Track and Field
Terri Turner-Hairston
- Title:
- Volunteer Assistant
Turner-Hairston is in her third year volunteering on the Aggie staff. During her time in Aggieland she has worked with assistant coach Sean Brady in producing elite jumpers including Tyra Gittens, Deborah Acquah, Will Williams and Tahar Triki.
A multi-sport athlete at New Caney High School, she was a standout on the basketball court and track athlete becoming the first girl in Texas to clear six-feet in high jump and the second woman in history to break 40 feet, she won three Texas state titles in triple jump. She set her first world record triple jump mark as a junior at 12.43m, as a senior she bettered her world record with a mark of 12.47m.
After high school she competed for Texas from 1983-1986, and she finished her career as one of the best jumpers in Longhorn history and her school records in the triple jump still stand. As a Longhorn she was a two-time NCAA Champion, a 12-time All-American and won a total of 15 Southwest Conference titles while competing in the triple jump, 400m, 600 yards and the relay events. She set another world record triple jump mark in 1984 at 13.15m, she would better that mark three weeks later at 13.21m.
Professionally she made three USA Championships appearances in the triple jump, she placed third in 1985 (13.11m), fourth in 1986 (13.03m) and third in 1987 (12.98m).
Following her professional career she has made coaching stops for Houston Christian High School and Houston's Kinkaid School.
A multi-sport athlete at New Caney High School, she was a standout on the basketball court and track athlete becoming the first girl in Texas to clear six-feet in high jump and the second woman in history to break 40 feet, she won three Texas state titles in triple jump. She set her first world record triple jump mark as a junior at 12.43m, as a senior she bettered her world record with a mark of 12.47m.
After high school she competed for Texas from 1983-1986, and she finished her career as one of the best jumpers in Longhorn history and her school records in the triple jump still stand. As a Longhorn she was a two-time NCAA Champion, a 12-time All-American and won a total of 15 Southwest Conference titles while competing in the triple jump, 400m, 600 yards and the relay events. She set another world record triple jump mark in 1984 at 13.15m, she would better that mark three weeks later at 13.21m.
Professionally she made three USA Championships appearances in the triple jump, she placed third in 1985 (13.11m), fourth in 1986 (13.03m) and third in 1987 (12.98m).
Following her professional career she has made coaching stops for Houston Christian High School and Houston's Kinkaid School.
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