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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Florida Atlantic |
| Conference | AAC |
| Record | 121–47 (.720) |
| Biographical details | |
| Education | Miami University |
| Playing career | |
| 2009–2012 | Miami (OH) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2016–2018 | Arkansas (vol asst.) |
| 2019–2022 | Ohio State (asst.) |
| 2023–Present | Florida Atlantic |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 121–47 (.720) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Jordan Clark is an American softball coach who is currently the head coach at Florida Atlantic.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Miami Redhawks
[edit]Clark played at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio from 2009-12.[2]
As a freshman in 2009, Clark was named to the All-MAC Second Team and the All-MAC Freshman Team. She led the Redhawks in batting average (.333), at-bats (.174), hits (58), walks (20), hit-by-pitches (6), on-base percentage (.420), and stolen bases (6, tied for lead).
Clark was named to the MAC All-Tournament Team as a sophomore in 2010 after hitting .615 (8-for-13) with five RBI and four runs scored in the event. She was an honorable mention Academic All-MAC selection in 2011 and won the Nan Harvey Sportsmanship Award, as voted on by the MAC head coaches, as a senior in 2012.
Coaching career
[edit]Arkansas
[edit]Clark served as a volunteer assistant coach at Arkansas from 2016-18. She helped lead the Razorbacks to consecutive trips to the NCAA tournament in 2017 and 2018 and was part of the NFCA Division 1 South Region Coaching Staff of the Year in 2018.[3]
Ohio State
[edit]On July 12, 2018, Ohio State hired Clark as an assistant coach under Kelly Kovach Schoenly.[4] She spent four years on the Buckeyes' coaching staff.
Florida Atlantic
[edit]On June 24, 2022, Clark was hired as head coach of the Florida Atlantic softball program.[5][6]
In her first season, Clark led the Owls to 35 wins and a fourth-place finish in Conference USA. In her second season, Clark led FAU to the American regular-season title and 41 wins. The Owls were selected with an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, reaching the postseason for the first time since 2016.[7]
The Owls repeated as regular-season champions of The American in 2025 and reached the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive year. Clark led FAU to 45 wins, including a victory over Georgia Tech in the Gainesville Regional.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Clark is from Marion, Arkansas. She played softball, volleyball, and basketball in high school. Prior to beginning her collegiate coaching career, Clark was a high school teacher and coach and also coached for the New Jersey Intensity travel ball organization.[9]
Head coaching record
[edit]College
[edit]| 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 | ||||
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | 45–11 | 23–4 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Florida Atlantic: | 121–47 (.720) | 59–19 (.756) | |||||||
| Total: | 121–47 (.720) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Jordan Clark". FAUSports.com. Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Jordan McElroy Bio". miamiredhawks.com. Miami University. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Jordan Clark Bio". ArkansasRazorbacks.com. University of Arkansas. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Jordan Clark Added as Assistant Coach". OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Ohio State University. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Clark Named Head Softball Coach". FAUSports.com. Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ↑ McLeod, Justin. "Jordan Clark Named Florida Atlantic Head Coach". ExtraInningSoftball.com. Extra Inning Softball. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "No. 2-Seeded Owls Walk Off in NCAA Regional Win". FAUsports.com. Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Creativity and Confidence: The Jordan Clark Chronicles". d1softball.com. D1Softball. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Conference USA Softball Record Book 2024" (PDF). ConferenceUSA.com. Conference USA. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ↑ "AAC Softball 2024 Record Book" (PDF). TheAmerican.org. AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
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