54 Years
22 Years at Texas A&M
37 National Championships Total
10 National Championships at Texas A&M
74 National Champions
53 Aggie Olympians
7 Olympic Gold Medals
Countless lives impacted for the better…

Thank you Coach Pat Henry, you deserve the greatest and more relaxing retirement. Thank you for everything you've done for not just this program, but this sport.

https://12thman.com/news/2026/6/17/pat-henry-announces-retirement

We'll move on eventually, but right now it's all about celebrating Coach Henry and the program he's elevated

Great Coach!

The model for what all Texas A&M coaches should be.

Legend! Will be missed so greatly!

Thanks and Gig'em, Coach!

Wow, excluding tennis and equestrian the average tenure of our current head coaches is brief.

Bill Byrne's legacy hire.

There is nothing more to add to his accomplishments that what the OP wrote.

One thing I'm grateful for is that Coach Henry quit while he was on top. He'll be difficult to replace, no doubt, but at least we weren't in the position of having to struggle with replacing a legend whose time has obviously passed. We can all celebrate that he's going out as our GOAT.

Kurt is his nephew.

He did say on his replacement search that it will be really hard for anyone to say no to this place, but that it won't be easy for us to say yes to anyone. I assume we can and will swing for the fences. With our facilities, our history, being in this state, it'll be near impossible for a coach not to thrive here. We do have some solid assistants on staff and some solid recruits coming in so I hope we can retain some of the staff. It needs to be a home run hire. No up and comers, no group of 5 coaches, elite, program elevating hire that can come in day one, recruit well, recruit internationally, all across the country, the transfer portal, can engage with the community to grow support and NIL, has connections with and possibly works with pro athletes, embraces cross country, and is ready to win titles in 2027. THATS the standard Pat Henry built and that's the standard we should strive to achieve.

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He did say on his replacement search that it will be really hard for anyone to say no to this place, but that it won't be easy for us to say yes to anyone. I assume we can and will swing for the fences. With our facilities, our history, being in this state, it'll be near impossible for a coach not to thrive here. We do have some solid assistants on staff and some solid recruits coming in so I hope we can retain some of the staff. It needs to be a home run hire. No up and comers, no group of 5 coaches, elite, program elevating hire that can come in day one, recruit well, recruit internationally, all across the country, the transfer portal, can engage with the community to grow support and NIL, has connections with and possibly works with pro athletes, embraces cross country, and is ready to win titles in 2027. THATS the standard Pat Henry built and that's the standard we should strive to achieve.

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We better swing for the fences. I can count on two fingers the number of schools who have comparable/better facilities. You don't give the keys to this kingdom that Pat has built to an up-and-comer or someone who hasn't proven themselves as a head coach. There are probably only about five or six current head coaches max who WOULDN'T come here if asked.

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There are probably only about five or six current head coaches max who WOULDN'T come here if asked.

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And if those 5-6 were smart, they'll never get a better opportunity to ask for a raise where they are at!

I say go after Leroy Burrell at Auburn!

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I say go after Leroy Burrell at Auburn!

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If he can turn Auburn into a sprint power house imagine what he could do here.

I agree, just have a personal bias for the 800...

Sam was recruited to be a part of the 4x4 mix, injuries made the staff reconsider....

We have one of the best facilities in the country & I believe Trev will bring in the best Coach to A&M

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I wonder how much notice Coach gave Trev? It would be reassuring if Trev has known for a while and has already started his search for a new head coach.

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ChatGPT seems to lean towards us making an internal promotion, so it might not be a big deal regardless. Along with two tenured assistants that are considered frontrunners, Henry's son is also on staff at A&M...

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Sweet Lord yall use that **** for everything

Yes, and those are specifically two of the schools I was referring to as having coaches that might say no.

It's refreshing to have a coach retire on his own volition.

Congrats Coach. Job well done!

@TexAgs, Can we honor Coach Henry by giving Track & Field it's own forum? He's been calling for it for years!

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@TexAgs, Can we honor Coach Henry by giving Track & Field it's own forum? He's been calling for it for years!

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I second the motion..