Ben Wach is in his ninth season with the Oberlin track and field program in 2026-17, officially taking over as head coach in July of 2024.
In Wach’s two years as the head coach, the Crimson and Gold produced 28 All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) performances, including nine NCAC titles, 17 United States Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region recipients, five NCAA Championship qualifiers, three second-team All-Americans and one first-team All-American. In the classroom, Oberlin earned 56 NCAC All-Academic honorees, 19 College Sports Communicators (CSC) All-District recipients, nine USTFCCCA All-Academic athletes, four USTFCCCA Team awards, a CSC Second-Team All-American, and an Allstate National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Good Works honoree.
Prior to his elevated title, Wach was on staff for an impressive 167 All-NCAC performances, including 60 NCAC individual titles between indoor and outdoor track. Additionally, the Crimson and Gold have registered 49 USTFCCCA All-Region honorees, eight NCAC All-Decade recipients, three NCAA All-Americans, one Second-Team All-American, and four NCAC Team titles. Working hard in the classroom, the Crimson and Gold have recorded 187 NCAC All-Academic honorees, 14 CSC Academic All-District recipients, 30 USTFCCCA All-Academic athletes, and 11 USTFCCCA Team awards.
Wach came to Oberlin after a successful two-year stint at SUNY Geneseo. During his tenure with the Knights, the student-athletes Wach instructed broke school records 29 times, won 28 All-SUNYAC honors and 19 conference titles. Nationally, he was instrumental in seeing 16 individuals and five relays qualify for the NCAA meet, with 12 All-American awards being bestowed upon Knight runners.
Wach graduated from Geneseo in 2016 with a bachelor's degree in English literature and holds his CSCS, USTFCCCA Level I certification, and has participated in the ALTIS mentorship program studying under Dan Pfaff.
