Arkansas Planning To Go From Legend To The Next-In-Line

I really haven't thought much about, 'Oh my gosh, this is my last time to do this.' I think I'll still go to some of those meets. I'm a track groupie. I love track and field. If somebody's paying my way or I'm paying my own way, the result's going to be the same. I'll still be in the stands."

During the fall of 2021, Arkansas women's track and field and cross country coach Lance Harter met with athletics director Hunter Yurachek to discuss his future. Harter had been with the Razorbacks since 1990 and had built the program into a national power.

Still, Harter knew he was getting older and would step away at some point.

He also wanted to make sure that Chris Johnson, his top assistant, wouldn't leave for another school when it came time for him to pursue his own head coaching opportunity. 

That conversation led A...