Mark Henninger is an American college athletics administrator and former

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coach. He is the assistant athletic director at Marian University in

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, a position he has held since December 2022. Henninger served as the head football coach at North Carolina Wesleyan College—now known as North Carolina Wesleyan University—

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from 2008 to 2012 and at Marian from 2013 to 2022. In 2014, his second season at Marian, he led the Knights to a share of the

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Mideast League championship and an appearance in the NAIA Football National Championship title game, where they lost to

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. In 2015, Henninger led the Knights to a championship game rematch with Southern Oregon, and this time Marian was the victor. For his efforts, Henninger was named the NAIA Coach of the Year by the

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(AFCA) in 2014 and 2015.

Personal life

Henninger resides in

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with his wife, Jeni, his son, Jack, and his two daughters, Mary and Abby. Henninger's son, Jack, is a quarterback on the Marian football team.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Marian profile
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