Ian Mook grew up just north of The Masters School in Sleepy Hollow and fondly remembers coming to the Masters campus for his youth soccer practices. He joined Masters in 2022 and wears many hats: head track and field coach, upper school math teacher and dorm director. Before coming to Masters, Mook held similar roles at The Lawrenceville School, including program director and head track and field coach. 

Over his career, Mook has guided multiple high school All-American athletes and even coached one national champion. What he values most is fostering a culture of support, joy, and belonging on the Masters track and field teams. A dedicated runner and triathlete himself, Mook loves joining workouts whenever he can and trying to keep up with Masters athletes. He spends much of his coaching time with the  hurdlers, jumpers and throwers. Prior to his teaching and coaching career, Mook was a member of the Williams College track and field team, where he primarily competed in the 400m hurdles and the javelin. 

Hazem Miawad works as the sprints and middle distance track coach at Masters, coaching middle and upper 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.  

Miawad is a 2019 graduate of the University of Maryland with a B.S. degree in kinesiology and competed on the track and field team for four years. A Big 10 Conference medal winner and NCAA Championships qualifier, Miawad was a member of the 4x400 relay team that still holds both the Maryland indoor and outdoor records. He also ranks in the University’s top 10 all-time in the indoor 500- and 600-meter events.

Jack Salisbury joined the cross country and track coaching staff at Masters two years ago after serving as an assistant track coach at Georgetown University, his alma mater. While at Georgetown, Salisbury was a Big East Champion and USATF Juniors Finalist, earning DI 1st Team All-American honors. He is also a two-time Olympic Trials qualifier in the 1,500 meter. Prior to his time at Georgetown, the Rumford, Rhode Island track star was an 11-time Rhode Island State champion and three-time New England champion. He currently is a miler for the Empire Elite Track Club, a professional running team in New York.