Texas A&M University-College Station Men's Cross Country

HENRY UP CLOSE PERSONAL Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico Wife: the former Gail Duggin Children: daughter, Shelly; son, Brandon High School: Del Norte High School, 1969 College: New Mexico, 1973 (bachelor's in PhysEd); Western New Mexico, 1979 (master's in education administration) COACHING RESUME 1974-83: Head Coach, Hobbs (N.M.) High School 1984-87: Head Coach, Blinn College 1988-04: Head Coach, LSU 2005-: Head Coach, Texas A&M Pat Henry, with 10 NCAA Championships during his time at Texas A&M, currently has 37 national team titles on the NCAA Division I level. In addition, Henry also has a pair of national titles on the NJCAA level while coaching at Blinn College in Brenham. In achieving the most NCAA championships by a head coach for indoor and outdoor track and field, Henry is currently the active leader and third among coaches all-time in any sport for national team titles. The all-time NCAA list is topped by Kenyon College's Jim Steen, who has 50 titles in Division III swimming and diving, while Arkansas' John McDonnell collected 40 NCAA men's titles between cross country (11) and track (29). Henry, who became head coach of the Texas A&M track and field program in the fall of 2004, 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 Outdoor Championship while the Aggie women garnered a fourth-place

Evan Kubicek joined the strength and conditioning staff at Texas A&M in the Spring of 2021. Evan is responsible for the strength training for the track & fie...

Julia Abell made the transition from student-athlete to assistant coach on the track & field and cross country team this summer following a decorated collegi...

Hometown: Fallson, Maryland Joined Texas A&M Athletics: August 2024 Team Assignment/Responsibilities: Scholastic Supervisor for Men’s and Women’s Track & Field and Cross Country Education: M.S. in Human Development and Family Science, East Carolina University ‘21 B.S. in Psychology, University of Mount Olive ‘19 Athletic/Professional Background: Academic Coordinator- Baseball, Men’s Golf, and Women’s Soccer, East Carolina University (2021-2024) Academic Coordinator Graduate Assistant- Men’s Basketball, East Carolina University (2019-2021) Student-Athlete- Women’s Lacrosse, University of Mount Olive Best Part of my Job: Building relationships and advocating for the student-athletes’ best interests and providing them with the resources they need to be successful in all aspects of their lives Favorite Quote: Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit.”- Wilma Rudolph Family/Interests: Mom- Carol, Siblings- Christian, Kailey, and Caroline. I enjoy reading, traveling, exercising, trying new restaurants, and facetiming my family

A state licensed and nationally certified athletic trainer, Saul M. Luna is responsible for the prevention and care of injuries for the Aggie men's and women's track and field and the cross country teams. A native of San Diego, Texas, Luna graduated from San Diego High School in 1994. After graduation from San Diego, Luna attended Texas A&M University and served as a student athletic trainer under Karl Kapchinski. Upon graduation in the fall of 1999, Luna served as head athletic trainer at Brownsville Pace High School from January 2000-March 2001 before moving on to Corpus Christi Carroll High School where he served as head athletic trainer from March 2001-May 2006. In August of 2006, Luna returned to Texas A&M to begin work on a master's degree. In the spring of 2010, he completed his Masters of Education in Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication and joined the athletic training staff as a full-time athletic trainer that fall. Luna is married to the former Laura Escalon Longoria who is a teacher for College Station ISD. Saul enjoys reading, is passionate about helping/encouraging other to be the best they can be, and enjoys attending Brazos Fellowship.

MCRAVEN UP CLOSE PERSONAL Hometown: Arlington Heights, Illinois Wife: Mary Children: Kylie Education: North Central College, 1990 (Bachelor's in English) Alabama, 1993 (Master's in Human Performance Studies) COACHING HISTORY 1991-94: Alabama, Assistant Coach 1994-96: Nebraska, Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator 1996-2005: Kent State, Head Coach 2005-10: Illinois, Assistant Coach 2010-Pres.: Texas A&M, Cross Country Coach and Assistant Track & Field Coach (Distance) TEXAS A&M COACHING ACHIEVEMENTS 45 All-Conference Finishers 17 All-Americans 10 Conference Champions 1 NCAA National Champion Last Updated 10/12/2025 Wendel McRaven is in his 15th year at Texas A&M. Under his guidance the Aggie distance runners have rewritten the Texas A&M record books and all-time lists. Aggie distance athletes have earned five All-American honors in cross country, 17 first-team All-American honors in track and an individual national title under his direction. The 2025 season was one to remember for coach McRaven and the Aggies, as his squad played a key role in claiming the teams 10th NCAA Championship title and the men's programs first SEC indoor title. His athletes accounted for a pair of medals, including the conference title in the men's distance medley relay, the first ever by Texas A&M, as well as Cooper Cawthra's silver medal in the mile. Cawthra's success didn't stop there as he also claimed silver in the men's outdoor 1,500m. Texas A&M's steeplechase duo of Debora Cherono for the