Ben Wach is in his eighth season with the Oberlin track and field program in 2025-26, officially taking over as head coach in July of 2024.
In Wach’s first year as the head coach, the Crimson and Gold produced 14 All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) performances, including eight NCAC titles, seven United States Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region recipients, four NCAA Championship qualifiers, and three second-team All-Americans. In the classroom, Oberlin earned 28 NCAC All-Academic honorees, ten College Sports Communicators (CSC) All-District recipients, three USTFCCCA All-Academic athletes, two USTFCCCA Team awards, 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.
