Texas A&M University Women's Track

Henry, now in his 13th season as head coach of the Texas A&M track and field program, became the first coach to lead a school to three consecutive men's and women's NCAA Outdoor Championships when the Aggies accomplished the feat during the 2009-2010-2011 seasons. In 2013, the A&M men claimed their fourth NCAA Championship while the Aggie women achieved a fourth NCAA Championship in 2014. Texas A&M men finished third in the 2016 NCAA Championships with the women placing fifth. It was the 10th consecutive year for the Aggie women to record a top five finish in the NCAA Championships while the men posted its seventh top three finish in the past eight seasons. Twice the Aggie men have placed second the NCAA Indoor (2010 & 2011) while the A&M women have finished fifth four times indoors (2010, 2011, 2012 & 2014) after placing second at the NCAA Indoor in 2009. With eight NCAA Championships in his time at Aggieland, Henry's total number of national titles has reached 35 on the Division I level. In addition, Henry also claimed a pair of national titles on the NJCAA level while coaching at Blinn College in Brenham. While Henry is currently third among all-time national team titles as a NCAA head coach. he has achieved the most championships for indoor and outdoor track and field national titles. The all-time list is topped by Kenyon College's Jim Steen, who has 50 NCAA titles in Division III swimming and diving, while Arkansas' John McDonnell collected 40 NCAA titles between cross country (11) and track (29). In addition to winning eight national team titles over a six-year span with the Aggie program, the A&M men won its first ever Big 12 Indoor championship in 2011, which marked the first conference indoor title for A&M since a Southwest Conference title in 1980. Then the Aggie men set a conference record of 175 points to win the 2011 Big 12 Outdoor championship as A&M claimed its first Big 12 Outdoor title since 2001. Texas A&M men repeated the double sweep of conference titles in 2012, their last season in the Big 12. Meanwhile, the Aggie women achieved their fifth consecutive Big 12 Outdoor championship in 2011 and were runner-up at the Big 12 Indoor, after winning four straight titles from 2007 to 2010. In 2012, the A&M women won their final Big 12 Indoor and placed third at the outdoor conference meet. In 2013, with the Aggies in their first season competing in the SEC, the A&M women won the outdoor conference title while the men placed third. Both teams finished third during the SEC Indoor meet. In 2014 the Aggie men claimed the SEC Outdoor team title while the women were third. Hosting the SEC Indoor meet in 2014 the A&M women finished second and the men were third in team scoring in front of a home crowd at Gilliam Indoor Stadium. The 2015 Aggies both posted runner-up finishes at the SEC Outdoor Championships and third-place showings at the SEC Indoor Championships. Texas A&M men were runner-up indoors and outdoors in the SEC during 2016 while the Aggie women were runner-up outdoors after placing seventh indoors. In 2011, Texas A&M became the first Big 12 school in five years to sweep both conference outdoor team championships. In addition the Aggies swept all four relay events during the Big 12 Outdoor meet, a first for any Big 12 school in the 15 year history of the league. Texas A&M won their third consecutive set of NCAA titles in Des Moines, Iowa in June 2011 with the outcome decided for each team championship in the meets final event - the 4 x 400 relay. A&M became just the third school to win both the men's and women's 4 x 400 relays at the same NCAA Outdoor meet. The Aggie women won in a school record 3:26.31 as Jessica Beard anchored the effort in 49.13 seconds, the fastest split ever recorded at the NCAA Championships. In the men's 4 x 400 a winning time of 3:00.62 just missed the school record of 3:00.45 established by the Aggies at the Texas Relays earlier in the season. In winning three straight national championships, the A&M men have won their titles by the narrowest of margins - 2009 (2 points, 48-46 over three other schools), 2010 (1 point, 55-54), 2011 (1 point, 55-54). Meanwhile, the women enjoyed slightly better margins in 2009 (50-43) and 2010 (72-57), but were only four points (49-45) ahead for the 2011 championship. The success A&M has enjoyed under Henry and the goals they have achieved stem from the strength of the program in the coaching staff that has been in place the past seven years along with the depth and quality of the athletes involved. Hiring good assistant coaches, who work hard in each aspect of the sport, has been a proven formula for Henry. "As a staff we pride ourselves on having an overall team success concept," Henry said. "We continue to develop a program that is broad-based by getting good athletes in all events in both genders." Henry established LSU as the pre-eminent track and field program in the country while he was there by winning 27 team NCAA championships with numerous team titles coming on both the men's and women's sides. In 1989, Henry became the first coach in NCAA history to win both men's and women's track and field national championships at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. In 1990 his LSU squad repeated the feat and Henry was the only coach to claim consecutive double NCAA titles until he achieved the accomplishment again at Texas A&M in 2009 and 2010. In the past 12 years, Texas A&M has had an individual or relay claim a NCAA title each season. RECENT NCAA CHAMPIONS 2005 - Fabrice Lapierre, long jump 2006 - Clora Williams, 400 meters 2007 - Women's 4 x 100 relay 2008 - Simone Facey, 200 meters; women's 4 x 100 relay 2009 - Porscha Lucas, 200 meters, women's 4 x 100 relay (collegiate record) 2010 - Curtis Mitchell, 200 meters; Porscha Lucas, 200 meters; women's 4 x 100 relay; men's 4 x 400 relay 2011 - Jessica Beard, 400 meters; women's 4 x 400 relay, men's 4 x 400 relay 2012 - Ameer Webb, 200 meters; Natosha Rogers, 10,000 meters 2013 - Wayne Davis II, 110 hurdles; Sam Humphreys, javelin; Ameer Webb, 200 meters (indoor & outdoor); women's 4 x 100 relay 2014 - Kamaria Brown, 200 meters; Deon Lendore, 400 meters (indoor & outdoor); Shamier Little, 400 hurdles; women's 4x100 relay; men's 4x400 relay; Shelbi Vaughan, Discus; Brea Garrett, indoor weight throw 2015 - men's 4x400 relay (indoors); Shamier Little, 400 hurdles; Shelbi Vaughan, discus 2016 - Donavan Brazier, 800m (collegiate record); Shamier Little, 400 hurdles; Maggie Malone, javelin (collegiate record); Lindon Victor, decathlon After serving as head coach of the U.S. men's national during the 2006 World Cup in Athens in Athens, Greece, Henry embarked on a larger role as an international coach when he served as head coach of the U.S. men's national team during the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan. Overwhelming success from the U.S. men's team led to a record 10 gold medals, bettering the previous best of nine set during World Championships in 1991 and 2005. In addition the U.S. men's team totaled 19 medals, the best tally by the United States since the 1991 World Championships. An essential part in developing and maintaining a strong program is having the facilities to train the athletes. For the past three years A&M has enjoyed hosting meets in one of the finest indoor track and field complexes in the country. The Gilliam Indoor Track has already hosted two NCAA Indoor Championships (2009, 2011) and will host a second Big 12 Indoor Conference meet after hosting one in 2009. Henry closed his time at LSU in the 2004 season by making it the first school in NCAA history to sweep the men's and women's national team crowns at the NCAA Indoor Championships. In overseeing the direction of the LSU track and field program, Henry always worked with sprinters. He was primarily responsible for the men's sprint and relay events, two areas that flourished under his guidance. During the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, there were 15 Olympians competing who came through the LSU program. In all, the Tigers and Lady Tigers combined to win an unprecedented 16 national titles in the 4 x 100 relay and nine NCAA titles in the 4 x 400 relay in Henry's 17 years at the helm. Tiger relay squads made history during the 1992 season, when LSU became the first school in NCAA history to claim gold in both the men's and women's 4 x 100 in the same year. Henry's relay teams duplicated the feat several times, sweeping the sprint relays in 1993, 1994 and 2003. While Henry's coaching accomplishments are legendary, it didn't take 17 years for people to recognize that he was creating something special at LSU. In 1988, Henry's first season in Baton Rouge, he guided the Lady Tigers to the NCAA Outdoor Championship. He then followed that up with two history-making seasons. At the 1989 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Provo, Utah, LSU became the first school in NCAA history to claim both the men's and women's national titles in the same year, and Henry became just the third coach in NCAA history to enjoy national championships in both a men's and women's sport. Henry's teams went on to repeat that success during the 1990 season, as both the Tigers and Lady Tigers won team gold at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Durham, N.C. The Lady Tigers dominance continued between the 1994 and 1996 seasons as they swept the NCAA Championships, claiming the indoor and outdoor titles all three years. The year 1997 proved to be a true testament to Henry's abilities as he led a young and inexperienced women's squad to a pair of national crowns against heavily favored teams. The Lady Tigers capped an incredible four-day stretch in Bloomington, Ind., with a 43-point final day outburst, to edge Texas by a single point, 63-62. The finish marked the closest in NCAA history and the Lady Tigers' 11th-consecutive NCAA Outdoor Championship, a streak that still stands as the longest winning streak in the history of NCAA Division I women's athletics. In addition to the widely recognized success of Henry's women's teams from 1988-97, his men's squads placed among the top seven in the nation at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in nine of those 10 years. In all, under Henry's guidance, the Tiger men claimed five national crowns and averaged a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Henry's success continued into the 21st century, as in June of 2000, he became only the second coach in NCAA Division I history in any sport to reach the 20 NCAA title plateau, guiding his Lady Tigers to an improbable run for the national championship, their 12th in a stretch of 14 years. At the NCAA Outdoor Championships the Lady Tigers completed a thrilling final day assault, picking up 46 of their 58 points, to edge out USC in the final event of the competition. That same year, Henry's men's team finished fifth at the outdoor national meet. In 2001, Henry led his Tigers to their first NCAA Indoor title in dramatic fashion. Needing a win in the 4 x 400 relay to seal the victory, the Tigers demonstrated the character and poise matched only by their mentor. Rallying in thrilling fashion won the event, and ultimately the team title. LSU was just as successful in 2002 as both the Tigers and Lady Tigers each won a National Championship title. The women took home the indoor crown, while the men concluded the season by winning the outdoor title in front of a home crowd at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium, one of the highlights of Henry's career. In 2004, Henry added another remarkable chapter to his already brilliant career as he guided the Lady Tigers to a sweep of the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor National Championships for the ninth time in program history and the first time since the 1997 season. The Tigers were also impressive in 2003, finishing third at the NCAA Indoor Championships and fourth at the NCAA Outdoor meet. The Tigers were able to consistently compete