Texas A&M University-College Station Men's Track & Field

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

Amin Nikfar joins the Aggies from North Carolina after leading the Tar Heels throws group for the past six seasons. During his time in Chapel Hill, he guided his athletes to 14 All-America honors, highlighted by a runner-up finish from Tommy Kitchell in the shot put at the men’s 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships, and a pair of third-place finishes at the women’s outdoor nationals, courtesy of Madison Wiltrout in the javelin and Jill Shippee in the hammer throw, in 2022 and 2021, respectively. His groups also stood out on the conference level, securing nine individual ACC titles across the indoor and outdoor seasons. Prior to UNC, Nikfar served as an assistant coach at Stanford where he was named the 2019 USTFCCCA West Region’s Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year for his work with his four women’s NCAA Outdoor Championship competitors. He also spent time coaching at Southeastern Louisiana, the University of New Orleans, St. Francis High School and adds a pair of volunteer coaching roles at Northern Arizona and his alma mater, California. Before his retunr to his home state, Nikfar spent three seasons — one as associate head coach and two as an assistant — at Southeastern Louisiana University where he coached throws and the high jump from 2015-18. Nikfar’s athletes at Southeastern Louisiana earned four All-America honors. He coached 11 NCAA East Prelims qualifiers, nine Southland Conference champions and 15 conference podium finishers. Nikfar also coached the Lions’ Alex Young to

Britney Laatsch joined the Athletics Department in the Summer of 2025 and serves as Athletic Trainer for the Aggies' nationally-ranked track & field and cros...

THE SARRA FILE EVENT GROUP: POLE VAULT School Records: 4 All-Americans: 4 Conference Champions: 4 Conference Medalists: 13 COACHING EXPERIENCE 2010-19: State College Area HS 2013-19: VaultWorx 2019-21: Louisiana Pole Vault Compound (Head Coach) 2022-23: Texas A&M (Volunteer Coach) 2024-: Texas A&M (Assistant Coach) Joe Sarra is in his third season as a full-time assistant coach for the track & field team and his fifth year total with the program. He leads the pole vault groups and during his time coaching with the program his group has accumulated one national title, 14 conference medals, including four gold, three silver and six bronze, while also helping obtain five All-America honors. His athletes dominate the top of the Texas A&M record books, as all four of the pole vault school records have fallen during his time with the team. Texas A&M's pole vault group has a 2025 season to remember under coach Sarra's leadership, as he secured his first NCAA Champion under his coaching which helped spearhead the Aggies 10th NCAA Championship team title. Aleksandr Solovev made history for the Maroon & White at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships, as he became the first Aggie to win a pole vault national title after clearing a school-record mark of 5.78m/18-11.5 to ensure his crown. Solovev's success didn't stop there, as Sarra helped guide him to gold at the SEC Outdoor Championships, as well as the indoor school record in the event following a successful attempt over 5.80m/19-0.25.

DE LA GARZA UP CLOSE PERSONAL Hometown: Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico Wife: Kristie Children: Victoria, Ana Education: Texas A&M, 1985 (Bachelor's in Animal Science) COACHING HISTORY 1984-85: Texas A&M, Graduate Assistant Coach 1985-86: Blinn JC, Graduate Assistant Coach 1986-91: Louisiana State, Assistant Coach (Throws) 1991-Pres.: Texas A&M, Assistant Coach (Throws) TEXAS A&M COACHING ACHIEVEMENTS 65 All-Americans 26 Conference Champions 8 National Champions 4 Olympians CAREER ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS 22-Time Mexican National Champion 5-Time World Championship Qualifier 2-Time Olympic Qualifier 2-Time All-American Mexican National Javelin Record Holder Texas A&M School Record Holder (Old Javelin Implement 268-2) Last Updated 10/12/2025 Juan De La Garza, also known as Chico, is in his third stint on a Pat Henry coaching staff. De La Garza enters his 42-year coaching career and 35th year leading the Maroon & White’s throws group, following the Aggies’ 10th NCAA team title. He has been a member of Coach Henry’s staff at all three of his coaching roles including Blinn Junior College, LSU and finally Texas A&M. During his time with the Aggies, he has produced eight national champions and 28 conference champions, all of which played key parts in the Maroon & White’s 10 NCAA team titles and 18 conference team championships. De La Garza’s athletes’ names are all over the Aggie record books, as his group holds nine of the 12 school records in throwing events. Post collegiate, De La Garza

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...

HENRY UP CLOSE PERSONAL Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico Education: New Mexico, 2009 (Bachelor's in University Studies) COACHING HISTORY 2009-11: Cibola HS (N.M.), Assistant Coach 2011-14: Sandia HS (N.M.), Head Coach 2014-17: Texas A&M, Volunteer Assistant 2017-19: Wayland Baptist, Assistant Coach 2019-21: New Mexico, Assistant Coach 2021-Pres.: Texas A&M, Assistant Coach Last Updated 10/12/2025 Kurt Henry joined the Texas A&M track & field staff as a full-time assistant in August of 2021 and has made an impressive impact since his arrival. During his time with the Maroon & White his athletes individually have won one national championship, one conference championship, 16 conference medals and 48 All America honors. Coach Kurt Henry's groups stood out during the Aggies 2025 campaign, as they played a pivotal role in securing the Aggies' 10th NCAA National title and first SEC men's indoor conference title. On the individual level, Jaiya Covington and coach Kurt put the nation on notice, as he helped guide the junior to the NCAA title in the indoor 60m hurdles. Covington became the first Aggie woman to win the event, doing so in a school-record time of 7.90. She also impressed outdoors, placing second in the 100m hurdles, while tacking on a pair of bronze medals in the short hurdle events at the SEC Championships. The hurdlers impressive campaign didn't stop there, as Kurt Henry's coaching helped to develop Ja'Qualon Scott into the nation's most versatile hurdler, as he place

