Ron Garner

Biography

Updated: December 2025 Ron Garner brings more than 30 years of collegiate coaching experience to Tennessee as he enters his fourth season with the program in 2025–26. He assists in the development of the Vols’ and Lady Vols’ sprinters, hurdlers and relay squads. Since arriving on Rocky Top, Garner has helped elevate Tennessee into a national contender across the sprint and hurdle events. Over his first three seasons, his athlete groups have produced 13 school records, 82 All-America certificates and 24 SEC medal-winning performances, while consistently scoring at both the conference and national levels. 2025 Summary Tennessee's sprinters, hurdlers and relays totaled three conference titles during the 2025 campaign, beginning with Myreanna Bebe winning the SEC crown at the indoor championship meet with mark of 7.95 seconds. The men’s 4x100-meter relay quartet of Deron Dudley, Davonte Howell, Kalib Branch and T’Mars McCallum earned the conference title in school-record fashion with a time of 38.20 at the SEC Outdoor Championships, while Vol freshman Saad Hinti took home UT’s first SEC gold in the 400-meter hurdles in nearly four decades with a time of 48.44. The Lady Vols had four First-Team All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships – headlined by a fourth-place finish for the 4x400-meter relay of Cydney Wright, Esther Joseph, Brianna White and Javonya Valcourt with a school-record mark of 3:27.25. The men tabbed six scoring marks at the outdoor national meet – includ