Texas A&M Aggies women's track & field

The Texas A&M Aggies women's track and field program represents the Texas A&M University in NCAA Division I intercollegiate women's track and field competition. The Aggies compete in the Southeastern Conference

Texas A&M began NCAA play in 1982 as an independent team before joining the Southwest Conference the following year. The Aggies would compete in the SWC until the conferences dissolution following the 1996 season.^[1] During this period the Aggies would win just one individual National championship when Melinda Clark won the High Jump event in 1989.^[2]

After leaving the SWC, the Aggies Joined the Big 12 Conference, where they would stay through the 2011 season. Afterwhich, Texas A&M would Leave and Join the Southeastern Conference. The Aggies remain in the SEC today.^[3]

The majority of the Aggies success came under head coach Pat Henry. Under Henry, Texas A&M has been one of the more successful programs of the 21st century, earning all of its 4 NCAA Team Outdoor Championships.^[4] In addition the team championships, the Aggies have also won 10 indoor individual event championships and 27 outdoor individual event championships under Henry.^[5] At the conference level, The Aggies won both the indoor and outdoor Big 12 Conference Championships for four straight year starting in 2007 through the 2010 seasons. In addition, The Aggies would win the 2011 Big 12 Conference outdoor Championship, the 2012 Big 12 Indoor championship, as well as the 2013 SEC outdoor Championship. In 2017 Pat Henry was inducted into the Texas Track & Field Hall of Fame.^[6]

Two Aggies Have won The Bowerman Award: Jessica Beard in 2011 and Athing Mu in 2021.^[7] The Bowerman is an award that honors collegiate track & field's most outstanding athlete of the year.^[8]

The Texas A&M women's track and field program have produced numerous Olympians for various nations. The first female olympian Texas A&M ever produced was Linda Cornelius who competed in the Modern pentathlon in 1980 Summer Olympics.^[9] The Aggies have been particularly successful at producing Olympic relay racers, with five of their medals coming from the 4X100m and 4X400m relays.^[10] Texas A&M's first individual Gold medalist was Athing Mu who won the 800m race in the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[11]