Lu Harris-Champer

Lu Harris-Champer is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at Georgia.[1]

Lu Harris-Champer
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamGeorgia
ConferenceSEC
Record902–340 (.726)
Biographical details
BornJune 16
San Diego, California
Alma materWestern Illinois
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–1996Western Illinois (asst.)
1996–1997Nicholls State
1998–2000Southern Miss
2001–presentGeorgia
Head coaching record
Overall1106–402–1 (.733)
Tournaments81–49 (.623)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As a Head Coach:

Southland Regular Season Champions (1996)
2× Southland Tournament Champions (1996, 1997)
Conference USA Regular Season Champions (2000)
Conference USA Tournament Champions (2000)
2× SEC Regular Season Champions (2003, 2005)
3× SEC Eastern Division Champions (2003, 2005, 2006)
SEC Tournament Champions (2014)
As an Assistant:
Gateway Tournament Champions (1992)
Mid Continent Regular Season Champions (1993)
Mid Continent Tournament Champions (1993)

Mid Continent West Division Champions (1996)
Awards
3× SEC Coach of the Year (2003, 2005, 2018)

NFCA South Region Coach of the Year (1999)
NFCA South Region Coach of the Year (1996)

Southland Coach of the Year (1996)

Coaching career

Nicholls State

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.

Southern Miss

At Southern Miss, Harris-Champer had an overall record of 115–22 (.839) in her two years as head coach from 1999 to 2000.

Georgia

Harris-Champer has been the head softball coach of the Georgia Bulldogs softball team since 2001.

Personal life

Lu is married to her husband Jerry, they have twin daughters, Jenna and Emma, and another daughter named Mya.[2]

Head coaching record

College
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Nicholls State Colonels (Southland Conference) (1996–1997)
1996 Nicholls State 42–17–119–51stNCAA Regional
1997 Nicholls State 48–2316–72ndNCAA Regional
Nicholls State: 90–40–1 (.691)35–12 (.745)
Southern Miss Golden Eagles (Conference USA) (1998–2000)
1998 Southern Miss No team
1999 Southern Miss 51–9Women's College World Series
2000 Southern Miss 63–1316–11stWomen's College World Series
Southern Miss: 114–22 (.838)16–1 (.941)
Georgia Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (2001–Present)
2001 Georgia 33–269–184th (East)
2002 Georgia 59–1718–122nd (East)NCAA Regional
2003 Georgia 57–1423–61st (East)NCAA Regional
2004 Georgia 55–1720–102nd (East)NCAA Regional
2005 Georgia 55–1526–41st (East)NCAA Super Regional
2006 Georgia 54–1524–61st (East)NCAA Regional
2007 Georgia 46–2813–153rd (East)NCAA Regional
2008 Georgia 46–2414–143rd (East)NCAA Super Regional
2009 Georgia 47–1218–72nd (East)Women's College World Series
2010 Georgia 50–1318–82nd (East)Women's College World Series
2011 Georgia 51–1417–93rd (East)NCAA Super Regional
2012 Georgia 45–1717–113rd (East)NCAA Super Regional
2013 Georgia 40–2114–94th (East)NCAA Regional
2014 Georgia 49–1515–9T-3rdNCAA Super Regional
2015 Georgia 44–1714–96thNCAA Super Regional
2016 Georgia 46–2012–128thWomen's College World Series
2017 Georgia 35–236–1813thNCAA Regional
2018 Georgia 48–1316–82ndWomen's College World Series
2019 Georgia 42–1912–12T-6thNCAA Regional
2020 Georgia 23–52–1Season canceled due to COVID-19
Georgia: 925–345 (.728)308–198 (.609)
Total:1129–407–1 (.735)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "Lu Harris-Champer". GeorgiaDogs.com. University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  2. "Lu Harris-Champer". GeorgiaDogs.com. University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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