FAYETTEVILLE — Lance Harter spent his 40th birthday preparing not so much for life over the hill, but on top of it at the University of Arkansas.
Harter flew to Fayetteville from his home in California on his birthday, April 15, then spent that night celebrating at the restaurant inside the Fayetteville Hilton on the downtown square.
There were other reasons for celebration that night. After establishing himself as one of the best track coaches in the nation at Cal Poly in Division II, Harter was stepping up in class and would be introduced the following day as head coach of the Razorbacks' women's track and cross country teams.