06.20.2025
Austin, Texas – Texas Track & Field/Cross Country head coach Edrick Floréal has tabbed Olympic Champion and World Championship medalists coach Mohamad Saatara, who has developed World and NCAA Record holders, as the Longhorns assistant coach for throws, Floréal announced on Friday. A veteran of more than 20 years of collegiate coaching experience and nearly 30 overall, Saatara was an All-American thrower himself. He has coached student-athletes that claimed 43 total All-American honors, four national championships, two NCAA records and a multitude of conference, meet and school records during his time as an assistant coach.