon2:15:28 [19]
Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5thHalf-Marathon1:04:43 [20]
New York City Marathon New York City, New York12thMarathon2:18:39
2018 Houston Half-Marathon Houston, Texas 16thHalf-Marathon1:02:10
2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Valencia, Spain 83rdHalf-Marathon1:04:49 [21]
New York City Marathon New York City, New York6thMarathon2:12:24
2019 Boston Marathon Boston, Massachusetts8thMarathon2:09:25 [22]
New York City Marathon New York City, New York6thMarathon2:10:45
2020Houston Half-MarathonHouston, Texas11thHalf-Marathon1:01:36
US Olympic Trials Atlanta, Georgia 27thMarathon2:15:55
London Marathon London, England 17thMarathon2:12:38
2021 New York City Marathon New York City, New York10thMarathon2:14:06
2022 Boston Marathon Boston, Massachusetts26thMarathon2:15:24

USA National Championships

Road

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2015 USA Half Marathon Championships Houston, Texas 2nd Half marathon 1:01:42
USA Marathon Championships
Los Angeles Marathon 		Los Angeles, California1st Marathon 2:12:56 [16]
USA 25 km Championships Grand Rapids, Michigan 1st25 km1:14:56 [23]
USA 20 km Championships New Haven, Connecticut 1st20 km59:24 [24]
2016 US Olympic Trials Los Angeles, California3rdMarathon2:13:00 [25]
USA 25 km Championships Grand Rapids, Michigan 2nd25 km1:15:44 [26]
2018USA 15 km Championships
Gate River Run 		Jacksonville, Florida 13th15 km46:18
USA 10 km Championships
Peachtree Road Race 		Atlanta Georgia 18th10 km30:07
2021USA 20 km Championships New Haven, Connecticut 16th20 km1:01:21 [27]

NCAA championships

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing BYU
2010 NCAA Cross Country Championships Terre Haute, Indiana 151st31:35.5 [28]
2011 NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Drake University 49th 10 km29:56.95
NCAA Cross Country Championships Terre Haute, Indiana 58th30:27.8 [29]
2012 NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Drake University 5th 10 km28:59.74
NCAA Cross Country Championships Louisville, Kentucky 14th29:33.4 [30]
2013 2013 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships University of Arkansas 9th 5 km13:54.04
IC4A / Eastern College Athletic Conference Princeton University 1st 5 km13:59.56
NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships University of Oregon 8th 10 km29:51.59
NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships University of Oregon 33rd 5 km14:15.35
NCAA Cross Country Championships Terre Haute, Indiana 36th30:43.6 [31]
2014 2014 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships University of New Mexico 4th 5 km13:54.04
4th 3 km8:13.73
2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships University of Oregon 10 kmDNF

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Jared Ward". nbcolympics.com. NBC. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Profile of Jared WARD". All-Athletics.com.
  3. 1 2 "2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon/Results". usatf.org. USA Track & Field.
  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.
  12. ↑ Longman, Jere. "Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya Wins Marathon; Galen Rupp Takes Bronze". The New York Times. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  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.
  16. 1 2 "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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