Ty Hoover is set to begin his second season as the head track & field coach at Buena Vista in 2026-27.
During his inagural season at the helm, he helped coach a pair of outdoor all-conference performances on the women's side, along with one school record in the heptathlon.
Hoover came to BVU after spending his previous 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).
