Jay Clark (coach)

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Jay Clark
Current position
TitleHead Coach
Team LSU
Conference SEC
Biographical details
BornOklahoma
Alma materUniversity of Georgia
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990-1996 Georgia (Asst)
1998-2003 Georgia (Asst)
2004-2008 Georgia (AHC)
2009-2012 Georgia
2013-2019 LSU (AHC)
2020-present LSU
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Named #9 recruiter in College Sports by "ESPN the Magazine" in 2011; National Assistant Coach of the Year 2006, 2014,2017. Inducted into USA Gymnastics Region 8 Hall of Fame 2017

Jay Clark is the head coach of the women's LSU Lady Tigers program at the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Clark was promoted from assistant coach to head coach upon the retirement of long-time coach Suzanne Yoculan after the 2009 season. [1] Clark resigned as Georgia head coach on May 4, 2012. [2] On July 1, 2012, he was named gymnastics associate head coach and head of recruiting for the LSU Lady Tigers. [3] [4]

Clark is a native of Roswell, Georgia. He graduated from Roswell High School in 1986 and the University of Georgia in 1991. He served as an assistant with the Georgia Gym Dogs from 1990 to 1996 and head team coach and competitive director with the Athens-Clarke Gymnastics Academy from 1996 to 1998. He returned as an assistant coach in 1998 and was promoted to associate head coach in 2004, and head coach in 2009 when Suzanne Yoculan retired after 25 years with the team. [1] [4]

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References

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  2. Clarkson, Roger (May 4, 2012). "Georgia gymnastics coach Jay Clark resigns". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  3. "Clark Named Gymnastics Assistant Coach". LSU Athletics. July 1, 2012. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  4. 1 2 "LSU Biographies: Jay Clark" . Retrieved 2014-09-21.