University of Missouri Athletics

The 2025 track and field season serves as the first for assistant coach Ethan Bray, who oversees the program's pole vaulters. He comes to Columbia after a season at Kansas State.

Bray, a native of Fishers, Ind., was a three-time All-American in the pole vault at the University of South Dakota from 2016-2021. His senior year he competed in both the indoor and outdoor NCAA Championships, taking bronze in outdoor competition clearing a height of 5.55m/18-02.50, and finished fifth during the indoor season with a height of 5.50m/18-00.50.
 
Competing in the Summit League, Bray was a two-time indoor Champion, also finishing as runner-up six times. His personal best height of 5.65m/18-06.50 is No. 2 in the Coyote men’s indoor records, also claiming the No. 2 spot in the outdoor records at 5.61m/18-04.75.

Bray competed at the Olympic Trials in June 2021 in the pole vault event, placing 15^th with a jump of 5.60m/18’4.5”.
 
Bray joined the Coyotes Track team as the Director of Operations in Aug. 2022, after graduating in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice.