Western Kentucky track and field coach Erik Jenkins announced the hiring Tuesday of Remuro Henry as an assistant coach who will work primarily with the Hilltopper jumpers and hurdlers, in addition to recruiting duties.

The Miami native Henry joins the WKU staff following coaching stops at Coffeyville Community College, Wayland Baptist University and Barton Community College, where he collected multiple coaching recognitions.

“I am excited to have Coach Henry joining us here at WKU,” Jenkins said in a news release. “He has produced some outstanding jumpers and hurdlers over the last few years.

“Additionally, he has been recognized as the nation’s best assistant on multiple occasions by the NAIA and NJCAA – illustrating that his work is very well respected in our sport.”

Henry started his college career in 2008 as a walk-on athlete at Barton Community College. He competed primarily in the 100, 200, 400 and both sprint relays.

After collecting five All-American accolades and a national championship, Henry transferred to Oklahoma. While there, he racked up eight All-Big 12 honors.

Upon graduation from OU, Henry competed for the U.S. Virgin Islands – running alongside his cousin, Tabarie Henry – setting numerous national records.

Henry moved into the coaching ranks as an assistant coach at KJCCC/Region VI member Coffeyville Community College. While at Coffeyville, he earned the 2015 USTFCCCA Central Region Outdoor Women’s Assistant Coach honor, coaching several All-Americans including Andre De Grasse, a 2016 Olympic medalist.

Moving on to Wayland Baptist University for the next two seasons (2016-17) prior to Barton, Henry was recognized with another honor from the USTFCCCA. He was named the NAIA South Central Indoor Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year as WBU claimed the NAIA National Championship.

In his most recent stop at Barton, Henry continued his championship successes. A runner-up finish during the 2018 indoor season fueled Henry and his BCC Cougars throughout the outdoor season as the squad went on to claim the men’s and women’s conference and region championships.

Behind 50 All-American achievements, Henry’s athletes accounted for 44 of the Cougars’ 128 points at the national meet, with 26 of those points coming in the hurdles alone, to capture the 2018 crown and the program’s 56th national title.

The efforts earned Barton its third national coaching award with Henry being named the programs first-ever USTFCCCA Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year.

On the women’s side, the Lady Cougars outperformed their No. 5 ranking with long jump and heptathlon titles, to go along with a final 4×400-meter relay runner-up finish to move BCC into fourth place.

WKU marks the first Division I stop of Henry’s career as he enters his fifth season on the coaching side of the sport.

“I am incredibly excited about the opportunity to join Coach Jenkins on The Hill and extremely grateful to everyone that helped make this possible,” Henry said. “WKU Track & Field owns a rich history and I’m ready for the challenges that are to come as we continue to develop the program’s next standout student-athletes.”