Kurt Henry

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 8/19/2021

Kurt Henry joined the Texas A&M track & field staff as a full-time assistant in August of 2021. Henry previously served as an assistant coach at New Mexico for the past two seasons.

The Albuquerque, New Mexico, native is making his second stint at Texas A&M after serving as a volunteer assistant from 2014-17 primarily working with the men's sprint group, as well as assisting with the jumpers and hurdlers. During the 2017 season, the Aggies won the 2017 NCAA men's indoor national championship and finished runner-up at the NCAA men's outdoor championships.

Following the 2017 season, Henry was as an assistant coach at Wayland Baptist where he produced 34 NAIA All-Americans, including 14 national champions, in the sprints, jumps, relays and hurdles. His group set national indoor records for the men's 400m and men's 4x400m, as well as bettering five school records in the process. He helped coach Wayland to three indoor NAIA national team titles. Individually, Henry was the 2018 and 2019 USTFCCCA Outdoor Regional Assistant Coach of the Year for both the men's and women's teams.

A track standout himself, Henry ran sprints at New Mexico from 2005-09. He earned Mountain West All-conference honors in 2006 and 2007 as a member of the 4x400m relays. The 2007 squad won the Lobo's first men's 4x400m conference title in 20-years. He graduated in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in university studies with an emphasis on physical education and communication.

The nephew of current Texas A&M head coach Pat Henry, Henry comes from a family of track and field coaches. His father, Matt Henry, coached at New Mexico from 2000-2007, as well as his uncle Mark Henry. His grandfather Gwinn “Bub” Henry was an assistant track & field coach as well as working as the alumni director at New Mexico. His great-grandfather Gwinn Henry was New Mexico's head football coach from 1934-1936.