Glass Elevated to Associate Head Coach

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – After helping spearhead the resurrection of the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi track & field throws program, Andrew Glass will begin his second year under head coach Bryan Jackson as Associate Head Coach as the promotion was announced Wednesday.
 
In his first season at the head of the Islanders' throws group in 2025, Glass helped bring an unprecedented level of success to the program. Between indoor and outdoor seasons, Glass's throwers combined to break nine different school records, including four from Emmanuel Ekuma (indoor and outdoor shot put, outdoor hammer throw, indoor weight throw), two from Cyan Green (outdoor shot put and indoor weight throw) and one each from Izac Canchola (javelin throw), Emily Malouf (indoor shot put) and Breyunna Dowell (outdoor hammer throw).
 
"This is a much deserved promotion," said Jackson. "Andy did a terrific job in his first year. I am beyond excited for the direction we are going as a program and grateful for the impact he has had and will continue to have!"
 
Under the guidance of Glass, Green and Malouf went on to win gold medals in the weight throw and the shot put, respectively, at the SLC Indoor Championships, while Ekuma and Dowell took home silvers in the men's and women's weight throw. Two months later at the Outdoor Championships, Dowell earned silver in the hammer throw, Ekuma won a pair of bronzes in the hammer throw and the shot put, and Green and Alex Del Popolo took home one bronze apiece in the women's hammer throw and the men's javelin respectively. Finally, the quartet of Green, Dowell, Canchola and Del Popolo all managed to qualify for the NCAA West Region First Round.
 
Glass came to the Island with proven success at the Division I level, spending the previous four seasons at Stephen F. Austin building the SFA Throws crew, had a stint coaching the Spartans of University of South Carolina-Upstate, and got his start coaching the throwers at Briar Cliff University where in five years his athletes qualified for National Championships 15 times, broke 9 school records, and took home 4 All-American awards. 
 
As an athlete himself, Glass threw multiple events at Southeast Missouri State University, winning a conference title in the outdoor Shot Put and capturing six podium finishes on his way to helping his team capture 2 OVC team Championships.