Miles Ketchum was named head coach of Brandeis track and field in September 2023.
In his first season as head coach, Ketchum mentored TJ Carleo '26 to NCAA Championship appearances in the 800-meter run, including his first All-America honor with a 12th-place finish at nationals during the outdoor season. Ketchum followed that up by bringing three Judges to national championships in his second season - Peterly Leroy '28 was a second-team All-American in the 400-meter run indoor and outdoors; Sarai Sealy '28 finished fifth in the nation in thre triple jump in both seasons and was named UAA Indoor Newcomer of the Year; and Garret Rieden '26 earned a spot at the indoor championships in the 800-meters, winning his preliminary heat and finishing sixth for first-team All-America honors.
Ketchum previously held the same position as head coach of track and field at WPI since 2021, having spent the prior 10 years as an assistant coach for the Engineers. Ketchum specialized in coaching the Engineers' sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers, while also serving as an assistant coach of cross country. Ketchum was a four-time United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Regional Assistant Coach of the Year, earning the honor on a national basis in 2016.
Over the course of his career at WPI, Ketchum has coached 11 All-Americans, three runners-up at NCAA Championships and helped the WPI women to a ninth-place finish as a team at the outdoor championships in 2022. In total, he helped Engineer competitors qualify for the NCAA Championships 29 times, with 15 CSC Academic All-Americans and one Elite 90 winner, Katherine Pawlak, in 2022.
On a regional basis, Ketchum's teams have won three New England Women's And Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) team titles and 24 individual or relay titles. He's produced four NEWMAC Athletes of the Year and two conference Rookies of the Year. Eleven of his competitors have earned New England Division III Championships and three have earned New England All-Division titles, while 94 were All-New England Division III and 33 were All-New England for all divisions.
An NSCA certified strength and conditioning specialist, Ketchum also served as WPI's strength and conditioning coach since 2013.
Ketchum is a 2012 graduate of Wheaton (Mass.) College with a B.A. in sociology. He was a team captain for the Lyons as a senior, when he earned All-America honors as part of Wheaton's 1,600-meter relay team. Ketchum was also presented with Wheaton's Lyon's Award as the best exemplar of team values.
