South Dakota Mines

Gage Rayman is in his first year with South Dakota Mines after being hired in August of 2023 and coaches throws.

• Gage Rayman was hired as an assistant coach at South Dakota Mines in 2023 and serves as the throws coach.
• Rayman helped several athletes succeed and made a large difference in the progression of the track & field program early in his tenure. 
• During the outdoor season, Rayman helped Jaycie Stubbs continue her dominant run at the institution as she had provisional national qualifying marks in the javelin and shot put while winning a fourth straight RMAC Championship in the javelin while setting school records in that event and the shot put.
• Stubbs (2), Ian Cone, Cooper Stevens and Aidan Thompson all earned outdoor all-conference honors for their throws at the conference championships. 
• Stubbs also recorded an all-conference finish at the RMAC Championships and a school record in the indoor shot put and set a national provisional qualifying mark in the event. 
• Stevens also recorded an all-conference finish at the indoor championships, finishing sixth in the shot put. 
• Prior to South Dakota Mines, Rayman served as an assistant coach at Saint Mary of the Woods College from 2019-2023.
• Before spending time at Saint Mary of the Woods, Rayman was a volunteer assistant at Aberdeen Central High School prior to landing his first full-time job. 
• Rayman competed at Norhtern State from 2013-18, graduating from the institution with a bachelor's degree in psychology while minoring in coaching. 

Personal

Year at South Dakota Mines: First
Hometown: Spokane, Washington
Education: Northern State University, 2018 - B.S. Psychology

Coaching Career

2023-pres. – South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (Assistant Coach - Throws)
2019-2023 – Saint Mary of the Woods College (Assistant Coach)
2019 – Aberdeen Central High School (Volunteer Assistant)

Collegiate Career: Track & Field

2013-2018 – Northern State University