Track & Field
- Title:
- Volunteer Coach - Jumps/ Volunteer Director of Operations
- Email:
- rjarvis@athletics.ucla.edu
Jarvis, a native of Southern California, is a combined-events and jumps specialist who brings extensive experience at the NCAA Division I, NAIA and international levels. He returns to UCLA to serve as the director of operations.
From 2014-15, Jarvis was an assistant coach at IMG Academy, working under the direction of Loren Seagrave, assisted with his elite training group andย helpedย buildย the newfounded IMGA track & field program. Jarvis coached the jumps event athletes from various country's federations, specifically Suriname, Brazil, China, and Barbados.
Athletes of note from the IMG based-group included '15 World Champion and Diamond League Champion in long jump Tianna Bartoletta-Madision, '14 European bronze medalist Darya Klishina,ย '15 Pan American Games silver medalist in triple jump Keila Costa, and CARIFTA Games gold medalist and Suriname national record holder in triple jump Miguel Van Assen.
From 2010-13, Jarvis led the menโs combined-events and jumps groups at UCLA, helping the Bruins emerge as a premier program in NCAA Division I. Under his tutelage, athletes went on to earn seven NCAA All-American honors, nine NCAA West Region qualifiers,18 Pac-12 Conference meet scorers, as well as one of his decathletes qualifying for the IAAF World Championships. Three of the decathletes are now recognized on UCLAโs prestigious All-Time Top 10 List for the decathlon (numbers 3, 7, and 10) and Heptathlon (number 1 and 2).
Prior to joining UCLA, Jarvis was assistant coach for the sprints and jumps groups at NAIA powerhouse Azusa Pacific University (APU, now a member of NCAA Division II) from 2005-10 as the team won a combined eight national championships (five menโs, three womenโs). While at Azusa Pacific he mentored seven individual NAIA National Champions, a combined 49 NAIA All-Americans, and 10 All-American relay teams.
Also while at APU Jarvis assisted the coaching staff of fellow APU alum, Olympic and World Champion Decathlete Bryan Clay, 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist, 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist, and three-time IAAF World Champion, with meet preparation and training, as well as traveled with Clay to numerous meets including the USA Olympic Trials and IAAF World Championships.
For summer of 2015, Jarvis has been selected by USA Track & Field to serve on the USA vs. Germany Thorpe Cup coaching staff. The Thorpe Cup is an annual team combined-events competition between the USA and Germany, named after American Olympic gold medalist Jim Thorpe.
Jarvis earned a business administration degree from Azusa Pacific University in 2005. He holds certifications in USATF Coaching Education Level III, Sprints and Hurdles (2013), IAAF Coaching Academy Level V, Sprints and Hurdles (2013), USTFCCCA Jumps Event Specialist (2012) and attended the USATF Emerging Elite Coaches Camp (2011).
