Staff Directory
Paul Ereng
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Paul Ereng has been instrumental to the Aggies recent success, helping the program obtain its 10th NCAA National title and first men’s SEC Indoor championship. Ereng’s athletes during his three years in Aggieland individually account for two national titles, six conference titles and nine All-America honors.
Coach Ereng helped spearhead the charge for the Aggie men’s sixth NCAA Championship title, as he guided Sam Whitmarsh to the individual 800m title. Whitmarsh became only the second member of the Maroon & White to win the event outdoors. Ereng and Whitmarsh’s 800m dominance didn’t stop there, as he helped the A&M senior sweep both the SEC indoor and outdoor 800m titles for the second-straight year which also helped capture the men’s programs first indoor SEC title. Ereng’s 800m athletes also helped account for success in relay events, as Kimar Farquharson played a pivotal role in claiming the 4x400m SEC indoor title, while Caden Norris helped capture the indoor DMR crown. On the women’s side, Debora Cherono rewrote the Texas A&M record books under Ereng’s tutelage downing both the Texas A&M school records in the indoor mile and outdoor 3,000m steeplechase. Cherono’s steeplechase success led her to break the previous school record and then her own record on five occasions throughout the outdoor season, culminating in a conference medal and First Team All-America honors at the National Championships.
Making an instant impact in his debut season coaching the Maroon & White, helping deliver the programs ninth outdoor men’s 4x400m title, as his athlete Kimar Farquharson ran a standout third leg which helped the team record a school record and third-fastest time in NCAA History crossing the line in 2:58.37. Ereng’s 800m group quickly became a standout across the country, as Sam Whitmarsh swept both the SEC indoor and outdoor 800m titles. Staying successful in the conference, Ereng guided a second individual to SEC gold, as Victor Kibiego won the 3,000m steeplechase in his SEC outdoor debut. The depth in coach Ereng’s 800m group was displayed in the 4x800m relay at the Penn Relays as the quartet of Norris, Cooper Cawthra, Farquharson and Whitmarsh broke the Texas A&M school record with a time of 7:13.98 and won the first Penn Relays wheel in the event for the Maroon & White.
Ereng joined the Aggies after spending over 20 years with the Miners, where his focus was primarily with the distance group. He helped capture seven Conference USA titles throughout his time with UTEP, six on the men’s side and one on the women’s.
During his time in El Paso, he helped mold four NCAA champions, 47 NCAA All-Americans, 104 conference champions and four NCAA regional champions. His athletes also received end of year recognition, as he has nine conference athletes of the year, 11 freshman of the year honors, two conference rookie of the year awards and five outstanding senior honors on his resume.
Ereng also helped develop one of the greatest runners in NCAA history, Anthony Rotich. The four-time NCAA champion captured three consecutive titles in the 3000m steeplechase from 2013-15 and one in the mile event at the 2014 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships under Ereng’s tutelage.
His consistent level of excellence earned him National Assistant Coach of the Year for distance honors from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, following the 2006 season. Ereng’s coaching also garnered the Mountain Region Track Assistant Coach of the Year award at the conclusion of the 2017 season and Conference USA Women’s Coach of Year in 2018 for cross country.
To go alongside Ereng’s stellar coaching tenure is a decorated athletics career, highlighted by a gold medal for Kenya in the 800m at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. He also earned another pair of major world titles in the 800m, the first in 1989 at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and the second at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Sevilla, Spain.
Coach Ereng helped spearhead the charge for the Aggie men’s sixth NCAA Championship title, as he guided Sam Whitmarsh to the individual 800m title. Whitmarsh became only the second member of the Maroon & White to win the event outdoors. Ereng and Whitmarsh’s 800m dominance didn’t stop there, as he helped the A&M senior sweep both the SEC indoor and outdoor 800m titles for the second-straight year which also helped capture the men’s programs first indoor SEC title. Ereng’s 800m athletes also helped account for success in relay events, as Kimar Farquharson played a pivotal role in claiming the 4x400m SEC indoor title, while Caden Norris helped capture the indoor DMR crown. On the women’s side, Debora Cherono rewrote the Texas A&M record books under Ereng’s tutelage downing both the Texas A&M school records in the indoor mile and outdoor 3,000m steeplechase. Cherono’s steeplechase success led her to break the previous school record and then her own record on five occasions throughout the outdoor season, culminating in a conference medal and First Team All-America honors at the National Championships.
Making an instant impact in his debut season coaching the Maroon & White, helping deliver the programs ninth outdoor men’s 4x400m title, as his athlete Kimar Farquharson ran a standout third leg which helped the team record a school record and third-fastest time in NCAA History crossing the line in 2:58.37. Ereng’s 800m group quickly became a standout across the country, as Sam Whitmarsh swept both the SEC indoor and outdoor 800m titles. Staying successful in the conference, Ereng guided a second individual to SEC gold, as Victor Kibiego won the 3,000m steeplechase in his SEC outdoor debut. The depth in coach Ereng’s 800m group was displayed in the 4x800m relay at the Penn Relays as the quartet of Norris, Cooper Cawthra, Farquharson and Whitmarsh broke the Texas A&M school record with a time of 7:13.98 and won the first Penn Relays wheel in the event for the Maroon & White.
Ereng joined the Aggies after spending over 20 years with the Miners, where his focus was primarily with the distance group. He helped capture seven Conference USA titles throughout his time with UTEP, six on the men’s side and one on the women’s.
During his time in El Paso, he helped mold four NCAA champions, 47 NCAA All-Americans, 104 conference champions and four NCAA regional champions. His athletes also received end of year recognition, as he has nine conference athletes of the year, 11 freshman of the year honors, two conference rookie of the year awards and five outstanding senior honors on his resume.
Ereng also helped develop one of the greatest runners in NCAA history, Anthony Rotich. The four-time NCAA champion captured three consecutive titles in the 3000m steeplechase from 2013-15 and one in the mile event at the 2014 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships under Ereng’s tutelage.
His consistent level of excellence earned him National Assistant Coach of the Year for distance honors from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, following the 2006 season. Ereng’s coaching also garnered the Mountain Region Track Assistant Coach of the Year award at the conclusion of the 2017 season and Conference USA Women’s Coach of Year in 2018 for cross country.
To go alongside Ereng’s stellar coaching tenure is a decorated athletics career, highlighted by a gold medal for Kenya in the 800m at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. He also earned another pair of major world titles in the 800m, the first in 1989 at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and the second at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Sevilla, Spain.
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