Very disappointing indeed.
I wonder what will be said on the Texags interview this Tuesday.

The sprinting were horrible. Very inconsistent. I really expected at least Ryan Martin to really blossom this season. He had run a 6.69 last year. I was really hoping at least one of the sprinters on having a breakthrough this year but it wasn't to be. Outside of Devane Achane in 2022 we have been horrible in sprints for several years now. Yeboah came from junior college with a 6.58PB and never got under 6.70 at A&M. I really don't know if the training methods have evolve and we are still behind but every school now have top sprinters even schools not traditionally good at sprinting. While Camryn Dickson improve alot this indoor season I compare her with her peers that went to Georgia and Caryl Gilbert did a great job with her freshmen class Autumn Wilson, Kaila Jackson etc.

We were dub the 800U for many years and now we are nowhere on the scene this year.

Not having triple jumpers and long jumpers is not good for the team. We traditionally had very good results with jump events. To date we have no one for the outdoor season. Arkansas took everyone from the portal.
Devante Mount jump 7.52m last year outdoors so I thought they might have tried him at the long jump but they didn't.

I also watched at our transfers that went to Florida. Neither Bamadele or Laila Owens didn't do better than they were at A&M.

A&M track & field is in starvation mode without serious competitive depth anywhere. It has been a dry spell since I felt warm and fuzzy about our Track & Field recruiting classes. I don't know if we are getting killed by being out Nil'd or just out recruited by lack of recruiting effort.

Yes, I realize we have no indoor track this season to train on but that is not our problem. Our problem is quality in multiple events.

It's just so sad, we have these facilities, we have this great history, we are in the best track state in the world for high school athletes and we can't succeed anymore…

taylorswift13 said:

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Our recruiting is fine! Great even! But while we're developing freshman and underclassmen, the Florida's Arkansas, and Texas' of the world are reloading and filling their holes on the roster with transfers who are standing out at smaller programs! We simply aren't trying to do that our staff just can't…

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I respectfully disagree. Recruiting is not fine, and certainly not great. We finished 10th in both men's and women's at the SEC Indoor Championships today.

Lol our recruiting sucks…all we have now is a nice facility….and a moment in time where we were elite. Probably need to fire him….should have been done two years ago, but won't happen.

gigem1966 said:

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Pat Henry is a coaching legend in the sport of track and field. I really wish he would retire so that he can be remembered as a legend rather than just another one-time great that stayed too long. I agree with you that recruiting or development is not what it should be (maybe both),

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I agree and the same thing Gary Blair did and we are now having to build our women basketball from scratch instead of succession planning. Sometimes you have to learn to let go to things you love. It's hard at times but you have to do it for the betterment of all.

If you are old school and everything is changing around you, what do you do?

The development of athletes in the 400m, 800m and some jump events have been good. Outside of that there is not much to show over the last 5 years.

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triniaggie said:

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Texas A&M Quotes
Head Coach Pat Henry
On Moving Forward from the SEC Meet …
"It's fair to say that I'm disappointed with today's results. We're going to have to change, and it's going to take help to make this change. We need to commit to change. There were a lot of positive things that happened today, but we have a lot of catching up to do as well. We're Texas A&M, we will bounce back. This program has been strong for a long time, and we will remain strong."

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I am so happy to hear this and not the same beating around the bush answer that doesn't take accountability or responsibility. Usually these articles will just talk about the few bright spots and it rarely ignores the bad, so I'm happy to hear this. He is clearly upset as he should be! Hopefully it lights a fire under him!

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Disappointment is normally the product of surprise. Pat Henry was NOT surprised with yesterday's results. He is with his kids every day and knows the meet's outcome in advance. Track coaches are masters of counting points based upon times and distances of all competitors in every event. Coach Henry is a smart man, and he can count points.

There you have it folks, I TAYLOR FREAKING SWIFT, along with Triniaggie, Look Out Below, Guest Commenter, TRM, Friend of RC II, and the rest of you amazing posters who frequent this board are the reason for the decline in Texas A&M Track and Field… it wasn't recruiting, it wasn't the transfer portal, it wasn't anything the team did, it was US HERE on a message board! Guess I gotta enter the transfer portal now, maybe I'll go to Florida or Arkansas that's where all the top athletes go!

AggieBandMom22 said:

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Not trying to be rude or controversial but has anyone ever considered how all this negativity might come across to potential athletes? I am the parent of a current track athlete and I NEVER point him here or share comments from these forums. I worry how it will impact him psychologically. My job is to encourage and build him up so he can continue to grow and achieve his full potential. I can guarantee, no one here wants these kids to succeed more than they do. They eat, sleep and dream for success. They work extremely hard, sacrifice and strive, not for a few months (the season) but for days, weeks and years. The things they are achieving have been years in the making. I myself come on here often as I learn a lot about the sport and appreciate the expertise that is shared. I also love the level of enthusiasm for a sport few appreciate. However, I do wonder how a potential athlete, who reads that our program is horrible and our coaches need to retire might feel. If that athlete is considering A&M vs. another program, I'd bet they'd reconsider. Maybe having "fans" that are disgusted and embarrassed by the program isn't helping our recruiting either. Just some food for thought.

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I beg to differ on your views because on the recruiting trail people and coaches will pouch athletes from us and would also say negative things about our program. So their is lots of negativity from other programs towards us. I heard of many stories of what was said to recruits about us from other schools. It has nothing to do with fans who come out and support the Aggies and week after week waiting on the start list and heat sheet to follow the athletes and further more pay subscription to watch the Aggies. We have some of the most supportive and understanding fans. Most of us here have been truly supportive of the track program and it not easy to sit and watch and see the program struggling. I guess we all have our option so we are not to blame for the current state of the program and recruiting. I could type all night but leave it at this