Career
He has a personal record of 8.54 m (28 ft 0 in) for the long jump by winning the 2015 Pan Am Games gold medal. Henderson was raised in McAlmont, Arkansas. Since 2007, he maintains the state high school decathlon record in the 100 meter dash with his 10.84 second run.
He previously held the Arkansas MOC record in the triple jump with a 14.403 m (47 ft 3 in) leap.
He went on to study at Hinds Community College, Florida Memorial University and Stillman College and competed for the Hinds Central Committee Eagles, Florida Memorial Lions and Stillman Tigers track teams. After finishing second in the long jump 7.94 m (26 ft 01⁄2 in) at the 2010 United States of America Indoor Track and Field Championships, Henderson competed at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, where he finished in 20th place with a 7.64 m (25 ft 03⁄4 in) jump.
In his junior year at Stillman, he earned All-America honors at the 2013 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Men"s Outdoor Track and Field Championships by winning the 100 meter dash and long jump titles. Henderson competed in the long jump at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
At the 2014 adidas Grand Prix, Henderson set a new meet record in the men’s long jump, leaping 8.33 m (27 ft 33⁄4 in).
Henderson set a stadium long jump and personal record of 8.43 m (27 ft 73⁄4 in) at the 2014 United States of America Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California, taking first place in the event. He also jumped 8.52 m (27 ft 111⁄4 in), however it was wind-aided at +3.5 m/son He had previously jumped 8.54m, but the jump was not counted as it was wind-aided (+41 m/s) (28 feet, ¼ inch).