Mike Henderson

After serving as the men's cross country and track and field assistant coach for two years, Coach Mike Henderson was named the Alan B. '53 and Elizabeth Heekin Harris head coach of women's track & field/men's and women's cross country in August of 2019.

Mike Henderson, a seasoned coach with more than 15 years of experience, was named an Assistant Coach for the Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field teams at Cornell University in July of 2017. He will be in charge of guiding the Big Red men’s cross country team and the track & field team in the middle-distance and long-distance events.

Henderson came to East Hill after one season at William & Mary, serving as an assistant cross country coach for both the men's and the women's teams, and helping the Tribe sweep the CAA Championships. Under his guidance, Regan Rome went on to qualify for the NCAA Championships as an individual, and was named both the Athlete and Scholar-Athlete of the Year in the conference. On the track, Henderson's event groups once again shined, qualifying four athletes for the NCAA Eastern Prelims, and winning six of the eight conference titles from the 1,500m up to the 10,000m. On the women's side, Rome earned double All-American honors in both the 5,000m and the 10,000m, finishing sixth in the nation in that latter event, while for the men, David Barney advanced to the 1,500m quarterfinals and became the first Tribe man since 1995 to advance a round in the 1,500m.

Henderson came to Williamsburg after four years at Princeton, where he was the Tiger's first-ever Director of Operations. In that role, he helped Princeton with all non-coaching aspects of the program, including coordinating recruiting, team travel, budgeting, and meet management.

Prior to his time at Princeton, Henderson spent six years at St. Catherine University in Minnesota, serving as both the Head Cross Country and Track & Field coach as well as the Sports Information Director for the women's-only institution. During his tenure, Henderson coached the school's first-ever All-American, and established 52 school records across every event area. His athletes won a pair of MIAC conference titles and 31 all-conference awards, and six earned Academic All-America accolades.