Ryan Hunt was named Assistant Track & Field Coach on July 17th of 2026.
Hunt comes to Missouri S&T after coaching at Hugh M. Cummings High School and the Durham Striders Track Club, where he worked under Hall of Fame coach Donnie Davis. Serving as the multi-events coach, Hunt coached the throws, jumps, and hurdles, helping lead the program to both the indoor and outdoor North Carolina girls' state championships while finishing the season ranked No. 1 in the state across all classifications in both seasons.
During the indoor state championships, Hunt coached athletes to sweeps of the long jump, triple jump, and hurdles while also producing the state champion in the high jump. His athletes followed that performance with another dominant showing during the outdoor season, sweeping the hurdles and triple jump while finishing first, second, and fourth in the long jump at the state championships.
Individually, Hunt coached U20 National Champion and North Carolina all-time triple jump record holder D'Anna Cotton, who also ranks No. 3 in state history in the outdoor long jump. He also coached USATF Region 3 Decathlon Champion Carlos Green, two-time NCISAA state champion long sprinter Aiden Garrett, and two-time Freshman All-American shot putter Michelle Pringley.
Throughout his coaching career, Hunt has mentored multiple national qualifiers and All-Americans across the hurdles, jumps, throws, and multi-events.
