Ryan Joseph Banta

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, 2024, 2025, 2026, 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 159 school records (FR, JV, Varsity), 11 top-five team finishes at the state championships, team state title in 2022, 14 district championships, 8 district runner-up finishes, 16 conference team titles, 319 state semi-finalist (sectionals), 233 state qualifiers, 3 state records (3200, 4×800, and 100HH), 23 national ranked events, 209 All-state Medalists, 203 for track & field alone (currently 9th all-time in Missouri state history), 24 state champions, 25 runner-up performances, and 3 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

Lead Sprints Instructor at the Olympic Training Center for the USATF Coaches Podium School 2025

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