Kris Potts-Howard is in his first year as Jumps Coach with the Carson-Newman Track & Field program. He spent the 2021 season as a graduate assistant.

Potts-Howard was instrumental in coaching Joseph Oreva during the 2021 track & field season. Oreva broke a 44 year-old record in the indoor long jump at the 2021 ETSU Invitational with a jump of 7.75 meters. Just eight minutes later, Oreva jumped a distance of 7.84 meters, a new school record and a mark that stayed as the longest jump in NCAA Division II for the entire indoor season. Oreva went on to finish fourth at the 2021 NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships, earning his first career All-American honors. 

Potts-Howard made his mark his sophomore year at Carson-Newman. The Tullahoma, Tenn. native was named SAC Field Athlete of the Week twice and competed in the long jump and triple jump at the 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

In his senior season, Potts-Howard was named the South Atlantic Conference Athlete of the year after collecting top-four finishes in three different events. He holds a school record as a member of the 4x400 team with a time of 3:24.73, and the school record of 7.26 meters in the long jump. Potts-Howard was also a USTFCCA All-Academic winner and a USTFCCA All-Region Selection in long jump.