Ryan Gehman became the fifth head coach in Lancaster Bible Cross Country history in May of 2017.
Gehman brings lots of experience with him to Lancaster as he ran cross country throughout college, the final two years of his collegiate experience coming at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Va. Gehman, who possesses extensive knowledge about running, won the NCAA Division III South/Southeast Regional Championships during college and was both an NCAA and NAIA National Championships Qualifier.
Get to Know Ryan Gehman
Hometown: Millersville, Pa.
Camps Worked at: Altitude Project in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., Montreats Running Camp in North Carolina
Running Accolades: Interned with Coach Kastor and Deener Kaster with the Mammoth Track Club
-NCAA Division III South / Southeast Regional Championships
-NCAA and NAIA National Championships Qualifier
-USTFCCCA South / Southeast Region Male Athlete of the Year
-Regional Athlete of the Year
-All-South / Southeast Region Team
-All-ODAC First & Second Region Team
-ODAC All-Academic Award
-2019 Boston Marathon finisher
Coaching Certifications: USATF Level 1
Hobbies: Running, trail running, rock climbing, skiing, caving, clack lining, Ultimate Frisbee, movies
Favorite Bible Verse: Hebrews 12:1
Favorite Food: Chicken Pot Pie
Favorite Musical Artist: Sia, Chainsmokers
The Ryan Gehman File
First Place Team Finishes
-Penn St. Abington Invitational (2017 - Men)
-LBC Homecoming Invitational (2017 - Men)
-NEAC Championship (2018 - Men)
NEAC Team Finishes
2017: Men - 4th; Women - 7th
2018: Men - 1st; Women - 8th
Season-by-Season Highlights
2017: The Lancaster Bible men's cross country team finished fourth at the NEAC Championships in 2017, as Tanner Krob took home the individual title, becoming the first-ever NEAC champion for the Chargers...Sami Stoner took home second place for the Chargers in the women's NEAC race, and also won two events during the regular season.
2018: Gehman's cross country teams were even better in 2018, as the men's team won the NEAC Team Championship for the first time in program history, and freshman Abenezer Abebe won the individual portion of the event, and fellow freshman Thatcher Krob earned second place. The women's team had two runners finish in the top-15 at the NEAC Championships, and both teams ran well at the NCAA Mideast Regional race as well.
