Hazem Miawad joined New York University as an assistant men’s and women’s track & field coach prior to the 2024-25 season. He primarily focuses on working with the program’s sprinters.
Miawad helped coach a successful 2024-25 squad that boasted nine individual qualifiers for the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships, three of whom earned U.S Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) All-America honors.
Prior to NYU, Miawad worked as the sprints and middle distance track coach at the Masters School, coaching middle and high school athletes. In his first year in 2023, the team broke 14 school records. He coached the first All-Americans in school history with a 3rd-place finish in the sprint medley relay at The New Balance Outdoor Nationals. Miawad also coached an athlete to run 1:50.88 in the 800m, breaking a 25-year-old New York State High School sophomore class record.
A world-class track athlete who competes professionally for Team Egypt and Empire Elite Track Club, Miawad is a two-time 800-meter Egyptian National Champion, five-time national record holder and placed 22nd at the 2025 World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China.
A 2019 graduate of the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology, Miawad competed on the track & field team for four years. A Big 10 Conference medal winner as well as an NCAA Championships qualifier, Miawad was part of the 4x400 relay team that currently holds both the Maryland indoor and outdoor records and is top-10 all-time in the indoor 500- and 600-meter runs.
Originally from Old Bridge, NJ, Miawad resides in Dobbs Ferry, NY.
