HASKELL, TX – One of the most decorated high school athletes in Texas history is the new head track coach at Haskell according to an announcement Monday.
Mindy Myers was hired by the Haskell Independent School District as head high school track coach.
This past track season, Haskell finished second at the state track meet.
Myers said, “I’ve gone into schools that needed rebuilt in the past and done a pretty good job of it. It’s a different challenge but I’m looking forward to it because I didn’t come here to get second place. And Coach (Missy) Burson did outstanding at Haskell. I’ve known her for years and years, she’s built a great program. But I’ve been to strength and conditioning several times this summer and those kids are workers. They’re workers. And they’re hungry. And that's going to make my job a tad bit easier. It may not make their job easier.”
According to the Munday Hall of Fame, Myers has won several state championships in track, basketball, and cross country.
Myers considers the Big Country home.
“This is home for me. And our regional track meet all four years that I ran was at McMurry.” Myers said.
Mindy Myers (Contributed: Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame)
In the late 1980s, Mindy Myers dominated in track, taking home state championships from 1987-1990 earning the 1990 Track Athlete of the Year. On the track, Myers ended up taking home 11 gold medals, 2 silver medals, and 1 bronze medal.
Myers ran the 800 meter run, 1600 meter run, 1600 meter relay and competed in the high jump at state.
Myers was inducted into the Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002 and according to the Hall of Fame, she was the most decorated high school athlete, at the time, in Texas history.
Myers also competed in cross country and basketball, taking home state championships in cross country and led Munday to one state basketball tournament.
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