Timothy Henderlight was graduated from Cumberland College, now University of the Cumberlands, in 1971. At Cumberlands, Henderlight was a member of the track & field and cross country teams, participated in the Varsity C Club, and served as Treasurer and Vice-President of Student Government. He was captain of the track team his junior and senior years and captain of the cross country team his senior year. In 1971, he was voted Most Valuable Graduating Senior by the Student Senate and Most Athletic by the yearbook staff.
During the 1970 and 1971 seasons, Henderlight set six Cumberland College Track & Field records in the two, four and six mile run, two and four mile relay, and distance medley relay. His time of 30:50.2 for the six mile event remains unsurpassed as a school record. In 1970, he qualified and competed in the three and six mile runs at the NAIA National Meet, finishing 20th in both races and qualified for the national meet in 1971, but did not compete. Tim earned the title of conference champion three times during his college career; once in the two mile and twice in the three mile events. He became the district champion in the three mile run twice. Henderlight was named All-Conference by the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for Cross Country in 1970 and in Track, 1970 and 1971. The Golden Guts Award was presented to him in 1970 in recognition of his status as the top cross country runner. Along with his individual accomplishments, Henderlight was a member of Cumberland's cross-country team which won back-to-back district championships in 1969 and 1970 and the first Cumberlands track team to win a district championship in 1971.
After graduation, Henderlight remained active in athletics. He helped recruit and coach the 1977-78 Cumberlands basketball team, the first basketball team in school history to win a district championship and compete in the NAIA national tournament. Presently, Tim officiates at numerous high school, college and national track & cross country meets. In 2009, he was voted Kentucky's Track & Cross Country Coaches Association Outstanding Official of the Year. In 2011, he was voted Kentucky's USA Track and Field New Official of the Year.
Henderlight resides in Paris, Kentucky where he is employed by Hinkle Contracting Company as a Sales Engineer. He has three children, one son; Timothy, who resides in Huntington Beach, California; two daughters in Kentucky; Leslea, who lives in Louisville with granddaughter, Alexis; and Julia, who lives in Williamsburg with her husband, Steven Moses.
