Lori Harrigan-Mack (born September 5, 1970) is an

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, former collegiate All-American, right-handed hitting, left-handed

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originally from

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. She was a three-time Olympic Champion as a member of the

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winning in 1996, 2000 and 2004.Profile: "Lori Harrigan"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on January 18, 2008) Harrigan played collegiately from 1989–1992 at the

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where she owns numerous records; she is the

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career leader in

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and

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and is a USA Softball Hall of Fame honoree.

Career

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Harrigan kicked off her career being named a 1989 Second Team All-

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honoree. She broke school season records in

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and shutouts, all remain top-10 all-time. For her sophomore year, she earned identical conference accolades and broke her own ERA record while also setting new marks in

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(1990

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top-10) and shutouts, both career highs, the latter of which remains the best for a Rebel season. Along with the second most innings pitched record (top-10 in the conference all-time), Harrigan also twirled her first

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vs. the

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on March 16, 1990. The Rebels would make the

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and Harrigan would toss all three games, including a win over the

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before being eliminated by the

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on May 26. As a junior, Harrigan earned a NFCA Third Team All-American citation to go along with a First Team All-

award. She would better her own ERA record and post a school and career best in strikeouts. Her wins (1991

top-10), shutouts and innings pitched are top-5 for a school season, the innings remains a conference top-10 mark. Harrigan would also toss two

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that year. Her second and last appearance at the WCWS included a 13-inning loss to eventual champs the

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on May 23. For a final time Harrigan was named First Team for the conference and Third Team All-American. With career best strikeout ratio (5.7) as well as school season record

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, ERA and top-10 shutouts and strikeouts school marks, she also pitched three

and a

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. The lone school perfect performance on March 24, 1992 vs. the

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was an 8-inning win for Harrigan. Her ERA was ranked 10th for that

year. For one of her

on February 14, she would set the school single game strikeouts record, fanning 15 of the

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in regulation. The Rebel would end her career leading in wins, ERA, strikeouts, shutouts and innings pitched and continues to hold the crown for all. Harrigan is tops in the

for shutouts and innings pitched and top-5 in wins, strikeouts and ERA all-time. On February 26, 1998, Harrigan's jersey number was ceremonially retired. She was later inducted into the

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Hall of Fame.

Post-softball

Harrigan is the director of security at the

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''The Biggest Loser: Glory Days''

Harrigan was a contestant on the 16th season of the reality competition ''

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'', titled '' The Biggest Loser: Glory Days'', which premiered on September 11, 2014, on

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. She began the show weighing 301 pounds and was 210 pounds on the day of the finale, for a total weight loss of 91 pounds.

Personal life

Harrigan is married to Andrew Mack and has a son, Shawn.

Career statistics

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References

External links

Lori Harrigan-Mack, The Biggest Loser Season 16
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yko8zIUPYlc * {{DEFAULTSORT:Harrigan, Lori 1970 births Living people Softball players from California Olympic gold medalists for the United States in softball Sportspeople from Anaheim, California UNLV Rebels softball players Olympic softball players for the United States Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Softball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Softball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Softball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics