Harter earns 30th coach of the year award; 2 more recognized by SEC

Arkansas coach Lance Harter call the Hogs Saturday, April 22, 2017, with winners of the Fastest Kid in Fayetteville competition during the John McDonnell Invitational at John McDonnell Field in Fayetteville.

FAYETTEVILLE — Lance Harter, coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks' women's cross country and track and field teams, was named SEC outdoor track coach of the year it was announced Wednesday.

Harter has led the Razorbacks to 10 consecutive SEC championships in cross country and indoor and outdoor track. It is the 30th time that Harter has won SEC coach of the year honors.

Arkansas pole vaulter Lexi Weeks, a sophomore from Cabot, was named the SEC women's outdoor scholar-athlete of the year.

Weeks won her second consecutive SEC outdoor title and completed the spring semester with a 4.0 grade point average in chemistry.

Kenzo Cotton, a junior sprinter for Arkansas, was named the SEC men’s co-scholar athlete of the year along with Ole Miss distance runner Craig Engels. Cotton, a 12-time All-American, has a 3.62 grade point average in kinesiology and is the only Razorback to win the award for indoor and outdoor track in the same year.