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