Dr. Greg Harris
Head Men's/Women's Soccer Coach
Phone: 501-279-4911
Email:
gharris@harding.edu
Harding head coach Dr. Greg Harris enters his ninth season at the helm of both the Bison and Lady Bison soccer teams. A four-time Gulf South Conference Coach of the Year honoree, Harris has directed the Lady Bisons to four GSC Tournaments in the last six years and the NCAA Tournament in 2004. He led the Bisons to their highest win total since 2003 and two GSC Tournament appearances.
The 2001 season was Harris' first as head women's coach, taking over for Dr. Terry Edwards.
Each summer, Harris works several prestigious soccer camps, including Duke, Texas A&M, UT Chattanooga, and Vanderbilt. Harris has also been a head coach with the Arkansas Olympic Development Program since 2003. Harris will also served on the Olympic Development Program Region III staff in 2009.
A native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Harris started playing soccer when he was eight years old. A goalkeeper throughout his playing career, he was all-district, all-region, and all-state in high school and went on to play at Queens College in Charlotte, N.C. While at Queens, he co-authored a national shutout record in which he and another goalkeeper combined to blank 14 of 17 opponents in a season.
While in college Harris worked as an assistant coach at a local secondary and junior high school.
In 1994, Harris came to Harding University to earn his master's degree in the Marriage and Family Therapy program. While at Harding, Harris played soccer for the club team on campus. After completing the degree in 1996, he worked in three different psychiatric hospitals in Little Rock, Ark.
Harris then enrolled at the University of Louisiana at Monroe to work on his Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy. He received his degree in the summer of 2006.
Harris is married to the former Anissa Campbell of Omaha, Texas. Greg and Anissa have a daughter, Kadyn, and a son, Kaynan.
Honors
2003 GSC Women's Coach of the Year
2004 GSC Women's Coach of the Year
2006 GSC Women's Coach of the Year
2008 GSC Men's Coach of the Year
Men's Coaching Records
| |
Conference
|
Overall
|
|
Year
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
Ties
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
Ties
|
|
2001
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
6
|
11
|
0
|
|
2002
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
7
|
10
|
2
|
|
2003
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
7
|
9
|
2
|
|
2004
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
13
|
0
|
|
2005
|
1
|
6
|
1
|
3
|
12
|
1
|
|
2006
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
4
|
12
|
0
|
|
2007
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
5
|
11
|
0
|
|
2008
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
10
|
2
|
|
Overall
|
14
|
36
|
3
|
40
|
88
|
7
|
Women's Coaching Records
| |
Conference
|
Overall
|
|
Year
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
Ties
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
Ties
|
|
2001
|
1
|
7
|
0
|
2
|
12
|
0
|
|
2002
|
2
|
6
|
0
|
5
|
14
|
0
|
|
2003
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
10
|
7
|
1
|
|
2004
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
15
|
4
|
1
|
|
2005
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
8
|
9
|
1
|
|
2006
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
|
2007
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
9
|
9
|
1
|
|
2008
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
7
|
9
|
1
|
|
Overall
|
30
|
35
|
4
|
64
|
69
|
8
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