Collegiate

While in college, Ward ran for the BYU Cougars.^[5][6] Ahead of the 2013 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships, Ward lost eligibility due to running a local fun run in a costume.^[5]

Professional

Ward was the runner-up at the 2014 U.S. Marathon championships.^[7] At the 2015 USATF 25 km Championships Ward finished 1st defeating Matt Llano, Christo Landry, Abdi Abdirahman, Augustus Maiyo, and Brett Gotcher.^[8] At the 2015 USATF 20 km Championships Ward finished 1st defeating Dathan Ritzenhein, Luke Puskedra, Tyler Pennel, Abdi Abdirahman, and Fernando Cabada.^[9] Ward is also the 2015 U.S. Marathon champion.^[10] These three victories helped him secure the USATF Running Circuit title for 2015.^[11]

On February 13, 2016 Ward finished third, behind Galen Rupp and Meb Keflezighi at the US Olympic Marathon Trials in Los Angeles, California, to secure a place on the 2016 US Olympic Team, finishing in 2:13:00 on a warm day.^[3] On August 21, 2016 Ward finished 6th, with Galen Rupp in 3rd and Meb Keflezighi in 33rd, at the Olympic Marathon in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, running a personal best time of 2:11:30 with the temperature in the 70s on a drizzly, humid morning.^[12]

Competition record

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Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  United States
2013	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, Illinois	19th	Marathon	2:16:17[14]
2014	Twin Cities Marathon	Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota	2nd	Marathon	2:14:00[15]
2015	USA Marathon Championships Los Angeles Marathon	Los Angeles, California	3rd	Marathon	2:12:56[16]
2016	US Olympic Trials	Los Angeles, California	3rd	Marathon	2:13:00
	IAAF World Half Marathon Championships	Cardiff, Wales	26th	Half-Marathon	64:05[17]
	Olympic Marathon	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th	Marathon	2:11:30
2017	New York City Half Marathon	New York City, New York	14th	Half-Marathon	1:03:14 [18]
	Boston Marathon	Boston, Massachusetts	10th	Marathon	2:15:28 [19]
	Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	5th	Half-Marathon	1:04:43[20]
	New York City Marathon	New York City, New York	12th	Marathon	2:18:39
2018	Houston Half-Marathon	Houston, Texas	16th	Half-Marathon	1:02:10
	2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships	Valencia, Spain	83rd	Half-Marathon	1:04:49 [21]
	New York City Marathon	New York City, New York	6th	Marathon	2:12:24
2019	Boston Marathon	Boston, Massachusetts	8th	Marathon	2:09:25 [22]
	New York City Marathon	New York City, New York	6th	Marathon	2:10:45
2020	Houston Half-Marathon	Houston, Texas	11th	Half-Marathon	1:01:36
	US Olympic Trials	Atlanta, Georgia	27th	Marathon	2:15:55
	London Marathon	London, England	17th	Marathon	2:12:38
2021	New York City Marathon	New York City, New York	10th	Marathon	2:14:06
2022	Boston Marathon	Boston, Massachusetts	26th	Marathon	2:15:24

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