LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico State women's track and field and cross country head coach Doug Reynolds announced the addition of Tony Davis to his coaching staff on Monday. Davis will serve as an assistant coach primarily in charge of sprints, hurdles and jumps.
 
"I'm extremely excited to have Coach Davis join our staff. His passion for coaching and influencing the lives of collegiate athletes is contagious and his technical skills on the track are exceptional," Reynolds said. "I've watched his athletes compete at his previous institutions and it was remarkably clear how well they were coached technically, mentally and physically."
 
Davis joins the Aggies after spending three seasons as an assistant coach at Barton Community College in Great Bend, Kan., where he served as the sprints and hurdles coach. While at Barton, he coached 11 National Junior College Athletic Association National Champions, 79 NJCAA All-American performances, and 30 NJCAA Region VI Conference Champions.
 
In 2017 alone, Davis guided the men's and women's programs at Barton to a second place finish at the NJCAA Outdoor Nationals. His women's 4x400m relay team placed first at the outdoor national meet, clocking in with a time of 3:42.82. At the national indoor meet, his women's 4x400m relay team broke the NJCAA meet record by finishing with a time of 3:38.93.
 
While with the Cougars, Davis earned NJCAA Women's Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year honors from the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on five occasions. He was also named the USTFCCCA NJCAA National Indoor Women's Assistant Coach of the Year in 2017.
 
Prior to his time at Barton Community College, Davis spent time as an assistant coach at Allen Community College from 2012-2014 where he coached two NJCAA National Champions and 10 NJCAA All Americans.
 
Davis previously worked as a coach at Hallandale High School in Florida, where he coached three state champions and 10 regional champions. Some of Davis' star pupils include Kyri Tabor, who was a two-time state champion in the 400m and Dwight Davis, who also won a state championship in the 400m. Both athletes went on to compete for the University of Alabama.
 
The Miami native earned his bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Emporia State University in 2016. Davis is also a certified police officer and graduated from the Miami Dade College Police Academy in 2011.
 
"He is exactly the type of coach I want for this program," Reynolds said. "I couldn't be more excited about the future with Coach Davis leading our sprints, hurdles, and jumps groups."