Photo by Cathy Capps, Texas A&M
You can go ahead and chalk up Pat Henry's legacy as the greatest college track and field coach in history, after his Aggie men's and women's teams each took home an unprecedented "triple-double" … a three peat as national champions Saturday at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.
Only one coach has ever won back-to-back national titles in the same years on both the men's and women's side. That man is Pat Henry, and he has done so twice … once at LSU and again at Texas A&M.
Henry took it one step further this week, taking home back-to-back-to-back national championships! An unbelievable performance all-around for the Aggies, who trailed in both standings entering the final event … the 4X400 meter relay.
But Jessica Beard's legendary effort -- going max speed throughout her 400-meter anchor leg -- got it done for Texas A&M in the women's meet. And that was immediately followed by the men, behind a strong finish by anchor Tabarie Henry, following suit to bring home the hardware once again.
In the history of Aggie Athletics up until 2009, Texas A&M had claimed just four national championships as a department (one in football; three in softball). But over the last three academic years, the Aggies have now claimed eight team national titles (three in men's track; three in women's track; one in women's basketball; one in men's golf).
I am in Tallahassee for the A&M / FSU super regional but I plan on grabbing another video interview with Coach Henry shortly upon my arrival back in College Station. Be looking for that next week.
***Special thanks to "Burden" for his strong effort in covering the track and field NCAA Championships throughout this week.
FULL TEXAS A&M RESULTS AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
FINAL STANDINGS
Men:
1st: Texas A&M (55 Points)
2nd: Florida State (54 Points)
3rd: Florida (53 Points)
Women:
1st: Texas A&M (49 Points)
2nd: Oregon (45 Points
3rd: LSU (43 Points)
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Men:
-Decathlon -- 0 Points (nobody in field)
-Javelin Throw -- 6 Points (3rd Place … Sam Humphreys)
-Pole Vault -- 0 Points (nobody in field)
-Discus Throw -- 0 Points (nobody in field)
-Hammer Throw -- 0 Points (nobody in field)
-Long Jump -- 3 Points (6th Place … Julian Reid)
-10,000 Meter Run -- 0 Points (nobody in field)
-High Jump -- 0 Points (nobody in field)
-Shot Put -- 0 Points (nobody in field)
-400 Meter Hurdles -- 0 Points (nobody in field)
-100 Meter Dash -- 6 Points (4th Place … Gerald Phiri; 8th Place … Prezel Hardy, Jr.)
-800 Meter Run -- 0 Points (nobody in field)
-3,000 Meter Steeplechase -- 0 Points (nobody in field)
-400 Meter Dash -- 7 Points (4th Place … Demetrius Pinder; 7th Place … Bryan Miller)
-Triple Jump -- 8 Points (3rd Place and 6 Points … Julian Reid; 7th Place and 2 Points … Melvin Echard)
-400 Meter Relay -- 8 Points (2nd Place … Tran Howell, Gerald Phiri, Demetrius Pinder, Prezel Hardy, Jr.)
-1,500 Meter Run -- 0 Points (nobody in field)
-200 Meter Dash -- 4 Points (5th Place … Tran Howell)
-110 Meter Hurdles -- 3 Points (6th Place … Wayne Davis II)
-5,000 Meter Run -- 0 Points (nobody in field)
-1,600 Meter Relay -- 10 Points (1st Place … Bryan Miller, Demetrius Pinder, Michael Preble, Tabarie Henry)
Women:
-Heptathlon -- 5 Points (4th Place … Daphne Fitzpatrick)
-Discus Throw -- 0 Points (nobody in field)
-Long Jump -- 0 Points (nobody in field)
-10,000 Meter Run -- 0 Points (nobody in field)
-Javelin Throw -- 4 Points (5th Place … Emalie Humphreys)
-High Jump -- 0 Points (nobody in field)
-Hammer Throw -- 0 Points (nobody in field)
-Pole Vault -- 0 Points (nobody in field)
-Triple Jump -- 0 Points (12th Place … Sasha-Kay Matthias)
-400 Meter Hurdles -- 4 Points (5th Place … Andrea Sutherland)
-100 Meter Dash -- 0 Points (nobody in field)
-800 Meter Run -- 0 Points (nobody in field)
-400 Meter Dash -- 10 Points (1st Place … Jessica Beard)
-5,000 Meter Run -- 0 Points (nobody in field)
-Shot Put -- 0 Points (nobody in field)
-400 Meter Relay -- 8 Points (2nd Place … Gabby Mayo, Jeneba Tarmoh, Dominique Duncah, Ashley Collier
-1,500 Meter Run -- 0 Points (nobody in field)
-200 Meter Dash -- 8 Points (2nd Place … Jeneba Tarmoh)
-3,000 Meter Steeplechase -- 0 Points (nobody in field)
-100 Meter Hurdles -- 0 Points (nobody in field)
-1,600 Meter Relay -- 10 Points (1st Place … Jeneba Tarmoh, Ibukun Mayungbe, Andrea Sutherland, Jessica Beard)
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