UK track and field coach Edrick Floreal glad to see Kendra Harrison bounce back with world record after missing Olympics. Jon Hale/The C-J
LEXINGTON, Ky. – One of the most successful coaches in the University of Kentucky athletics department is leaving.
Track and field coach Edrick Floréal, who built UK's track and field program into one of the best in the country, has accepted a job at the University of Texas.
"We are grateful to Edrick for his work leading our program and wish him well," UK athletics director Mitch Barnhart said in a statement.