Henry Spillers Promoted to Full-Time Track and Field/Cross-Country Assistant Coach

SAN ANTONIO (July 22, 2024) - Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) has promoted Henry Spillers from part-time assistant coach to full-time assistant coach for the men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field and cross-country teams. Spillers joined the staff in 2023-2024.

"I'm very pleased to be here at OLLU and to join the full-time staff. I'm happy with the progress the programs are heading in, and I look forward to continuing what we started." Spillers commented.

This year marks his 27th coaching at the collegiate, high school and youth levels.  

At Mexico State University in 2013, he coached sprinters to 33 top-10 all-time school performances, including three school records in the 200m dash, 400m dash and 4x400m relay. That relay team also broke the Western Athletic Conference record. Two athletes qualified for the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 400m. They finished third and fourth. 

While at UTSA, Spillers worked primarily with women's 400m runners and helped the 4x400m relay team advance to the NCAA West Region Meet. 

Spillers also coached 12 athletes to state championships and several runners-up and top 10 finishes in multiple high school state meets. 

In 2004 and 2006, Spillers was named Northwest Florida Daily News Cross-Country Coach of the Year. In 2008, he was named Northwest Florida Daily News Track and Field Coach of the Year. 

He is the Head Coach of the Alamo City Track Club and has youth athletes who compete in TAAF and AAU. In two years, he helped coach two national champions, two runners-up and nine All-Americans. 

Spillers completed his USTFCCA Strength and Conditioning Specialist certifications, Track and Field Technical Coaching and Track and Field Program Management. 

He graduated from New Mexico State University with an Individualized Studies and Exercise Science degree. Spillers served in the U.S. Army for five years and the Air National Guard for eight years. 

Spillers joins Assistant Head Coach Brett Charleton, who has been with the program for four years. He will assist with all events, concentrating on the hurdlers. A new Head Coach will be selected soon.

Spillers is married to Joy, and they have one daughter, Keisha.