Ryan Weidman - Men's Track and Field Coach - University of Montana Athletics

Ryan Weidman

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
Ryan.Weidman@mso.umt.edu
Phone:
243-5423

The 2022 season is Ryan Weidman's second at Montana. He was hired in October 2020 to oversee Montana's throwers.

During his initial season, Weidman's student-athletes saw plenty of success. In total, eight different throwers scored in six different events at the 2021 Big Sky Outdoor Championships, led by Tanessa Morris, who won an individual title in the women's hammer throw, and Brent Yeakey, who placed second in the men's discus. Montana then sent seven athletes to NCAA regionals, with five of them coming from Weidman's throwing group.

In her first season competing for Montana, Morris won the hammer throw in seven of nine meets, including the Big Sky outdoor championships and an earlier meet in which she eclipsed 200 feet (202-1), the second-best throw in school history. Also in 2021, Yeakey set a school record in the discus (180-9), to go along with his indoor and outdoor shot put records.

Prior to coming to Montana, Weidman spent nearly two decades at Spokane Falls Community College. During his 18-year career, he produced 233 JUCO All-Americans and 57 NWAC champions, while developing hundreds of student-athletes to the Division-I level.

Included in that group are several Grizzlies, including Jason Flemmer, a two-time Big Sky champion in the javelin.

While Weidman’s coaching resume is strong, so is his athletic career. After starting college as a baseball player at Edmonds College outside of Seattle, Weidman never participated in track & field at any level until the age of 24. At that point, he enrolled at Texas A&M-Kingsvile, where he became a two-time Dvision-II All-American, placing third at nationals as a junior in 1999 and winning a national title as a senior in 2000. His top collegiate mark of 225-7 was a school record for 15 years.

Weidman graduated from Texas A&M-Kingsville in 2000, with a degree in kinesiology. He and his wife, Jeanene, have two children – Kyler and Cyisa – and two grandchildren.