Collegiate While in college, Ward ran for the
BYU Cougars. While at BYU, Ward ran in the
NCAA Cross Country Nationals in each of his four seasons. Ward's peak came during his junior season when he finished 8th at Pre-Nationals, 1st at the
West Coast Conference Championships, 3rd at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships, and 14th at the
2012 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. Following his BYU career, Ward signed with
Saucony.
Professional Ward was the runner-up at the 2014
U.S. Marathon championships. At the 2015 USATF 25 km Championships Ward finished 1st defeating
Matt Llano,
Christo Landry,
Abdi Abdirahman,
Augustus Maiyo, and
Brett Gotcher. At the 2015 USATF 20 km Championships Ward finished 1st defeating
Dathan Ritzenhein,
Luke Puskedra,
Tyler Pennel,
Abdi Abdirahman, and
Fernando Cabada. Ward is also the 2015 U.S. Marathon champion. These three victories helped him secure the
USATF Running Circuit title for 2015. On February 13, 2016 Ward finished third, behind
Galen Rupp and
Meb Keflezighi at the US Olympic Marathon Trials in Los Angeles, California, to secure a place on the 2016 US Olympic Team, finishing in 2:13:00 on a warm day. ==Personal life==