Jared Ward

Early life, family and education

Jared Ward was born in Layton, Utah His sister Anna and her husband are also competitive runners.

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.

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.

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

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.

Personal life Ward and his wife Erica have six children. They reside in Provo, Utah. 2014 Twin Cities Marathon Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota

Marathon 2:14:00 2015 USA Marathon ChampionshipsLos Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, California

Marathon 2:12:56

US Olympic Trials Los Angeles, California

Marathon 2:13:00 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Cardiff, Wales 26th Half-Marathon 64:05 Olympic Marathon Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th Marathon 2:11:30

New York City Half Marathon New York City, New York 14th Half-Marathon 1:03:14 Boston Marathon Boston, Massachusetts 10th Marathon 2:15:28 Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5th Half-Marathon 1:04:43 New York City Marathon New York City, New York 12th Marathon 2:18:39

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 New York City Marathon New York City, New York 6th Marathon 2:12:24

Boston Marathon Boston, Massachusetts 8th Marathon 2:09:25 New York City Marathon New York City, New York 6th Marathon 2:10:45

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

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 2015 USA Half Marathon Championships Houston, Texas 2nd Half marathon 1:01:42 USA Marathon ChampionshipsLos Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, California 1st Marathon 2:12:56 USA 20 km Championships New Haven, Connecticut 1st 20 km 59:24 2016 US Olympic Trials Los Angeles, California 3rd Marathon 2:13:00 USA 25 km Championships Grand Rapids, Michigan 2nd 25 km 1:15:44 2018 USA 15 km ChampionshipsGate River Run Jacksonville, Florida 13th 15 km 46:18 USA 10 km ChampionshipsPeachtree Road Race Atlanta Georgia 18th 10 km 30:072021 USA 20 km Championships New Haven, Connecticut 16th 20 km 1:01:21

NCAA championships