Mary Haridin-Baylor Athletics

Favorite Verse: "In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds." - James 2:17-18

Mark Carey returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach in June 2017. Carey has coached nine all-America selections during his tenure. He was promoted to Special Teams Coordinator in January 2022 and Defensive Coordinator in 2024. 

Carey coached a pair of all-Americans (K.J. Miller and Anthony Avila) in his first season as Special Teams Coordinator. His defensive line also had three All-America selections, including the D3football.com Defensive Player of the Year (Sante Parker, Jr.). Carey also has three all-America selections during his tenure as defensie coordinator. 

Carey spent five seasons as co-defensive coordinator at Texas Lutheran University. He was part of a coaching staff that helped the Bulldogs to three consecutive Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships and TLU’s first NCAA playoff appearance. His defenses were nationally ranked in multiple categories in each of those seasons. Carey joined the Bulldog coaching staff in 2010 and coached defensive line for two years before he was promoted to coordinator. He also spent six years as an assistant coach at UMHB and helped lead the Cru to five American Southwest Conference championships and an Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl appearance in that time. He was a two-year letterman for UMHB as a tight end and also played two years of football at Louisiana College.

Carey graduated from UMHB in 2006 and also earned his Master’s Degree at UMHB. Carey and his wife Jessica, a former Cru volleyball player, have three children, Theresa, Maria and Sterling.