for national championships, while also focusing on winning the conference title. Henry demonstrated that philosophy as his LSU teams captured 16 SEC crowns during his tenure. One of the highlights under Henry came during the 1989 season when LSU won all but the men's NCAA Indoor Championships. The women won both the SEC and NCAA Indoor and Outdoor titles, while the men won both SEC titles and the NCAA Outdoor crown. Under Henry's guidance, LSU became a benchmark program in the collegiate ranks. However, the accolades didn't stop there as many of Henry's athletes went on to experience tremendous success at the international level. In all, LSU produced 37 Olympians and 38 World Championship competitors during the Henry era, totals that include three Olympic gold medalists and six medalists at the World Championships. Prior to his time at LSU, Henry molded a powerhouse men's program in four seasons at Blinn College in Brenham, Texas, that swept both the 1987 NJCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships. Henry earned both Indoor and Outdoor National Junior College Coach of the Year honors in 1986 and 1987 for his efforts. Preceeding his time at Blinn College, Henry served as head coach at Hobbs (NM) High School, where he led his teams to five state championships. Henry's coaching abilities can be traced through his lineage. In 1911, when sprint sensation Gwinn Henry, Pat's grandfather, was declared the "fastest man in the world," one reporter wrote, "Unlike most champions, he is not a talker." It is a trait that has been passed down from generation to generation, along with the proficiency for coaching. Gwinn, a native of Eden, Texas, went on to serve as the head football and track coach at Kansas, Missouri, and New Mexico, while his son Gwinn Bub followed in his footsteps as an assistant track coach at New Mexico. The Henry's coaching tradition continued into the third generation with Pat and his two brothers. Matt served as head coach of the track and field program at New Mexico for seven years while Matt's twin, Mark, served as his assistant. A native of Albuquerque, N.M., Henry graduated from Del Norte High School in 1969. He received his bachelor's degree in physical education from New Mexico in 1973 and a master's degree in education administration from Western New Mexico in 1979. Henry is married to the former Gail Duggin of Albuquerque. They have a daughter and son-in-law, Shelly and Seth Daigle, as well as a son and daughter-in-law, Brandon and Brandie Henry. Grandchildren include Katie Ruth Henry and Morgan Henry, daughter and son to Brandon and Brandie, as well as Avery Daigle and Luke Daigle, daughter and son to Shelly and Seth.  Pat Henry Head Coach office: ; cell: Pat Henry, now in his 13th season as head coach of the Texas A&M track and field program, became the first coach to lead a school to three consecutive men's and women's NCAA Outdoor Championships when the Aggies accomplished the feat during the 2009-2010-2011 seasons. In 2013, the A&M men claimed their fourth NCAA Championship while the Aggie women achieved a fourth NCAA Championship in 2014. Texas A&M men finished third in the 2016 NCAA Championships with the women placing fifth. It was the 10th consecutive year for the Aggie women to record a top five finish in the NCAA Championships while the men posted its seventh top three finish in the past eight seasons. Twice the Aggie men have placed second the NCAA Indoor (2010 & 2011) while the A&M women have finished fifth four times indoors (2010, 2011, 2012 & 2014) after placing second at the NCAA Indoor in 2009. With eight NCAA Championships in his time at Aggieland, Henry's total number of national titles has reached 35 on the Division I level. In addition, Henry also claimed a pair of national titles on the NJCAA level while coaching at Blinn College in Brenham. While Henry is currently third among all-time national team titles as a NCAA head coach. he has achieved the most championships for indoor and outdoor track and field national titles. The all-time list is topped by Kenyon College's Jim Steen, who has 50 NCAA titles in Division III swimming and diving, while Arkansas' John McDonnell collected 40 NCAA titles between cross country (11) and track (29). In addition to winning eight national team titles over a six-year span with the Aggie program, the A&M men won its first ever Big 12 Indoor championship in 2011, which marked the first conference indoor title for A&M since a Southwest Conference title in 1980. Then the Aggie men set a conference record of 175 points to win the 2011 Big 12 Outdoor championship as A&M claimed its first Big 12 Outdoor title since 2001. Texas A&M men repeated the double sweep of conference titles in 2012, their last season in the Big 12. Meanwhile, the Aggie women achieved their fifth consecutive Big 12 Outdoor championship in 2011 and were runner-up at the Big 12 Indoor, after winning four straight titles from 2007 to 2010. In 2012, the A&M women won their final Big 12 Indoor and placed third at the outdoor conference meet. In 2013, with the Aggies in their first season competing in the SEC, the A&M women won the outdoor conference title while the men placed third. Both teams finished third during the SEC Indoor meet. In 2014 the Aggie men claimed the SEC Outdoor team title while the women were third. Hosting the SEC Indoor meet in 2014 the A&M women finished second and the men were third in team scoring in front of a home crowd at Gilliam Indoor Stadium. The 2015 Aggies both posted runner-up finishes at the SEC Outdoor Championships and third-place showings at the SEC Indoor Championships. Texas A&M men were runner-up indoors and outdoors in the SEC during 2016 while the Aggie women were runner-up outdoors after placing seventh indoors. In 2011, Texas A&M became the first Big 12 school in five years to sweep both conference outdoor team championships. In addition the Aggies swept all four relay events during the Big 12 Outdoor meet, a first for any Big 12 school in the 15 year