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Ryan Banta
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Coach Ryan Banta is a Member of Missouri Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association (MTCCCA) Hall of Fame 2021, USTFCCCA Girl’s Coach of the Year 2022, MTCCCA Coach of the Year 2021 & 2022, Ryan is the Author of the Sprinter’s Compendium, St. Louis Suburban Conference Coach of the Year 2022 & 2023 for track & again in 2023 for XC, past President of the MTCCCA, and has a Master’s in Positive Psychology from the University of Missouri.
Coach Banta is a successful high school coach. His athletes have achieved 138 school records (FR, JV, Varsity), 8 top-five team finishes at the state championships, team state title in 2022, 9 district championships, 7 district runner-up finishes, 10 conference team titles, 272 state semi-finalist (sectionals), 190 state qualifiers, 3 state records (3200, 4×800, and 100HH), 21 national ranked events, 169 All-state Medalists, 20 state champions, 22 runner-up performances, and 2 Gatorade athletes of the year all done in a single gender at Parkway Central High School. HS coach of Olympian Emily Sisson.
Leadership, Coaching Contributions and Peer Development
● MTCCCA Executive Committee
● MTCCCA President
● MTCCCA Vice President
● MSHSAA Advisory Board Member
● Presenter at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon
● Author of the Sprinter's Compendium, the most comprehensive book ever written on the topic of speed 2017
● Featured Coach on Ryan Banta’s Critical Mass System: Sprint Training Philosophy & Methods by Championship Productions 2022
● Host of Companions of the Compendium Podcast 2021
● Clinician Presenter in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and Wisconsin
● Presenter at World Speed Summit and ALTIS Apprentice Coach Program
● Contributor to speedendurance.com, just-fly-sports.com, and elitetrack.com.
Academic Education
● Masters of Education in educational, school, and counseling psychology with an emphasis in positive coaching at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, 2019
● Teacher’s Certification from the University of Missouri in St. Louis, 2007
● Bachelor of Science in Political Science with a minor in history and Asian Studies from Carthage College, 2001
Athletic Education
● USATF Level II in endurance, jumps, relays, hurdles, and sprint events.
● USTFCCCA Technical Certification
● ALTIS Apprentice Coach’s Program
● USATF Emerging Elite Coach in 2012
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