Bryan Schiding is in his fourth year as an assistant coach at Missouri Southern working with the men’s sprinters and both the men and women’s jumpers. 

In three years at Southern, his athletes have combined for nine individual and two relay All-American awards.  Last year the Southern sprinters and long/triple jumpers virtually rewrote the indoor and outdoor top-10 lists.  Freshman sprinter Jeffrey Fraley, was the indoor and outdoor MIAA champion in the 200m, and was ranked top three nationally in the 60m, 100m, and 200m dashes.  In addition, Fraley was a two-time All-American 200m sprinter last year.  Freshman jumper Darion Boure broke the outdoor triple jump record by nearly a foot, and was also an outdoor All-American.  All said athletes which he worked with combined for 62 NCAA qualifying marks and have set ten school records within three years.

One of Schiding’s more decorated athletes is Tyrone Smith.  Smith, a professional long jumper, currently owns the Bermuda national record.  He most recently finished 12^th at the London Olympic games, and had previously finished 15^th at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.  Smith currently has a personal best jump of 27’ 0”.  His collegiate career included two national runner-up finishes and a fourth place showing in the event at the 2006 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships.  

Prior to Missouri Southern, Schiding spent 6-years at Missouri S&T.  He was twice named as the NCAA Division II Men’s Regional Assistant Coach of the Year, earning the honor in 2007 for the Great Lakes Region after the Miners posted their highest finish ever at an NCAA championship meet, then again in 2009 as the Missouri S&T men's team swept the Great Lakes Valley Conference titles with strong performances from its sprinters and jumpers keying the title runs. 

While at S&T, Schiding developed one of the finest Pole Vault programs in Division 2.  Over a span of 6-years he had 14 All-Americans and 30 NCAA qualifiers in the Pole Vault.  In 2009, he coached three different pole vaulters over 17 feet.  The Miner sprinters and field event competitors had great success under Schiding's guidance.  His stay at Missouri S&T saw 74 individuals qualify for the NCAA Championships with 22 earning All-America honors.  His athletes set 61 new school records and had over 150 all-conference performances.  Missouri S&T also had four individuals earn the GLVC "Freshman of the Year" awards.

Prior to joining the Missouri S&T coaching staff, Schiding served as an assistant track and field coach at LaSalle University in Philadelphia for the three seasons.  He coached both the men's and women's field events and also worked with the sprinters and hurdlers.  He helped coach teams to a total of five Atlantic-10 Conference championships, including two men's and two women's titles in cross country, and the men’s indoor title in 2003.  His athletes established 11 new school records during his three seasons on the staff.

Schiding was the team captain while competing at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa., from where he graduated in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in economics. He set the school record in the indoor long jump and won conference titles in the long jump (twice) and triple jump; he earned seven all-conference awards during his career at Bucknell.  Schiding also competed in the sprint and multi events as well as the relays.

He earned his MBA with a concentration in marketing from LaSalle. Schiding currently resides in Joplin with his wife, Stephanee and daughter Lilyan.