history of the league. Texas A&M won their third consecutive set of NCAA titles in Des Moines, Iowa in June 2011 with the outcome decided for each team championship in the meets final event - the 4 x 400 relay. A&M became just the third school to win both the men's and women's 4 x 400 relays at the same NCAA Outdoor meet. The Aggie women won in a school record 3:26.31 as Jessica Beard anchored the effort in 49.13 seconds, the fastest split ever recorded at the NCAA Championships. In the men's 4 x 400 a winning time of 3:00.62 just missed the school record of 3:00.45 established by the Aggies at the Texas Relays earlier in the season. In winning three straight national championships, the A&M men have won their titles by the narrowest of margins - 2009 (2 points, 48-46 over three other schools), 2010 (1 point, 55-54), 2011 (1 point, 55-54). Meanwhile, the women enjoyed slightly better margins in 2009 (50-43) and 2010 (72-57), but were only four points (49-45) ahead for the 2011 championship. The success A&M has enjoyed under Henry and the goals they have achieved stem from the strength of the program in the coaching staff that has been in place the past seven years along with the depth and quality of the athletes involved. Hiring good assistant coaches, who work hard in each aspect of the sport, has been a proven formula for Henry. "As a staff we pride ourselves on having an overall team success concept," Henry said. "We continue to develop a program that is broad-based by getting good athletes in all events in both genders." Henry established LSU as the pre-eminent track and field program in the country while he was there by winning 27 team NCAA championships with numerous team titles coming on both the men's and women's sides. In 1989, Henry became the first coach in NCAA history to win both men's and women's track and field national championships at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. In 1990 his LSU squad repeated the feat and Henry was the only coach to claim consecutive double NCAA titles until he achieved the accomplishment again at Texas A&M in 2009 and 2010. In the past 12 years, Texas A&M has had an individual or relay claim a NCAA title each season. RECENT NCAA CHAMPIONS 2005 - Fabrice Lapierre, long jump 2006 - Clora Williams, 400 meters 2007 - Women's 4 x 100 relay 2008 - Simone Facey, 200 meters; women's 4 x 100 relay 2009 - Porscha Lucas, 200 meters, women's 4 x 100 relay (collegiate record) 2010 - Curtis Mitchell, 200 meters; Porscha Lucas, 200 meters; women's 4 x 100 relay; men's 4 x 400 relay 2011 - Jessica Beard, 400 meters; women's 4 x 400 relay, men's 4 x 400 relay 2012 - Ameer Webb, 200 meters; Natosha Rogers, 10,000 meters 2013 - Wayne Davis II, 110 hurdles; Sam Humphreys, javelin; Ameer Webb, 200 meters (indoor & outdoor); women's 4 x 100 relay 2014 - Kamaria Brown, 200 meters; Deon Lendore, 400 meters (indoor & outdoor); Shamier Little, 400 hurdles; women's 4x100 relay; men's 4x400 relay; Shelbi Vaughan, Discus; Brea Garrett, indoor weight throw 2015 - men's 4x400 relay (indoors); Shamier Little, 400 hurdles; Shelbi Vaughan, discus 2016 - Donavan Brazier, 800m (collegiate record); Shamier Little, 400 hurdles; Maggie Malone, javelin (collegiate record); Lindon Victor, decathlon After serving as head coach of the U.S. men's national during the 2006 World Cup in Athens in Athens, Greece, Henry embarked on a larger role as an international coach when he served as head coach of the U.S. men's national team during the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan. Overwhelming success from the U.S. men's team led to a record 10 gold medals, bettering the previous best of nine set during World Championships in 1991 and 2005. In addition the U.S. men's team totaled 19 medals, the best tally by the United States since the 1991 World Championships. An essential part in developing and maintaining a strong program is having the facilities to train the athletes. For the past three years A&M has enjoyed hosting meets in one of the finest indoor track and field complexes in the country. The Gilliam Indoor Track has already hosted two NCAA Indoor Championships (2009, 2011) and will host a second Big 12 Indoor Conference meet after hosting one in 2009. Henry closed his time at LSU in the 2004 season by making it the first school in NCAA history to sweep the men's and women's national team crowns at the NCAA Indoor Championships. In overseeing the direction of the LSU track and field program, Henry always worked with sprinters. He was primarily responsible for the men's sprint and relay events, two areas that flourished under his guidance. During the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, there were 15 Olympians competing who came through the LSU program. In all, the Tigers and Lady Tigers combined to win an unprecedented 16 national titles in the 4 x 100 relay and nine NCAA titles in the 4 x 400 relay in Henry's 17 years at the helm. Tiger relay squads made history during the 1992 season, when LSU became the first school in NCAA history to claim gold in both the men's and women's 4 x 100 in the same year. Henry's relay teams duplicated the feat several times, sweeping the sprint relays in 1993, 1994 and 2003. While Henry's coaching accomplishments are legendary, it didn't take 17 years for people to recognize that he was creating something special at LSU. In 1988, Henry's first season in Baton Rouge, he guided the Lady Tigers to the NCAA Outdoor Championship. He then followed that up with two history-making seasons. At the 1989 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Provo, Utah, LSU became the first school in NCAA history to claim both the men's and women's national titles in the same year, and Henry became just the third coach in NCAA history to enjoy national championships in both a men's and women's sport. Henry's teams went on to repeat that success during the 1990 season, as both the Tigers and Lady Tigers won team gold at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Durham, N.C. The