Nia Henderson

Biography

Nia Henderson was hired as an assistant coach to EMU’s track and field throwers Oct. 21, 2024. She is now entering her second season at Eastern in 2025-26. In the 2024-25 season, Henderson saw Jake McEachern earn All-MAC honors with his second place finish in the weight throw (17.99m) at the Indoor MAC Championships. On the women’s side, Faith Moore improved her program top 10 standing as she tosses the women’s program’s sixth-best mark at 16.99m. Also in the indoor season, two more throwers from the women’s team notched program top 10 spots under the guidance of Henderson, as Aleah Johnson now holds spot No. 7 with a weight throw of 16.95m, and Nicolette Lewis holds spot No. 10 with a weight throw of 16.43m. In the outdoor season, McEachern captured EMU’s first title of the Outdoor MAC Championships, winning the hammer throw with a season-best 63.63m. Also earning all-conference honors was Drew Knieper, who earned silver in the javelin throw with a toss of 59.43m. Women’s thrower Isabella Brent notched a program top 10 mark with her hammer throw of 57.54m, earning spot No. 5 in EMU history. In five seasons at Madonna, Henderson coached throwers to 21 NAIA national qualifying performances, nine NAIA All-American Awards, and 11 school records. She was named the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Assistant Coach of the Year in 2023. She also played an instrumental role in the Crusaders winning the 2021 NAIA Men's Outdoor National Championship. In 2018, Henderson found