UTEP cross country coach Paul Ereng is headed to Texas A&M after 20 years with the Miners.
When Ereng came to UTEP in 2003 he was the first Kenyan to land a job as an American college coach and in those 20 years he coached four NCAA champions, 47 NCAA All-Americans, 106 conference champions and four NCAA regional champions. UTEP won seven conference championships during his tenure.
His 20 years at UTEP made him the second most tenured coach in the athletic department after head track coach Mika Laaksonen.
He is the coach for Emmanuel Korir, the reigning Olympic and world champion at 800 meters.