Olivia Ekponé made her return to Aggieland to join head coach Pat Henry's staff at the start of the 2024/25 season. Since landing back in College Station, she took on the role of athletics assistant for the Maroon & White, helping in multitude of roles for the track & field program. Assisting on the track, she aids both Coach Pat Henry and Coach Kurt Henry with the decorated 400m and sprint groups for practice and meet day preparation. Her experience as an athlete helped those groups, as she contributed to the men's programs fifth NCAA Outdoor National Title and first SEC Indoor Championship during the 2025 season. Her groups on the men’s side accounted for 10 points at the NCAA outdoor championships and eight points at the indoor championships. Collecting honors throughout the season, Ekponé’s squads tacked on 13 All-America accolades and three conference medals. The women’s team also saw success through her leadership, with 19 All-America honors and three league medals. As an athlete, Ekponé was a four-year letterwinner and 12-time All-American for the Maroon & White. She played a key role in securing the women’s team’s fourth NCAA outdoor championship in 2014 and the program’s first SEC outdoor team title in 2013. She also anchored the women’s 4x100m relay team to a national title at the 2014 outdoor meet, winning the final in 42.80. Her outstanding performances won her SEC Runner of the Year honors in 2014, and helped guide the team to another trio of top-three program fi

Madison Treece, a member of the Texas A&M graduate Class of ’25, joined the Athletics Department in August of 2021 and currently serves as a Sports Scientist. Madison is a Certified Performance & Sport Scientist (CPSS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). In her role, she serves as a sports scientist for our athletic programs, primarily assisting Texas A&M Men’s Basketball, Softball, and Track and Field / Cross-Country, and providing biomechanics expertise to our Performance and Wellness units. Prior to her current role, she was the first Texas A&M Athletics Sports Science PhD Fellow from 2021-2025. She completed her PhD in Kinesiology at Texas A&M under Dr. Jenna Yentes, generating a practitioner’s guide for evaluating an under-researched assessment – while focusing on the isometric belt squat. Prior to moving to Aggieland, Madison Treece received a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from the University of South Carolina in 2019 and her Master of Science in Exercise Science from South Carolina in 2021. During her time at South Carolina, Madison had an active role within their athletics programs, predominantly with their indoor and beach volleyball teams. During her undergraduate studies, she assisted with strength and conditioning and then became a manager for the indoor volleyball team. During her graduate studies, Madison served as a graduate assistant for the indoor volleyball team and a head of operations for the beach volleyball team.

Mario Sategna has displayed his elite level of coaching since arriving in Aggieland, as he has delivered a national champion every season since joining the program. Sategna’s coaching resume since his arrival stands at three national champions, eight conference champions and 19 All-America honors. His success was recognized by the USTFCCCA, as he named the 2025 Outdoor Women's Assistant Coach of the Year. In the Aggies 2025 campaign, Sategna’s position group shone on the brightest stages. Highlighting the season was Winny Bii, as she was the first Aggie to win the NCAA outdoor triple jump title, while also finishing runner up in the event at the indoor nationals. The standout triple jumper didn’t stop there, as she captured the SEC indoor crown and finished second in the event outdoors. Texas A&M’s talented multis group had a productive year, which included a pair of conference titles from Sofia Yakushina in the outdoor heptathlon and from Blake Harris in the indoor heptathlon. Yakushina also made her mark nationally, as she finished runner up at the NCAA indoor championships and third at the outdoor championships. The freshman also wrote her name in the NCAA record books, as she recorded 6,260 points in her heptathlon debut at the 44 Farms Team Invitational which was the highest total by a freshman in NCAA history. Sategna also guided his group to another two conference medals, both in the long jump with Yakushina claiming bronze in the women’s outdoor event, while Khybah Da

Paul Ereng has been instrumental to the Aggies recent success, helping the program obtain its 10th NCAA National title and first men’s SEC Indoor championship. Ereng’s athletes during his three years in Aggieland individually account for two national titles, six conference titles and nine All-America honors. Coach Ereng helped spearhead the charge for the Aggie men’s sixth NCAA Championship title, as he guided Sam Whitmarsh to the individual 800m title. Whitmarsh became only the second member of the Maroon & White to win the event outdoors. Ereng and Whitmarsh’s 800m dominance didn’t stop there, as he helped the A&M senior sweep both the SEC indoor and outdoor 800m titles for the second-straight year which also helped capture the men’s programs first indoor SEC title. Ereng’s 800m athletes also helped account for success in relay events, as Kimar Farquharson played a pivotal role in claiming the 4x400m SEC indoor title, while Caden Norris helped capture the indoor DMR crown. On the women’s side, Debora Cherono rewrote the Texas A&M record books under Ereng’s tutelage downing both the Texas A&M school records in the indoor mile and outdoor 3,000m steeplechase. Cherono’s steeplechase success led her to break the previous school record and then her own record on five occasions throughout the outdoor season, culminating in a conference medal and First Team All-America honors at the National Championships. Making an instant impact in his debut season coaching the Maroon & White, h

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.

Stacy Guerrero joined the Athletic Department in the summer of 2024 and serves as an Athletic Trainer for the men’s and women’s track and field/cross country...

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