Lady Tigers dominance continued between the 1994 and 1996 seasons as they swept the NCAA Championships, claiming the indoor and outdoor titles all three years. The year 1997 proved to be a true testament to Henry's abilities as he led a young and inexperienced women's squad to a pair of national crowns against heavily favored teams. The Lady Tigers capped an incredible four-day stretch in Bloomington, Ind., with a 43-point final day outburst, to edge Texas by a single point, 63-62. The finish marked the closest in NCAA history and the Lady Tigers' 11th-consecutive NCAA Outdoor Championship, a streak that still stands as the longest winning streak in the history of NCAA Division I women's athletics. In addition to the widely recognized success of Henry's women's teams from 1988-97, his men's squads placed among the top seven in the nation at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in nine of those 10 years. In all, under Henry's guidance, the Tiger men claimed five national crowns and averaged a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Henry's success continued into the 21st century, as in June of 2000, he became only the second coach in NCAA Division I history in any sport to reach the 20 NCAA title plateau, guiding his Lady Tigers to an improbable run for the national championship, their 12th in a stretch of 14 years. At the NCAA Outdoor Championships the Lady Tigers completed a thrilling final day assault, picking up 46 of their 58 points, to edge out USC in the final event of the competition. That same year, Henry's men's team finished fifth at the outdoor national meet. In 2001, Henry led his Tigers to their first NCAA Indoor title in dramatic fashion. Needing a win in the 4 x 400 relay to seal the victory, the Tigers demonstrated the character and poise matched only by their mentor. Rallying in thrilling fashion won the event, and ultimately the team title. LSU was just as successful in 2002 as both the Tigers and Lady Tigers each won a National Championship title. The women took home the indoor crown, while the men concluded the season by winning the outdoor title in front of a home crowd at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium, one of the highlights of Henry's career. In 2004, Henry added another remarkable chapter to his already brilliant career as he guided the Lady Tigers to a sweep of the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor National Championships for the ninth time in program history and the first time since the 1997 season. The Tigers were also impressive in 2003, finishing third at the NCAA Indoor Championships and fourth at the NCAA Outdoor meet. The Tigers were able to consistently compete for national championships, while also focusing on winning the conference title. Henry demonstrated that philosophy as his LSU teams captured 16 SEC crowns during his tenure. One of the highlights under Henry came during the 1989 season when LSU won all but the men's NCAA Indoor Championships. The women won both the SEC and NCAA Indoor and Outdoor titles, while the men won both SEC titles and the NCAA Outdoor crown. Under Henry's guidance, LSU became a benchmark program in the collegiate ranks. However, the accolades didn't stop there as many of Henry's athletes went on to experience tremendous success at the international level. In all, LSU produced 37 Olympians and 38 World Championship competitors during the Henry era, totals that include three Olympic gold medalists and six medalists at the World Championships. Prior to his time at LSU, Henry molded a powerhouse men's program in four seasons at Blinn College in Brenham, Texas, that swept both the 1987 NJCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships. Henry earned both Indoor and Outdoor National Junior College Coach of the Year honors in 1986 and 1987 for his efforts. Preceeding his time at Blinn College, Henry served as head coach at Hobbs (NM) High School, where he led his teams to five state championships. Henry's coaching abilities can be traced through his lineage. In 1911, when sprint sensation Gwinn Henry, Pat's grandfather, was declared the "fastest man in the world," one reporter wrote, "Unlike most champions, he is not a talker." It is a trait that has been passed down from generation to generation, along with the proficiency for coaching. Gwinn, a native of Eden, Texas, went on to serve as the head football and track coach at Kansas, Missouri, and New Mexico, while his son Gwinn Bub followed in his footsteps as an assistant track coach at New Mexico. The Henry's coaching tradition continued into the third generation with Pat and his two brothers. Matt served as head coach of the track and field program at New Mexico for seven years while Matt's twin, Mark, served as his assistant. A native of Albuquerque, N.M., Henry graduated from Del Norte High School in 1969. He received his bachelor's degree in physical education from New Mexico in 1973 and a master's degree in education administration from Western New Mexico in 1979. Henry is married to the former Gail Duggin of Albuquerque. They have a daughter and son-in-law, Shelly and Seth Daigle, as well as a son and daughter-in-law, Brandon and Brandie Henry. Grandchildren include Katie Ruth Henry and Morgan Henry, daughter and son to Brandon and Brandie, as well as Avery Daigle and Luke Daigle, daughter and son to Shelly and Seth. 

Price is in his fourth year with the Texas A&M athletic department after joining the staff in August 2006. A former statistician with Track & Field News for six-plus years, Price was recently the sports editor for the El Campo Leader-News in El Campo, Texas, for seven and a half years. During the past three Olympic Games, in Beijing (2008), Sydney (2000) and Athens (2004), Price has worked with NBC Sports as a researcher for track and field. He also served in a media relations capacity for the U.S. national track and field team during the 1993 and 1997 IAAF World Outdoor Championships as well as the 2008 World Junior Championships in Poland.

