LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - Adam Meyer has been hired as an assistant coach for the UNLV track & field/cross country programs, head coach Carmelita Jeter announced Wednesday.
Meyer joins the Rebels after spending the last year as an assistant coach and then head coach of the Park Gilbert University track & field/cross country programs. At UNLV, his coaching focus will be distance events and cross country.
"I am very excited to have Coach Adam Meyers on board here at UNLV," Jeter said. "In order to take this program to new heights I had to bring in someone with high energy and extremely outgoing, hard working and know that coaching is more than just X's and O's. Adam is also someone whose goals for the program align with mine. I want these women to be seen and heard and I am confident that Coach Meyers can provide that. We are a work-in-progress and have a brick-by-brick mindset, but we are all ready to do our part."
Meyer was hired at Park Gilbert, which is in Gilbert, Arizona, in August of 2022 where he assisted in building training for cross country student-athletes, resulting in personal bests on the course. Under his direction, three PGU male student-athletes and two female student-athletes broke program records in the the 8k and 5k courses and he produced the highest conference finish in school history with a third-place showing by the women's team.
Meyer was then promoted to become the head coach of the programs in January. In this role, he created the indoor and outdoor track & field competition schedule, oversaw the team's budget for travel, competition, gear and other expenses, was the head recruiter, and designed training for cross country and distance runners that resulted in personal bests across many different events ranging from the 400m to the 8k.
"I am very excited to be a part of this UNLV program," Meyer said. "I am ready to work closely with Coach Jeter and the rest of the staff to help build a culture of excellence and achievement."
As PGU's head coach, Meyer led the women's team to a second-place conference finish with a program-record 105 points scored. 18 of his student-athletes recorded top-three conference finishes in either individual events or relays at the 2023 CALPAC Conference Championships.
In addition, Meyer produced the first outdoor track & field NAIA national qualifier in school history. He also organized the program's academic mentoring and study hall programs.
Meyer was a student-athlete at Arizona State from 2017-22 where he competed for Sun Devil track & field/cross country. He earned his bachelor's degree in sports business at ASU in 2021 and is a former member of the W.P. Carey School of Business's Leaders Academy.
