Jared Ward
6th Place Marathon Finisher at the 2016 Rio Olympics & BYU Statistics Professor
JARED WARD
AGE:28
HOMETOWN: KAYSVILLE, UTAH
HIGH SCHOOL: DAVIS HIGH
UNIVERSITY: BYU
EDUCATION: BACHELORS AND MASTERS FROM BYU(STATISTICS)
OCCUPATION: PROFESSIONAL RUNNER AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF STATISTICS AT BYU
MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED TO ERICA, THREE CHILDREN
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: MEMBER OF 2016 USA OLYMPIC TEAM IN THE MARATHON- 6TH PLACE FINISHER IN OLYMPIC MARATHON
USA ROAD RACER OF THE YEAR 2015, WINNER OF USA MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS IN LOS ANGELES, 2015.
ALL AMERICAN IN CROSS COUNTRY AND INDOOR AND OUTDOOR TRACK AT BYU(2013-2014)
SPONSOR AFFILIATIONS: SAUCONY SHOE COMPANY, TIMEX, OAKLEY, GLUKOS ENERGY DRINK, RUNNER VITAMINS
PR’S: 13:34 5K, 28:34 10K, 1:01:49 HALF MARATHON, 2:11:31 MARATHON IN RIO