Francique becomes the latest addition to the Aggie assistant coaching staff in the fall of 2008 following his retirement from the sport after a second appearance in the Olympics Games during the summer of 2008. In the spring of 2009 Texas A&M finished second in the 4 x 400 relay at the NCAA Championships and won the national team title by two points. The Aggies went on to claim two more NCAA Outdoor team championships in 2010 and 2011, while winning the 4 x 400 titles each season. Texas A&M also won the NCAA Indoor 4 x 400 relays in 2010 and 2011. School records were set in the men's and women's 4 x 800 as well as the men's 4 x 400 under Francique. Individually, the men's 800m school record was broken while Michael Preble earned a NCAA Indoor silver medal in 2012. Representing his native Grenada in Beijing, China, Francique was honored with being named flag bearer for his second consecutive Olympics. In 2004 Francique placed fourth in the 400 Olympic final in Athens, Greece, behind an American sweep. For his achievement in the sport during 2004 the country of Grenada honored Francique with an Order of the British Empire and named him Ambassador for Sport. International success also included a pair of World Indoor gold medals in the 400 for Francique as he claimed wins in 2004 (Budapest) and 2006 (Moscow). He became only the second person to successfully defend his World Indoor title in the 400. In the World Outdoor Championships, Francique was a finalist in the 400 during the 2001 and 2003 meets. Francique also earned silver in the Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne, Australia during the 2006 season. In 2003 he won the CAC title and placed third at the Pan Am Games. During his 13-year career Francique set numerous national records. He held the 400 mark with an outdoor best of 44.47 from 2004 and an indoor best of 45.35 from 2002. Francique also world ranked No. 1 in the IAAF rankings for the 2004 season for 48 weeks, which became the third longest streak in the event behind Jeremy Wariner of the United States and Jamaica's Greg Haughton. His achievements in 2006 earned Francique the male Sportsman of the Year honor presented by the OECS (Organization of Eastern Caribbean States) during its 25th anniversary. A volunteer assistant with Texas A&M since 2004, Francique also had two seasons as a volunteer assistant at LSU in 2003-2004 as he continued to train under head coach Pat Henry. As a volunteer assistant with the Aggies Francique assisted with the development of the men's 4 x 400 relay that placed second during the 2007 and 2008 NCAA Outdoor Championships. In college Francique competed for Essex County Junior College from 1998-2000 and then ran at LSU from 2000-2002, earning six All-American honors. In 2001 he was the NCAA Outdoor runner-up in the 400 and won the 2002 NCAA Indoor title in 45.58 while also running a leg on the winning 4 x 400 relay. Francique broke the collegiate indoor record in the 400 with a 45.35 to claim the 2002 SEC title. While at Essex County he won a pair of NJCAA titles. A native of St. Andrews, Grenada, Francique earned his degree in general studies from LSU in 2003. Francique is married to the former Akilah Carter of Topeka, Kansas, who is a professor in the department of Health and Kinesiology at Texas A&M. They have a daughter, Alexandra, who was born in the summer of 2011. Alleyne Francique Assistant Coach office - Alleyne Francique becomes the latest addition to the Aggie assistant coaching staff in the fall of 2008 following his retirement from the sport after a second appearance in the Olympics Games during the summer of 2008. In the spring of 2009 Texas A&M finished second in the 4 x 400 relay at the NCAA Championships and won the national team title by two points. The Aggies went on to claim two more NCAA Outdoor team championships in 2010 and 2011, while winning the 4 x 400 titles each season. Texas A&M also won the NCAA Indoor 4 x 400 relays in 2010 and 2011. School records were set in the men's and women's 4 x 800 as well as the men's 4 x 400 under Francique. Individually, the men's 800m school record was broken while Michael Preble earned a NCAA Indoor silver medal in 2012. Representing his native Grenada in Beijing, China, Francique was honored with being named flag bearer for his second consecutive Olympics. In 2004 Francique placed fourth in the 400 Olympic final in Athens, Greece, behind an American sweep. For his achievement in the sport during 2004 the country of Grenada honored Francique with an Order of the British Empire and named him Ambassador for Sport. International success also included a pair of World Indoor gold medals in the 400 for Francique as he claimed wins in 2004 (Budapest) and 2006 (Moscow). He became only the second person to successfully defend his World Indoor title in the 400. In the World Outdoor Championships, Francique was a finalist in the 400 during the 2001 and 2003 meets. Francique also earned silver in the Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne, Australia during the 2006 season. In 2003 he won the CAC title and placed third at the Pan Am Games. During his 13-year career Francique set numerous national records. He held the 400 mark with an outdoor best of 44.47 from 2004 and an indoor best of 45.35 from 2002. Francique also world ranked No. 1 in the IAAF rankings for the 2004 season for 48 weeks, which became the third longest streak in the event behind Jeremy Wariner of the United States and Jamaica's Greg Haughton. His achievements in 2006 earned Francique the male Sportsman of the Year honor presented by the OECS (Organization of Eastern Caribbean States) during its 25th anniversary. A volunteer assistant with Texas A&M since 2004, Francique also had two seasons as a volunteer assistant at LSU in 2003-2004 as he continued to train under head coach Pat Henry. As a volunteer assistant with the Aggies Francique assisted with the development of the men's 4 x 400 relay that placed second during the 2007 and 2008 NCAA Outdoor Championships. In college Francique competed for Essex County Junior College from 1998-2000 and then ran at LSU from 2000-2002, earning six All-American honors. In 2001 he was the NCAA Outdoor runner-up in the 400 and won the 2002 NCAA Indoor title in 45.58 while also running a leg on the winning 4 x 400 relay. Francique broke the collegiate indoor record in the 400 with a 45.35 to claim the 2002 SEC title. While at Essex County he won a pair of NJCAA titles. A native of St. Andrews, Grenada, Francique earned his degree in general studies from LSU in 2003. Francique is married to the former Akilah Carter of Topeka, Kansas, who is a professor in the department of Health and Kinesiology at Texas A&M. They have a daughter, Alexandra, who was born in the summer of 2011.

