Lu Harris-Champer
# Lu Harris-Champer

Lu Harris-Champer (born June 16, 1967) is a former American softball coach who most recently served as the head coach at Georgia.

## Early life and education

Lu Harris-Champer was born in San Diego, California on June 16, 1967. She would later go on to graduate from Western Illinois University.

## 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. 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.

## Personal life

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

## Head coaching record

### College

Statistics overview :

| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nicholls State Colonels (Southland Conference) (1996–1997) ||||||
| 1996 | Nicholls State | 42–17–1 | 19–5 | 1st | NCAA Regional |
| 1997 | Nicholls State | 48–23 | 16–7 | 2nd | NCAA Regional |
| Nicholls State: | 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 | 51–9 | | | Women's College World Series |
| 2000 | Southern Miss | 63–13 | 16–1 | 1st | Women's College World Series |
| Southern Miss: | Southern Miss: | 114–22 (.838) | 16–1 (.941) | | |
| Georgia Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (2001–Present) ||||||
| 2001 | Georgia | 33–26 | 9–18 | 4th (East) | |
| 2002 | Georgia | 59–17 | 18–12 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Regional |
| 2003 | Georgia | 57–14 | 23–6 | 1st (East) | NCAA Regional |
| 2004 | Georgia | 55–17 | 20–10 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Regional |
| 2005 | Georgia | 55–15 | 26–4 | 1st (East) | Athens Super Regional |
| 2006 | Georgia | 54–15 | 24–6 | 1st (East) | Athens Regional |
| 2007 | Georgia | 46–28 | 13–15 | 3rd (East) | Lincoln Regional |
| 2008 | Georgia | 46–24 | 14–14 | 3rd (East) | Los Angeles Super Regional |
| 2009 | Georgia | 47–12 | 18–7 | 2nd (East) | Women's College World Series |
| 2010 | Georgia | 50–13 | 18–8 | 2nd (East) | Women's College World Series |
| 2011 | Georgia | 51–14 | 17–9 | 3rd (East) | Athens Super Regional |
| 2012 | Georgia | 45–17 | 17–11 | 3rd (East) | Knoxville Super Regional |
| 2013 | Georgia | 40–21 | 14–9 | 4th (East) | Tempe Regional |
| 2014 | Georgia | 49–15 | 15–9 | T-3rd | Athens Super Regional |
| 2015 | Georgia | 44–17 | 14–9 | 6th | Ann Arbor Super Regional |
| 2016 | Georgia | 46–20 | 12–12 | 8th | Women's College World Series |
| 2017 | Georgia | 35–23 | 6–18 | 13th | Tallahassee Regional |
| 2018 | Georgia | 48–13 | 16–8 | 2nd | Women's College World Series |
| 2019 | Georgia | 42–19 | 12–12 | T-6th | Minneapolis Regional |
| 2020 | Georgia | 23–5 | 2–1 | | Season canceled due to COVID-19 |
| 2021 | Georgia | 34–21 | 7–17 | 11th | Women's College World Series |
| Georgia: | Georgia: | 959–367 (.723) | 308–198 (.609) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 1163–429–1 (.730) | | | |
| 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 ||||||
