Jim Garnham

Biography

Jim Garnham entered his first season as an assistant coach at The University of Texas during the 2020-21 season, coaching the vertical jumps and combined events. Prior to his arrival in Austin, Garnham spent two seasons with Purdue after a decade of success at Notre Dame. In his fifth season on the Forty Acres, Coach Garnham led Osawese Agbonkonkon to his first NCAA Championships appearance in the high jump. Agbonkonkon was the Texas Relays Champion with a personal best clearance of 2.17m (7-1.50). His freshman pole vaulter Sam Abati reached the NCAA West First Round and finished 15th with a make of 5.17m (16-11.50) but set a personal best at 5.32m (17-5.50) in his first collegiate season. Sophomore Brock Lewis was a two-time SEC scorer in the multis highlighted by two fifth-place finishes. He scored 7,259 points in the decathlon for an overall PB with four personal bests along the way and set a heptathlon personal best at 5,439 points. The women's side was led by freshman Meagan Humphries who was also fifth in the heptathlon at the SEC Championships with 5,452 points and moved to No. 4 on UT's All-Time Performer list. The 2023-24 season saw Garnham and Leo Neugebauer make Texas history when Neugebauer became the first male in Texas history to win the Bowerman Award - the highest honor in collegiate track and field. Neugebauer swept the NCAA Championships, winning his first-ever heptathlon and defended his decathlon title in record-breaking fashion. Neugebauer finished his co