Grimes begins his fourth season as an assistant coach with the Texas A&M track and field program after being hired by Aggie head coach Pat Henry in the summer of 2013. Now in his 27th year of coaching, Grimes previously was an assistant coach at the University of Nebraska. Grimes works with the multi-event athletes as well as the jumpers at Texas A&M.   While with the Aggie program Grimes has earned national and regional coaching honors. In 2016 he was selected as the National Mens Assistant Coach of the Year and in 2014 he was named the South Central region Mens Assistant Coach of the Year.   In 2016 Grimes served as an assistant coach for Grenada during the Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Two Texas A&M athletes coached by Grimes competed in the Rio Olympics, Lindon Victor of Grenada (decathlon) and Latario Collie of the Bahamas (triple jump).   Since joining the Texas A&M program, athletes coached by Grimes have tied or broken school records 16 times over seven events, currently with an even split of eight times indoors and eight times outdoors.   The list of school records includes Jena Hemann pentathlon (4,193), heptathlon (6,022); Annie Kunz pentathlon (4,363), heptathlon (6,038); Lindon Victor heptathlon (5,776), decathlon (8,446); Audie Wyatt pole vault (indoor 18-1, outdoor 18-6 ½); Chase Wolfle pole vault (indoor 18-0 ½, outdoor 18-6 ½) and Latario Collie triple jump (54-6 ½).   Victor won the NCAA Championship in the decathlon in 2016, scoring 8,379 points, after he threatened the collegiate decathlon record (8,465) with his score of 8,446 points to win the SEC title and break the meet record. Victors tally, the highest score ever by a junior in college, ranks fourth on the all-time collegiate list and is the top score produced by an international collegian.   Collie also claimed a NCAA Championship title in the triple jump in 2016 with a winning mark of 55-8 ¼. In 2015, he bettered the SEC Outdoor Championship record in the triple jump with a leap of 56-4 ½ and then finished second in the NCAA Championship.   There have been a total of 33 All-America honors earned by 14 athletes from the event areas coached by Grimes at Texas A&M. Currently, the group has attained 16 first-team All-America accolades from eight athletes as scorers in the NCAA Championships. In addition, the event group has produced 12 second-team All-America honors and five honorable mention.   Grimes coached at Nebraska for eight seasons as the Cornhuskers combined events and pole vault coach. He hit his stride at NU over the past five seasons by sending 27 athletes to the NCAA Championships and coaching athletes to two Big Ten titles, 13 Big 12 crowns and 15 All-America honors. Overall in those eight years, Grimes coached athletes to one national title, 23 All-America honors and 21 conference titles. Grimes coached two athletes to the NCAA Outdoor Championships as Teran Walford represented the Huskers in the decathlon and Anne Martin competed for NU in the heptathlon. Both earned honorable-mention All-America accolades, while Martin was honored with the NCAA Elite 89 Award for being the female athlete at the outdoor championships with the highest GPA. Grimes also led both Walford and Martin to runner-up finishes at the 2013 Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the men's decathlon and women's heptathlon, respectively. Both athletes recorded personal-best totals during the 2013 season. He also helped coach freshman Maggie Malone to a stellar outdoor season competing in the javelin. She finished third in the event at the Big Ten Championships and went on to notch a 10-place finish at the national meet, earning second-team All-America honors. Under Grimes' leadership in 2012, Bjorn Barrefors earned two first-team All-America honors, the 2012 Big Ten Men's Decathlon title and broke the Nebraska school record for the decathlon with 7,897 points at the Big Ten Conference Championships. Barrefors' also finished second in the heptathlon at the 2012 Big Ten Indoor Championships. He continued to lead Nebraska academically as he earned CoSIDA Academic All-America honors for a fourth consecutive year. In 8 years at Nebraska, athletes that Grimes coached earned 14 Academic All-America awards and two Cornhuskers recorded the highest GPA among athletes competing at the NCAA Championships, one claiming the Eliete 88 award and another earning the Eliete 89 award. In addition to Barrefors' success in 2012, Grimes also guided the Husker pole vaulters to another successful season. Breanna Bussel earned the 2012 Big Ten Indoor Championship pole vault title, while moving on to earn honorable-mention All-America accolades at the 2012 NCAA Indoor Championships. Nate Polacek finished third in the pole vault at the indoor conference championships, moving on to garner second-team All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Former Husker combined eventer Chantae McMillan left her mark on the international stage in 2012, competing for the United States at the 2012 London Olympics. McMillan, who was a five-time All-American at Nebraska, finished 29th overall in the women's heptathlon with a total of 5,688 points for the United States. Grimes led NU's combined eventers to another stellar season in 2011, as three athletes garnered four All-America accolades. Chantae McMillan once again swept the women's events at the conference level, earning her second-straight pentathlon and heptathlon titles. Her win at the conference outdoor meet extended the Huskers' streak to seven years. She went on to tally her fourth All-America award by finishing second in the pentathlon at the 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships. Natalie Willer was also a standout for the Huskers in 2011, as she became a three-time All-American pole vaulter, with solid performances at both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships. Willer also swept the Big 12 women's pole vault titles, notching top finishes during both the indoor and outdoor championships. In addition, Grimes coached Nate Polacek to his first All-America honor with a fourth-place finish in the pole vault at the NCAA Indoor Championships. The Huskers combined eventers showed their dominance at the conference meet in 2010, as McMillan swept the women's events. McMillan became the second straight Husker to sweep the pentathlon and heptathlon, after Megan Wheatley