Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a legend in University of Arkansas athletics, Coach Lance Harter, the longtime coach of the Arkansas Razorback Women's Track and Cross Country program. Coach Harter retired this past June after having won seven NCAA championships, including a trifecta in 2019 winning the NCAA indoor, outdoor, and cross-country titles. Harter's program has been named the Program of the Year twice in 2022 and 2023 by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. His career numbers are staggering: Nine National Coach of the Year honors, 45 conference championships, 25 regional championships, 46 SEC Coach of the Year awards, 654 All-Americans, 472 of them first teamers, and 31 Academic All-Americans. He has represented the United States five times on the international circuit, including the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona. Team USA head coach in the 1999 World Athletics Outdoor Championships and coached the U.S. women at the 2003 World Athletics Cross-Country Championships in Brussels. Coach Harter came to Arkansas in 1990 after a very successful 11 years at Division II Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. There he won a Division II record of 14 national championships--8 in cross-country and 6 in track and field. He was a Division II Coach of the Year 10 times. Arkansas is legendary for its track and field programs.…”