Don Carnahan
Russellville High School
Impact Statement
Over the course of his career, Carnahan’s teams teams won 11 state championships and 12 state runner-up finishes.
Biography
In a coaching career spanning 30 years Carnahan’s teams have won a total of 10 state championships in indoor and outdoor track and cross country, along with 12 runner-up finishes.
In the 2001-02 season his teams won the state’s “Triple Crown” – Class 5A titles in cross country, indoor and outdoor track – and he was selected the state’s Coach of the Year in cross country and outdoor track.
A five-time state Coach of the Year, he was inducted into the National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Arkansas Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2003.
After being honored in 2005, Carnahan coached the next two season before retiring in 2007. Over the course of his career his teams won 11 state championships and 12 state runner-up finishes.
Since his retirement Carnahan is still active officiating local and state track meets.
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