achieved the feat in 2009. McMillan also extended the Huskers' winning streak in the heptathlon to six years at the conference outdoor meet. At the NCAA Outdoor Championships, McMillan earned her third career All-America honor with her first career award in the heptathlon, while Willer became an All-America pole vaulter for the first time in her career. The 2009 season was arguably Grimes' most successful year at NU, as six of his athletes qualified in 11 events at the NCAA Championships, including four athletes who qualified for both the indoor and outdoor national meets. Grimes' squads were well represented at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Championships, as four of the five athletes he sent to the meet came home with five All-America honors, including McMillan, who earned All-America honors in the pentathlon and long jump. McMillan was joined by Wheatley (pentathlon), Seth Burney (pole vault) and Barrefors (decathlon). Just a freshman, Barrefors had a breakout year by setting the school record in the heptathlon at the national meet with a third-place score of 5,795. For his success Grimes was named Midwest Region Women's Assistant Coach of the Year by the USTFCCCA. Outdoors, Grimes' athletes earned two more All-America honors with Burney in the pole vault and Barrefors in the decathlon. At the conference level, the Huskers continued to dominate the women's heptathlon with a Husker capturing the league crown at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships. Wheatley, who also won the indoor pentathlon crown, won the title for the second straight year after Ashley Selig won titles in 2005 and 2007, with Sara Jane Baker also winning in 2006. Along with Wheatley's two conference titles in 2009, the Husker pole vaulters excelled under Grimes. They won three of the four conference titles. Willer swept the women's crowns, while Burney won his first Big 12 title at the outdoor meet. As a sophomore in 2009, Willer thrived under Grimes by breaking seven pole vault records, including NU's indoor and outdoor records. A native of Elkhorn, Neb., Willer also broke the American Junior record (14-4 1/2) and won the Pan-Am Junior Championships with a meet-record vault of 14-1 1/4. In 2008, Grimes produced five NCAA qualifiers for the outdoor championships, while Wheatley produced the program's fourth straight heptathlon championship at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships in Boulder, Colo. Grimes sent eight athletes to the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Championships, including Brysun Stately, the nation's top-ranked competitor in the women's pole vault, and Selig, who earned her fifth All-America finish at the meet. Stately became only the third Husker women's All-American in the pole vault with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Later in the year she shattered the then-outdoor school record with a mark of 14-3 1/4 during the Kansas Relays. Selig became the first athlete in Big 12 history with four conference crowns in the combined events. Teammate Jenny Green, who joined Stately competing for NCAA honors in the women's pole vault, earned the same distinction with her fourth Big 12 victory in the vault. While the Husker women's pole vault and combined events groups flourished, his men's athletes also showed tremendous success at both the national and conference levels. With the addition of men's decathletes Lee Martin and Skyler Reising, NU led all NCAA squads with four total men's and women's entries in the combined events at the national meet in 2007. Overall, five Husker combined event athletes and three NU vaulters advanced to either the NCAA indoor or outdoor meets in Grimes' second year. Grimes experienced an incredibly successful first season at Nebraska in 2006 after joining the Huskers in the fall of 2005. His athletes combined to earn five All-America honors in his first year while helping the men's and women's squads place among the top 20 at both NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships. A native of Jefferson City, Mo., Grimes has helped several athletes flourish on the national level during his 24 years of coaching, as his resume boasts 23 All-America athletes who have earned 35 individual honors. Included among the group is two-time NCAA champion Sevatheda Fynes, who Grimes directed to national wins in the 100- and 200-meter dash events at Michigan State. Grimes brought a wealth of recruiting and coaching experience on the NCAA Division I level with him to Nebraska. He previously served seven seasons as a Washington State assistant and was in charge of the men's and women's vertical and horizontal jumps. While with WSU, Grimes tutored pole vaulters Tamara Diles and Tyson Byers to NCAA All-America careers. Matt Mason set an indoor school record of 26-6 1/4 on his way to a sixth-place finish at the NCAA indoor meet in 2004, and Demetrius Murray claimed a silver medal in the triple jump at the 2000 NCAA outdoor meet. Prior to his post with WSU, Grimes served as interim head women's track coach at Michigan State in 1996, before being named the Spartans' interim Director of Women's Track and Field and Cross Country. He remained in his interim post with MSU until 1998, when he was hired by Washington State. In his first season with the Spartans, Grimes coached an NCAA champion and three All-Americans. A three-time NCAA Division II All-America pole vaulter at Abilene Christian University, Grimes was a key contributor on four Division II national championship teams. After exhausting his eligibility, he served as an assistant coach for the Wildcats in 1989. Grimes later coached in a graduate assistant role at Missouri from 1990 to 1991. Between his time at Missouri and Michigan State, he spent five years (1992-96) as an assistant in charge of jumps and combined events at Louisiana-Monroe. Grimes is a U.S. Track and Field Coaching Education Level II Instructor. He is currently pursuing his Level III certification. Grimes received his master's degree in education with concentrations in sport psychology/biomechanics from Missouri in 1992 and his bachelor's in education from Abilene Christian in 1989, concentrating on psychology/physical education. He is married to Tami Micham Grimes, a former distance runner at ULM and an All-Big Eight cross country runner at Missouri. They have two sons, Kristofor and Jack, and a daughter, Anna.