CEDAR FALLS -- David Harris has spent much of the past year truly getting to know University of Northern Iowa athletics.
"Much of what I've seen this past year is what I anticipated," Harris said in a recent interview. "We have a strong athletics department. We've got great coaches, a tremendous staff and really phenomenal student-athletes. Our donars and supporters are very loyal and very committed to helping us have success. We're in a great area.
"We have a lot of the things we need to be able to have success."
Harris has also embraced the challenges UNI faces.