Ryan Orner - Track and Field Coach - Xavier University Athletics

Ryan Orner

Title:
Head Coach (Mid-Long Distance)
Email:
ornerr@xavier.edu
Phone:
513.745.2849

Ryan Orner was hired in July of 2012 to take of the cross country and track and field programs. In that time, his student-athletes have rewritten over half of the cross country and track and field records.

Orner has also coached 37 all-conference honorees, including 13 individual conference champions.

XU HIGHLIGHTS UNDER ORNER

64 of the 94 men's and women's track and field (indoor and outdoor) individual records
27 of the 40 men's and women's cross country individual records
37 all-conference honorees
13 Individual conference champions (track and field)
5 NCAA Regional first round individual appearances (track and field)
2 BIG EAST "Men's High Point Performer of the Meet" (Zachary Polk, Russell Platt)
2 USTFCCCA All-Academic honorees (Clare Fischer, Maddie Britton)
1 NCAA National Championship competitor (Clare Fischer - cross country)
- 1st individual cross country athlete to compete at an NCAA Championship event
2 NCAA All-Regional Team honorees (Clare Fischer and Tom Ohlman - cross country)
- The only two Xavier athletes to earn the honors
4 Queen City Invitational Titles (women's cross country)
2 top-10 finishes at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (women's cross country)
- The two 10th-place finishes are the highest in school history
4th place finish at the 2016 BIG EAST Championships (women's cross country)
- Highest finish since joining the BIG EAST
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors (women's cross country)
- Team has earned the award every semester since the fall of 2012

PRIOR TO XAVIER

2012 - Assistant track and field coach at the University of Cincinnati
2007-12 - Assistant coach cross country and track and field coach at Johns Hopkins University

JOHNS HOPKINS HIGHLIGHTS

Coached 19 individual NCAA DIII qualifiers and 14 NCAA DIII All-Americans
Named 2011 Mideast Indoor Track and Field Assistant Coach of the Year by USTFCCCA
Helped the women's cross country team to five consecutive appearances at the NCAA Division III National Championship with three top-10 finishes
Helped the men's cross country team qualified for the NCAA Division III National Championship for the first time in school history in 2011
Helped the Blue Jays capture 11 Centennial Conference team championships between cross country and track and field

EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree in psychology - Towson University (1999)
Master's degree in exercise science - McDaniel College

COLLEGE CAREER

Served as team captain of the Tigers' cross country team in 1999
Led the cross country team to a Maryland State Championship as a senior
Qualified for four ECAC championships and was a finalist at the America East Conference Championships in several events

PERSONAL LIFE