Coach Nolan Ryan

Asst. XC/Track and Field Coach University of Saint Mary

[Saint Mary XCTF @SaintMaryXCTF]

Special Delivery! 💫 Rings for last year’s KCAC Championships have arrived and they’re looking 🤩. During the 2023-24 school year, the women accomplished their 2nd straight conference Triple Crown: winning XC, ITF, and OTF, while the men took home conference titles in XC and OTF.

[Saint Mary XCTF @SaintMaryXCTF]

The Best Around! 💫 Congratulations to Senior Reagan Hiebert and Coach Benton for being recognized by the @USTFCCCA as South Central Region award winners! Reagan Hiebert was named the Women’s Athlete of the Year, and Coach Benton was named the Men’s & Women’s Coach of the Year.

[Jarad Cruse @JCruse77]

Proud Dad moment! Our son took the next step of making his dream of running in college come true. We’re proud of you son! You’ve put in a lot of work to get here. Not it’s time to put in even MORE work! #Committed

@SaintMaryXCTF @Cruse63061473 @KCSCworks @blhsathletics

[Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference @kcacsports]

Congratulations to your Jim Helmer Coach of the Year award winner for both men’s and women’s cross country, Alstin Benton of @USM_Athletics! #KCACxc

@NAIA

[Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference @kcacsports]

Congratulations to the Top 20 individual finishers in the 2024 KCAC Men’s Cross Country Championship, @kwucoyotes, the team runner-up, and your 2024 KCAC Men’s Cross Country team champions, @USM_Athletics! #KCACxc

@NAIA

[Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference @kcacsports]

Congratulations to the Top 20 individual finishers in the 2024 KCAC Women’s Cross Country Championship, @kwucoyotes, the team runner-up, and your 2024 KCAC Women’s Cross Country team champions, @USM_Athletics! #KCACxc

@NAIA

[NAIA @NAIA]

W🏃‍♀️
@USM_Athletics tops the women's #NAIAXC preseason Top 25 while @UC_Patriots jumped 11 spots

See where your team landed here--> https://t.co/nrghwP8bXU

#collegecrosscountry #NAIAPoll

[Saint Mary XCTF @SaintMaryXCTF]

NAIA Preseason Rankings 💫
Women open the season on top! #1 in the nation! Men open the season ranked #2! Highest preseason ranking ever for both squads.

[USM Athletics @USM_Athletics]

In the final standings of the Learfield Directors’ Cup, the University of Saint Mary finished 22nd, which was the highest finish in the KCAC! #GoSpires #FirstCityU #LDC24

[Saint Mary XCTF @SaintMaryXCTF]

💫Award Winners were announced today from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association @USTFCCCA for the South Central Region!

🏆Riley Hiebert
–Track Athlete of the Year
🏆Alstin Benton
–Head Coach of the Year
🏆Dylan Biedron
–Assistant Coach of the Year

[USM Athletics @USM_Athletics]

Alstin Benton and Dylan Biedron were both named head coach and assistant coach of the year for the 2024 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Regional Awards. 
Riley Hiebert was named Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year. Congratulations! #GoSpires #FirstCityU

[Saint Mary XCTF @SaintMaryXCTF]

Record-breaking weekend for the Spires. Gretchen Raney set the All-Time KCAC Record in the 100m in 11.68, currently ranked 9th in the NAIA. Maddy Walter-Sherretts broke the School Record in the 800m with a time of 2:15.30, and Tommy Baker broke the 1500m School Record in 3:51.34!

[Coach Alstin Benton @Alstinbenton]

What more can you ask for! An amazing staff and an amazing group of Student Athletes! Two championships at home! What a weekend for the Spires!

[Saint Mary XCTF @SaintMaryXCTF]

That WINNING feeling! 💫🏆🏆
Spire sweep for the 4th year in a row at the KCAC Track & Field Championships last night! The women their 4th straight title with a whopping 220 points, completing back-to-back KCAC Triple Crown's. The men won their 5th straight title with 179 points!

[Saint Mary XCTF @SaintMaryXCTF]

Women’s 4x1 is into the Finals at Drake Relays! Cold and rainy conditions this morning, but a school record time of 47.27!

[Saint Mary XCTF @SaintMaryXCTF]

Movin' UP! ☝️ The ladies jump seven spots up to #5 in the NAIA National Rankings after some outstanding performances at the KU Relays last weekend! Highest ranking in program history for the women! #gospires💫 #trackandfield

[Saint Mary XCTF @SaintMaryXCTF]

KU RELAYS 💫 The ladies had a weekend in Lawrence at the Kansas Relays! 7 new National Standards (6A’s,1B) were hit, 1 new School Record was set, and several medals were brought home. #gospires #trackandfield #kurelays

[Saint Mary XCTF @SaintMaryXCTF]

The Spires will be split between two different meets this weekend! The sprints/jumps/throws squad will compete Thursday at the Emporia State Relays in Emporia, KS. The distance squad will travel to St. Louis, MO for the WashU Distance Carnival Thurs-Fri. #gospires💫