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American Record Holder, Olympian Webb Joins Little Rock Staff

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – An Olympian and American record holder in the mile and high school mile, Alan Webb has joined the Little Rock staff as an assistant coach going into the 2019-20 season.

Webb will coach the cross country and distance athletes at Little Rock. The school announced his appointment on Thursday.

"I am excited to welcome Alan Webb and his family to Little Rock," said J.P. Behnke, Little Rock's Director of Track & Field/Cross Country and the program's head coach. "Throughout the interview process, I was very impressed with Alan's understanding of all the distance events beyond the mile and middle distance races.