Buena Vista University Men's Track & Field

Ty Hoover begins his first season in 2025-26 as the head track & field coach at Buena Vista. Hoover is coming to BVU after spending the last three seasons as director of track & field and cross country at Adrian College (Mich.) where he more than doubled his overall roster size from 44 to 93. In addition, he coached 13 conference champions, four national qualifiers, 34 conference medalist, 10 school record performances and had nine Academic All-Conference selections. Hoover competed collegiately in track & field at Trine University (Ind.) as a member of the track and field team. During his time in college, he was also a member of the United States Air Force where he served a six-year term from 2016-22 and earned the rank of Staff Sergeant. He graduated in 2022 while majoring in Exercise Science and earning minors in coaching and sports psychology. In 2019, Hoover served as assistant coach of the cross country team at Trine for a season and was later named an assistant coach for the 2021-22 track and field season. During his time with the program, he was part of conference championships in 2020 (indoor), 2021 (indoor and outdoor) and 2022 (indoor and outdoor).

“Your past doesn’t define your future.”  ABOUT THE COACH Coach Bethany Martin is in her second year of coaching track & field. Coach Martin knew she wanted to become a coach during her senior year of college. She could not imagine herself doing anything else that would provide the same fulfillment as helping student-athletes navigate academics, athletics, and life. She desires to be a great coach like the coaches she had throughout her athletic career. Her hope is that the student-athletes she coaches will learn how to successfully manage academics, athletics, and life during their college experience. She wants to not only guide her student-athletes to have fun and be successful while competing in track & field, but also show them how to best manage their busy schedules so that they can lead a successful, healthy life after their college years. Coach Martin believes someone who is hard working, selfless, and is not afraid to lead can become a great athlete. Someone who also knows when they need to prioritize their well-being and athletic mindset so that they can be the best not only for themselves but also for their teammates.   WHAT ARE THREE CHARACTERISTICS YOU LOOK FOR IN A RECRUIT? Hard Working, Energetic, Perseverance WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TRACK & FIELD EVENT TO WATCH? 400m Dash, Pole Vault   EDUCATION Undergraduate at Amherst College ‘24 Degree in Astronomy