University of Arkansas, Fort Smith

• Location: Fort Smith, AR
• Nickname: Lions
• Conference: Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association 2025- ; Lone Star Conference 2020-2024; Heartland Conference 2010-2019
• Division: II

The University of Arkansas, Fort Smith was founded as Fort Smith Junior College in 1928. In February 1966, the Board approved the name change from Fort Smith Junior College to Westark Junior College. In February 1972 the Board of Trustees passed a resolution changing the name to Westark Community College and in February 1998 the Board of Trustees changed the name to Westark College. At midnight on January 1, 2002, Westark College became the University of Arkansas, Fort Smith.

UAFS applied to the NCAA for Division-II status, ending its association with the NJCAA. The school had two years of exploratory status and one year of provisional status before becoming a full-fledged, active member in 2012.

Notable Alumni

• Todd Abbott, minor league pitcher
• David Allen, drafted pitcher
• Ben Blake, college coach
• Marv Blaylock, infielder
• Daniel de Mondesert, coach
• Toby Gardenhire, minor league infielder and manager
• Craig Gentry, outfielder
• Dale Harpenau, college coach
• Chase Huchingson, minor league pitcher
• Mitch Huckabay, minor league coach
• Kevin Lomon, pitcher
• Aaron Looper, pitcher
• Jeff McKnight, infielder
• Ryan Nye, pitcher
• Hal Smith, catcher
• Tommy Smith, minor league catcher

Coaches

• Shelby Breedlove, 1963-1964
• Squeaky Smith, 1965
• Bill Crowder, 1966-1998
• Dale Harpenau, 1999-2014
• Todd Holland, 2015-present

Assistant Coaches

• Shohn Doty

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
2010	13-21
2011	17-14
2012	29-22	19-16	Heartland
2013	29-20	24-12	Heartland
2014	25-26	14-16	Heartland
2015	28-21	15-10	Heartland
2016	24-21	13-14
2017	35-22	18-6	Heartland / Division II Regionals
2018	32-19	17-11	Heartland
2019	27-19	13-8	Heartland
2020	13-9	13-9
2021	14-19	12-15	Lone Star
2022	16-28	16-28
2023	14-36	12-36