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Head Coach
David Harris
Dave Harris is in his 16th season as the head coach of the track and field and cross country programs at Emporia State. He was first non-Division I President in the history of the United States Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). ESU has hosted the Division II National Championships three times under his leadership.
He is an 11-time MIAA Coach of the Year. The Hornets have established themselves as a nationally prominent NCAA Division II power as 159 times his athletes have earned All-American honors, including 14 NCAA D-II individual championships since 1995. He was named the 2001 NCAA Division II Women’s Outdoor Track Coach of the Year.
Harris was a four-year letterman at Truman in cross country and track and field and captained the track team for two years. After college, Harris joined the elite section of the St. Louis Track Club sponsored by adidas. From 1979-81 he ran seven marathons with a personal best of 2:19.54 in New Orleans. At the 1979 Boston Marathon, he qualified for the 1980 US Olympic Trials with a time of 2:20.46.
Recent Scores
• ESU Men 4th, Women 8th at MIAA Championships (Oct. 20)• ESU Men at McPherson Bulldog Special (Oct. 6)
• ESU Men 5th, Women 15th at Border States Championships (Oct. 6)