Sam Kranz

Biography

// QUICK HITS ON COACH KRANZ • Worked with Adrian Valles, the most decorated man in UC track & field history, who qualified and competed in two IAAF World Championships (Spain), won seven AAC Championships (4 indoor, 3 outdoor) and earned six USTFCCCA All-America First Team honors along with numerous national academic awards • His athletes have collected seven All-America honors, 18 AAC titles and 34 AAC All-Conference honors (Top 3) • In his first four years, his athletes have broken seven of the 12 school records in the events he coaches (long jump, triple jump and pole vault for both men and women, indoors and outdoors), including five of the six women’s marks • In 2018, his athletes captured four conference titles, including Brooke Catherine sweeping the pole vault crowns • In 2022 his athletes claimed three conference titles, including Austin Edwards sweeping the long jump crowns. • In 2023 his athletes claimed two conference titles, as Abby Knouff would qualfiy for the NCAA Outdoor Championships • In 2024, coached Abby Knouff to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships and earn All-American honors. // COACH KRANZ The 2024-25 track & field seasons will mark the 10th year Sam Kranz has served as an assistant coach for the University of Cincinnati program, a tenure that has seen Kranz’ student-athletes continue to excel both in competition and in the classroom. Through seven years of coaching the Bearcats’ long jump, triple jump and pole vault competitors, his student-at