Clint Often
| Title: | Sports Information Director |
| Phone: | 540-654-1743 |
| Email: | coften@umw.edu |
Clint Often begins his 17th year as the Sports
Information Director at the University of Mary Washington. Often,
who joined UMW in the summer of 1996, has overseen the Eagle sports
information office during some of the greatest moments in
school history, and served as host for three national
championships.
Often oversees the Eagle athletic website, www.umweagles.com, and is responsible for publicity for all 23 varsity programs. He has won nine national awards for his publications, including Best in Nation and several Best Cover awards for Eagle media guides.
A 1994 Bachelor of Arts graduate of Lock Haven University in Journalism/Public Relations (PR/Advertising concentration), Often received an Associate of Arts degree in journalism from Potomac State College in 1992. He received his Master of Education degree from Frostburg State University in 1996 in Interdisciplinary Studies, having served one year as a graduate assistant in the sports information office.
Often played one year of collegiate soccer at Allegany (Md.) College, earning all-state honors, before playing three seasons of collegiate baseball, at Potomac State and Lock Haven. He worked one season with the Cleveland Indians' AA farm team in Canton, Ohio, in 1994, a season which saw the team double its attendance from the season before.
Often, his wife Jodi, and two-year old daughters Isabella and Julia, live in Fredericksburg. He is an avid baseball fan and memorabilia collector and considers among his favorite players Walter Johnson and Don Mattingly.
Often oversees the Eagle athletic website, www.umweagles.com, and is responsible for publicity for all 23 varsity programs. He has won nine national awards for his publications, including Best in Nation and several Best Cover awards for Eagle media guides.
A 1994 Bachelor of Arts graduate of Lock Haven University in Journalism/Public Relations (PR/Advertising concentration), Often received an Associate of Arts degree in journalism from Potomac State College in 1992. He received his Master of Education degree from Frostburg State University in 1996 in Interdisciplinary Studies, having served one year as a graduate assistant in the sports information office.
Often played one year of collegiate soccer at Allegany (Md.) College, earning all-state honors, before playing three seasons of collegiate baseball, at Potomac State and Lock Haven. He worked one season with the Cleveland Indians' AA farm team in Canton, Ohio, in 1994, a season which saw the team double its attendance from the season before.
Often, his wife Jodi, and two-year old daughters Isabella and Julia, live in Fredericksburg. He is an avid baseball fan and memorabilia collector and considers among his favorite players Walter Johnson and Don Mattingly.
