Seth King

Harding Academy | Athletic Director | Head Coach: Track & Field - USATF Level 1 - 6x State Champions | @HALionsLive

[Seth King @sethmilesking]

🦁I'm thankful and excited to share that I've been named the next athletic director at Harding Academy. I’m grateful for the opportunity to build on the legacy of alumni and former coaches and ADs, and I’m honored to serve and lead our current and future families and coaches.

[Harding Athletics @HALionsLive]

💪🏽 First week of summer workouts

Come join us for week two on Monday!

[Harding Athletics @HALionsLive]

🏆🦁CELEBRATING THE BEST OF HARDING ATHLETICS!

What a year for our Lions! Congratulations to our major athletic award winners for an incredible year of leadership, competition, and impact. 💙

#LionPride #GoLions #ServeLeadFollow

[Harding Athletics @HALionsLive]

✍️🦁 COLLEGE SIGNINGS! 🦁✍️

We’re celebrating three Lions taking the next step in their athletic journeys! 💙

🏃‍♀️ Emmalee Lentile — Track & Field at Emory University

🏈 Noah Randolph — Football at Lake Forest College

🏈 James Thompson — Football at Belhaven University

#LionPride #GoLions #ServeLeadFollow #LionsForLife

[Seth King @sethmilesking]

This team was an absolute blast to coach, and these seniors will always have a special place in my heart.

This state meet was a great way to end it! From state championships to PRs and school records… it was an amazing day!

[Harding Athletics @HALionsLive]

🦁STATE HIGHLIGHTS 💙

Our girls finished 🥈STATE RUNNERS-UP and our boys finished 4th at the TSSAA State Championships — both the top teams in West TN!

🥇🥇🥇 Brynne Miller
🥈 Onaza Iloh, Esther Leyshon, Emmalee Lentile, Boys 4x400
🥉 James Thompson, Mia Thompson, Kenley Dondeville

20+ additional state medalists!

#GoLions #ServeLeadFollow

[Harding Athletics @HALionsLive]

☀️ The school year is over, and that means SUMMER WORKOUTS are here! We'll start next Tuesday. Take advantage of this opportunity to prepare for a GREAT 2026-2027 school year in Harding Athletics! 💪🏽

[Harding Athletics @HALionsLive]

🥈 STATE RUNNERS-UP

🦁 Congratulations to our track Lions! Our girls finish second at the TSSAA State Championships and are you team runners-up!

[Harding Athletics @HALionsLive]

🥇 STATE CHAMPION (again)‼️

Brynne Miller wins the triple jump with a jump of 37-4, her third championship of the week after winning pentathlon and long jump earlier.

Emery Nowlin and Bella Rose Austin also earn all-state honors in triple jump!

[Harding Athletics @HALionsLive]

🥇 STATE CHAMPION‼️

Brynne Miller is your state champion in the long jump. She jumps 19-2.5 to take the win!

[Harding Athletics @HALionsLive]

🦁 ALL-STATE DECATHLETE 💪🏽

Sophomore Cole Butler finishes 7th at the decathlon State Championships to earn All-State honors. He scores 5061 across the two days.

[Harding Athletics @HALionsLive]

🥇 STATE CHAMPION 🥇

Brynne Miller is your State Champion in the pentathlon, scoring 3061 points across the five events.

Freshman Emery Nowlin earns All-State honors with a 7th place finish. 8th grader Jordan Butler finishes in 13th.

[Harding Athletics @HALionsLive]

🦁 These were the 19th and 20th region championships for Coach King and the coaching staff. Twenty championships in the past 12 years.

💙Congratulations to all of our former and current athletes and coaches! You’ve helped build one of the best programs in the state. Go Lions!

[Harding Athletics @HALionsLive]

🏅🏅 Brynne Miller won the 100 and 200. She scored a perfect 50 points, winning the pentathlon and 4 individual events.

🏅 Cole Butler won the 300 hurdles and recorded 44 points in his events.

[Harding Athletics @HALionsLive]

🏆 🏆 DOUBLE REGION CHAMPIONS‼️

Congrats to our track team! Our boys and girls are region champions.

13 region champions
66 All-Region performances
35 state qualifiers

This is the TENTH in a row for the ladies, and the boys have won 10 of the last 12.
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

[TSSAA @TSSAA]

Introducing the 2026-2027 TSAC! We’re so excited for this group of leaders to represent their schools and communities! 📚🎓🏆

[Harding Athletics @HALionsLive]

🦁 More region champs!

Our track Lions grabbed five more region championships in last night’s events, and 16 athletes qualified for State!

🏅 Brynne Miller - Long Jump
🏅 Brynne Miller - Triple jump
🏅 Ryan Demere - 3200
🏅 Onaza Iloh - Discus
🏅 Gray Shatley - High Jump

[Harding Athletics @HALionsLive]

🏅 🏅 Our pole vaulters sweep the region titles in pole vault!

Esther Leyshon wins the girls competition. Muriel Kelly finishes 2nd.

Jayden Mays wins the boys side, with Cole Butler in 2nd.

All four athletes are STATE BOUND!

[Harding Athletics @HALionsLive]

🏆 🏆 DOUBLE CHAMPS‼️

Congratulations to our middle school track Lions! Our boys and girls are Shelby League Champions! Way to go, athletes and coaches!

[Harding Athletics @HALionsLive]

🏆 Region Champion‼️

Cole Butler wins the region championship in the decathlon! Truitt Ross and Jayden May also earn All-Region honors with their 3rd and 4th place finishes!

[Harding Athletics @HALionsLive]

🏆 Region Champion‼️

Brynne Miller wins the region championship in the pentathlon! Emery Nowlin is the runner-up, and Dariyuna Netters also earns All-Region honors with a 6th place finish!

[Harding Athletics @HALionsLive]

🔵 STATE BOUND‼️

🎾 Congratulations to our tennis duo of Julianna Allen and Isabelle Terry! They finish as our Region Runner-Up, and they punch their ticket for Chattanooga in May! They’ve also been named to the All-Region team!