Henry and McGuire Earn Regional Coaching Accolades
6/12/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- For the second straight year University of Michigan women's track and field head coach James Henry has been named NCAA Mideast Regional Coach of the Year and associate head coach Mike McGuire has been named NCAA Mideast Regional Assistant Coach of the Year (women's distance), as selected by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA).
"Im proud of the staff, not one coach can win an award without a staff. Every year that Ive won Big Ten Coach of the Year, I change it to Big Ten Coaching Staff of the Year. This is a regional award for the entire staff, Anne Takacs, and our volunteer coaches Arnett Chisholm, Dave Woolley, Erica Murdock and Doris Simmons," Henry stated. "I believe we are one of the most consistent and most tenured coaching staffs in the Big Ten, if not the country. Were a coaching staff thats been together for a long time and that is the main reason why weve been very successful, because were very stable. Even our volunteer coaches have been very loyal and consistent, that is why we are able to succeed here at Michigan, because of such a great staff."
During the outdoor season, Henry, McGuire and the Wolverine coaching staff helped lead Michigan to five individual titles and a second-place team finish at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, and U-M set two outdoor school records (100m hurdles and 800m). At the NCAA Mideast Regional, the Wolverines placed fifth, automatically qualified five athletes for nationals in four events, and won the 1,500m title. Nationally the Wolverines finished 13th, which was the best team finish in program history. The Maize and Blue sent nine competitors to nationals and earned four All-America honors, matching the second-highest total in school history.
In the 2006 indoor season, Henry, McGuire and the coaching staff helped guide U-M to its eighth Big Ten title, surpassing Wisconsin (7) for the most team crowns in Big Ten history. At the NCAA Championships, the Wolverines tied for 13th for the second straight year with a program-best seven All-Americans.
Currently in his 22nd season at the helm of the women's track and field team, Henry has mentored a total of 87 All-Americans and 100 Big Ten individual title winners. In 16 seasons with the Wolverine women's track program, McGuire has helped lead his distance runners to 43 All-America performances and 50 Big Ten Conference individual/relay titles.
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