Ryan Joseph Banta

Coach Banta is a successful high school coach. His athletes have achieved 138 school records (FR, JV, Varsity), 8 top-five finishes at the state championships, team state title in 2022, 9 district championships, 6 district runner-up finishes, 8 conference team titles, 272 state semi-finalist (sectionals), 186 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.

Coaching accolades

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, past President of the MTCCCA, and has a Master’s in Positive Psychology from the University of Missouri.

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 written on the topic of speed 2017

Critical Mass System: Sprint Training Philosophy & Methods by Championship Productions 2022

Host of Companions of the Compendium Podcast 2021

Clinician in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Michigan,

Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Wisconsin

Presenter at World Speed Summit and ALTIS Apprentice Coach Program

Contributor to simplifaster.com, speedendurance.com, just-fly-sports.com, and elitetrack.com.