Lu Harris-Champer | |
Birth Date: | June 16, 1967 |
Birth Place: | San Diego, California |
Alma Mater: | Western Illinois |
Player Team1: | Mesa Community College |
Player Team2: | Western Illinois |
Coach Years1: | 1992–1996 |
Coach Team1: | Western Illinois (asst.) |
Coach Years2: | 1996–1997 |
Coach Team2: | Nicholls State |
Coach Years3: | 1998–2000 |
Coach Team3: | Southern Miss |
Coach Years4: | 2001–2021 |
Coach Team4: | Georgia |
Championships: | As a Head Coach:
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Lu Harris-Champer (born June 16, 1967) is a former American softball coach who most recently served as the head coach at Georgia.[1]
Lu Harris-Champer was born in San Diego, California on June 16, 1967. She would later go on to graduate from Western Illinois University.
At Nicholls State, Harris-Champer had an overall record of 90–40–1 (.691) in her two years as head coach from 1996 to 1997.
At Southern Miss, Harris-Champer had an overall record of 115–22 (.839) in her two years as head coach from 1999 to 2000.
Harris-Champer has been the head softball coach of the Georgia Bulldogs softball team since 2001. On June 6, 2021, Harris-Champer announced her retirement. During her career at Georgia, she led the team to 959 victories, two Southeastern Conference championships (2003, 2005), one SEC Tournament title (2014), 19-straight NCAA Tournament appearances, 11 Super Regionals, and five trips to the Women's College World Series, including final four appearances in 2009 and 2010.[2]
Lu is married to her husband Jerry, they have twin daughters, Jenna and Emma, and another daughter named Mya.[3]