J.J. Clark - UT track and field director, women's cross country coach

J.J. Clark enters his ninth season at the University of Tennessee in 2011, leading both the men's and women's track and field teams as well as the women's cross country team. These multiple roles have earned J.J. Clark the title of director of track and field at Tennessee.

J.J. Clark, who added men's track and field to his duties as women's track and field and women's cross country coach in 2009, has guided his squads to two NCAA titles and six SEC championships in that time. Additionally, J.J. Clark has become the all-time winningest cross country coach in Tennessee history.

His success across all three fields has led to a number of accolades for J.J. Clark, netting him a total of 21 various coach of the year awards heading into the 2011 season. Individually, J.J. Clark's athletes have won a total of 140 all-American honors, 11 individual NCAA titles, and 42 SEC titles. Internationally, J.J. Clark has had athletes move on to compete for Canada, Ireland, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago as well as a large number of U.S. national team members.

A look at the tenure of J.J. Clark, Tennessee director of track and field, women's cross country coach
Tennessee coach J.J. Clark pleased with men's team's progress
J.J. Clark used to football players on team, but Matt Darr the first punter
J.J. Clark's Lady Vols going the distance
J.J. Clark named Tennessee director of track and field
J.J. Clark was born to run
J.J. Clark's ticket to Beijing Olympics already punched
J.J. Clark hoping cross country team peaks at the right time

• Cross country teams face full season on road Published 7/21/2012 at 6:20 p.m. 6 comments

  Cross country meets don't attract much of a crowd. Maybe that's why Tennessee doesn't feel disadvantaged to do without a home meet in 2012.

• Lady Vols get back to winning at Penn Relays Published 4/27/2012 at 10:48 p.m. 1 comment

  Tennessee's women won a Championship of America title Friday at the 118th Penn Relays by denying LSU a sixth consecutive crown in the sprint-medley relay.

• Lebietis, Reese are tennis All-SEC Published 4/27/2012 at 12:14 a.m. 0 comments

  Tennessee’s top two freshmen have earned All-SEC tennis honors

• Matt Kredich to head aquatic program as men's, women's teams merge Published 4/12/2012 at 9:20 p.m. 5 comments

  It's all in the pool together for Tennessee swimming and diving now.

• Distance medley relay propels Lady Vols to 4th at SEC meet Published 2/26/2012 at 10:04 p.m. 8 comments

  LEXINGTON, Ky. — It is becoming an annual tradition.

• Annie Alexander goes from hauling water buckets to two-time SEC shot champ Published 2/25/2012 at 11:40 p.m. 2 comments

  LEXINGTON, Ky. — Annie Alexander has come full circle.

• Mike Strange: Top 10 UT stories not involving football, basketball Updated 12/30/2011 at 8:44 p.m. 7 comments

  Quite a year it's been for University of Tennessee sports and primarily not in a good way.

• Brittany Sheffey just misses All-America Published 11/21/2011 at 8:56 p.m. 0 comments

  Brittany Sheffey closed out her Tennessee cross-country career Monday finishing 44th at the NCAA Championships.

• One last run for Brittany Sheffey Published 11/19/2011 at 6:03 p.m. 1 comment

  Sheffey is UT's lone representative at NCAA meet

• Sheffey is 8th, qualifies for NCAA Published 11/12/2011 at 5:42 p.m. 8 comments

  Brittany Sheffey of Tennessee qualified for her first NCAA cross country championship meet by finishing eighth in a field of 191 runners at the South Regional in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday.

• Vanderbilt women win first SEC cross country title Published 10/31/2011 at 9:49 p.m. 2 comments

  MARYVILLE — There were contrasting emotions on the victory podium Monday at the SEC Cross Country Championship.

• Lady Vols eager to run from 2010 SEC finish Published 10/30/2011 at 5:56 p.m. 0 comments

  There's nowhere to go but up today for a proud program.

• Brittany Sheffey is winner at Classic; Chris Bodary second in men's race Published 10/15/2011 at 8:07 p.m. 0 comments

  A Brittany Sheffey victory and a runner-up finish by Chris Bodary added up to a productive Saturday for Tennessee's cross country teams at the Crimson Classic in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

• Sheffey, UT can't slow Kentucky Published 9/17/2011 at 10:49 p.m. 0 comments

  MARYVILLE — Brittany Sheffey couldn't stop Kentucky from running away with the Tennessee Invitational cross-country dual meet Saturday morning at Lambert Acres Golf Club.

• Robinson, Lady Vols split matches Updated 9/3/2011 at 10:56 p.m. 2 comments

  Kelsey Robinson continued to fill the stat sheet for Tennessee on Saturday.

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