Jordan Clark (softball)

Jordan Clark is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at Florida Atlantic.[1]

Jordan Clark
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamFlorida Atlantic
ConferenceAAC
Record76–36 (.679)
Biographical details
Alma materMiami University
Playing career
2009–2012Miami (OH)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2016–2018Arkansas (Vol asst.)
2019–2022Ohio State (asst.)
2023–PresentFlorida Atlantic
Head coaching record
Overall76–36 (.679)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • AAC Regular Season Champions (2024)
Awards
  • NFCA Regional Coaching Staff of the Year (2018)
  • AAC Coaching Staff of the Year (2024)

Coaching career

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Ohio State

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On July 12, 2018, Ohio State hired Clark as an assistant coach under Kelly Kovach Schoenly.[2]

Florida Atlantic

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On June 24, 2022, Clark was hired as head coach of the Florida Atlantic softball program.[3][4] In her second season at the helm, FAU won the AAC regular season title and 41 games. They would appear in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in eight years as an at-large bid.[5]

Head coaching record

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Sources:[6][7]

College

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Florida Atlantic Owls (Conference USA) (2023)
2023 Florida Atlantic 35–20 15–9 4th
Florida Atlantic Owls (American Athletic Conference) (2024–Present)
2024 Florida Atlantic 41–16 21–6 T-1st NCAA Regional
Florida Atlantic: 76–36 (.679) 36–15 (.706)
Total: 76–36 (.679)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ "Jordan Clark". FAUSports.com. Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Jordan Clark Added as Assistant Coach". OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Ohio State University. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Clark Named Head Softball Coach". FAUSports.com. Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  4. ^ McLeod, Justin. "Jordan Clark Named Florida Atlantic Head Coach". ExtraInningSoftball.com. Extra Inning Softball. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  5. ^ Barron, John. "Florida Atlantic University softball team ready to take on South Alabama at Gainesville Regional". WPTV.com. Scripts Media Inc. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Conference USA Softball Record Book 2024" (PDF). ConferenceUSA.com. Conference USA. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "AAC Softball 2024 Record Book" (PDF). TheAmerican.org. AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE. Retrieved May 20, 2024.